27th July 2018
P2P Jungle Goes Pear Shaped in China
The P2P lending sector is China is reportedly worth around $190billion… and falling. The sector has been in crisis management mode for the last month, as a run on P2P lenders is literally causing P2P lenders to run. People have been turning up at the offices of some of these companies only to find the … Continued
4th July 2018
Featuring AlgoLib
This article has been reproduced for FintechNorth.uk with permission from Bird Lovegod and AlgoLib. One of the most transformative business models to emerge from the tech revolution so far is the ‘sharing economy.’ This is in the same genre as Peer 2 Peer lending, Airbnb, Uber, and the multitude of other companies that provide the service of connecting … Continued
15th June 2018
Ups and Downs of The Northern Scene
Following the series of successful Fintech North events in Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool, organized by rebuildingsociety.com and others, we posed a couple of questions to our contributor network, asking what the greatest opportunities for the tech and fintech ecosystems are in the North. And to keep the scale straight, what the most significant limitations are. … Continued
1st March 2018
Why We Need Diversity In FinTech, by Chris Sier
Chris Sier, FinTech Envoy for the Northern Powerhouse recently spoke at our February Seminar: Women in FinTech (North). This is a transcript of Chris’ keynote speech. When I was asked to speak at this event my first thought was “Who am I to stand in front of you and talk about diversity?” I mean, just … Continued
