The rise and rise of fintech as a concept, and as a startup investment opportunity, represents a juggernaut that would appear impossible to halt right now. Funding in financial technology in the banking capital of the world, London, has grown at twice the rate of Silicon Valley since 2008. Banks and financial institutions have never […]
Write off Bitcoin at your Peril
Bitcoin has undoubtedly divided both financial and technology commentators since its inception. Indeed with a marketplace value that has fluctuated in worth from between $100 and $1,100 within the space of 12 months, it would be easy to come to a relatively safe assumption that it is an unstable currency or investment. However, whenever anything […]
Facebook faces up to reality with Oculus deal
Facebook has either pulled off a smart deal or gambled £1.2 billion on Oculus VR – a trendy technology company with no track record making a virtual reality gadget that is not proven to work. The social networking site has a vision of the future which involves the merging of humans and gadgets in a […]
The Sky’s The Limit For Space Investment
Investing in space can offer stellar opportunities as companies push back the frontiers with out-of-this-world ideas. Space investment is not just about asteroid mining and tourism. Many companies firmly rooted on Earth offer equity stakes to investors in commercial technology deployment now NASA has turned developing and funding space missions over to the private sector. […]