Structured Investment Vehicle
and other financial constructs you so far had a wrong perception of: (via Finance 2.0)
View ArticleHow Bad Customer Service can Backfire
In the age of the internet bad customer service can not only scare away the harmed customer – he can retaliate by appealing to the masses and unleashing a viral protest song. This video was viewed 2.4...
View ArticleMind-Boogling
Free by Chris Anderson is one of the most thought provoking book, I have read in the last few years. Anderson argues convincingly, why most digital products will end up being priced at zero – free. And...
View ArticleGive Up Your Soul As Collateral For a Loan
Latvian company Kontora offers residents small loans – no questions asked. All that is need is a name and a signature. And one more small thing – you agree that your soul will be the collateral for the...
View ArticleThe Innovation Process at Banks and why Neglecting P2P Lending Is Rational...
I finished reading “Innovation and the Future Proof Bank” (available at Amazon.com, Amazon UK and Amazon.de). The author James Gardner publishes the Bankervision blog, which I am a long time reader of....
View ArticleVISA P2P Payments Introduced in US
Today VISA introduced p2p personal payments in the US market. VISA partnered with CashEdge and Fiserv which will incorporate the new service to their platforms Popmoney and Zashpay. The service allows...
View ArticleFriendsurance – First P2P Insurance Concept Launched
It was only a matter of time, that the p2p concept would be applied zo the insurance sector. Friendsurance does just that. You invite your friends and relatives, and they agree to cover part of the...
View ArticleA Day of Unconventional Advertising
I love unusual marketing ideas. Therefore I contracted Ross and Ed, 2 british students, to ‘advertise’ P2P-Banking and to support them in their quest out of college debt. You can read about their idea...
View ArticleExperimenting with Appbackr – Promising and Treacherous
In August I discovered Appbackr. Appbackr is a marketplace where everyone can invest in IPhone apps and Android apps. Crowdfunding for app development? That sounded very interesting and innovative. I...
View ArticleHow My Appbackr Experience Failed My Expectations
Appbackr is a marketplace where everyone can crowdinvest in IPhone apps and Android apps. The way it works is that investors prefund future sales of apps. The investor buys the copies at a lower...
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