Wonga: another web disruption for loans
During the week, I enjoyed lunch with a venture capitalist who works with start-up firms that are innovating in financial services. One of the businesses he’s investing in is Wonga, another business that appears to be disrupting banks' business models in the same way as Zopa has been. I’d never heard of Wonga before, except…
Wonga: another web disruption for loans
During the week, I enjoyed lunch with a venture capitalist who works with start-up firms that are innovating in financial services. One of the businesses he’s investing in is Wonga, another business that appears to be disrupting banks' business models in the same way as Zopa has been. I’d never heard of Wonga before, except…
Wonga: another web disruption for loans
During the week, I enjoyed lunch with a venture capitalist who works with start-up firms that are innovating in financial services. One of the businesses he’s investing in is Wonga, another business that appears to be disrupting banks' business models in the same way as Zopa has been. I’d never heard of Wonga before, except…
Bankers deserve bonuses? You’re an idiot!
Thanks for all the comments providing the balance to my promotion of the idea that bankers deserve their bonuses yesterday. Here’s the contrarian view I could have put forward, but left out: How could you possibly agree with the idea that bankers deserve their bonuses, you schmuck? That’s just darned foolish, as bankers just do…
Fred the Shred becomes Fred the Tread?
There’s a wonderful rumour that’s circulating about Sir Fred Goodwin taking over from Max Mosley as head of Formula 1, the fast car racing league that travels the world in a carnival of cars and cash. It's not a popular rumour with some, as there’s a lot of anger over Sir Fred’s £4.2 million pension…
Fred the Shred becomes Fred the Tread?
There’s a wonderful rumour that’s circulating about Sir Fred Goodwin taking over from Max Mosley as head of Formula 1, the fast car racing league that travels the world in a carnival of cars and cash. It's not a popular rumour with some, as there’s a lot of anger over Sir Fred’s £4.2 million pension…
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