Yahoo Finance Japan: Blockchain related business expanding to trade and retail
Bryan Zhang, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, recently gave a lecture on blockchain in Tokyo where he introduced blockchain applications that are rapidly expanding. Bryan defined blockchain as “a record-keeping system that can be…
Traders Magazine: RegTech earned $5 billion in 2018
According to a report co-authored at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the RegTech (Regulation Technology) industry generated an estimated five billion dollars in revenue last year. Bryan Zhang, Executive Director of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, said: “Building…
Crowdfund Insider: New partnership for Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School has partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to launch a research project addressing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in financial services. Bryan Zhang, Executive Director of the CCAF, said:…
The CEO Magazine: The world’s leading CEOs are shunning banks – and this is why
Bryan Zhang, Executive Director at Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), comments on peer-to-peer lending and traditional bank loans. “In many instances, the rates offered by peer-to-peer lenders are not that different to the rates banks are offering,” Bryan says.…
Helping the ‘unbanked’
Enabling inclusive fintech through regulatory innovation is the subject of a new report co-produced by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School. Fintech can help extend the benefits of financial inclusion to millions of unbanked and…
Forbes: The UK’s alternative finance sector grows by a third in just 12 months
The UK online alternative finance market volume grew by 35 per cent in 2017, to £6.2 billion, according to the 5th UK Alternative Finance Industry Report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School. Brian…
5th UK Alternative Finance Report
The UK online alternative finance market volume grew by 35 per cent in 2017, to £6.2 billion (from £4.6 billion in 2016), as peer-to-peer business lending became an increasingly important part of overall financing of smaller British businesses, according to…
Crowdfund Insider: Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance launches global research
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School has launched its annual research initiative seeking to obtain data on the alternative finance industry globally. Bryan Zhang, Executive Director of the Centre, said: “We suspect that more and…
Forbes: Alternative finance boom continues with 43 per cent growth
The UK’s booming alternative finance market shows little sign of slowing down, says a new report from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. “With equity-based crowdfunding now accounting for 17 per cent of all seed and venture stage equity investment…
Growing UK alternative finance
The UK online alternative finance market grew 43 per cent in 2016 to £4.6 billion, nearly three quarters of that for startups and smaller businesses, says the fourth annual UK Alternative Finance Industry Report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative…
