The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates the financial services industry in the UK. In October 2013 it released its Consultation Paper CP13/13 on the FCA’s regulatory approach to crowdfunding (and similar activities). This paper is one of a series of consultation papers that will determine its approach to the regulation of consumer credit activities – this will include responsibility for regulating ‘loan-based crowdfunding’, also known as peer-to-peer lending platforms.
The paper also includes proposals affecting the way it regulates investment-based crowdfunding.
With Crowd Valley recently announcing a partnership in the UK with Sapphire Capital to provide joint services to crowdfunding and online securities platforms, as well as continuing to support a number of existing crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and business lending customers in the UK, we felt it important to contribute to this consultation paper.
You can read our submission to the FCA as a PDF here: CrowdValley-CP13-13
With Crowd Valley recently announcing a partnership in the UK with Sapphire Capital to provide joint services to crowdfunding and online securities platforms, as well as continuing to support a number of existing crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and business lending customers in the UK, we felt it important to contribute to this consultation paper.
You can read our submission to the FCA as a PDF here: CrowdValley-CP13-13
About the author - Paul Higgins
Serial entrepreneur with an operational background in finance and technology companies. Paul was previously responsible for the development of the Crowd Valley product suite as part of the Grow VC Group.
Paul is a regular speaker on new financial models and crowdfunding and has been involved in working with Crowd Valley’s pioneering customers across the financial services sector, as well as advising global institutions such as the World Bank and national regulators such as Italy’s CONSOB.
Paul has over a decade’s experience working in various operational, sales, marketing, and product roles within technology companies, including two B2B startups that have achieved eight-figure exits following 100% year-on-year growth. He started his career in product development and testing roles at IBM’s Hursley Research Lab in the UK before going on to eBay, UBS, and Barclays.
Paul holds an M.A. (Hons) in Computer Science and Philosophy from Churchill College, Cambridge University. He has lived and worked in Texas in the US and Portugal, and speaks fluent Portuguese and French.
Serial entrepreneur with an operational background in finance and technology companies. Paul was previously responsible for the development of the Crowd Valley product suite as part of the Grow VC Group.
Paul is a regular speaker on new financial models and crowdfunding and has been involved in working with Crowd Valley’s pioneering customers across the financial services sector, as well as advising global institutions such as the World Bank and national regulators such as Italy’s CONSOB.
Paul has over a decade’s experience working in various operational, sales, marketing, and product roles within technology companies, including two B2B startups that have achieved eight-figure exits following 100% year-on-year growth. He started his career in product development and testing roles at IBM’s Hursley Research Lab in the UK before going on to eBay, UBS, and Barclays.
Paul holds an M.A. (Hons) in Computer Science and Philosophy from Churchill College, Cambridge University. He has lived and worked in Texas in the US and Portugal, and speaks fluent Portuguese and French.
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