This post is inspired by the presentation by Ashish Kaushal at London Value Investing Club. The content of the post, however, is the view of the author. Humans have always considered some objects as assets. Food, shelter, clothing, water. These have… Continue reading →
We’re most of the way through the hottest part of the year (for our fellow northern hemispherians), and at CityFALCON we’ve been cooking up many new features and improvements for the platform. Summary A top-up funding round to take advantage… Continue reading →
I’ve invested in several companies on Seedrs and Crowdcube, and there are a couple of major challenges I face: I don’t have enough tools and data to conduct my research and due diligence prior to investing in a company, After… Continue reading →
This year has been exciting in terms of new releases, and the CityFALCON product is really taking shape with analytics, more sources, and more services coming online in the first half of 2020. Many of the API services and features… Continue reading →
In this post, we will outline the features we’ve released for the consumer side of CityFALCON so far this year. In our 6th year of business, our product is really taking shape for web and mobile app users, and we… Continue reading →
In celebration of our 6th anniversary and as a sort of complement to my article 15 Lessons from 15,000 Hours of FinTech Entrepreneurship, I want to publish some of my biggest mistakes so other entrepreneurs may avoid them. Editor’s Note:… Continue reading →
Today, investors, traders, and businesspeople are starting to realise the importance of qualitative data and the place of alternative data in the capital markets and business operations. Surely quantitative filings and financial analyses are still important, but how assets are… Continue reading →
While most companies aim to monopolise their users’ attention, we at CityFALCON try to reduce the attention burden so users can more efficiently and effectively participate in the markets. Similar Stories Grouping takes us a step in that direction, so… Continue reading →
APIs are a wonder for anyone that wants to automate information processing, as they allow systems to talk to each other and handle all of the data transfer before being loaded into local processing pipelines. Typically, the benefits of high-value… Continue reading →
Imagine the scenario: 75,000 documents and tons of news, research, and chat messages to sift, tag, and categorise with no discernible pattern in their sequence. You want to sort them by company and by location, but without the top-level, per-page,… Continue reading →
If you’ve been paying any attention to the markets during these turbulent times, it’s likely you’ve encountered references to the VIX, otherwise known as the Volatility Index, or its rather ominous nickname, the ‘fear index’. Given the devastating impact of… Continue reading →
From a few thousand cases in East Asia in early January to a global pandemic that’s shut down the world economy in a matter of months, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has indisputably been the focus of attention for individuals, markets,… Continue reading →
2020 is only in its third month and it’s already been a wild ride. Before the Coronavirus outbreak spread beyond China, the capital markets were already difficult for startups in the earlier stages. Valuations were sky-high – perhaps too high… Continue reading →
The markets are in chaos approaching full panic as novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, and its fallout rankles markets, disrupts supply chains, and has politicians scrambling to contain the virus and appease the public. The S&P500 is down 10%… Continue reading →
What are the top topics for investors and traders in the financial space? Anyone with a keen interest in finance knows how imperative it is to understand market trends, predict behaviour, and stay updated on the most relevant and trending… Continue reading →
In this Age of the Algorithm and Big Data, everyone is vacuuming up as much data as possible in the belief that more data implies better results. The idea is that the more data we collect and analyse, the clearer… Continue reading →
Most of us have lost money in startups: the asset class is inherently risky, markets are often illiquid, and entrepreneurs are not always straightforward or forthcoming. The owners and founders may manage cash poorly, be grossly negligent in their duties,… Continue reading →
What’s a big Cricket shot have to do with a company valuation? One of the first things I tell investors is that we go for the risky, big shots, even if it means there’s a chance of striking out. … Continue reading →
We’re out to conquer the world of financial content, and one of the most important pieces of the due diligence puzzle are the company and regulatory filings. Some filings, like annual financial statements and share allocations, are mandatory for all… Continue reading →
Research and Development (R&D) is the crucible in which companies, including start-ups, discover great ideas and build them into fortunes. This process contributes to building vibrant and sustainable national economies, which transform the standards of living for residents. This summer… Continue reading →
You have excess capital and want to make an investment. Perhaps you want some stability, so you look to the fixed income market, where your return is, well, fixed. Or perhaps you want a lot more potential upside, and a… Continue reading →
A recent prediction about Index Funds from Michael Burry warns investors about a possible bubble. Burry, who had correctly predicted the derivatives-based 2008 Financial Crash – and whose character was the star of the film The Big Short, a movie… Continue reading →
How many languages do you speak? Three? Five? One? If your native language isn’t English, it is extremely likely your second language is. We can deduce that because you’re reading this in English, but also by the high prevalence of… Continue reading →
On 30 June 2019, we completed 5 years of our darling – CityFALCON. Over the last 5 years, I’ve followed my passion (not “worked”) – a lot. On average about 60 hours a week, 50 weeks a year. That gave… Continue reading →
Commission-free is a hot buzzword in the brokerage and investing communities right now. Robinhood was one of the first FinTechs to launch and become successful with the commission-free strategy, and many other lean FinTechs have sprung up to compete, such… Continue reading →
We’ve been working hard backstage to improve what we offer, from the basic watchlist to analytics. We often update our products, too, so they’re at the forefront of best practices and (mostly) bug-free. We’re quite proud of what we’ve created… Continue reading →
We’re always working to improve our products, and until recently, there were many features available on our desktop site that were not available on the mobile platform. To be honest, it was a bit lacking in functions outside the watchlist…. Continue reading →
April Fools Day was this week. Our Chief Editor dropped the ball and forgot it was April Fools Day, so we didn’t have any funny content releases yesterday. Or he just doesn’t like pranks and didn’t want to remind anyone…. Continue reading →
We have been exhibiting at the Master Investor Show in London for the last 3 years. We thought we’d share with you why we attend these kinds of events and what they mean to us. We also thought we’d give… Continue reading →
Disclaimer: in no way were any developers harmed in the process of researching this article. Some days they are trying to squeeze ridiculous amounts of money out of you. Other days, they are your older, protective siblings solving your problems… Continue reading →
There are three sources of cash for startups: customer money, investor money, and government money. The first one comes from many individuals or clients in small payments, the second tends to come in larger payments but from fewer individuals, and… Continue reading →
Apart from democratising access to financial news and content, we are now launching a premium version whereby users have access to all the information they need without the advertising and clutter. Moreover, users will be able to benefit from content… Continue reading →
The combination of detailed independent research and up-to-the-minute tailored news coverage provides a powerful tool for investors and industry professionals. We are glad to announce that we have signed up Smartkarma, the global investment research network, as a client… Continue reading →
Note: We are not tax advisors, and you should refer to your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Governments are keen to bolster their economies, and one of the most effective ways to build up a strong economy is… Continue reading →
We are glad to have RequirementOne, a leading end-to-end compliance RegTech platform, as a partner. RequirementOne is using CityFALCON’s technology to keep clients updated in real time about the latest financial news that could potentially impact their compliance environment. “CityFALCON’s… Continue reading →
You must be wondering what a baseball hit has to do with a company’s valuation but this is the first thing I let most of our investors know – we are going for a home run even if it means… Continue reading →
The world today is highly interconnected, and what happens across the globe may eventually affect investors and consumers at home. Supply chains are long, multinational corporations invest and operate in far-flung locales, and modern telecommunications technology allows us to see… Continue reading →
Interest rates are a prime factor in any borrowing decision, and modern financial capitalism encourages responsible borrowing for the expansion of businesses and consumerism. That means interest rates affect everything across the economy, and the prices of assets are no… Continue reading →
Raiffeisen Bank is a lead corporate and investment bank in Austria and has retail and other banking operations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) markets. The bank has been working closing with FinTech start-ups to improve its offerings to clients…. Continue reading →
Goldex, the first smart trading technology platform allowing retail customers to invest in physical gold, today announced its partnership with CityFALCON – a leading curated financial news service platform. The recently launched Goldex start-up is using CityFALCON’s technology to keep… Continue reading →
I recently gave a TEDx speech in Portugal on the topics of FinTech and how AI, ML, and society are changing the financial world. I only had a short 10 minutes to speak, so here I will flesh out the… Continue reading →
In the last article, we explored how cryptocurrency exchanges and traditional stock exchanges differ. The FinTech world is not limited to cryptocurrency, though, and plenty of other concepts and processes in finance has been digitised and provided by FinTech firms…. Continue reading →
The world’s major stock exchanges have been at the forefront of technology for decades, largely because of the massive potential for technological leverage and the astronomical amounts of capital and money at play. Recently, global exchanges have undergone a period… Continue reading →
This post is inspired by the presentation by Kaushik Punjabi at London Value Investing Club. The content of the post however is the view of the author. We always hear we should start to save for retirement early. We should reinvest our dividends… Continue reading →
For those in the AI community in London, David White doesn’t need much introduction. He co-founded Kusiri which was acquired by PWC in 2015. Given his passion for data and AI, he co-founded Import.io where he also served as the… Continue reading →
You might see headlines such as a fund or a company has announced a 1000% dividend or also how some funds and smart managers only invest in dividend-paying stocks. In this article, we cover the basics around dividends and whether… Continue reading →
If you have ever received any income, you are at least somewhat familiar with taxes. Many people who hold salaried, full-time jobs as their sole source of income may simply know they pay taxes on their income and at the… Continue reading →
Cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Even if the fervour has died down from its heights of Winter 2017-2018, the technology itself is still developing and will continue to do so. Bitcoin futures launched in December 2017 in the United States… Continue reading →
In this final instalment of our series of posts (see the earlier posts here – Part I- Introduction to ETFs, Mutual Funds, REITs, ETNs , Part II- All you need to know about REITs, ETNs), we will assume you have decided to… Continue reading →
While we termed REITs as funds, technically they do not have the term “fund” in the name. Either way, they are still pools of assets to help investors gain exposure to otherwise inaccessible assets. In this case, the asset class… Continue reading →
MFs, ETFs, REITs, ETNs. Four acronyms many investors may be familiar with, and in their expanded form, they are familiar to many members of the noninvesting public. Mutual funds, born in their modern form in the early 20th century, enable… Continue reading →
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