The startup term is very trendy recently, all new businesses call themselves startups, even if they are not? By Wikipedia definition: Start-ups (early-stage business in Hungarian law) usually mean recently established companies with a high growth potential, most of which are engaged in product or business model innovation. These companies
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There was an article on another Hungarian portal about the two big fintech rivals, if TransferWise or Revolut performs better in the money exchange and transfer business. Because I have invested in TransferGO, I thought it is a good idea to compare my baby with them. So far it seems
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As I recently reported my Fixura experience, I thought I would share my Mintos experience. I signed up to Mintos in February 2018, started with only 1,000 euros, and in the late summer, I added 19,390 + 4,000 + 628 euros. I realized that with a small amount of money,
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Last April I published a report on my experience so far. Well, I had some bad experiences. The table below shows the current position (to the right of the 2nd “Amount paid in total” column, to the left, in April). The red ones have not advanced since April, so I
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UPDATE: raising and discussions started on the investor page. From the comments so far, they do not want to follow Transferwise’s strategy, they have their own strategy. Their service is good based on my previous experience. (including transferring investment funds via TransferGO to SeedRS 🙂 From VC investors (it turned
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If you are looking for a EUR denominated, medium-term investment vehicle linked to EU inflation rates, where repayment of the capital invested is guaranteed by the Hungarian state, then P€MAP (PRÉMIUM € Hungarian Government Bond) can be a good choice. The interest basis of the P€MAP was re-priced 22th September.
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On 18th September, Telenor decided to pay extraordinary dividend. As it is well-known, Telenor sold ints Central and Eastern Europe’s interests in March. The purchase price was SEK 27 billion (EUR 24 billion to EUR 2.8 billion). From this purchase price, Telenor is paying 6.5 billion Norwegian crowns (EUR 677
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I do not just like startups, but hiking is one of my favorite recreational activities. Whether we go by foot, bicycle or other ways. I love to camp and being far away from civilization. In July 2017, when I saw Crua Outdoors looking for investors at SeedRS, there was no
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I mentioned in my earlier post that I tried another service provider. This provider was Mintos . Mintos is an umbrella provider (Marketplace) that aggregates micro-credit companies and makes it available to investors to lend to private individuals or companies. Contrary to Fixura, Mintos does not charge a service fee
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Lastly, in September 2017, I published a report on my P2P lending experiences. Well, I’ve been a member of Fixura for more than half a year now, and the interest I’ve earned so far has reached the provider’s costs. Since then, more than a year has passed, Fixura is using
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