Bank & Finance Watch

by Martina Goehring and Martin Engstler

From the page

Here are some applets that give you a sense of the kinds of things that Super Crunching can help predict. Use them at your own risk (The lawyer in me feels compelled to emphasize that I make no representation as to their accuracy).

What would you do with $10,000 towards your business idea?

Excerpt from site

Welcome to Pertuity

At Pertuity, we believe that your financial life should be uncluttered and straight forward. Not spread thin, complicated, or uncertain. That’s why we give you access to unbiased financial tools and options and make the most useful financial information transparent and available to you – the consumer.

Why are we doing this? Because we are a band of consumers just like you! We recognize that we can achieve so much more than we currently are, with our hard earned money. Above and beyond the need for high quality service from our financial providers, we’ve grappled with some tough questions like:

• How do we make our dollars work harder to increase and maximize the return on our investments?
• How do we obtain the best possible interest rates?
• How do we access credible, fully transparent bank and credit card information?

We launched Pertuity with these thoughts in mind, and invite you to browse our site, learn more, and take the first step towards realizing your financial potential.

Read up on our blogs and visit our expert advice section for the latest thinking on financial matters. Try out our Dare to Compare_SM widget for first-time insights. Make Pertuity your preferred portal to make your money work for you.

Remember to check back with us regularly, as we gear up towards our launch in early 2008; when we will bring to market a disruptive set of  products that will uncomplicate your life, simplify your money and free your dreams.

The idea is to have an online community currency. (Or, hundreds of them.) Joining LETS and GETS by doing

July 2007

by Martina Goehring and Martin Engstler

From the page

Here are some applets that give you a sense of the kinds of things that Super Crunching can help predict. Use them at your own risk (The lawyer in me feels compelled to emphasize that I make no representation as to their accuracy).

UK, based in London, launched by Saul Klein (Skype, OpenCoffee) and Reshma Sohoni

The idea is to have an online community currency. (Or, hundreds of them.) Joining LETS and GETS by doing

US

Nexx p2p lending for New Zealand (to be launched).

 Excerpt from site:

 Nexx will be New Zealand's online marketplace for social lending. We'll allow people to lend and borrow directly with each other, without greedy banks and unpredictable finance companies in the middle.

In other words, Nexx will revolutionise finance in New Zealand.

Lendit. Where borrowers meet lenders.

Frustrated by low returns on your bank deposits? Sick and tired of having to beg the bank for money? Lendit puts people with money in touch with people, like them, that need money.

Cut out the fat cats. Lenders and borrowers win.