Lisa Walls-Hester

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Lisa started her early career as an auditor before moving into corporate finance. She spent many years abroad including a decade in the Middle East but has now returned to the U.K. and writes full-time on business and investments. Investing in companies has been a passion since she was a teenager, she is an angel investor and has been an equity and lending crowd funder since 2012.



Articles By Lisa Walls-Hester

Flender is granted its P2P credit license

2nd May 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Pockit gets £2.9m of new funding

28th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Wela launches ‘world’s first’ finance app pairing AI with real advisors

28th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

National Bank of Canada invests $6m in robo-adviser Nest Wealth

24th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

BondMason launches P2P SIPP product

20th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

The House Crowd passes £40m milestone

20th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Marvelstone Capital plans a robo advisor platform for family offices

18th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Fineqia partners with JOI Media's Katipult for technology platform

13th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Equity crowdfunding firm dumps seed & startups for safer middle-market deals

13th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Fintech launches Hong Kong’s first 2.0 robo-advisor mobile app

8th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

FundedByMe launches equity crowdfunding franchise in Finland

8th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

CapitalRise raises £1.2m from IFISA investors in less than a week

6th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

China Rapid Finance files for $100M IPO

5th April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Ablrate gets the green light from FCA and starts expansion

3rd April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Scalable doubles assets under management to €200m

3rd April 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

HSBC reveal pilot results of its smart solution saving app

31st March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Monzo breaks another equity crowdfunding record

29th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Nucleus Commercial Finance hits £500m in loans to SMEs

28th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Experts predict avalanche of partnership deals between traditional and alternative lenders

23rd March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Xero expands capital and credit sources to UK Business

22nd March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Capitalflow gets new £50m cash pot

22nd March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Billionloans is looking for $1m investment to boost growth

21st March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

BinckBank buys robo-advisor startup

21st March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Seedrs announces two new key hires

15th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Financial health incubator is on the look out for fintech cohorts

15th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

CapitalRise offers investors first property IFISA as tax year-end edges closer

13th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

AlphaFlow brings robo to real estate

9th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Misys and Moroku collaborate on gamification for money management

9th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

New research reveals investment attitudes of men and women and it’s not what anybody expects

8th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Dubai regulates its first P2P lender

7th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Seedrs launches IRR tool for investors

6th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

BrickVest gets £2m and extends its funding round

2nd March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

ClearBank launches, and says its making UK banking history

28th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Monzo closes £19.5M new investment and promises another crowd round

23rd February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Fund&Go announces a platform to manage funds raised from crowdfunding

23rd February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Plum announces partnership with Ratesetter

22nd February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

OurCrowd announces expansion to Taiwan

18th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Invesdor picks up new investment

17th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

AdvisorEngine acquires WealthMinder assets

17th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Fintech start-up TrueLayer closes $1.3m funding round

17th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

SyndicateRoom reveals EIS trends for 2017 and identifies knowledge gap among retail investors

15th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

BetaSmartz opens office in Hong Kong, bringing its smart robo to Asia

14th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Float secures $3m in angel funding

11th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Crowdcube investment figures defy Brexit gloom

8th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Lending Works launches new innovative finance ISA

8th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

The UK gets its first robo-advice comparison site

7th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

New blockchain platform aims to tackle £3bn invoice factoring market

6th February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Prosper Marketplace appoints Usama Ashraf as CFO

2nd February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Canada's Wealthsimple expands into US robo-adviser market

1st February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Raymond James unveils its Connected Advisor platform

1st February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

FinTecSystems partners with Smava for fully automated loan system

1st February 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

8 Securities extends its robo-advisory app to banks and asset managers

27th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Varo adds consumer lending feature to its mobile app

27th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Ratesetter - Savers want better returns, not more protection

27th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

UK Bond Network approved to offer tax-efficient Innovative Finance ISAs

24th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Welendus launches equity crowdfunding campaign

23rd January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Misys new FusionBanking CrowdLending solution will allow banks to recapture P2P market

19th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

iBAN, launches equity crowdfunding round for its Crowdlending App iBAN Wallet

19th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Credimi secures agreements with four primary investment funds

17th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Munnypot’s digital financial advice service, goes live

14th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

AllBright equity crowdfunding platform now live

13th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Financial management platform Squirrel launches an equity crowdfunding round

12th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Workinvoice launches securitisation vehicle for marketplace receivables

12th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Novofina brings its robo-adviser to the UK targeting 20% returns

9th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Invesdor doubles its equity crowdfunding platform investment in 2016 and plans to do the same in 2017

5th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Metro Bank to lend £1bn to UK businesses in 2017

4th January 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

GrowthDeck seeks funding for its unique hybrid platform

27th December 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Growth Capital Ventures gets £1.1m investment from Maven Capital Partners for new P2P platform

16th December 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Moola gets FCA approval and partners with BlackRock

13th December 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Two tempting plays in the music industry for equity crowdfunding investors

12th December 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

New EU rules pave the way for larger crowd rounds

9th December 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Businessagent.com gets strategic investment from securities veteran

8th December 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

University students crowdfund their own startups in US’s first experiential course on crowdfunding

2nd December 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Viainvest launches a new P2P platform, aims to become leader in the Baltics

1st December 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

A new P2P lending platform is crowdfunding, aiming to revolutionise friends and family borrowing

1st December 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

The ticketing industry is on the cusp of change - does this signal an opportunity for crowdfunding investors?

28th November 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Indiegogo partners with MicroVentures to launch new equity crowdfunding platform

16th November 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Alternative finance needs to do more to fill the gender funding gap

11th November 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

AllBright announces its new female-focused crowdfunding platform

4th November 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

A fintech innovator overfunds equity crowdfunding round in eight hours

31st October 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Crowdcube expects the trend of growth stage or VC-backed businesses seeking crowd equity to continue

28th October 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

A greenfield opportunity for investors in the insurance sector?

21st October 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Technology is driving a revolution in real estate

17th October 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Financeit announces $US17m round led by The Pritzker Organization

10th October 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Design tools for dummies are attracting big-name backers, but can the crowd invest?

7th October 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Restaurants, food, and beverage - an outperforming sector for equity crowdfunding?

30th September 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

RateSetter returns £50m to investors without dropping a penny

23rd September 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Incubators and accelerators – an accessible route into tech equity investment

22nd September 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Upfront Car Finance gets backing from UK Bond Network

19th September 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Is Robo-advice the next step in the evolution of asset management?

9th September 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Investors unsure how best to save since the EU referendum

7th September 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Is property a better bet than a pension?

2nd September 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Three startup equity crowdfunding campaigns with disruptive ambition

26th August 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Fine art investment for the ‘not so’ filthy rich

20th August 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

BrewDog taps the crowd for $50m to funds its US expansion

19th August 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Who should investors back in the £5.3bn equity investment industry?

10th August 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

TradeRiver Finance reaches milestone of lending £100m to UK Business

8th August 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Reinventure Group announces new fintech fund

4th August 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Beauhurst paints a bleak picture for equity investments in 2016

1st August 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

The crowd sees success in WaaS – Website as a service

28th July 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Shenton International launches asset-backed mini bond

20th July 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Crowdcube receives £50m in investor commitments

15th July 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Understanding the enterprise finance cycle

14th July 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Crowdcube now internationally regulated in two countries

12th July 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

The Different Business Models of Crowdfunding

8th July 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

AIM-listed Fitbug taps the crowd for funds via SyndicateRoom

8th July 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Invesdor scores €1.2m to grab a slice of the established UK equity crowdfunding market

1st July 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Disruptive Peer-to-Peer lending platform JustUs is born

30th June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Platform Preview - Seedrs

24th June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

ABF Says P2P Loans Top Match, but Traditional Funding Lines Still Popular

22nd June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Assetz Capital Launches New Property Investment Products

22nd June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

When The Crowd and The Venture Capitalist Collide

15th June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

SyndicateRoom Launches New EIS Tracker Product

10th June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Equity Crowdfunding: Is It Time To Show Investors the Door?

6th June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Platform Preview - SyndicateRoom

6th June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Debt, Equity and Dilution: What Investors Should Know

6th June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

WiseAlpha Raises £594,000 on Crowdcube to Compete in Marketplace Lending Space

6th June 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Understanding Asset-Based Lending

27th May 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

SyndicateRoom secures over £3 million to pursue growth in equity capital markets

25th May 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

HMRC Set To Publish More Investor Statistics

20th May 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Financial Industry Is Being Damaged Because Providers Use Jargon – Says Bank of England’s Chief Economist

20th May 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Old School City Investment Club Connects with P2P Lenders to Leverage The Crowd

13th May 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

How Sophisticated Are You?

12th May 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Diversification demystified

4th May 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

New innovative online investment platform raises funds on Crowdcube

4th May 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Crowd Due Diligence – Do Crowdfunded Companies Have a Better Chance of Survival?

3rd May 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Mondo raised £1 million in 96 Seconds, good opportunity or marketing masterclass?

25th April 2016 | Lisa Walls-Hester