CME Funds Cambridge Center of Alternative Finance Research

CME Funds Cambridge Center of Alternative Finance Research

Alternative financial solutions are gaining more popularity in recent months, as both consumers and investors are looking for ways to bypass traditional finance altogether. CME Group Foundation has announced they will make a financial contribution to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance to spur future innovation in this sector. Both crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending seem to be of great value to CME Group Foundation. CME Eyes Alternative Financial Solutions. Creating a wide variety of education initiatives in the financial sectors will be of great value to establishing....


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