{"id":800263,"date":"2024-11-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=800263"},"modified":"2024-11-19T11:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T09:29:49","slug":"business-talk-sean-sanders-and-louisa-klouda-discuss-alfi-the-worlds-first-legal-finance-security-token","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/800263\/business-talk-sean-sanders-and-louisa-klouda-discuss-alfi-the-worlds-first-legal-finance-security-token\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Talk \u2013 Sean Sanders and Louisa Klouda discuss ALFI \u2013 The world\u2019s first legal finance security token"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this Business Talk interview with Michael Avery, Sean Sanders and Louisa Klouda discuss the launch of ALFI \u2013 the world\u2019s first legal finance security token.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanders is the founder and CEO of alternative investment platform Altify, and has over a decade of industry experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes serving as a Portfolio Manager for Sabvest, a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager for Draper Grain Investments, and an Investment Manager for Knife Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanders was also the founder and CEO of cryptocurrency platform Revix which, through a merger with BitFund and Coinpanion, became Altify in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klouda is the cofounder and CEO of Fenchurch Legal, a specialist litigation funder providing capital support to small and medium-sized UK law firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klouda founded Fenchurch Legal after she discovered a lack of support for smaller legal claims in an industry dominated by funding for high-value, complex cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fenchurch Legal began filling this gap in 2020 and has since successfully managed to lend over \u00a335 million to UK law firms that take on smaller claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Business Talk interview, Klouda outlines why she started Fenchurch Legal and the key milestones the company has reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She explains how their loan process works and reveals the long-term goals of the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanders then unpacks how the Altify platform works, and explains why they chose to launch the ALFI token in partnership with Fenchurch Legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He outlines how Altify will prioritise the benefits provided by the partnership, and how this will influence Altify\u2019s future strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanders and Klouda conclude the interview by explaining how they see the finance industry evolving in the years ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full interview with Sean Sanders and Louisa Klouda below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sean Sanders and Louisa Klouda discuss ALFI \u2013 The world\u2019s first legal finance security token\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5VnjA2rkTow?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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