Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 6, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Band Protocol (BAND), a cross-chain data oracle platform that aggregates and connects real-world data and APIs to blockchain based smart contracts, is preparing to launch on Coinbase Pro, a digital asset exchange for professional traders. The Coinbase team notes that on August 10, 2020, customers… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Legaltech LawCloud has partnered with securities crowdfunding platform Title3Funds. LawCloud will be providing its Form C service to issuers using the FINRA regulated funding portal to raise capital online. LawCloud’s service streamlines the legal filing process by providing entrepreneurs with a simple and cost-effective solution… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) has recently seen its shares rocket from all-time lows to all-time highs. Earlier today, Overstock hit a new 52 week high of over $98/share. Overstock started the year in the single digits at $7, dipping to just over two bucks a share as… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a peer to peer lender providing secured loans to businesses, has applied for a £10 million Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) Pool E grant, according to a note from the company. Assetz Capital states that it has submitted an application for Pool E that… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 12:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Leeds-based Rebuildingsociety, a peer to peer (P2P) lending platform that’s focused on financing options for SMBs, has teamed up with Virtual Finance Director (VFD) so that Rebuildingsociety’s borrowers are able to get updated reports on their accounts. The P2P lender’s borrowers will also receive future… Read More

August 5, 2020 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past June, Neufund, one of the first European platforms to issue security tokens, announced its intent to move away from digital securities. The Berlin, Germany based Fintech issued the following surprising statement: “We’ve been active participants of the discussions held at the Bundestag, engaged… Read More

August 5, 2020 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Roostify, a U.S.-based digital lending platform, announced on Wednesday the enhancement of its Credit Services product. Roostify reported that through this new integrated service, the platform’s customers can select tri-merge, single bureau, soft and hard credit pulls directly from the Roostify’s site. “Integrated credit is… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 11:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bursa Malaysia Berhad, the stock exchange of Malaysia, has partnered with Hashstacs Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, regarding a bond on blockchain proof-of-concept (POC). The project has been labeled “Project Harbour” and it aims to explore distributed ledger technology and tokenization of assets while boosting… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) is out with Q2 earnings and, as anticipated, COVID-19 has hit the online lender hard. According to the company, during the quarter loan originations came in at $325.8 million, down 90% year-over-year. LendingClub’s net revenue during the quarter was down 77% year over… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business funding platform Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday its new Small Business Financial Health Survey, a study of primary data from 300 small business owners who received funding through the U.S. government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), revealed year-over-year second quarter revenues of small business owners… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Max Crowdfund, a blockchain-powered real estate crowdfunding platform, has reported secured approval from the Financial Market Authority (FMA) in the Netherlands. Under development since 2017, Max Crowdfund explained that it allows registered investors to access high-quality real estate investment opportunities in a matter of minutes,… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 12:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm SendGold, which describes itself as a Gold-as-a-Service (GaaS) platform, reports an 819% increase in transaction volume and a 311% growth in transaction size since January 2020. Established in 2016, SendGold is a peer to peer (P2P) digital money platform focused on serving the… Read More

August 3, 2020 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India based RAMSUN Network, a digital or online marketplace for supply chain finance, has reportedly joined Fintech firm MonetaGo’s secure financing network. The RAMSUN Network aims to facilitate financing for SMBs via its AI-powered technology platform – which allows many lenders to be a part… Read More

August 3, 2020 @ 11:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector continues to experience significant growth, as the total value locked in its markets has surpassed $4 billion, according to DeFi Pulse data. DeFi markets leverage blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT), crypto-assets, and smart contracts (automated business logic), in order… Read More

August 3, 2020 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

RateSetter, a leading UK based peer to peer lender, has been acquired by Metro Bank. The purchase of RateSetter has long been anticipated as the P2P lender messaged earlier that it was exploring “strategic options” – a euphemism for a sale. In June, there were… Read More

August 3, 2020 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Become, an online lending platform for SMEs, notes that digital or e-commerce has been accelerated by about 4-6 years due to COVID-19 which has led to permanent changes in consumer behavior. Individuals and business owners are increasingly using all-digital services, instead of visiting… Read More

August 2, 2020 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

October, a leading European online lender, reveals that it was definitely not “idle” during the month of July 2020, despite the challenges created by the global COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting economic uncertainty. October claims that July 2020 was a record month, during which 55… Read More

August 2, 2020 @ 9:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced last week global customers can buy a Universal Gold (UPXAU), which is a physical-gold backed token issued by the Universal Protocol Alliance and backed by the Government of Western Australia. UPXAU is free to hold, government-backed, and spendable… Read More

August 2, 2020 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Laura Whateley, a real money management correspondent at Zopa, a Fintech lender and digital bank, notes that at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t really clear how our finances would be affected, and that might still be the case for many individuals and… Read More

August 2, 2020 @ 9:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property crowdfunding platform CapitalRise has raised more than £1.9 million through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, which is set to close later this week. The funding round was launched last month, originally seeking £1 million. The initiative made its debut just a little… Read More