Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

Online investment marketplaces including peer to peer lending, investment crowdfunding, security token platforms and more.

Robinhood’s Digital Wallet Users May Now Transact via Arbitrum

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) recently announced during the ETHDenver conference that its digital wallet users may now transact via Arbitrum. The latest integration is set to enable seamless access to decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms for new crypto clients by significantly reducing the complexity of L2 transfers…. Read More

Coinbase to Support Asset Recovery on BNB Smart Chain, Polygon

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) says that customers may at some point mistakenly send unsupported tokens to their Coinbase address on an unsupported chain. One example of this is BNB Smart Chain (formerly known as Binance Smart Chain) – which is currently “not supported by Coinbase and as… Read More

Honeycomb Credit Raised Money in Reg D Offering at the End of 2023

Honeycomb Credit, a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal, raised equity capital at the end of 2023. According to the Form D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Honeycomb sold $8.844 million in shares of the firm. Of note, Honeycomb raised new money in the amount of… Read More

All Fine at Coinbase After Some Accounts Dropped to Zero Causing Fear for Users

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is back on its feet today after suffering a situation that displayed zero balances in some account holders. Comments on X indicated that server capacity was stretched, probably due to the Bitcoin bull run, which has driven interest for investors. In a statement… Read More

HoneyComb Is Reporting $23.2M+ Invested in Local Businesses

HoneyComb, which connects growing small businesses with local investors to build vibrant, financially empowered Main Streets, is reporting $23.2M+ invested in local businesses. There have been a total of around 23,000 different investments to date, 426 loan offerings at the time of writing, along with… Read More

UK’s CrowdProperty Bolsters Broker Offering with Key Appointment

Property finance provider CrowdProperty has appointed a new Head of Intermediaries as it sets its sights on doubling its broker network. The online investment platform allows smaller investors to participate in the property finance marketplace. Steve Smith joined the company earlier this month (February), “bringing… Read More

Gofingo Group Reportedly Repaid PeerBerry Investors €200,000 in War-Affected Loans

Gofingo Group recently repaid PeerBerry investors EUR 200 000 in war-affected loans. These repayments are being processed on the PeerBerry platform “every month in the middle of the month.” Aventus Group’s war-affected long-term loans are repaid monthly “under the initial loan schedules.” In 24 months… Read More

WiseAlpha, a Fractional Bond Investment Platform, Raises Money on Crowdcube

WiseAlpha, an online investment platform providing access to corporate bonds based in the UK, is raising money on Crowdcube. Offered to both EU and UK investors, WiseAlpha has already topped its initial funding hurdle of £500,000. As of today, £1.05 million has been raised from… Read More

Over €809.57M in Loans Funded by PeerBerry Investors

In 2023, PeerBerry investors funded €809.57 million of loans – 50% more than in 2022. Last year, PeerBerry investors were reportedly “paid €10.43 million in interest, which is 46% higher than the previous year.” 14,143 new investors joined the platform in 2023 – “on average,… Read More

Capital Ideas: Fundrise Empowering Individual Investors through Fintech Innovation

Fundrise, a leading real estate investment Fintech platform, has been making waves in the investment landscape by democratizing access to alternative assets. In a recent interview on “Capital Ideas,” Chris Nanda, the Director of Growth Tech at Fundrise, shed light on the company’s founding story,… Read More

SyndicateRoom Quarterly “Highlights” Show Solid Solutions for Some Portfolio Firms

While SyndicateRoom is not posting all portfolio returns for individual firms for their various vintages, the online investment platform is selecting some of the most successful offerings as per current valuations. First, SyndicateRoom reports that their 2020 vintage is up by 47%, their  2021 cohort… Read More

Online Investment Platform SeedBlink Partners with Accumeo Platform to Extend Securities Offerings

SeedBlink, a securities crowdfunding platform operating across Europe, says it has inked a partnership with Accumeo, a crowdfunding platform based in Sweden. Accumeo is registered with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority having obtained a license to conduct crowdfunding, operating under ECSPR,. Under the EU rules,… Read More

Financial Inclusion: Elphinstone to Transform Pakistani Investing with Seamless USD Accessibility

In the “bustling” landscape of Pakistan, Elphinstone claims that it stands as a beacon of financial empowerment, offering “a gateway for the country’s burgeoning middle class to unlock their financial potential.” Co-founded by Farooq Tirmizi and Uzair Mahmud in 2020, Elphinstone addresses a critical pain… Read More

Brock Peirce Invests in Real Estate Tokenization Firm EstateX, Joins as an Advisor

The founder of Tether, EOS and Blockchain Capital, Brock Peirce, has invested in real estate tokenization firm EstateX. The amount of the investment an deal terms were not immediately available. EstateX is based in the Netherlands. At the same time, Peirce is expected to become… Read More

Funding Portal Rise Up Crowdfunding Launches with Three Securities Offerings, Collaborates with Coca-Cola

Rise Up Crowdfunding, a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal, has announced its official launch promoting three individual securities offerings. Rise Up Crowdfunding was founded by CEO Ruth Hedges, well known in the investment crowdfunding world. Longtime industry supporter Attorney Kendall Almerico is another founder of the company…. Read More

Digital Assets Firm Gemini Announces Cross Collateral on Derivatives Platform

Gemini are pleased to announce the immediate availability of cross collateral on the Gemini derivatives platform — providing clients with more flexible funding options. With the introduction of cross collateral, clients are no longer “limited to only posting GUSD as collateral to trade derivatives on… Read More

Linked Finance Partners with Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to Lend to Irish SMEs

Linked Finance has partnered with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) to lend up to €50 million to Irish SMEs. The loans are said to be issued at a discounted rate. Linked Finance is a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform serving smaller firms in Ireland…. Read More

UK’s Blend Network Introduces Bridging Product to Support Property Developers

UKs Blend Network, which was once described as a peer to peer (P2P) lending service provider but has now become a specialist development finance lender, recently introduced a bridge product intended to support property developers across the United Kingdom. The Blend Network team has explained… Read More

Latvia’s Investment Platform Eleving Group Reports €77.2M in Earnings, €191.1M in Revenues in Past Year

Eleving Group has announced unaudited results for the full year of 2023. The company has provided the following operational and financial information: At the end of 2023, Eleving Group has reportedly “recorded €77.2 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and €191.1… Read More

Reserve Bank of India Claims It Will Take “Hands Off” Approach to Fintech Regulation

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) claims that it aims to adopt a “hands-off” approach to regulating Fintech companies across a nation that’s home to around 1.5 billion consumers. In addition to taking a step back from aggressively monitoring Fintechs for now, the reserve bank… Read More

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