Tagged: due diligence

Seedrs Highlights their Due Diligence Prior to Listing a Securities Offering

Early-stage investing is not for the risk-averse or the impatient. Most startups will fail, and a few will bounce along, probably never generating an outsized return for investors. But like professional investors who take a diversified approach, a single investment out of many can drive… Read More

SolomonEdwards Announces Acquisition of 29Bison, a Human Capital Advisory Organization for Investment Community

SolomonEdwards, a national professional services firm, is proud to announce the acquisition of 29Bison – a human capital advisory organization for the investment community – “specializing in performing due diligence, value optimization, and pre- and post-transaction services.” 29Bison reportedly “helps companies evaluate and design the… Read More

Blockchain Security: CertiK Launches Skynet for Community Web3 Due Diligence Tool

CertiK, the provider of blockchain security solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of Skynet for Community, the “first-of-its-kind” security, due diligence, and insights platform for the Web3 ecosystem. Skynet for Community “simplifies Web3 project research, analysis, and monitoring for users, investors, and community members.”… Read More

Singapore: MAS Imposes Due Diligence Requirements for Corporate Finance Advisers

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently issued a Notice imposing mandatory baseline standards of due diligence and conduct requirements “for corporate finance (CF) advisers.” These requirements aim to “raise the standards of conduct of CF advisers, improve the quality of disclosures and allow investors… Read More

Banesco USA Selects AML RightSource’s AI-Enhanced Tech to Improve Due Diligence Investigations

AML RightSource, the provider of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance solutions, announced that Florida-based bank Banesco USA has “selected its Automated EDD (Enhanced Due Diligence) solution for efficient, compliant customer risk reviews with streamlined, AI processes that… Read More

Yieldstreet Explains How they Carry Out their Stringent Multi-Step Vetting Process Before Offering Investment Opportunities

Yieldstreet explains that they aim to provide a diverse range of “unique” private market investment opportunities that offer “potentially attractive benefits” to investor portfolios. But before a particular offering makes it onto the Yieldstreet platform, it needs to go through a “stringent” multi-step vetting process,… Read More

UK’s P2P Lender Blend Network Explains How they Carry Out Due Diligence, Underwriting Process

During this month’s installment of “Did you know” by P2P lender Blend Network, they’re sharing some of the “secrets” of their due diligence and underwriting process so that you get to know more about the processes they go through to “ensure that you and hundreds… Read More

Lithuania’s Debitum, which Offers Borderless SME Financing, Comments on Issues Affecting P2P Lending Sector

Peer to peer (P2P) lending has been a relatively popular or widely-adopted business model and it has seen many new platforms attempting to offer these types of services, the Debitum team writes in a blog post. However, Debitum, a Lithuanian platform offering borderless SME financing,… Read More

Refinitiv Expanding Scope of Due Diligence Reports With Additional Cybersecurity/Company Credit Risk Ratings From BitSight & Creditsafe

  Refinitiv, a provider of financial markets data and infrastructure that has served more than 40,000 institutions in over 190 countries, announced on Thursday it is further expanding the scope of its data-driven due diligence reports with the addition of cybersecurity and company credit risk… Read More

Poland’s mPay Partners with iDenfy to use its Biometric Facial Recognition Software to Complete KYC Checks Needed for Mobile Payments

Poland’s mPay has teamed up with iDenfy to use its biometric facial recognition software, (selfie) liveness detection, and ID verification tech, in order to take care of its Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance checks for processing mobile payments. The mPay app allows users to conduct… Read More

Due Diligence Counts: FCA Publishes Report on Research & Suitability

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a report on due diligence and assessing suitability of investments for clients. This is an important subject for traditional finance, as well as new asset classes. As all finance moves online access to investment opportunity will expand to… Read More

Indiegogo CEO Slava Rubin Responds To Healbe Criticism

Indiegogo CEO Slava Rubin has issued a blog post tackling some of the concerns raised in the examination of the Healbe campaign. Some – including PandoDaily staff writer James Robinson – have accused the campaign of being a scam. According to Rubin, the revelations surrounding the… Read More

Dragon Innovation To Launch Two New Features For Hardware-Related Crowdfunding Startups

Dragon Innovation is a niche crowdfunding play aimed directly at servicing the funding needs of hardware-related startups. The platform has now announced two new upcoming features; one aims to place a Dragon Innovation seal of approval on internally vetted campaigns, and the other follows a… Read More

CrowdCheck Rolls Out Bad Actor Report For Crowdfunding Issuers

For crowdfunding issuers, a bad actor in the ranks could be the difference between a successful campaign and a nightmare scenario. Of course, it can be difficult to determine whether or not an individual is a “bad actor” by the SEC’s standards. This is where… Read More

Venture News: FundersClub’s “Hacker News” For Finance Pros

FundersClub just announced the release of a new social content channel called Venture News. The news aggregator aims to provide a hub of conversation and content for the world of finance. It works similarly to Hacker News, Y-Combinator’s tech news meritocracy. Users can sign up and… Read More

CrowdBouncer Launches Accreditation Solution For Attorneys

Buffalo-based crowdfunding compliance backend service provider CrowdBouncer has announced an addition to their portfolio of services. The addition targets attorneys and other individuals involved in the due diligence process phase of capital raises. The service provides a front-end user interface that aims to streamline the… Read More

Crowdfunding Anonymously: Why It Doesn’t Work

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In traveling the country and fielding numerous requests from project creators – both current and potential  – certain questions have a tendency to pop up time and time again. One question that I get surprisingly often: can I crowdfund anonymously? It was echoed in a… Read More

Canadian Law Firm BLG Cites Crowdfunding As Top Risk For 2014

Canadian law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) released a risk assessment for 2014. Crowdfunding makes the list at #2 on their list of the top ten business issues with legal implications for the new year. Entrepreneurs, access to capital and the crowd: The Canadian economy… Read More

Miami-Based EarlyShares Goes Live With Equity & Rewards-Based Crowdfunding Deals

EarlyShares is a crowdfunding platform based in Miami, Florida. The operation is poised to be one of the leaders in the nascent equity crowdfunding space in the United States, and in light of the implementation of Rule 506(c) that took place in September the platform… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 16, 2013

CrowdCheck Blog | Due Diligence: It doesn’t just protect investors Brian Knight of due diligence service provider CrowdCheck built upon a recent Crowdfund Insider article that explored the circumstances surrounding the Luci project on Kickstarter. Here he explains how due diligence can protect issuers and investors in crowdfunded… Read More

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