August 10, 2017 @ 5:27 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Tech Bureau Corp, a fintech and cryptocurrency solutions company, announced that leading Japanese VCs pledged over $9M investment in COMSA’s ICO. Nippon Technology Venture Partners, FISCO Capitals and ABBALab Inc will invest in COMSA ICO tokens and XEM. COMSA, a complete Initial Coin Offering fundraising… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 3:59 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Rivetz Intl, Inc. has secured $5.5 million USD (19,000 ETH) in a private presale of its Rivet (RvT) token, a cybersecurity token developed to provide verifiable security controls for cloud authentication, IoT, blockchain and legacy financial transactions.  Cofounded by CEO Steven Sprague and CTO Michael… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 11:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fresh from a recent 48 hour token pre-sale round, Singapore-based Everex will join the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC), blockchain software company ConsenSys’ social issues incubator, as well as compete in the monthly BSIC hackathon schedule from 7 September to 7 October 2017. [clickToTweet tweet=”.@everex joins blockchain… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 12:21 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  It’s been quiet an exciting week for Abu Dhabi Global Market: global Fintech challenges, new alliances and partnerships. ADGM and KPMG have synced to launch the first ever FinTech Abu Dhabi Innovation Challenge on 22 October 2017 in Abu Dhabi to enable startups to… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 11:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

NEM.io Foundation, the creator of the P2P NEM blockchain platform providing payments, messaging and asset making, announced a sponsorship deal with Lithuanian basketball club Lietuvos Rytas. Basketball fans will now be able to purchase Rytas tickets with blockchain-supported digital currency.The NEM.io Foundation, a leader in… Read More

August 6, 2017 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

From June 7-9 Utrecht School of Economics (U.S.E.) hosted the inaugural Crowdfunding research week of the European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF), co-organized by U.S.E., CrowdfundingHub and Sustainable Finance Lab. 37 researchers from seven European countries spanning 21 organisations contributed to the successful event. The… Read More

August 4, 2017 @ 2:07 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Camden Highline has raised £63,980K on Spacehive, almost double its initial target a month after beginning its crowdfunding campaign. The campaign benefitted from a wave of support from the Mayor of London Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Camden Market, who joined over 300 residents, community… Read More

August 4, 2017 @ 1:31 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Swap protocol, a decentralized, P2P protocol for trading Ethereum tokens, announced the launch of its token, AIR*, and its token trading platform, AIRSWAP. On October 10, 2017, AIR will be available for purchase in ether. The launch will be a demonstration of the Swap… Read More

August 4, 2017 @ 10:52 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Readers may remember that last March, after receiving keen investor interest for its Reg CF offer, Legion M launched a Reg A+ crowdfunding round to raise a minimum amount of $500,000 on Wefunder, the first Reg A+ offer to be listed on the prominent investment… Read More

August 4, 2017 @ 10:18 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Maybe you remember (or are still trying to forget) doing the Hokey Pokey at a distant cousin’s wedding or at your local roller skating rink… But this Hoke Poke may sound the same, but thankfully, is much different.  Offering a fast-casual restaurant that brings a fresh… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 1:50 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Put your money where you mouth is. Luxembourg-headquartered Skype developed and launched Send Money, a fintech feature that allows users to transfer funds using PayPal via the latest Skype mobile app while users are “in the middle of a conversation.” Now you can pay up… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 11:49 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Flexiti Financial, a Canadian provider of point-of-sale (POS) financing and payment technology for retailers, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $5M convertible debentures offering. A convertible debenture, a type of loan issued by a company that can be converted into stock, differs from a convertible bond… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 11:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

MeineSpielzeugkiste (MyToyBox), a children’s toys sharing platform, has retuned to Companisto for a second round of equity crowdfunding. MeineSpielzeugkiste has established itself in the market and cooperates with almost all major toy manufacturers, offering 250 toys from brands including Playmobil, Ravensburger, Hasbro, Haba and LEGO. Families… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 10:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Kenya signed a Cooperation Agreement which provides a framework for cooperation to support financial innovation in each jurisdiction. The Agreement was signed by Paul Muthaura, Chief Executive,… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 11:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Financeit, a point-of-sale financing provider, has expanded its executive team with two new Vice Presidents: VP of Sales Ryan D’Souza and VP of Human Resources Jennifer Honey Brannon. Following a successful year that included the acquisition of TD Bank Group’s indirect home improvement assets by Financeit… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 11:07 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre of Abu Dhabi, Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) and Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) have entered new partnerships to foster greater collaboration on joint financial activities and regulatory practice that support the… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 10:26 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK Online investment platform SyndicateRoom has offered members the opportunity to take part in a retail bond offer for LendInvest, the leading marketplace for property lending and investing. To recap, under the offer, LendInvest proposes the issue of sterling-denominated 5.25% fixed-rate retail bond notes, which… Read More

July 25, 2017 @ 12:42 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Seed&Spark has made its niche within film industry crowdfunding, raising over $7M for film projects since launching in 2012 under the helm of CEO & Founder Emily Best. The platform is currently hosting a crowdfunding rally for national filmmakers in partnership with Mark Duplass.  The… Read More

July 25, 2017 @ 11:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

U.S. electronic cash transaction network PayNearMe has partnered with Blackhawk Network (NASDAQ:HAWK), a global fintech company specializing in connecting brands and people through branded value solutions. PayNearMe now offers consumers the ability to pay with cash for rent, bills, online purchases and other goods and… Read More

July 25, 2017 @ 11:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

DailyPay, a financial solutions company that aims to reduce employee turnover and increase retention through instant access to wages, today announced its one millionth payment made through the company’s platform. DailyPay experienced a rapid growth trajectory with its customer base growing at 30 percent month… Read More