February 20, 2015 @ 8:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

 Azimo, the online money transfer service, has announced the launch of its world-class money transfer service to China, enabling customers to send money to friends and family at low-cost. The company introduced its wiring service to Thailand earlier this month.  The new service will provide Azimo’s potential 350… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 7:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

To paraphrase Alicia Keys, those cats are on fire.  Exploding Kittens Kickstarter campaign came to an booming finish last night hitting $8,782,571 from 219,382 backers…and secured a record in Kickstarter history.   Booming Cats is “The Most-Backed Kickstarter Project of All Time,” dethroning  Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child, Everywhere! campaign…. Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 12:53 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published an update on the proposal for a comprehensive regulatory framework for publicly offered alternative investment funds, “Alternative Funds Proposal.” The Alternative Funds Proposal is the final phase of the CSA’s ongoing effort to modernize regulation of investment fund… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 11:17 am By Erin Hobey  |  

JustPark’s crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube swiftly overfunded its original £1M goal, raising over £1,408,475 with the help of over 1902 backers. As reported by Crowdfund Insider‘s Samantha Hurst earlier this week, “JustPark is apparently leading the disruption of the £50 billion global parking market by allowing its customers… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 10:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Leading Crowdfunding Platform Plans to Deploy Estimated $30 Million of Capital in Mile-High City Fundrise, the leading real estate crowdfunding platform, today announced that it has made its debut in the Denver real estate market after providing $1 million to finance a ground-up mixed-use apartment complex with… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 10:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Interested in innovation, both in the finance industry and in the broader economy, Robert Wardrop began his career at Procter & Gamble before moving on to the Anschutz Investment Company and later to DAM Capital. The seasoned entrepreneur presently serves as a Non Executive Director at… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 7:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Christin Friedrich serves as the Managing Director of Innovestment GmbH, a crowdfunding venture which began four years ago.  After studying Public Management and Governance at Zeppelin University, Friedrich sought creative solutions and innovative business ideas in several international projects, including a tourism startup in Iceland  and group for young… Read More

February 16, 2015 @ 5:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Last week Crowdfund Insider published a write up on the regulatory review completed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom. At that time Crowdfund Insider quoted the FCA document that summed things up: “We have seen the crowdfunding market continue to grow rapidly. We recognise that it is… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 1:32 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“While, on average, bank lending remains the single biggest source of funding among European corporates, alternative finance now accounts for 41% of their total funding mix. Furthermore, the size of deals that alternative providers have taken on has been steadily increasing from around EUR100 million–EUR150m to around… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 1:05 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Barchart, a leading provider of market data and information, announced FinTech Exchange 2015, a new event to highlight technology innovation in financial markets and trading. More than 20 financial technology providers will participate, presenting in rapid-fire rounds that focus on innovations in trading software, market data,… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 12:25 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Having quickly raised over $280,000 on Crowdfunder, Equities.com seeks to raise its $2M goal within the next 108 days. Equities.com aims to be the only global financial community that focuses on companies under $1B in market capitalization. The firm combine financial news and online engagement for our investors & corporate… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 11:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CoAssets, a crowdfunding site from Singapore that lists properties from around the world, has raised S$1 million (US$733,000) in series A funding from undisclosed investors. This values the company, believed to be the first real estate crowdfunding platform in Southeast Asia, at S$13 million, or… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Look for Team, Team, Team. Stay away from too early stages where there is nothing you can really base you judgment on. Get a bad cop integrated in your investment decision making who will stop you when… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 2:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The number of foreign and domestic crowdfunding portals is expected to rise in Thailand once the regulations to govern crowdfunding in the country will be out. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand said the rules are now being finalized and could be out… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 2:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Kantox, the peer-to-peer (P2P) foreign exchange (FX) platform for businesses, has reached $1 billion in FX transactions. Over 20% of this volume was achieved in the last two months, with $100 million worth of FX transactions made in December alone. “It’s a real testament to our… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 12:15 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

New Zealand’s first peer to peer (P2P) lending platform Harmoney today announces the appointment of three senior executives to support the company’s growth objectives. Launched in September 2014, Harmoney is enjoying strong response from customers on both sides of the lending transaction, and attracting interest from… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 9:18 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Kinetix Trading Solutions, Inc., a leading technology solutions provider for the capital markets, announced today that Paul Puskuldjian has joined the company as its Chief Operating Officer.  The Princeton, NJ based firm has expanded its product set and offerings in the past year and will… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 9:09 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Azimo, the online money transfer service, has announced that customers can now send money to Thailand, direct to a personal or business bank account. “Great weather and the cost of living being 40% less than in Western Europe makes Thailand a popular destination for Europeans… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 7:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  David Haber is the co-founder, CEO and visionary behind Bond Street, an online lender that empowers small businesses by providing financing in a simple, transparent and fair way. Haber leads Bond Street’s overall company vision, strategy, fundraising and business development functions. Through Bond Street, Haber aims to… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 12:37 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  The latest peer-to-peer lender to set up shop in the Australian market, ThinCats Australia has introduced something different to the model by using finance brokers as intermediaries. ThinCats Australia is a joint venture between local investors and ThinCats UK, which was established in 2011 and to… Read More