February 5, 2018 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced its secondary market, which was launched into beta this past summer to shareholders, is now available to all investors who wish to purchase shares in Seedrs Alumni businesses. According to the funding portal, more than 850 share lots… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London based tech start-up iContract has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs and is now seeking £500,000 for its online platform for contractors. Launched in August 2017, iContract stated it is able to leverage these trends and play an important role in this work movement with… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hexindai (NASDAQ:HX), a China-based peer to peer lender, announced last week it has signed RMB 1 Billion Line of Credit agreements with both Ping An and Xiamen International Banks. The company reported that Ping An Bank will provide a RMB 500 million line of credit with a term of one… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vouch Insurtech, a Singapore-based insurance platform for private communities, announced it secured $1 million during its latest seed investment round, which was led by Nogle Capital Management and GREE Ventures, with participation from several angel investors. Founded in 2017, The platform stated it partners with major insurers to… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play, an innovation ecosystem located in Silicon Valley that connects startups and corporations in specific industries, recently announced it has formed a partnership with Colombia-based financial services company Bancolombia.  Gabriel Di Lelle, Innovation and Digital Transformation Vice President of Bancolombia, stated that joining… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Independent financial advisory organization, deVere Group, announced on Monday it has launched a cryptocurrency app, deVere Crypto, that has bitcoin prediction. According to the company, the new app will allow users to store, transfer and exchange currently three major cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin, Ethereum, and LiteCoin.  While sharing more… Read More

February 3, 2018 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Angee Technologies, a company that combines smart hardware and cloud intelligence to deliver a home security solution,  is now seeking £1.1 million through its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. Founded in 2015, the California-based company has corporate offices in London, Prague, and Shenzhen. It is on… Read More

February 3, 2018 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Crowdcube campaign already securing more than £1.7 million in total funding, UK-based Discovery Yacht Group is set to close the equity crowdfunding round sooner than expected. The original deadline for the initiative was at the end of February, but now it has been moved… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 10:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OTC Markets Group Inc.(OTCQX: OTCM), an operator of financial markets for ten thousand U.S. and global securities, announced on Thursday that True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. (CSE: MJ) (FSE: TLA) (OTCQB: TRLFF), the first Canadian-listed company, to conduct a successful Reg. A+ offering on its… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 9:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, online marketplace eBay announced it has signed an agreement with Dutch fintech Adyen to become its primary payments processing partner. The company revealed it intends to further improve its customer experience by intermediating payments on its Marketplace platform.  By doing this, it will… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LaundryHeap, a UK-based laundry and dry cleaning service with same day collection and delivery within 24 hours, has successfully secured its initial £850,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. As previously reported, the company described itself as the “Uber for Laundry.” LaundryHeap is based in London… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced the launch of R5-SHCH Connect, which is described as a new service that links banks in China with London’s foreign exchange (FX) market. The government official announced the launch while in Shanghai as part of her first… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

dv01, the data management, reporting, and analytics platform that offers institutional investors transparency and insight into lending markets, announced on Friday it has appointed Amy Johnson as its new Chief Operating Officer. According to dv01, Johnson began her career as an Investment Banker in the… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based Discovery Yachts Group has successfully secured its initial £750,000 funding target and is now nearing £855,000 thanks to more than 125 investors. Formed in 2017, the boating company stated it has created four… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO announced it purchased a 24% ownership stake in StockCross Financial Services, Inc., a FINRA member firm and a U.S. DTCC member Firm. According to tZERO, the investment in StockCross adds a key partner with the custodial and clearing functionality of… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play Japan announced on Thursday that Mobility is a new genre for its startup accelerator program in addition to Fintech, IoT, Insurtech for the Batch 1 program. This new Mobility program is being launched in partnership with Nissan Motor as a leading partner…. Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brazilian fintech EBANX announced on Wednesday it has secured a $30 million investment from FTV Capital. The company states it is focused on helping global merchants grow exponentially and increase revenue in Latin America by offering end-to-end local payments solutions, which allows businesses to sell to… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Unikrn, an esports brand and creators of UnikoinGold (UKG), announced on Wednesday it has appointed Andrew Vouris as its new COO. According to Unikrn, Vouris brings extensive experience to the role and will lead Wagering and Gaming growth strategies, as well as connect and synergizing Unikrn’s global… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, organizers of the Crypto Invest Summit announced the event will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 30th to May 2nd. The event will notably feature a robust agenda spanning a variety of cryptocurrency related themes such as investment analysis,… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Atlanta-based fintech direct loan provider, LendingPoint, announced it has appointed Antonio Martino as its new Chief Financial Officer. LendingPoint reported Martino has more than 25 years of experience spanning 10 countries. Most recently he was Director, Citi Corporate Treasury, where he had global oversight roles within the… Read More