December 6, 2017 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform Lendio, recently announced its has opened its new franchise located in Nashville, Tennessee. Lendio revealed that its franchise program makes accessing business loans easy by helping small business owners skip the legwork of looking for a small business loan. The online lender noted that… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one year after successfully securing £1,227,995 through its eighth equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK-based software company Veeqo has launched its ninth funding round and quickly raised its initial £200,000 funding target from nearly 75 investors. As previously reported, Veeqo helps online retailers… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate investment marketplace platform Wealth Migrate announced on Tuesday it has continued its global expansion by opening additional offices in the UK and UAE. According to Wealth Migrate, the new locations add to its current operations in Hong Kong, China, the U.S., Australia, and South… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced its first official employee, Cassie Marketos, has returned to its crowdfunding team and is now its Vice President of Community Strategy. According to the funding portal, in the newly created role, Marketos will focus on the development of Drip, a tool for artists and creators… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Overbond Ltd., a capital markets platform for primary bond origination and fixed income deal execution, announced on Tuesday it has appointed George Harrington as its Head of U.S. Business Development. According to Overbond, Harrington is a seasoned Debt Capital Markets professional, having held senior executive roles… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech firm eOriginal, Inc., announced on Tuesday it has appointed Michele Weber as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), adding critical expertise to the rapidly growing financial services technology company. The company reported it has experienced significant growth as companies adopt digital lending as a way to meet… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 12:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerStreet, a marketplace for investing in real estate backed loans, is honored to announce that its Co-Founder and CEO, Brew Johnson, has been named to HousingWire’s 2017 list of Vanguard Award winners. HousingWire’s 2017 Vanguard Award reportedly recognizes top leaders from all areas of the mortgage… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel, a personal finance app designed to help users have more control over their money, announced this week that it now processes £1 million a month. The company reported that it processed its 10 million last week. “This month we processed £1 million a month! What does… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dash, a digital currency for payments, announced on Tuesday it has been integrated into one of the fastest growing cryptocurrency platforms, Uphold. According to Dash, Uphold enables 94 percent of the global population to buy and hold Dash online or on its mobile device, and send… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Envestnet | Yodlee (NYSE: ENV), an aggregation and data analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, announced on Tuesday the members of the newest Envestnet | Yodlee Incubator class. According to the company, the Envestnet | Yodlee Incubator connects disruptive data-driven startups with… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, New York University’s Stern School of Business announced it secured $8 million to establish The Fubon Center for Technology, Business, and Innovation. The funds were given by alumnus Richard Ming-Hsing Tsai (MBA ’81), Chairman and CEO of Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. together with Fubon Financial Holding… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 10:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) announced it was acquiring WePay, the payments platform revealed that has officially become a Chase company. WePay stated that it will continue to provide integrated payments to global software platforms. It will also provide instant merchant onboarding… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atlantic Capital Bank announced on Monday it has appointed Chris Stanley as its new Vice President of Fintech Industry Banking to lead its fintech banking practice. According to the bank, Stanley has over 17 years of experience in corporate banking and supporting technology companies. Prior to… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingTree recently announced it has entered into an amended and restated $250 million five-year senior secured revolving credit facility that will replace its previous $125 million credit agreement. According to the online lender, the amended and restated revolving credit facility provides increased borrowing capacity and improved pricing, along with greater strategic and operational… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its equity crowdfunding campaign closes on Crowdcube, UK-based whisky distillery The Lakes Distillery is set to close the funding round with nearly £1.6 million in funding from more than 2450 investors.  As previously reported, The Lakes Distillery opened in 2014 and claims to… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, online lending platform ThinCats announced it was delaying the launch of its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). The lender originally set out to launch the IFISA shortly before the end of 2017, but has pushed the launch to after the new year begins. According… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, crowdfunding platform CrowdRise announced it has formed a partnership with celebrity video chat platform Greenroom to launch a new football charitable initiative, My Cause My Cleats. According to the duo, NFL fans who donate on CrowdRise to Philadelphia Eagles’ Carson Wentz’s AO1 Foundation have a… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, mortgage marketplace lender LendingHome announced it has originated more than $2 billion in mortgage loans for homeowners and real estate investors. The online lender revealed that the first billion of originations occurred over the course of 30 months, while it took just 12 months for the… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elsen, a Platform-as-a-Service company for large financial institutions, announced on Monday it has raised $2.4 million in a seed extension round led by Hyperplane Venture Capital with participation from Accomplice, Launch Capital and hand-picked angel investors. Founded in 2014, Elsen stated its nPlatform enables financial institutions to… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fineqia International Inc. (CSE: FNQ) (OTCPink: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) announced on Monday it has taken a minority stake in IXL PremFina Limited, an award-winning premium finance solution empowering insurance brokers in the UK. The company stated that it acquired the PremFina shares from IXL Holdings, a… Read More