November 20, 2017 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Newman’s Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, announced on Monday it has teamed up with CrowdRise to sponsor the crowdfunding platform’s annual Holiday Challenge. The duo revealed that from November 21st, prior to Giving Tuesday 2017, through January 3rd qualifying nonprofits will engage in… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital has successfully secured £1.5 million from more than 700 investors. The online lender took to the funding portal to raise £1 million for expansion. Its previously initiative… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, peer-to-peer lender Landbay announced it will be offering up to 25-year mortgage terms starting in January 2018. The lending platform revealed in a blog post: “After listening to feedback from our network of specialist broker partners, and in light of our own industry knowledge… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Parcel2Go, described as the UK’s largest parcel delivery comparison website, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target from more than 750 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. As previously reported, the Bolton-based company claims it has generated top-line revenue of £56 million in the… Read More

November 19, 2017 @ 8:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based specialist property peer-to-peer lender CrowdProperty successfully secured its initial £600,000 equity crowdfunding target on Seedrs. The online lending platform launched the initiative on Friday and is seeking to use the funds for t in talent, tech development, and marketing. As previously reported, CrowdProperty was launched in… Read More

November 18, 2017 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Meet the Drapers, a crowdfunding TV series that allows “regular” people to become investors, is set to premiere this Sunday (November 19th) on Sony Entertainment Television.  As previously reported, Meet the Drapers will include the participation of Bill Draper, who was a founding investor in… Read More

November 18, 2017 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Cubana Waterloo Ltd is now seeking a, £200,000 loan, payable at an estimated APR of 10%, through crowdfunding platform Crowd2Fund, in order to expand its Latin American street food and exotic Cuban cocktails concept. Cubana’s restaurant group was founded in 1998 by Phillip Oppenheim,… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Victory Park Capital (VPC), a Chicago-based investment firm focused on private middle-market debt and equity investments, announced on Wednesday it has appointed formed Capital One executive, Troy Jamison as its first Chief Risk Officer.  Jamison will reportedly oversee the assessment and management of risk within the firm’s… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kabbage Inc., a global financial services, technology and data platform serving small businesses, announced on Thursday its new $200 million asset-backed revolving credit facility with Credit Suisse, a global financial institution. This news comes less than a month after Kabbage announced it and ING were extending… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creative robotics pioneer and Kickstarter success Joto is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £200,000 thanks to nearly 350 investors. The company launched the campaign is September, seeking £196,000 as it prepares to expand. As previously reported, Joto is on a mission to provide… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, the membership organization that represents the UK’s global FinTech community, announced on Thursday it published its 2017 Women FinTech Powerlist. The initiative is a celebration of the achievements and talent of women across the FinTech ecosystem as they continue to play a crucial role… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nigeria officially has its first bobsled team, all thanks to the team’s crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe. The team, which consists of female athletes Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, and Akuoma Omeoga, launched the initiative in January, seeking $75,000 so that they could get the 2018 Winter Olympic… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced the introduction of blockchain-enabled, business-to-business cross-border payments. The American Express FX International Payments (FXIP) business is working with fintech startup Ripple to reduce the time and cost of the settlement while maintaining the level of security that American… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pomodoro e Basilico’s CEO and Founder Sara Mittersteiner announced this week that the vegan artisan food stall has extended its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. This news comes after Mittersteiner announced that advisors Emilia Leese and Kip Dorrell are no longer actively involved in the restaurant’s development…. Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jianpu, a unit of Chinese fintech company Rong360 Inc, announced on Thursday the launch of its initial public offering of 22,500,000 American depositary shares (“ADSs”) at a price to the public of US$8.00per ADS for a total offering size of US$180 million. According to Nasdaq, the company experienced a… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdProperty, a UK-based specialist property peer to peer lender, announced on Friday the launch of its new crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, following full FCA Authorisation and surpassing £10m million lending milestone. The online lending platform is currently seeking £600,000 to fund investment in talent, tech… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indorse, a Singapore-based decentralized social network for professionals, announced on Thursday it has formed a strategic collaboration with AppCoins, new cryptocurrency that all Aptoide App Store users can earn and spend inside app stores. According to the network, the new collaboration comes just before its MVP launch later… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NFCA)’s VanFUNDING, a West Coast event that’s dedicated to connecting people to partnerships, investment, and business opportunities, announced on Wednesday it is bringing its 2017 Blockchain, Fintech, Funding Conference and RegTech Hackathon to Vancouver on November 28th at the Morris… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Thursday they have signed a Fintech Co-operation Agreement (CA) to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets. The BSP-MAS CA was signed at the sidelines of the second… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 1:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TEND, the blockchain-powered platform for investments, announced this week that it has appointed Rasoul Jalali, former UBER General Manager for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). While sharing details about Jalali’s appointment, TEND Founder and CEO, Marco Abele, stated: “I am excited… Read More