November 16, 2017 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Chinese peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Hexindai announced it has appointed Citi’s Issuer Services business as the depositary bank for its American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. According to the online lender, the program was established through an initial public offering of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs), priced… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its equity crowdfunding campaign is set to close on Crowdcube, cashback smartphone app GreenJinn has successfully secured its initial £600,000 from more than 200 investors. As previously reported, the GreenJinn app made its grand debut in October 2016 and provides personalized cashback coupons… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayStand, a payments-as-a-service platform that uses blockchain to automate and secure business to business (B2B) systems, announced on Thursday it has secured $6 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by BlueRun Ventures with participation from Cervin Ventures, Serra Ventures, TiE, and… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Switzerland-based CREALOGIX announced it is expanding business actives in the Asia and Pacific region. The company reported that with this expansion it will be able to cooperate with established local partnerships, including business and tech financial service provider, Cognizant. CREALOGIX noted that in addition… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest, a specialist property finance lender, announced on Thursday it has launched a buy-to-let (BTL) loan product targeted at experienced, professional property investors and landlords operating in England, Wales and Scotland. According to the platform, BTL loans are available for amounts between £50,000 and £5… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharestates, an online real estate investment marketplace, announced on Thursday the launch of its new One Click Closing tool, which is described as a feature that will allow return borrowers to visit a page where they can upload all the details and documents required for… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial service company Square is reportedly now testing out bitcoin on some of its Cash mobile app users. The new feature will allow users to buy and sell the cryptocurrency through the app.  The Square Cash App claims to be the simplest way to pay… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel, a personal finance app designed to help users have more control over their money, has launched an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. This initiative debut comes less than one year after the company completed its SyndicateRoom funding round with £585,000 in funds. Squrriel is now seeking £400,000…. Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo announced it has formed a new partnership with Ingram Micro Commerce in order to help entrepreneurs with fulfillment. According to the global crowdfunding platform, Ingram Micro Commerce will offer qualified entrepreneurs on its portal preferred pricing discounts on order fulfillment, shipping services, packaging,… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after Kickstarter announced it has acquired Drip, the crowdfunding giant announced it has relaunched the artist community platform. As previously reported, Drip was described as a curated platform that gives creators and communities a place to interact through a sustained subscription. The… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech firm InvestCloud announced on Wednesday it has released two new lines of financial apps to run on its digital platform, InvestCloud Gray and InvestCloud Neon. According to the company, InvestCloud Gray digitizes client interactions, providing a modern and flexible platform that is affordable… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), announced he would be stepping down from his position by the end of November. Prior to joining the Bureau, Cordray served as Ohio’s Attorney General and is notably the first director of the CFPB.  Cordray… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, America’s Crowdfunding, LLC, and EquityBender, LLC announced they are creating a new reality TV series that features equity-based crowdfunding. According to the duo, TV production will be handled by Browning Production and Entertainment, Inc., a leader in producing reality TV series which have… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks before its equity crowdfunding campaign was set to close on Crowdcube, Pomodoro e Basilico’s CEO and Founder Sara Mittersteiner announced that advisors Emilia Leese and Kip Dorrell are no longer actively involved in the vegan restaurant’s development. At the time of… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, digital asset exchange platform BlockEx announced it has teamed up with business network OpenText to develop a new blockchain-based supply chain finance solution. BlockEx revealed the partnership is part of its mission to use blockchain in order to make supply chain finance more… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, announced on Wednesday the 2017 Fintech100. Fintech Innovator revealed that The Fintech100 were selected following extensive global research and analysis based on data relating to five factors. Two criteria are related to capital… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Whitecar, a UK-based new rental car brand, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £850,000 as it preps for expansion. The company, which describes itself as UK’s leading new car rental brand, notably offers only white Tesla car in Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester,… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-funded Mekong Business Initiative has teamed up with the State Bank of Vietnam to launch Fintech Vietnam Challenge, which is described as a global call to local and international companies to proposed fintech solutions which will benefit Vietnam. The program’s description reads: “The Fintech Challenge Vietnam inventivizes adoption… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Tuesday, Netherlands-based Symbid announced it has formed a partnership with funding specialist, ILFA. According to the crowdfunding platform, ILFA has a license for an investment firm since 201 and as a tied agent of ILFA, it will from now on operate with an AFM… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ThreatQuotient, a trusted threat intelligence platform, announced on Monday it secured $30 million through its Series C investment round, which was led by Adams Street Partners with participation from strategic partners Cisco Investments and NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. (NYSE: DCM), New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and… Read More