February 2, 2017 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo alum Cocoon has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The UK-based home security company is currently seeking £2 million and has already raised £1 million. Back in 2014, Cocoon raised $252,538 from 860 backers for its one device home security system.  The company… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Contis Group, an alternative payments and banking brand based in North Yorkshire, announced on Wednesday it has opened a new office in London’s Mayfair neighborhood. The fintech company declared that the opening of the new office will help facilitate client meetings in London easier and… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finovate announced that the FinovateSpring’s presenter deadline is quickly approaching. The organization revealed fintech companies wanting to demo at the conference have until tomorrow, February 3rd to complete the application process. Finovate is commemorating its 10th-anniversary show with this year’s FinovateSpring event, which will take place on… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after President Trump signed an immigration and refugee executive order on seven countries in the middle east (Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen), crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced it is going against the new President’s decision and siding with those… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced on Thursday it has appointed former U.S. Treasury official, Valerie Abend, managing director of Accenture Security – Financial Services, North America. Abend notably brings expertise deploying cyber risk management and mitigation strategies to counter the wide spectrum of threats facing the… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Failbetter Games, the London-based video game studio behind Kickstarter success Sunless Sea, has returned to the crowdfunding giant’s platform to raise funds for the game’s sequel, Sunless Skies. Originally seeking £100,000, the project has already secured nearly £160,000 from more than 4,200 backers. Sunless Skies is described as a 2D, top-down,… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FINCAD, a Canada-based portfolio valuation and risk analytics for multi-asset derivatives and fixed income company, announced on Wednesday it appointed two fintech industry veterans, Philip Brittan and Geoffrey Fite, to its board of directors. According to FINCAD, Brittan has close to 30 years experience as… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OFIXU, which calls itself the “Airbnb for workspaces,” is now nearing £100,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. As previously reported, OFIXU, which was founded in 2014 by Dan Hinden, is seeking to challenge the WeWork model.  Rather than tie clients to a subscription, OFIXU says… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its Fig campaign for the video game Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Obsidian Entertainment is nearing $2 million. The initiative successfully secured its $1.1 million funding target less than 24 hours after its debut. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire’s… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LoveFromMe has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. UK-based personalized gift card company is seeking £350,000 as it prepares for expansion. The company stated it created a gift card that users can use anywhere (online and in-store) in the world that accepts MasterCard… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zoopla Property Group (LSE:ZPLA) announced on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Hometrack, a provider of residential property market insights and analytics. Hometrack, which was established in 1999, notably provide residential property market insights, analytics, valuations and data services to over 400 partners including mortgage lenders, new… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube has opened the voting polls for the 2016 Funded Club Awards. The equity crowdfunding platform celebrates the businesses that have successfully secured their minimum funding targets through Crowdcube. The funding portal stated its team has voted and they have shortlisted five businesses for each of the… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commerical real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Wednesday it has provided a bridge loan to the owner of a retail center in Jacksonville, Illinois. According to Money360, the $8.3 million loan is allowing the borrower to pay off a maturing loan on the Lincoln… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its crowdfunding campaign on Fig, Buddy System’s latest video game project, Little Bug, has secured its $35,000 funding target thanks to nearly 300 backers. As previously reported, Little Bug’s demo already has more than 20,000 downloads and has earned the Best Platformer… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign, peer-to-peer lender Flender has selected Equifax Limited to support the underwriting for UK small and medium enterprises (SME) loans. Flender, which secured £501,700 from more than 230 investors through its equity crowdfunding round, is authorized and regulated… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced its partner Arrow launched a flash funding round. This new round will offer up $75,000 to a campaigner that has signed up for its Arrow Certification Program and gets certified. The Indiegogo team shared details about the flash… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced it not only acquired interactive life-video platform, Huzza, it has also opened its first international office located in Vancouver, Canada. While sharing details about the acquisition, the Kickstarter team stated: “Huzza was founded in 2015 by two talented entrepreneurs — Justin Womersley… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Top Online Lender SoFi Acquires Digital Only Bank Zenbanx SoFi has announced the acquisition of Zenbanx, a Delaware-based Fintech firm providing multi-currency mobile banking services in the U.S. and Canada. SoFi revealed it intends to leverage Zenbanx’s platform and underlying technology to expand its growing suite of… Read More

January 31, 2017 @ 5:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, FinMkt announced it appointed former CIO of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Tim Duncan, as a new member of its advisory board. According to FinMkt, Duncan brings years of technology, finance, and law experience to the company. He served as President of… Read More

January 31, 2017 @ 4:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP announced on Tuesday it has appointed Anita Boomstein as chair of its firm’s Global Payments Practice in New York. Boomstein reportedly joins the firm from Hughes Hubbard and Reed LLP, where she was a partner in the banking and financial… Read More