January 10, 2017 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform for games Fig announced it hosted four of the top ten most crowdfunded video games of 2016. The funding portal stated that the four titles accounted for nearly two-thirds of the total amount of the ten games. Sharing more details about… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Addepar announced on Tuesday it formed a partnership with Morgan Stanley to deliver its investment management platform to Morgan Stanley’s private wealth management teams.  Morgan Stanley private wealth management teams will reportedly use Addepar’s data aggregation, performance reporting and client portal to do sophisticated analysis and… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FactSet, a provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications, announced on Tuesday the launch of the FactSet Global FinTech Index, which has been licensed to Nikko Asset Management as the benchmark for the Global Fintech Equity Fund. The company stated that its Global FinTech… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

German fintech platform Raisin announced on Tuesday at the end of 2016, it not only celebrate the 3-year anniversary of its Germany launch but also reached a milestone of €2 billion in invested volume. Dr. Tamaz Georgadze, co-founder and CEO of Raisin, stated: “Raisin is… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial hub for the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, and global professional services company, Accenture, announced on Tuesday the launch of their FinTech Hive at DIFC Accelerator Program. The companies stated that the program is considered… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 5:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Desi High Street, an online marketplace that connects customers with ethnic/desi/South Asian goods retailers and businesses, launched an equity crowdfunding on Crowdcube and is seeking £100,000 in funding. The marketplace stated it considers itself one of the first websites to provide a one-stop-shop for British Asian… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MobileCause, a mobile, social and online fundraising platform, announced on Monday it raised $15 million during its Series B funding round, which was led by New York-based technology-focused growth equity firm Level Equity. According to MobileCause, the Series B funding round’s funds will be used… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Monday it closed a record $35.6 million in commercial real estate loans in December 2016. The marketplace lender revealed that December’s transactions reflect short-term bridge loans for a mix of property types, including retail, office and… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

California fintech firm, InvestCloud announced on Monday it acquired London-based Babel Systems for $20 million. This news comes just a few months after JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) announced it made an equity investment in InvestCloud.  Founded in 2008, Babel created the Babelsys securities processing system for… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 1:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing $100 million, Star Citizen from Roberts Space Industries an addition $41 million in funding from well over 1.7 million backers. Back in November of 2012, the game successfully raised $2.1 million on Kickstarter. Chris Roberts, the campaign organizer, has kept… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlliedCrowds announced on Monday its 2016 recap and its priorities for the 2017 fiscal year. This information comes less than a month after the company unveiled plans to launch its very own peer-to-peer lending platform, AlliedExchange. The company shared: “With 2016 behind us, we wanted… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Verint Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRNT) announced that Chinese fintech firm CreditEase, is set to use is Verint’s Speech Analytics, along with Call Recording, and Quality Management, as a way to support the transformation of its customer engagement platform. CreditEase reportedly stated that since it implemented Verint’s… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform, China Rapid Finance, announced on Sunday it has teamed up with Tencent’s wealth management platform, Licaitong, to provide new investment products for individual investors. The online lender stated that with it as the screening party for the underlying assets, the first-phase products on… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, beauty advisory service, MyShowcase, has successfully secured its initial £750,000 funding target thanks to more than 200 investors. MyShowcase, which describes itself as a multi-brand, multichannel, personal beauty advisory service,… Read More

January 7, 2017 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based snack company,  The London Crisp Co., has completed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. Originally seeking £100,000, the company successfully secured £352,069. As previously reported, The London Crisp Company describes itself as “An amazing brand, with amazing crisps and popcorn, that showcase the most amazing city on… Read More

January 7, 2017 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adam Poots’ Kingdom Death: Monster: 1.5 Kickstarter campaign is set to close later on today, and it’s been one epic ride. The initiative has secured well over $11.1 million from more than 18,400 backers, making it the most funded game on Kickstarter, third most funded overall. As… Read More

January 7, 2017 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yanto Barker’s cycling apparel brand, Le Col, has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding target on Crowdcube thanks to over 280 investors. The company made its debut on the equity crowdfunding platform in November, seeking the funds for brand awareness and team growth.  Le… Read More

January 6, 2017 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Indiegogo success TrackR announced it formed a partnership with family safety assistant app, GeoZilla for a family radar feature. The companies revealed consumers simply connect its products to GeoZilla and add family items such as car keys, pets, remotes, and backpacks on its family… Read More

January 6, 2017 @ 3:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

One year after Paramount and CBS filed a copyright infringement lawsuits against Star Trek fan film, Axanar, the studios are now heading to court to present their case against the Indiegogo and Kickstarter-funded project. Axanar raised over $1 million through Indiegogo and Kickstarter campaigns and is described… Read More

January 6, 2017 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following an exciting year, which involved an epic Crowdcube campaign and name change, digital bank Monzo (formerly Mondo) shared more details about 2016’s successes. Monzo had a great year with many milestones. Over the summer, the company declared itself a licensed bank and more than 200,000 people have signed… Read More