November 12, 2016 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

StreetShares, an online lender providing access to capital for SMEs, announced this week its new self-titled foundation announced its Veterans Small Business Awards. The organization teamed up with JP Morgan Chase to provide up to $10,000 each month to vets who own a business. StreetShares revealed… Read More

November 12, 2016 @ 12:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Privately held investment firm Senjō Group announced on Friday it is set to support and co-sponsor Next Money’s Fintech Finals 2017 (FF17). The company revealed it will also be organizing partner alongside InvestHK and Startmeup.HK. Next Money is described as a global fintech community that fosters the… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 5:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bluebella, a London-based lingerie and nightwear fashion brand, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company is seeking currently a total of £500,000. Bluebella, which was founded in 2005, is currently stocked in ASOS, Figleaves, and House of Fraser and is wholesaled in… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BrewDog, the largest independent brewery in Europe, opened its new German location, Berlin Mitte on Friday. The new location is just minutes away from Mauerpark. Sharing details about Berlin Mitte, the Brewdog team stated: “We are psyched to be opening in this incredible city – so much… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based Monexo announced this week it is looking to expand its peer-to-peer lending operations in the city of Kolkata. Founder and CEO of Monexo, Mukesh Bubna confirmed that the lender is going to start with services for personal loans.  Bubna revealed: “We have taken an… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toast, a Singapore fintech startup, has reportedly secured $1.5 million during a pre-Series A funding round, which was led by Aetius Capital with participation from 1776 and Pepper Group. Toast is described as a peer-to-peer money transform application that allows Filipino users in Hong Kong… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a few weeks after launching its Invesdor crowdfunding campaign, Finland-based restaurant Friends & Brgrs has successfully secured its initial €612,500 funding target. Although known for its burgers and triple-cooked fries, the restaurant notably uses fresh ingredients while preparing all foods in its establishment. Friends &… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign set to close on Seedrs in less than a week, London-based fintech startup CityFALCON has raised more than £205,000 from 180 investors. CityFALCON has received awards from Twitter, Ontario, UBS, SB. The company stated it on a mission to redefine how… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Builderstorm, a UK based cloud-based software brand, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Originally seeking £100,000, the company has already secured the initial funding target from more than 80 investors. Builderstorm currently offers software for managing construction companies. The software has over 30… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Smart Token Chain, a blockchain specialist in the fintech sector, announced on Thursday it completed its first full smart token transaction across the Ripple Network.The company reported Ripple gives it access to a wide range of partners and customers without having to establish a digital… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 5:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Citi announced on Thursday the launch of its new global API Developer Hub. The high profile banking brand revealed the hub was created as a way to connect with developers and enable them to build innovative client solutions. Citi reported that through the global API… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, New York University’s Stern School Business held its inaugural Fintech Conference. The event addressed critical issues in the fintech industry, which included regulations to public policy, equity crowdfunding, marketplace investing, and blockchain technology. Dan Schulman, president and CEO of PayPal, was the keynote speaker. Raghu… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Biz2Credit announced its recent Small Business Lending Index report revealed that loan approval rates at big banks and institutional lenders improved to all-time highs in October 2016. The report stated that small business loan approval rates at big banks improved to 23.5% during… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial Services Union Denmark, the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Bankers Association announced the opening of the new fintech hub, Copenhagen Fintech.  Copenhagen Fintech is described as a non-profit association open to companies and organizations with interests within the fintech area. The hub was notably established… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With seven days left until the closing of its wildly popular Kickstarter campaign, Elan Lee and Matthew Inman’s new card game Bears vs Babies has secured more than $2.4 million from over 64,500 backers. Bears vs Babies is a card game with one goal: for players to create monsters… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender, China Rapid Finance, announced on Wednesday its platform has exceeded one million borrowers and it facilitated 8.8 million loans in total as of October 31st. Sharing details about the new milestone, Dr. Zane Wang, CEO of China Rapid Finance, stated: “Serving more than one million borrowers is… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its Crowdcube campaign’s quick success, Innis & Gunn announced it has decided to extend the equity crowdfunding initiative. The craft brewery took to the funding portal at the beginning of November and secured its initial £1 million funding target from more than 600 investors… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 8:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Student loan marketplace Credible announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA).  The organization will now be offering student loan refinancing to borrowers nationwide through Credible’s multi-lender platform. Credible will reportedly allow borrowers to request personalized rates from MEFA and other partner… Read More

November 9, 2016 @ 4:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to build excitement for its highly anticipated three-wheel vehicles and its growth, Elio Motors recently discussed the possibility of producing its own fleet of electric cars.  In a recent blog post, the Elio team stated the reason why the first version of their vehicles… Read More

November 9, 2016 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online retailer of handmade biscuits, Biscuiteers, has officially closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company launched the initiative in early October, seeking £550,000. During the round, Biscuiteers not only surpassed its initial goal, it attracted £1,233,780 from 774 investors. As previously reported, Biscuiteers products are stocked… Read More