August 21, 2023 @ 6:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

More gloom and doom in the marketplace. Forge is echoing what we are hearing from others that without heightened demand, prices are in decline for shares in private firms. According to a recent report by Forge, private companies are trading at a whopping 58% discount… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has charged Titan Global Capital Management, described as a “Fintech investment advisor,” with touting hypothetical performance that was misleading. Titan has settled the allegations without admitting or denying the SEC’s claims. The firm has paid a small penalty of $192,454 in disgorgement as… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The hacks and thefts are too numerous to remember. The crypto sector is a field littered with poorly crafted security protocols, stolen funds, and apologetic management. Most recently, Exactly Protocol is said to have been the target of an attack that saw over $7 million… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The business case for the adoption may be improving for the tokenization of assets – typically securities or real-world assets that may benefit from distributed ledger technology to remove intrinsic friction from current standards. This is according to a recent report produced by McKinsey entitled,… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Little Rock, Arkansas Fintech Capstone Banktech says it has surpassed one billion invoices processed. Capstone Banktech is a firm seeking to support community banks so they can better serve their small business partners. Capstone states almost half of the invoices processed took place in the… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 1:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

The percentage of down rounds has increased to a four-year high, according to a recent report by Pitchbook. According to the report, the environment is very “investor friendly” as valuations have gone into reverse. Pitchbook says that “non-traditional investors” drive valuations, and this crew has… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has announced an increase of £75 million to commercial lender DF Capital. This is an addition to an existing ENABLE Guarantee, which will see the facility increased to £250 million. The guarantee may be increased again at some point in the… Read More

August 17, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Association of Online Investment Platforms (AOIP) provides feedback on FINRA’s request for input on improving capital formation. This past May, FINRA announced a request for comment on how FINRA rules may impact capital formation. The goal was to look for ways to increase efficiency… Read More

August 17, 2023 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Predicting forthcoming “massive changes” for his platform, Republic Head of Crypto Andrew Durgee has announced a new digital wallet offering by the platform. Republic Wallet is described as being integrated with the investment experience. The self custodied wallet allows users to receive “digital crypto assets”… Read More

August 17, 2023 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Credt card debt is now over $1 trillion, having increased by $45 billion from April to June this year. This has led to some concerning as well as interesting trends, according to a report by JD Power. In the Credit Card Satisfaction Survey, results indicate… Read More

August 17, 2023 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset firm Securitize has acquired wealth management platform Onramp Invest, according to a company statement. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Onramp is described as a “turn-key digital asset management platform that seamlessly connects traditional and digital asset financial infrastructures.” Securitize is… Read More

August 17, 2023 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Zolve, a new Neobank aiming to serve expatriates, has launched its own mobile service called Zolve Connect. Zolve states that expats attending university or working in the US can launch a phone plan from the Zolve App. The company believes that by binding financial services… Read More

August 17, 2023 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Open banking provider TrueLayer has appointed Michael Brown as its new Head of E-Commerce, according to a statement from the firm.  TrueLayer said the hire was part of  push into more verticals as open banking adoption grows. Prior to joining the Fintech, Brown was Director… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

As outlined in the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech, the UK Fintech Growth Partners has launched its Growth Stage Fintech Fund. The Kalifa Review declared there was an annual growth stage funding shortfall for UK Fintechs of around £2 billion. A £1 billion fund was… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 5:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

QED Investors, one of the top Fintech venture capital firms in the world, says that “dry powder” is slowly returning to the market following the “champagne hangover” of easy money and huge valuations ruled the day. Venture markets, in general, have dropped dramatically in the… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee revealed a letter sent to both the Chair of the SEC, Gary Gensler, and the President of FINRA, Robert Cook. The letter was addressing the relationship with Prometheum, a broker-dealer that aims to provide digital asset services…. Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityZen is celebrating ten years of operation. EquityZen is a marketplace for private securities. EquityZen is not a primary issuance platform but provides liquidity for shares in private firms – frequently from employees that have been granted shares in companies that are not listed on… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, a top securities crowdfunding platform, has distributed an “X” (or Tweet) on its market share in the Regulation Crowdfunding or Reg CF sector of online capital formation. The statement indicates that Wefunder has garnered 36.3% of the market in 2023 – year to date…. Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has secured regulatory approval from the National Futures Association (NFA) to operate a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM).  This will enable it to provide access to crypto futures trading for eligible customers. The NFA is a Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) designated self-regulatory organization…. Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments Fintech GoCardless has partnered with Kolleno, a B2B accounts receivable management and cash collection platform designed to help businesses accelerate cash flow. GoCardless says the integration will help Kolleno customers be proactively accepting payments instead of waiting for payments to arrive. Kolleno will also… Read More