May 9, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Business loan approval for small businesses tanked in April, according to a report. The driver is higher interest rates and banks tightening up their books in the volatile market. According to Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index, loan approval dropped from 13.8% in March to 13.5%… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 5:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST), an online lending marketplace that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) has posted Q1 2023 earnings that have topped analyst expectations driving shares higher in after-hours trading. Dave Girouard, co-founder and CEO of Upstart, issued a statement sharing he was pleased with Q1 performance: “Despite… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

It seems regulators took their time in reviewing and approving, StartEngine’s acquisition of SeedInvest.  The deal between the two OG online investment platforms was announced in 2022 as StartEngine paid $24 in shares to purchase the full-stack securities crowdfunding platform. SeedInvest had previously been acquired… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bitcoin network has endured rising congestion due to several reasons, including a new NFT-like minting protocol. Binance struggled in recent days to process BTC transactions so much that it had to pause these transfers – a surprising move by the world’s largest crypto exchange… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Tomorrow, the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy will hold a hearing on the Federal Responses to Recent Bank Failures. The witnesses scheduled to testify include: Margaret E. Tahyar, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Jonathan Gould, Partner, Jones Day Thomas Michaud, President… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

ViewTrade, a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer, has been selected by ONE ZERO, a digital bank, to provide securities trading. ONE ZER, based in Israel, is leveraging ViewTrade’s API and FIX connection to power trading on its platform. Account holders in Israel may now access US markets trading… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tide has distributed a statement calling for a more aggressive approach to dealing with fraud. Tide is a neobank for small businesses providing accounts in partnership with ClearBank. The company reports having over 500,000 UK SMEs as customers. Tide is asking the UK government to… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 5:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Over 150,000 spectators watched Mage, a 3-year-old colt, win the run for the roses at the 2023 Kentucky Derby this past weekend. Mage held 15 to 1 odds in the tight two-minute race. Perhaps watching the race but not in the stands were 4oo investors… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 12:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a newer online investment platform based in Bucharest but with global aspirations, has announced a strategic partnership with Italy-based Doorway – another securities crowdfunding platform. Doorway is a venture capital platform in Italy, enabling direct investment in the asset class by private and corporate… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced last week, the House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion has scheduled a hearing on digital assets. The hearing entitled The Future of Digital Assets: Measuring the Regulatory Gaps in the Digital Asset Markets, is a joint hearing with the Agriculture Subcommittee… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Describing it as a learning experience, Binance has announced that all pending Bitcoin transactions have now been processed after a bumpy day when the crypto exchange paused BTX trades. All pending $BTC withdrawal transactions have now been processed. Once again, thank you for your patience… Read More

May 7, 2023 @ 3:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance, the top crypto exchange in the world, halted Bitcoin transactions temporarily today due to a “congestion issue.” In a Tweet, Binance announced the issue, which was resolved about two hours later. Binance has yet to reveal the issue that caused the interruption. We've temporarily… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 7:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic has submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the proposed rulemaking on Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets. Republic is one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, providing access to capital via the full stack of private exemptions…. Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 7:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

At the end of 2022, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Roger Marshall partnered on a bill targeting the digital asset industry. The bipartisan legislation, the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, seeks to  close “loopholes in the existing anti-money laundering and countering of the financing of terrorism… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 3:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has been raising growth capital once again in a self-crowdfunding round that has been available for several months now. According to the offering page, $13,858,375 has been raised in a Reg A+ offering for common equity from 7669 investors. StartEngine is selling shares at… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the largest-ever whistleblower award to the tune of $279 million. This is more than double the prior top amount of $114 million. Whistleblower awards are given to individuals who tip off the SEC in regard to infractions… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Video: Key Questions for a Securities Crowdfunding Round. If you are raising money in a securities crowdfunding offering, you have multiple options as to how you pursue a funding round. First, you choose a securities exemption; Reg CF, Reg A+, or Reg D 506c. Reg… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Setscale is a Fintech startup that aims to help small businesses finance purchase orders. The company has just emerged from stealth and has announced a $9.5 million Seed round accompanied by $70 million in debt financing. The funding round was backed by Fin Capital, Great… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 9:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has announced a new hearing on the recent bank failures. The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing will meet to discuss the “Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank: GAO’s Preliminary Review.” Both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank suffered… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) has announced new members following the completion of the majority of members four-year terms. The SBCFAC was created to provide the Commission with recommendations that support smaller firms, improve access to capital and mitigate onerous regulations… Read More