May 24, 2022 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Noelle Acheson, Head of Market Insights at Genesis, has distributed some perspective on why crypto correlations spike during times of “uncertainty.” Markets have been in a tumble – both crypto and traditional markets have retrenched as fears of a looming recession along with Giga high… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Klarna, a global online lender in the hot buy now – pay later sector (BNPL) that only recently announced topping 150 million consumers, has issued a stark warning about the current economic environment. Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Klarna’s CEO and co-founder, has shared “bad news” with its… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based Previse has raised $18 million in a Series B round that will help it expand its footprint around the world. Previse is an SME working capital platform. The funding was led by Chinese giant Tencent with existing investors Augmentum Fintech and Reefknot participating in… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Contagion is a scary term. Systemic risk is its friendlier sibling but both raise eyebrows. Today, the European Central Bank (ECB) is bringing attention to the possibility of crypto contagion as interest grows in digital assets and recent events highlight the ability for a rapid… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital securities marketplace ADDX has raised USD $58 million in a “pre-Series B” round. The additional funding brings the total raised since inception to $120 million. New shareholders in ADDX include SET Venture Holding – part of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, UOB, Hamilton Lane… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 7:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities crowdfunding platform SeedInvest has closed its largest offering since platform launch. NowRX closed this past Friday and according to the offering page, NowRX raised $29,268, 351. The offering was being listed under the Reg A+ securities exemption, a vehicle that allows issuers to raise… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 6:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Andy Bromberg, Eco CEO and co-founder of Coinlist, has taken to Twitter to slam an aspiring rival that is apparently copying their business down to the deck. Eco is an app-based Fintech that is a neobank that offers bank-like services without being a bank. Its… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Coinshares has distributed its weekly report on digital asset activity and according to their numbers, last week saw a $141 million outflow in digital assets. Coinshare states that currently total assets under management now stand at $38 billion – the lowest amount since July… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 1:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Earlier this month, Crowdfund Insider held a webinar to discuss the trading of private securities. Crowdfunded securities fall in this category because any security issued online via a platform or directly must be an exempt offering. This means securities issued under Reg CF, Reg… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Calvin Cheng, a former Singapore member of Parliament, investor, and entrepreneur, has gained a provisional Virtual Asset License in Dubai, according to a statement from the company. Cheng has reportedly formed the first regulated non-fungible token (NFT) and fan token investment holding company in Dubai…. Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a COVID-induced pause on in-person events, LendIt Fintech is returning to a gathering of real people in New York City this week. Monkey-pox be damned, the annual gathering is expected to attract thousands of innovators, investors, service providers, and more to participate in a… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Creditspring has raised £48 million bringing its total raised to date to £70 million. Creditspring did not provide details on the funding nor whether it was debt or equity financing. Creditspring is an FCA-regulated “credit subscription service” that also provides educational tools alongside… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Linqto, a private securities investment platform, says it has now topped 50,000 members. Linqto is not a funding portal nor a broker-dealer but offers services in partnership with Rainmaker Securities – a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer. Linqto claims to be a private securities market that makes investing… Read More

May 22, 2022 @ 6:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Chairman Charles Randell reviewed the challenges of securities regulation in a speech delivered at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London.  The FCA has played a key and vital role in enabling Fintech innovation… Read More

May 22, 2022 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde hammered cryptocurrencies this past week during an interview with a Dutch broadcaster according to a report in Bloomberg. Lagarde, an EU official who has long expressed her interest in digital assets, is quoted stating: “My very humble assessment… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Inveniam Capital Partners has invested in Rialto Markets and will support the platform with its private market data, according to a release. Details on the investment were not provided. Rialto Markets is a broker-dealer facilitating crowdfunded securities as well as secondary trading in these assets…. Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 3:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bundesverband Crowdfunding e.V. (the German Crowdfunding Association) and Financement Participatif France (the French Crowdfunding Association) have issued a statement reaffirming their desire that the transition period for European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation (ECSPR) be extended.  The announcement follows a statement by the European Securities… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 2:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Linked Finance SME Confidence Index,  based on research conducted by Behaviours & Attitudes, is the bearer of bad news but insight that should not be unexpected. The Index indicates that business optimism has declined – impacted by geopolitical concerns and rising inflation The Index is… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 5:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

TABS, a “diligence as a service” provider, is being acquired by PreIPO. The deal has priced the purchase at $20.8 million in both cash and stock. The founding team of TABS is expected to join PreIPO’s management team and board of directors. According to a… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 3:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Max Credit Cards and Bits of Gold have partnered to launch a Visa card in Israel called MaxBack Crypto. The new card is said to be the first crypto cashback card in Israel, designed to allow users to accumulate Bitcoin while they use the card…. Read More