April 12, 2022 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

NFT Investments PLC (AQSE: NFT) announced in January that it had signed a non-binding letter of intent for the proposed acquisition of Pluto Digital PLC for a consideration of £96 million to be satisfied in NFT shares, subject to shareholder approval. Headquartered in London, NFT… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Stenn, an SME financing platform based in the UK, has raised $50 million in equity at a $900 million valuation, according to the company. Stenn was founded in 2015 by Greg Karpovsky, who has more than 20 years’ experience in digital trade finance. Centerbridge, based… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Capital on Tap, a platform providing access to capital to SMEs in the UK and USA, has secured a $200m funding facility with HSBC and Värde Partners, according to a company statement/ Launched in 2012, Capital on Tap launched reports over £3.5 billion of funding… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd, part of the Ping An Group, has signed a 10-year exclusive strategic partnership with Pismo, a banking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider. According to a company statement, OneConnect current services will be augmented by Pismo’s “multi-tenant SaaS platform” to serve a broader… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 7:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, a top FINRA regulated funding portal, says it had a banner week as it raised more funding under Reg CF than ever before. According to a tweet from Jonny Price, Wefunder Vice President of Fundraising, Wefunder raised just shy of $14 million in seven… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Republic officially announced its long-anticipated expansion into Asia. The company has previously expressed its intent to move into other geographies. Last year, Republic made its first big leap into Europe via the acquisition of Seedrs, a UK-based investment crowdfunding platform that has long-listed… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Last week, on the anniversary of the JOBS Act of 2012, Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee pitched a new legislative initiative to support entrepreneurship, access to capital, and helping retail investors. The JOBS Act of 2012 legalized online capital formation. The JOBS… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset investors are taking profits, according to CoinShares weekly report as over $134 million in crypto exited positions – the second largest weekly outflow this year. The most popular crypto, Bitcoin was the biggest exit Hoovering up most of the outflow at $132 million…. Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) submitted a comment regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s request for feedback on “junk fees” that drive up the cost of goods and services, including financial services. The FTA letter states that many of their members launched to target… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a €4 billion program for 2022 and 2023 to help cities and regions in EU Member States address the needs and meet the challenges of integrating war refugees from Ukraine. The unprovoked war by Russia has caused a… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has posted a letter indicating it was OK with Amigo Loans’ (AMGO.L) plans to compensate customers that has been apparently harmed while transgressing lending rules. A previous attempt to mollify regulators failed.  Amigo is a subprime lender that offers… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 10:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nexum Foundation and The Climate Group Africa aim to disrupt the shipping industry, according to a public release. Nexum Foundation has reportedly agreed to provide its technology platform to power a new carbon credits exchange using blockchain technology. In partnership with HBKDOP Dubai, UAE, and… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Even while the Chairman of the SEC pounds the enforcement drums on digital assets and the firms that trade, them venture capital funding in these firms continue to be robust. According to recent data from Pitchbook, 2021 was a blowout year as capital flowed into… Read More

April 8, 2022 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

KingsCrowd, a Reg CF data platform, says retail investors support underserved segments – like women and minorities – around 10X more than venture capitialists. The information is part of the company’s 2021 Market Intelligence Report. KingsCrowd claims that startups with female founders received 19.3% of… Read More

April 8, 2022 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) took a blow today during an overall challenging market session, as Goldman Sachs issued a downgrade from Neutral to Sell. Robinhood is a social trading platform allowing users to trade both traditional securities alongside crypto. Last week, Robinhood shared that its goal is… Read More

April 8, 2022 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Michael J. Hsu, has shared his thoughts on stablecoins and how they should be regulated. As the Biden Administration has messaged its intent to review digital assets as well as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins, the most pressing… Read More

April 8, 2022 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

This week Jonny Price, Vice President of Fundraising at Wefunder – a top Reg CF funding portal operating in the US (and soon in Europe), pitched a rebranding of “equity crowdfunding” to “community round.” Price directed his opinion at Republic.     Yo @joinrepublic what… Read More

April 8, 2022 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Nikulipe, a payments Fintech that aims to make it easier for fast-growing firms to streamline international payments, has enlisted iDenfy, a fraud prevention and digital identity verification business to help with proof of person, AML, and KYC.  iDenfy’s document verification service will support Nikulipe mission… Read More

April 7, 2022 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Republican Staff of the House Financial Services Committee has produced a report revisiting the JOBS Act of 2012 and the decade since the legislation became law.  Perhaps the best-known outcome of the legislation was to legalize online capital formation – or crowdfunding – but… Read More

April 7, 2022 @ 3:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Honeycomb Credit, a regulated funding portal providing SMEs access to debt capital, has announced a new partnership with Sustainible IO – a firm aiming to improve the likelihood of business success. According to Honeycomb, the two companies will offer capital readiness assessments to Main St…. Read More