February 23, 2021 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

During testimony provided at the US Senate Banking Committee hearing today, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell commented on the possibility of launching a “digital dollar” calling it a high-priority project for them. Powell was testifying in front of the Senate Banking Committee as part of… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Letitia James, Attorney General of New York, says that Bitfinex must stop allowing trading for New York investors. The AG says that Bitfinex’s activities are “illegal” in New York.  The agreement requires Bitfinex and Tether to discontinue any trading activity with New Yorkers while paying… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

SIX, the operator of the Swiss and Spanish Stock Exchanges, has taken a majority stake in Canadian AI platform Orenda Software Solutions. SIX states the acquisition is a step is part of its strategy to help its customers drive more insights with data and analytics… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

  Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has published its Jobs Index, a report that the company plans to publish quarterly, that indicates startups are increasing hiring despite the ongoing pandemic challenges. According to OurCrowd, high-tech startups with job openings in Israel have risen by 400%… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Accelerated Payments has appointed Peter Thomas as Business Development Manager to boost utilization of its invoice financing service. Thomas began his career in investment management. The company explains that he noticed that Fintechs were disrupting the lending space by supporting SMEs not catered for by… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 6:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last year, the European Union approved pan-European crowdfunding rules that will apply to all member states thus finally offering a harmonized approach to online capital formation. Crowdfunding advocates and European platforms had long recognized the unnecessary friction intrinsic to raising capital based on national regulations… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Vertalo, a digital transfer agent has signed agreements with multiple FINRA regulated funding portals that issue securities under Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding). According to a statement from Vertalo, Netshares, Fundopolis, FundersUSA, Infrashares, and Raise Green have each agreed to use the Vertalo service. The agreements… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

CoPeace, has selected blockchain-based Equa for its investor relations service including equity and transfer management. CoPeace is building a portfolio of for-profit companies that target social and environmental impact. CoPeace announced a Reg CF offering last year listed on Wefunder. CoPeace currently is promoting a… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

HANetf, described as Europe’s first full-service white label UCITS ETF issuer, says it has topped $2 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of last week. HANetf reports that it now has an AUM of £2.22 billion – a whopping increase of 85% since the… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

OakNorth Bank says it has completed a £5.6 million loan to convert vacant pub and hotel, Antigallican Hotel, in Charlton into a mixed-use building with 60 studio apartments. The loan was made to Gallican Investments Limited, which is led by the team behind Dandi founded… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital says it has originated a loan via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to a specialist residential childcare development that has created 80 jobs in Warwickshire. According to the peer-to-peer lender, a £5 million development loan has been provided to Forge Care,… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Mark Carney, the former Bank of England Governor, has joined Stripe’s board of directors. Carney joins the board in advance of a new funding round that is said to value the Fintech at between $70 to $100 billion, according to reports. In early 2020, Stripe… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey has issued a request for proposals to help foster economic growth and capital formation. The proposal may end up as legislation that is designed to increase economic growth and job creation. Senator Toomey stated: “I am announcing this… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 12:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

High-performance blockchain ecosystem Zilliqa has invested in XCADEMY, described as an online and mobile YouTube academy. The investment is part of a partnership where Zilliqa and XCADEMY plan a blockchain-based influencer economy, allowing content creators to monetize their content and incentivize user engagement by tokenization…. Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Brickowner, a property investment platform, has launched a secondary market for securities purchased on their site. Investors may now buy and sell their securities for properties funded on the Brickowner platform. The London-based investment site said this brings liquidity to investments that originated on their… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The attack of the retail investor targeting highly shorted stocks is causing institutional money to exit short positions, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence. As has been widely reported, certain subreddits helped fuel trading in shorted shares where retail investors purchased stakes… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 2:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (NYSE: BLOK) has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, according to a release distributed by Amplify. BLOK is actively-managed by ETF sub-adviser Toroso Investments, LLC BLOK is described as an actively-managed ETF comprised of companies involved in blockchain… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The confluence of an ongoing pandemic, social strife, high taxes, and governments that are anti-business, has compelled a good amount of people to depart San Francisco and New York for South Florida and other locales. A recent report looks to provide additional insight into the… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week it was reported that Monzo was asking the UK government to make available gambling blocks for everyone. Monzo said that around two million people in Britain are experiencing harm caused by gambling. Today it was announced that Monzo and TrueLayer are partnering… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a digital property finance platform, has issued a new range of Buy-to-Let products. The Fintech says it has reduced rates across its five-year fixed rate BTL range, with its 65% LTV product now available at 3.29% with a maximum loan of £1.5 million. Additionally,… Read More