February 8, 2021 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Funding Societies has announced the expansion of operations into Thailand. The online capital formation platform will operate under a crowdfunding license authorized by the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission. According to a note from Funding Societies, the company worked for more than a… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The big story today is that Elon Musk’s Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. The information was disclosed in a 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the exact timing of the purchase was not disclosed, Tesla is most certainly in… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Multiple reports indicate that Monzo is raising £50 million as part of an extension of the previously reported Series G funding from 2020. A Tweet by SkyNews said the new capital is an extension of a previously announced round that brings the total raised by… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

id4 has been recognized as the “Most Innovative Fintech Solution” at the WealthBriefing Swiss Awards 2021, according to a note from the company. id4 is a Swiss software company that is automating Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes, a requirement in the… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

​B-North, a digital lender that is in the process of acquiring a full banking license, has appointed Nimisha Patel to its board of directors. Patel is currently the Chief Digital Information Officer at the Cabinet Office, responsible for helping to shape the technology strategy at… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

  Bitcoin is hitting new highs today fololowing a 10-K filed by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) that revealed it had purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and may purchase other digital assets in the future. Simultaneously, Tesla said they expect to commence accepting Bitcoin as a method of… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has purchased $1.5 billion of Bitcoin, according to a 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The decision was approved by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. Shares in Tesla traded higher in pre-market trading. Tesla said that under… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 3:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

After a difficult 2020 when COVID-19 pummeled the online lending market, loan originations are predicted to bounce back strongly in 2021, according to research by S&P Global. The report states that from January to September, online lending tanked 36%. Loan originations began to recover in… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (OASB) shared a presentation outlining the performance of securities exemptions during 2020. The presentation reviewed the utilization of Reg D, Reg A+, and Reg CF as these are the main avenues to raise… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Better Internet Search, based in Scotland, and Partisia Blockchain, based in Denmark, have received a grant from the EU-funded Next Generation Internet Trust (NGI Trust), to develop a new alternative search engine. According to a release, the NGI Trust seeks to support the “development of… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 5:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is taking some heat from various politicians as fingers look for somewhere to point blame. Social Democrat Scholz, along with his deputy Joerg Kukies continue to deny responsibility for the collapse of Wirecard AG (WDI.F), a Fintech that was once… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

In a sign of the times, digital bank Revolut has announced that it is migrating towards permanent flexible working for the majority of its 2000 plus employees. Going forward, employees may choose where they work and if they want to come to the office. As… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube and Seedrs are in the midst of a review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the proposed merger between the two early-stage funding platforms. The proposed merger was revealed in October of 2020. At that time, Seedrs CEO Jeff Kelinsky stated: “We… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

tZERO has announced a partnership with Vertalo, a transfer agent that facilitates digital securities, to integrate Vertalo’s tech stack. tZERO is a registered alternative trading system (ATS), similar to an exchange, and a regulated broker-dealer. tZERO CEO Saum Noursalehi said they are excited to integrate… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Germany is starting the year on a high note in regards to VC Fintech investment according to a report. In fact, Fintech investments experienced a volume of €275 million in January 2021 said to be the second-best start to the year ever after 2019 only…. Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

FINRA’s 2021 Report on Examination and Risk Monitoring Program mentions several current topics including digital assets and “game like” trading. According to the report, Exam Findings regarding digital asset trading has uncovered shortcomings when it comes to investors using digital asset marketplaces. To quote the… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, the Luxembourg parliament approved legislation that enables securities to be issued and managed using distributed ledger technology or blockchain. According to CMS Luxembourg the law: Modernizes the Luxembourg law of 6 April 2013 on dematerialized securities (the “2013 Law”) by inserting a definition… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Linked Finance has appointed Niall O’Grady as the new CEO, according to a note from the company. O’Grady is expected to lead the business through its next stage of growth as the peer to peer lender reports €3 million in lending funded in the first… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Divvy Homes, a Proptech that seeks to make homeownership more attainable with flexible ownership, has announced a $110 million Series C equity funding round. The funding was led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from GGV Capital, Moore Specialty Credit, JAWS Ventures, and existing investors,… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Investors Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISBC) has announced that Kim Wales and John E. Harmon, Sr. have been elected to its Board of Directors. Wales is well known in the Fintech and crowdfunding sector having been an early advocate for online capital formation and engaged with… Read More