May 26, 2020 @ 3:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rangewell, a business finance firm that assists SMEs in accessing capital, has launched a dashboards tracking the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Bounce Back Loans – two UK government programs providing support to smaller firms that have struggled in the wake of… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

  Do we need bank branches? No, not really, because old habits can be difficult to break. But the ongoing pandemic is accelerating a digital transformation that was already in play. Fintechs, or Fintech in general, is a big winner in this transformation as populations… Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Groundfloor is turning to SeedInvest to raise additional growth capital.  Groundfloor has posted an offering page for indications of interest and, as of today, the “amount reserved” stands at $280,700. Indications of interest are non-binding. Groundfloor is seeking up to $10 million in a… Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

SIM Swaps, the nefarious act when criminals surreptitiously take over your mobile phone with a different SIM card, hit crypto lending platform BlockFi earlier this month. BlockFi quickly posted an “incident report” outlining the scam: “From approximately 07:17 UTC to 08:43 UTC on May 14,… Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Monzo is one of the top digital banks in the UK that is seeking to challenge old brick and mortar banks in Europe and elsewhere including the USA. The past few months of operations have not been without a few bumps as Monzo has seen… Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Last week it was reported that JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), one of the largest banks in the world and the doyenne of Wall Street big banks, is providing banking services to both Coinbase and Gemini. More specifically, JPMorgan is providing cash management services like wire transfers,… Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 5:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Late last week, Prosper Marketplace filed its first-quarter report on operations and the document provides some insight into how the marketplace lender is faring during an economic landscape impacted by the Coronavirus. Overall, Prosper has originated $17.1 billion since platform inception through March 31, 2020…. Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, previously an investor-led investment crowdfunding platform and now more of an early-stage fund, says April was a record month. According to an email distributed by SyndicateRoom CEO Graham Schwikkard nine startups completed their funding rounds during the lockdown. Reportedly, Kluster, Thermulon, Lumi-Plugin, Note Taking… Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Young, an Italian crypto-exchange startup that raised seed funding on Seedrs last fall, has raised additional capital at a valuation of €10 million. When Young raised funding on Seedrs the pre-money valuation was pegged at €8.5 million. The company ended up raising €787,480. Details on… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 11:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Security token issuance platform Tokensoft has issued $4 million of its own equity to investors via blockchain. The security token represents a Series Seed funding round that took place some time ago in July of 2018. At that time, investors Base10, e.ventures, as well as… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 10:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Molinari Media will open its first international subsidiary office in Delhi, India, according to a company release. Founded by CEO Vince Molinari, Molinari Media (MM ) is a global Fintech media and broadcast company that broadcasts from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ and… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 1:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, Reg CF (or Regulation Crowdfunding) celebrated its 4th birthday. Reg CF is one of three securities crowdfunding exemptions that were created by the JOBS Act of 2012. While Reg CF became law back in 2012, it took the Securities and Exchange Commission… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting will step down from the office on May 29, 2020, according to a release posted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).  Current OCC First Deputy and Chief Operating Officer Brian P. Brooks will take… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The Alternative Financial Services Association of Latvia has published Latvia’s Crowdfunding Industry Guidelines. The association seeks to provide industry rules to foster a transparent and sustainable sector of finance. Twino, a well-established peer to peer investment platform, is the first crowdfunding operator to adhere to the… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Société Générale, a top French bank, has completed the first central bank digital currency (CBDC) transaction. According to a statement by Societe Generale SFH, a subsidiary of Société Générale, the company has issued 40 million euros in covered bonds in the form of “security tokens”… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer to peer lender that provides access to credit in local communities, says it paid out over £11.3 million in gross interest payments to investors during the financial year 2019. The company says 2019 was its biggest pay-out to date. The average fixed… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 11:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Monzo founder Tom Blomfield has exited the CEO role at the digital bank and will now become President of the company according to multiple reports. The current US CEO TS Anil is said to become the new “UK Bank CEO” according to Techcrunch. Anil is… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi, one of the most successful Fintechs in the US, has eliminated 112 positions following “performance reviews.” The news comes following reports that SoFi was experiencing a COVID-19 driven boom for their trading and investment feature.  According to a report by BI, SoFi cut 7%… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that its annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation will be virtual this year. During SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s tenure, the Forum has moved outside the beltway. Before Clayton, the Forum was held at SEC HQ… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Long-anticipated, the Future Fund opens for applications today. The Future Fund will remain open until September and is delivered in partnership with the British Business Bank. The Future Fund was revealed in April by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak as part of a package… Read More