December 31, 2019 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom is home to the most robust investment crowdfunding ecosystem in the world. A determined group of innovative entrepreneurs and a collaborative regulatory environment have combined to foster a successful industry of online capital formation that most countries aspire to achieve. While there… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 6:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Baanx a banking app, payment platform, and cryptocurrency trading platform, is nearing its £600,000 funding goal on Seedrs. Baanx is looking to sell a 7.1% equity stake in the firm at a pre-money valuation of £7.85 million. To date, Baanx has raised £567,825 from 276… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 5:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform CrowdStreet says that capital distributions in 2019 more than doubled the total amount of capital distributed back to investors on the platform since 2014. Over$57 million in capital was distributed to platform investors during the year. Launched in 2014, CrowdStreet has… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 2:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Brazil’s Piemonte Holding says it is the first secondary market place in the country to facilitate trading in a tokenized bond offering. According to a release, a R$ 66m (USD $ 16.2 million) private bond issuance, Piemonte “Smart Bond,” is leveraging Globex US Holdings, Corp… Read More

December 27, 2019 @ 3:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines has stripped Robocash Finance Corp.’s authority to operate as a financing company for running several branches without the necessary license. According to the SEC, the Corporate Governance and Finance Department (CGFD) issued the order of revocation… Read More

December 26, 2019 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Blockquake, a digital asset exchange that touts its regulatory compliance cred, has moved into beta. According to a tweet by Antonio Brasse, Blockquake CEO and co-founder, live production testing has commenced with trading in BTC, ETH, LTC, CAD, USD, JPY and more. Merry Christmas, Happy… Read More

December 24, 2019 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) revealed its intent to issue digital bank licenses. Announced in June, applicants have until the end of this year (December 31) to apply. This means a license for digital-only banks. Existing traditional banks that offer digital… Read More

December 24, 2019 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Crowdfund Insider reported on NextSeed’s first Reg D offering for a real estate investment. NextSeed started life as a platform acting as a bank replacement. Small businesses could raise debt capital, first under the Texas intrastate exemption (no longer in use) and… Read More

December 24, 2019 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The number of FINRA regulated “funding portals,” investment crowdfunding platforms that have been approved to issue securities under Reg CF, has continued to move upward since the new entity was created under the JOBS Act of 2012. Today, there are well over forty funding portals…. Read More

December 23, 2019 @ 2:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has received the tender to operate a medical cannabis incubator. OurCrowd is part of a consortium that won the tender including Perrigo, a non-prescription drug company, and BOL Pharma, a medical cannabis company in Israel and an OurCrowd portfolio… Read More

December 23, 2019 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published a report entitled “Reshaping Banking with Artificial Intelligence.” The Report is part of a series of publications on applying AI technology, including Robo-advisors, to the banking industry. Hong Kong has emerged as a top Asian Fintech hub… Read More

December 23, 2019 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the securities regulator for the country, has commenced consultation on “E-money and digital payment tokens (DPTs).” Singapore is a well-recognized Fintech hub. Financial innovation in the country has been aided by the explicit support of policymakers including the leading… Read More

December 22, 2019 @ 7:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee published several letters regarding recommendations to the Commission pertaining to the concept release on regulatory harmonization. A specific letter was posted regarding updates necessary for Reg CF as well as a… Read More

December 22, 2019 @ 5:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

HubrisOne, Fintech in the digital asset sector, has raised £607,000 of its £900,000 goal on Seedrs supported by 49 individual investors, according to the offering page. Shares in HubrisOne are being offered at a pre-money valuation of £8.1 million. Earlier this year in February, HubrisOne… Read More

December 21, 2019 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, has published its inaugural report on the ability for small businesses in the US to access growth capital. The Advocate is a newly-formed sector of the SEC created by legislation… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 2:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a leading Reg CF funding portal and investment community, has circulated an email providing some end of year perspective. In the three years of operation, Republic has captured over 400,000 people in their community. Now that does not mean these are all investors but… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday the European Commission announced the launch of two consultations. The first is on digital or crypto-assets including stablecoins. The second is on cybersecurity. The consultation on digital assets is due to President Ursula von der Leyen determination to keep abreast of innovation in the… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset platform Smartlands and UK Sotheby’s International Realty have agreed to experiment on the tokenization of luxury properties, according to a note from Smartlands. The tokenization platform said that blockchain technology can facilitate access to exclusive opportunities for a new generation of investors worldwide…. Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the UK government announced its selection Andrew Bailey to replace Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England. Carney’s departure has long been anticipated and, in fact, he extended his tenure at the Bank to help provide an element of stability in… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider reported on the agreed-upon legislation for harmonized pan-European crowdfunding rules. Having a single market for online capital formation has been a goal of crowdfunding industry leaders and industry participants for years. Industry advocates have worked diligently behind the scenes to push forward… Read More