November 20, 2019 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Elliptic, a provider of crypto-asset risk management solutions, has launched a monitoring system for XRP (Ripple) transactions. Simultaneously, Elliptic claims they have identified “$400 million of illicit activity” without naming perpetrators nor specifically what type of illegal transactions are taking place. Elliptic notes that this… Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

FirstRand Bank (FRB) in South Africa is shuttering accounts affiliated with cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a report in MyBroadband. Quoting a letter seen by the publication, the justification is due to associated risk regarding these exchanges: FirstRand Bank has been considering its risk appetite in… Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading digital bank Revolut is partnering with Mastercard to help repair four schools destroyed by  Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. The charitable project is also in support of Universal Children’s Day. According to Revolut, customers are able to round up their spare change and donate the… Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform EstateGuru and OberHaus, real estate agency operating across the Baltic region, have joined together to produce shared real estate market research and analysis with a specialized focus on the needs of the crowdfunding platform. A general and combined analysis of the… Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

TWINO Group, a European peer to peer lending platform, has topped €1 billion in originated loans, according to a company release. Launched in Latvia in 2009, TWINO reports half of the billion Euros in lending has been issued in the past three years as the… Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 2:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital Securities Swisscom, Deutsche Börse and three other partners have successfully settled a securities transaction using tokenized shares via distributed ledger technology (DLT). Three banking partners participated in the digital asset transaction; Falcon Private Bank, Vontobel and Zürcher Kantonalbank. According to Swisscom, the proof of… Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Wethaq Capital has announced that it has issued the first pilot Sukuk on its securities market platform for the Islamic capital markets under the supervision of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). Wethaq is operating under an innovation testing license issued by the DFSA. Mohammed… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 7:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Crowdfund Insider referred to several Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions that addressed the sale of unregistered securities by issuers of initial coin offerings (ICOs). Penalties assessed by the SEC are now coming due for several prominent enforcement actions brought by the… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 6:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert published an Op-Ed today which appeared in Fortune as well as the CFTC website. Tarbert called for a more principles-based approach regarding Fintech innovation – not more rules. Tarbert said that a principles-based approach can provide the… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 3:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

NYC FinTech Women has published its list of Inspiring Fintech Females 2019. NYC FinTech Women serves over 2,000 members through mentorship, sponsorship, and networking opportunities and publishes their annual list to recognize the achievements of women in financial technology. According to NYC FinTech Women, the… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 3:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sponsored Singapore Fintech Festival attracted over 60,000 participants this year. The week-long event that recently ended saw registrations from 140 different countries along with 569 different speakers, 1000 exhibitors, and 41 international pavilions. This is according to MAS. Singapore… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 3:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mintos, a marketplace for investing in loans that has facilitated nearly €4 billion, has been recognized as the Alternative Finance Platform of The Year and People’s Choice during AltFi Awards 2019. The recognition took place on the 18 November during the annual AltFi Berlin Summit. Mintos… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 2:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Brazilian Digital bank Neon has reportedly raised $95.27 million in a funding round led by Banco Votorantim and the General Atlantic fund. This is according to a write up in Estado. Neon claims a customer base of 2 million users. The additional funding will help… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech funding for the 3rd quarter of 2019 surpassed $8.9 billion – a new quarterly record if you factor out Ant Financial’s whopping $14. billion investment in Q2 of 2018. Fintech, and its various subcategories remains a hot sector of venture financing as the year… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Crowd2Fund is raising capital in a self-crowdfunding round seeking up to £1.2 million in an EIS approved offering. Shares in the company are being offered at a pre-money valuation of £35.8 million. Crowd2Fund says this round is in advance of a future… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

BlueVine, an online lender and Fintech bank, has raised $102.5 million in Series F funding. The round was led by ION Crossover Partners with participation from all major existing investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, 83North, SVB Capital, Nationwide, Citi Ventures, Microsoft’s venture fund,… Read More

November 18, 2019 @ 11:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

NIUM, a digital payments platform based in Singapore formerly operating as InstaReM, has partnered with Frente Corretora de Câmbio, a leading foreign exchange broker in Brazil. NIUM will power Frente’s cross border payments, according to a release. The move as a significant step for NIUMs… Read More

November 18, 2019 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Besides having a very witty name, plant-based fast-food chain, Lord of the Fries, is planning an expansion in New Zealand by raising growth capital on PledgeMe. The company is seeking up to NZ $2 million with a minimal hurdle of $1 million. If the company… Read More

November 18, 2019 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is proposing to “clarify” the “valid when made” issue regarding lending. The OCC is soliciting comments now on the proposal. To quote the OCC: “[the proposed] rule to clarify that when a national bank or savings… Read More

November 18, 2019 @ 1:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Periodically, Crowdfund Insider revisits the Reg CF sector of online capital formation. Reg CF or “Regulation Crowdfunding” may have garnered most of the attention from popular media but really there are three individual crowdfunding exemptions including Reg A+ and Reg D 506c. Under Reg A+… Read More