June 11, 2019 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

During the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona, Spain, Demica, an independent provider of working capital solutions, has announced the launch of its new Receivables Finance Platform. The Fintech reports that it is currently growing at 40% a year. Today, Demica works with over 400 corporate… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 9:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Arival is now accepting reservations for preferred stock on SeedInvest. Arival will be a crypto-friendly bank – unlike most traditional banks in the United States which tend to be crypto-averse. The bank was founded on the notion that banks in many places… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

It has been widely known that Kik was engaged in a cage match with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ever since Kik went public regarding a Wells Notice submitted by the SEC. A Wells Notice informs an entity they may be the target of… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the outsized success of BeyondMeat’s (NASDAQ:BYND) initial public offering, OurCrowd and its partners have received government approval to operate Israel’s Foodtech incubator. OurCrowd, along with Finistere Ventures, a global agrifood investment leader, Tnuva, Israel’s food manufacturer, and Tempo Beverages, the leading Israeli beverage company,… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Following an $8 million funding round, Beaxy has launched a full-service cryptocurrency exchange. Beaxy is currently available in 185 different countries and 43 US states. In a blog post, Beaxy added some insight into the tiered roll-out explaining that “certain aspects of the exchange may… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Lemonade has crossed the Atlantic and invaded Europe. The Insurtech announced the news in a blog post and email to followers reporting that Lemonade’s insurance services will now be available in Germany. The move was originally forecasted in 2018 when Lemonade announced its intent to… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender CrowdProperty has funded its 92nd project. In doing so, CrowdProperty funded its 600th home having lent over £40 million. In total, CrowdProperty pegs the aggregate value of the property at over £100 million CrowdProperty highlights the fact that, to date,… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Nasdaq has partnered with CryptoCompare to launch a new cryptocurrency pricing product: the Nasdaq/CryptoCompare Aggregate Crypto Reference Prices. The new product will be available on the Quandl platform, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nasdaq, headquartered in Toronto, that provides alternative data for financial professionals. Quandl… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 11:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

BDO Australia has formed a partnership with Decentralised Capital to provide auditing and assurance services to the blockchain and crypto asset sector. The move was described as likely to boost institutional interest in the emerging sector of Fintech. Decentralised Capital is a specialist blockchain firm… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 11:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Prospa has been admitted to the official list of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) following the successful completion of the IPO. According to a note from Prospa, the Fintech sold 29 million shares at $3.78/share raising $109.6 million. Following settlement, Prospa will have… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the larger investment crowdfunding platforms in the US, continues to push forward with its self-crowdfunding campaign has now raised approximately $825,000 from 699 investors. StartEngine is seeking from $500,000 to $9 million under Reg A+ at a pre-money valuation of $119 million…. Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to an email circulated by PrimeTrust, the custody platform is now offering a free IRA service (individual investment accounts) to their platform partners. This means that crowdfunding platforms, broker-dealers, investment advisers, real estate platforms and cryptocurrency exchanges that are PrimeTrust partners may offer this… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

France is moving forward to embrace blockchain technology and the issuance of digital assets. While security tokens will be regulated just like the securities they are, France has crafted a regulatory regime that supports the issuance of utility tokens. Last December, the French Government issued… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The 3rd European Alternative Finance Research Conference is scheduled to take place this October. In advance of the event, organizers have issued a call for academic papers on Fintech/alternative finance. The conference is organised by the European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF) based at Utrecht… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

This is London Tech Week and the city is doing a bit of well-deserved chest pounding touting its innovation cred. In data compiled by London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s inward investment agency, venture capital investment into London is booming. In fact even while… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Aspiring Ethereum replacement Zilliqa has launched smart contract functionality on its blockchain platform. Zilliqa is one of a handful of blockchain platforms seeking to address shortcomings in the sector. Zilliqa using sharding to speed up its transactional rate – a priority for many potential blockchain… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Bitmex has formed a partnership with CryptoCompare, a provider of cryptocurrency data and indices, to provide real-time cryptocurrency futures dataset to institutional investors via the Refinitiv Eikon terminal. BitMex has always targeted professional traders and institutions. The exchange claims to be the “world’s… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK FinTech Alliance has officially launched reporting over 500 companies and individuals have already signed up to join as members. Created in partnership with the Department for International Trade (DIT), the FinTech Alliance seeks to strengthen the UK’s Fintech ecosystem in a single location…. Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 7:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Paysend has quickly topped its £4.2 million target for a crowdfunding round on Seedrs. Launched on June 6, Paysend benefited from a private offering for pre-registered customers. To date, 217 investors have participated in the round which remains open on Seedrs. The round was… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 1:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated the regulatory regime managing the peer to peer lending industry. Overall, the P2P sector saw more rules that increased oversight including a cap on retail investment. Initial comments regarding the rules have been mixed with some… Read More