March 11, 2019 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock’s (NASDAQ: OSTK) blockchain subsidiary, Medici Ventures, has bought a 5.1% stake in Bankorus, a blockchain banking platform focused on custody, lending, and exchange of assets on the blockchain, according to a release from the firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bankorous’ platform… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has hit Marshall Islands-registered 1pool Ltd and its CEO and owner Patrick Brunner with a $990,000 penalty for illegally offering retail commodity transactions that were margined in Bitcoin. Additionally, the CFTC sited the failure of the company to register… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

ING Belgium and Netherlands accelerator program Fintech Village has announced their newest round of participants. According to ING, 121 Fintech startups applied but only 7 were selected. ING states that it wanted to address businesses that were more mature, more likely to offer innovations that… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Revolut has received an apology of sorts as the Telegraph has issued a correction regarding an article where the broadsheet made allegations regarding compliance challenges. Crowdfund Insider referenced the Telegraph’s report in an article here. The Telegraph’s correction stated they had “wrongly… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise, a property crowdfunding platform, is raising growth capital on Seedrs. The just recently launched campaign has quickly topped its initial goal of raise £1.5 million for 8.57% equity in the company. Today, 307 individual investors have participated in the offer that has a pre-money… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd2Fund, a UK based investment platform, is targeting the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) markets for expansion. In late 2018, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ratcheted up their innovation focus by launching GFIN as it sought to target the larger challenges of cross border… Read More

March 10, 2019 @ 12:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week was a big one for Fintech and Israel. At the beginning of the week, the annual Tel Aviv Fintech Week event took place. Tel Aviv Fintech is a three-day affair that started with blockchain and ended with women in Fintech. On Thursday, the… Read More

March 10, 2019 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Bank Awards, an event that aspires to be the “Oscars of the banking world,” has revealed their 2019 winners. Now in its fifth year of operation, the British Bank Awards are run by Smart Money People a review and insight platform for financial… Read More

March 9, 2019 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The initial coin offering (ICO) / Security Token Offering (STO) continues to endure a period of regulatory uncertainty. As things stand right now, ICOs are securities. End of story. If you completed an ICO after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued the DAO Report… Read More

March 9, 2019 @ 1:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, HR 1595 or the SAFEBanking Act was introduced into the House of Representatives. This legislation will seek to fix the problems associated with the banking industry and Cannabis based businesses. The bill is being sponsored by Colorado Representative Ed Perlmutter who harkens from… Read More

March 8, 2019 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe, a global investment crowdfunding platform, is now a publicly traded company. As anticipated, shares in FundedByMe traded today for the first time on the NGM Nordic MTF AB. The company’s A shares (FBM MTF A) and B shares (FBM MTF B) are now available… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 5:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Downing LLP has acquired the peer to peer lender Funding Empire, the company behind Downing Crowd’s platform technology. Funding Empire is the trading name for Tally Marketplace Lending Ltd. Downing LLP is an FCA authorized and regulated investment manager which operates the crowdfunding platform, Downing… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 5:42 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released two reports on cryptocurrency which were commissioned on behalf of the UK government. The FCA has previously published documents on the emerging “crypto-asset” sector as it seeks to better understand which digital assets should be regulated and… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 4:58 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, the largest investment crowdfunding platform in the world, has announced the launch of the OurCrowd Medtech Fund joining their existing portfolio of 18 funds. The $50 million fund will focus exclusively on investing in disruptive medical technology – a fast-growing sector of healthcare. This… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 4:30 am By JD Alois  |  

This is a story that has only happened a couple of times. A Fintech, Raisin, has purchased a traditional bank, according to a release from the firm. Raisin recently closed on €100 million funding round. The acquisition of MHB of Frankfurt by Raisin is still… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 2:09 am By JD Alois  |  

During the opening of their annual summit with over 17,000 participants, global investment platform OurCrowd announced the launch of a new Impact Fund in partnership with Social Finance Israel – the Israeli impact advisory leader. The new fund is looking to raise $30 million and… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, the largest investment crowdfunding platform in the world, has topped $1 billion in funding raised. The online investment platform has provided growth capital to 170 individual firms and 18 different funds in the six years since the platform launch. Alongside the milestone funding amount,… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 1:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has published fourth quarter numbers for member platforms. According to their data, cumulative lending now tops £9.5 billion with over £800 million originated during the period. The P2PFA states that platforms facilitated loans worth nearly £3 billion during 2018…. Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

On their one year anniversary, TrustToken has added real-time confirmation of funds and 1-click redemptions for their stablecoin TrueUSD. TrustToken said the new feature created a “new standards for fiat-backed stablecoins.” Via a partnership with accounting firm Armanino, TrueUSD traders will be able to view… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) states that if properly regulated, Fintech can “extend the benefits of financial inclusion to millions of unbanked and underbanked people around the world.” Fintech has the potential to provide enormous benefit for the less… Read More