February 1, 2019 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Dairy-free ice cream brand Coconuts Naturally pitched their product on Dragon’s Den last year receiving two offers. Peter Jones called Coconuts Naturally the best ice cream he has tasted. Founder Cecily Mills turned them both down. Mills decided to pitch her product on Seedrs instead. The… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Concordium Foundation has partnered with Aarhus University and their Department of Computer Science to launch the  Concordium Blockchain Research Center. The Concordium Foundation is expected to receive approximately 10 million DKK per year for five years for the Research Center (about USD $ 1.5 million or USD… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 2:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) is now open for applications. GFIN is a group of 29 international organisations including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as well as the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 7:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Cboe filed for a rule change pertaining to listing a Bitcoin-based Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). The filing comes following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ossification on the matter having. The SEC has already rejected multiple requests for a crypto ETF. Earlier this month,… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Quicken Loans appears to be moving quickly to completely rebrand under the Rocket name. While introducing Rocket Financial some time ago, it seems that it is out with the old and in with the new. Quicken Loans is old school Fintech founded by entrepreneur… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading UK based investment crowdfunding platform, has launched a new fund for investors in early-stage firms. The EIS100 Fund enables passive investors to gain exposure to 100 or so individual companies over a 12 month period. Of course, investors benefit from the wonders… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Boerse Stuttgart Group has officially launched their long-anticipated crypto asset trading platform: Bison. The regulated stock exchange has released an App after a year of development, available for both iOS and Android, to enable the trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin. This is a no-fee trading… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has updated their “Guidelines on Recognized Markets” to facilitate the trading of digital assets. The Securities Commission Malaysia has a reputation as being forward thinking when it comes to innovative financial services and is recognized for its encouragement of Fintech in… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 11:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs outlined their top priorities for the 116th Congress. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Mike Crapo, explained: “[we] will continue to identify and move bipartisan legislative solutions that promote economic growth; build a record for… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech deals backed by VCs hit a record during 2018. According to a report by CB Insight, Fintech rocketed 15% year over year raising $39.57 billion for 1,707 different deals globally. This number was helped by the good number of “mega-deals” or funding rounds in… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Legaltech iDisclose is rebranding as LawCloud, according to a release by the firm. While the regulatory disclosure side of the business will continue to operate under the iDisclose brand, LawCloud has been deemed more appropriate to the company’s aspirations. LawCloud CEO Michael Knox said that the… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto proponent Spice VC has been recognized as a top VC in Israel, according to a report published by IVC Research Center. Spice VC is the first ever tokenized VC fund and claims to be the 4th security token ever issued. Israel has been labeled… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

In a hugely embarrassing shift of events, Fintech Curve has been blocked by American Express. The smart card that “combines all of your credit and debit cards on a single card” announced this week that Amex was back following several months were the credit card was not… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Raisin has announced a new partnership with Santander Spain with an “Open Banking Agreement” which allows customers to authorize the bank to share with Raisin defined data for the registration process, including a customer’s name, date of birth, ID or contact details. Thus, registration… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance investment platform LendInvest has funded a £7.35 million bridge loan for an “industry-leading developer” in under seven days. The online investment platforms says they stepped in to fill a void left by another lender. Daniel O’Neil, Director at SPF Private Clients explained that… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) continues to add new digital assets for trading on its regulated and insured token sale platform. Today GBX has announced the addition of Stellar Lumens (XLM) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). GBX is part of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Downing Crowd has listed a £3 million bond for care home developer Magnus Care Group. The security offers investors an annual rate of return of 7% plus the potential for added equity upside. The bond has already raised more than £2.6 million. Magnus recently acquired… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 4:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Equidate has rebranded to become Forge Global, Inc. (Forge). Forge is an online marketplace for pre-IPO securities, like Spotify, Lyft, 23 and Me and others. Forge reports having topped $1 billion in transactions. Alongside the change of name Forge announced the expansion of its Series B funding… Read More

January 29, 2019 @ 11:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securitize, Coinstreet Partners, and STO Global-X, a security token exchange platform, have inked a strategic agreement to bring one-stop, end-to-end digital security offering services to the Asian market. Securitize is a compliance platform and protocol for issuing and managing digital securities on the blockchain, including… Read More

January 29, 2019 @ 5:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Jeitto has that it has closed on a new funding round led by Accion Venture Lab, a seed-stage investment initiative of global nonprofit Accion. The amount of funding was not disclosed. Accion was described as a strategic investor with “extensive global investment… Read More