December 27, 2018 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lending platform Robocash says that the ASEAN market is the best region for Fintech development during the next year. A report completed in partnership with Deloitte by Robocash states that Fintech investments in Southeast Asia will increase by more than 20-30% in 2018 compared… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, a real estate platform that leverages Reg A+ to offer access to investments for both accredited and non-accredited investors, recently filed several new forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). One of the requirements of using Reg A+ is a heightened degree of… Read More

December 26, 2018 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong-based Fintech Supercharger accelerator has partnered with the Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) located in Kuala Lumpur. Starting in the first quarter of 2019, prospective students may enroll for a Bachelor’s in Banking and Finance with a specialism in Fintech. Supercharger says… Read More

December 26, 2018 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

EY has published their second annual “Fast Growth Tracker” report that surveys founders and entrepreneurs in the UK. The brief report provides an interesting perspective into the UK innovation economy that is vital to economic growth and prosperity. An interesting finding from the report is… Read More

December 25, 2018 @ 9:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, speedy blockchain Hedera Hashgraph, announced the launch of its initial Community Testing Program. According to the company, the first phase of the program allows developers and individuals to test the mainnet and testnets and earn up to 1000 hbars, Hedera’s native cryptocurrency. The… Read More

December 24, 2018 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Templum, a digital asset trading platform, submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting regulatory clarity on certain issues in the securities token space. Specifically, Templum asked the SEC to “provide needed guidance related to post-trade activities in the… Read More

December 24, 2018 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital payment platform and online lender PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL)  has selected Temenos (SIX: TEMN) to provide digital banking services. The announcement by Temenos was buried in a brief release last Friday. Temenos stated: “PayPal, Inc. has selected Temenos T24 Core Banking. The Temenos T24 banking platform will run… Read More

December 22, 2018 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

A report this week indicates that Facebook is moving into the cryptocurrency space with the launch of a Stablecoin. It has been widely reported that Facebook has put together a blockchain team but this is the first indication the company will be creating its own… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the selection of Martha Legg Miller as the very first “Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation.” The position was created by legislation signed into law during the final days of the Obama Administration in a legislative push to… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 3:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, CI wrote about a new bill that has been introduced into Congress by Representatives Warren Davidson and Darren Soto. HR 7356 or the “Token Taxonomy Act” is designed to provide legal clarity for initial coin offerings that may not be securities. The legislation has… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 2:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled proceedings against Wealthfront Advisors LLC and Hedgeable, Inc, regarding claims of making false statements and publishing misleading advertising. This enforcement action marks the first the SEC has taken against Robo-advisors – a hot sector of Fintech. Wealthfront, a… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

This week, CI reported about a problem for Regulation A issuers (or Reg A+ as it is called). Speaking with Mark Elenowitz, a Wall Street veteran and CEO of Tripoint Global and Bank, he explained a nagging problem for issuers using the security exemption who… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

As long anticipated, legislation has been entered into Congress to address pressing questions regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs) and their current treatment as being regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as they are all considered to be securities. Representatives Warren Davidson and Darren… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech startup Suretly has formed a joint venture (JV) with payments platform QPAGOS. A new entity will be formed called Suretly Mexico to develop Suretly’s “crowdvouching” solution for microloans in Mexico. Suretely explains crowdvouching as: The practice of financially securing a loan repayment by vouching monetary… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Kathy Kraninger was sworn in as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on December 10, 2018, following another acrimonious round of Senate hearings. Kraninger, an experienced Congressional staffer and longtime DC veteran, has made the Bureau’s name and ongoing confusion surrounding its label as… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 7:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Property Partner is reporting gains of up to 43% for investors in two properties. The company says the sale of the properties are the first assets to be sold by Property Partner since it launched as a property investment platform in January 2015. The first property, a one-bedroom… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 6:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Merry Christmas, Xinja. In January of 2018, Xinja became the first retail equity crowdfunding offer in Australia following an update to rules. Xinja, a digital challenger bank, went on to raise $2.4 million in a solid “proof of concept” offering that was part of larger… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 3:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

CREST or Commercial Real Estate Security Tokens is a new initiative created by the Security Token Academy. The idea of taking a hard asset class like property and tokenizing it has become a hot topic of discussion in the digital asset sector. Real estate, unlike… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 1:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty, a UK based peer to peer property lender, reports that it has now paid out more than £1,000,000 in interest to lenders. In a total, £12,000,000 has been returned to investors including principle. CrowdProperty states that it has continued an unblemished record of returning… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) subsidiary Medici Land Governance, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Teton County in Wyoming to provide a blockchain-based land records and information platform. Medici Land Governance is just one of many blockchain initiatives that Overstock is currently pursuing. According to the… Read More