October 8, 2018 @ 11:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

DSTLD, the direct to consumer fashion label the provides high quality clothing at lower cost, is now part of the Digital Brands Group. The company reorganization was paired with a new crowdfunding round on posted on SeedInvest. According to the DSTLD / Digital Brands Group… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 9:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Innovation Norway and the School of Business and Law at the University of Adger (UiA) have partnered to offer a master’s course in crowdfunding. In addition to lectures and teaching, participating students will be working with real campaigns from real companies. Reportedly, more than 20 companies and… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 7:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mr & Mrs Smith has closed its crowdfunding round on Crowdcube at over £6.2 million raised. The company said it ended its campaign earlier than anticipated due to investor demand. Mr & Mrs Smith is the first crowdfunding campaign in the UK to take advantage… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 7:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Starling Bank is now offering on demand insurance for your smartphone. According to Starling, users may purchase insurance from so-sure via the Starling app marketplace. Insurtech so-sure is said to offer fast, reliable and simple mobile phone insurance in a market that is… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

VNX Exchange, a trading platform for tokenized VC assets, has partnered with NEM. Founded by CEO Alexander Tkachenko in 2017, Luxembourg-based VNX Exchange is seeking to create a regulatory-compliant marketplace to link investors and venture capitalists in search of liquidity. VNX Exchange is a member… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Israeli Blockchain Forum hosted a meetup with the Israeli Tax Authority (ITA). CPA Roland Am-Shalem, Senior Deputy Director General at the Authority, participated in the meetup.  The event was shared in a post by Igal Nevo, CEO of the Forum. Acc0rding to Nevo: “Roland… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marches Financiers (AFM) in France has updated its list of scammy websites dealing with Forex, Binary Options, Derivatives and Crypto Assets. The AMF has been publishing the Black List for quite some time and now includes cryptocurrency offerings that are not compliant… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the shortlist of finalists for their 2018 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and FinTech Awards at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival. MAS reports that 514 different Fintech firms applied with 60 finalists, from 40 different countries, being selected. Over half… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, has announced it will now donate all listing fees to charity. In a letter from the Binance team posted on its site, the exchange stated: “Binance will make a change to our listing fee policy. Starting immediately,… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Former MD of China MinSheng Asset Management, Bing Lin, has launched a new blockchain powered “SuperNode Community” ( SNC). The ecosystem is said to be deisgned to “democratize the traditional venture capital (VC) model for startups.”  SNC wants to  be the first stop and gateway… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Dubai will enable residents the ability to may digital payments using blockchain tech in a new partnership with Pundi X, Ebooc Fintech & Loyalty Labs LLC. XPOS devices that facilitate transactions are expected be rolled out at shopfronts in region  with provisions for an increase in coming… Read More

October 6, 2018 @ 7:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the online capital formation world witnessed a tectonic shift in the investment crowdfunding industry. Circle, a fast emerging crypto focused company, acquired leading US based investment crowdfunding platform SeedInvest. CI has been assured that CEO Ryan Feit will remain at the helm, along with his… Read More

October 6, 2018 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

TAU Exchange (TAU-X), a new entrant into the increasingly crowded cryptocurrency marketplace, says it is scheduled to launch on October 18th with around 32,000 accounts (or wallets) due to “an overwhelming amount of interest from the public.” TAU Exchange says that it will not use… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest, one of the leading US based investment crowdfunding platforms, is being acquired by crypto firm Circle. The news was reported in a blog post by Circle that stated SeedInvest was being acquired as it seeks to enable startups to issue security tokens using blockchain, while… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

This week N26, a Germany based digital bank, announced it has set up shop in the United Kingdom. N26 already provides banking services in 17 European markets including France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and more. The launch of the challenger bank has long been expected but… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, a peer to peer lending platform based in Estonia, has reported a record number of loan originations for September. According to a short note from the P2P lender, Bondora saw originations rise to € 5,527,855 in September – a 4.7% increase versus the prior… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 7:04 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the biggest challenges for public blockchain is scalability. For widespread adoption to take place, blockchain tech must be able to handle the demands of enterprise activity today and for the future. Simultaneously, these blockchains must be efficient – not using up more value… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced a Fintech and Regtech agreement with the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This is the second Fintech agreement signed by ASIC today having earlier announced an agreement with the US CFTC. The Agreement… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Mintos, an online marketplace for peer to peer loans for retail investors, has partnered with European payments Fintech Trustly. Founded in 2008, Trustly Group AB is a Swedish Fintech firm. Mintos will now allow investors to transfer funds in real time from banks in 29 different… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have signed a Fintech agreement to support innovations in finance and to share information within their respective jurisdictions. This is the second such agreement for the CFTC, a US regulatory agency… Read More