August 24, 2018 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has won a big victory in a trial against Patrick K. McDonnell and CabbageTech Crop – a company that was doing business as Coin Drop Markets. McDonnel, and his company, was assessed penalties and restitution of over $1.1 million as… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 7:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marcus began its existence as a mere online lender seeking to provide consumers with affordable credit all online. But as time moves on, it is becoming more clear that Marcus is being positioned as not just providing loans but becoming the bank of the future:… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 4:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Carats.io, a Fintech based in Israel that is building a financial market for diamonds, has partnered wit KELA – a jewelry / diamond retailer operating across Asia. KELA is said to be the largest online diamond retailer in China and has 300 stores across the… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 3:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Remitly, the largest private digital remittance Fintech HQed in the US, has boosted its money transfer service to India. The update moves its daily sending limit to $30,000 on money sent to India from the United States. Remittance payments around the world have become a… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

SharesPost has announced a new partnership with Securitize, an technology platform that enables the tokenization of any asset. SharesPost is a regulated alternative trading system (ATS) and one of the earliest platforms moving into the security token sector as a regulatory compliant marketplace  for digital assets…. Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo was conceived as an investment platform but got a bit ahead of securities law so it started as a rewards platform. Today, Indiegogo now offers securities crowdfunding via a partnership with Microventures.  Last December, Indiegogo announced it was moving into the initial coin offering… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Aly Pte. Ltd., a Fintech that has launched an international stock tracking app Spiking, says that Seed and Pre A round founding now totals S$2.23 million after receiving an additional S$1.2 million. Spiking is moving beyond more traditional assets by adding digital assets covered in… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

FINRA ( Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) has been doing a series of podcasts, called FINRA Unscripted, for some time now. Their most recent segment covered Fintech posing the rhetorical question as to how regulators are keeping up with the pace of change. In 2017, FINRA… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, an online lending platform founded by Renaud LaPlanche, has closed on a Series C round  in the amount of $62 million. The funding was led by China based CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund. Laplanche previously founded LendingClub, the largest marketplace lending platform in the US…. Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a creative use of the English language, Berlin based digital challenger bank N26 is out with a promotional campaign that is rather blunt. As depicted below in a Tweet courtesy of @Skollma, N26 goes straight to the point and says F¥€K Fees. #nobullshit. The marketing… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 3:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

tZero, a subsidiary of Overstock(NASDAQ:OSTK) and an important element of their blockchain strategy, has filed an updated Form D with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There Reg D filing highlights the security token offering that tZero recently closed. The results were discussed in the most… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kin, a cryptocurrency powered ecosystem that wants to help brands better connect with their customers, has received approval from Apple to launch their iOS app on the app store. Kinit, as it is called, was released on Google Play for Android last month and Kin… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdEngine, a long time software provider in the online capital formation industry, has recently partnered with Aboveboard to “streamline the process of launching and managing a tokenized security.” CrowdEngine provides a litany of securities crowdfunding solutions including offerings using Reg D, Reg S. Reg A+… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut has announced the official launch of a new product. Revolut “Metal card” enables users to receive cash back in either cryptocurrency or fiat at a 1% rate outside Europe and 0.1% on transactions made in Europe. Revolut previously incorporated cryptocurrency options on their banking… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group has launched a new services that is said to provide a more transparent listing process to issuers. The Huobi Automated Listing Platform is not 100% automated as their are checks in place but the feature is designed to streamline the digital asset listing… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 10:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, CI reported on a class action lawsuit filed against Unikrn and their initial coin offering (ICO). The company raised approximately $30 million in an ICO in late 2017. Unikrn was founded by Rahood Sahul, who is no neophyte when it comes to tech and venture capital…. Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bestow, an Insurtech that delivers algo powered life insurance underwriting, has expanded into 32 US states including Massachusetts, Colorado, Washington, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Arizona, Utah, and Texas. The expansion comes as Bestow announces a new API to help partners offer life insurance as part of… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Varo Money has hired Thibault Fulconis as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Varo shares that Fulconis has extensive experience and was previously part of the executive team of Bank of the West and its holding company BancWest. Fulconis will oversee all financial, treasury, regulatory… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

For the past few days, Revolut – a digital only challenger bank that has achieved unicorn status, has been teasing out a new announcement with a Twitter countdown. By tomorrow we will know more. Revolut has already revealed it is prepping the launch of a… Read More

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

Polymath, the a securities token platform, and V Stock Transfer, a stock transfer and registrar firm, have jointly announced a new collaboration that should enable Polymath to integrate with the V Stock platform thus facilitating transfer and registration of security tokens. Security tokens are effectively… Read More