June 9, 2018 @ 1:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

While Goldman Sachs’  (NYSE:GS) most prominent foray into Fintech started with online lending, Marcus is poised to become so much more in the digital banking arena. As previously reported, Marcus zoomed into online lending fueled by consumer deposits due to an acquisition from several years… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 5:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Unicorn, TransferWise, has announced the launch of its money transfer services in Argentina. Argentinians will now be able to move money from more to and from over 60 countries. TransferWise said it will operate in Argentina in partnership with Nubi, a Fintech company associated with… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the US, is nearing its $5 million self crowdfunding goal standing at over $4.7 million. The Reg A+ offering was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last September and soon after went live on their… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, posted an update on the Titanium Blockchain enforcement action that reviewed the preliminary injunction filed against the firm. A quick review of the update indicated little new pertaining to the SEC’s move to shut down the… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

  Online mortgage lender LendInvest reports it is scrambling to hire new employees due to the demand of its Buy-to-Let (BTL) product. The LendInvest team has now grown to 15 people in the short period since the  BTL product was launched in November 2017. Antonia… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

On May 25th 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force. GDPR is a EU law on data protection and privacy for individuals – an area of profound importance in the digital universe. GDPR seeks to give more control to EU citizens over… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator, along with their leading partner Standard Chartered, has shared their success of their program. Through the most recent 12-week session, the SuperCharger cohort companies have achieved 47 commercial deals and raised US$ 14.4 million while receiving 17 awards. This year’s program is… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group, a fast growing digital asset solutions provider, is now accepting listing submissions from European and Australian blockchain companies on the Huobi Autonomous Digital Asset Exchange (HADAX). On HADAX, teams may self-submit an application online to list their project for community voting. Following an… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Montreuil, France based Lemon Way is the number one online payment solution for crowdfunding platforms in continental Europe. The company received a payment institution license in 2012. According to the Fintech firm, today Lemon Way provides payment solutions to over 200 crowdfunding sites (both debt… Read More

June 7, 2018 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

WENN Digital, Inc., the creator and operator of the blockchain-based KODAKOne and the KODAKCoin cryptocurrency, has partnered with Oak View Group (OVG). The partnership will bring the KODAKOne platform and KODAKCoin to six OVG arenas that includes two NHL team and four NBA teams. According… Read More

June 7, 2018 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Zebra Medical Vision has announced the completion of a $30 million C round led by aMoon & Aurum Ventures. Zebra is a machine learning startup in the medical imaging sector that automates chest X-ray analysis thus lowering the cost and diminishing the time necessary for… Read More

June 7, 2018 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

London based YOVO has selected Malta as its global headquarters. YOVO is described as a global mobile phone network built on blockchain technology, that allows users to earn and spend cryptocurrency by using their mobile service. YOVO says it is currently working closely with mobile network partners… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The number of Reg CF crowdfunding platforms in the US continues to slowly grow with several recent additions. Last time we reviewed the number of FINRA approved investment platforms in March, there were 38 regulated sites. So what has changed? First, to update on what… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 9:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired Keystone Capital Corp., along with Venovate Marketplace, Inc., and Digital Wealth LLC. The purchase was announced today in a blog post by Coinbase COO Asiff Hirji. The acquisition accomplishes several very important strategic objectives. Keystone is a regulated broker dealer, as well… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has issued an alert to investors when considering buying crypto assets through trading platforms. The CSA states that even though a platform may call itself an “exchange,” that does not mean it is complying with the securities regulatory regime. The… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

It has been widely reported today that mutual fund giant Fidelity is hiring a “DevOps System Engineer to help engineer, create and deploy a Digital Asset exchange.” The fact that Fidelity is going crypto is just further validation of the digital asset revolution that is… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

VanEck, a New York based asset manager, has announced it will partner with SolidX to list a “physically-backed bitcoin ETF” (exchange traded fund). The proposed ETF will be insured against loss or theft of bitcoin. VanEck was first to file for a 40-Act Bitcoin ETF… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Brew Dog, one of the most successful investment crowdfunding offerings of all time, has returned to the US for its second go at a Reg A+ securities offering. CI caught wind of the second round earlier this year due to a public filing posted on… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Sagewise, a smart contract resolution ecosystem, will be building out its service on the Hedera Hashgraph platform. By utilizing this new blockchain, Sagewise will be able to leverage its super speedy technology. Smart contract losses exceeded half a billion U.S. dollars in value in 2017,… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has launched a six week consultation to adopt a common global language on payments known as ISO 20022. The Bank notes that existing standards are fragmented and inconsistent thus complicating the important aspect of the financial industry. By creating a standard,… Read More