March 8, 2018 @ 6:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission has published their Fintech Action Plan representing a strategic approach to boosting “technology-enabled innovation in financial services”.  As a first “major deliverable,” the Commission published new rules designed to help crowdfunding platforms to expand across the EU’s single market. The Commission is also… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 2:34 am By JD Alois  |  

GIFTO, a blockchain based gifting platform, has announced a partnership with DATx that will enable GIFTO to use DATx’s ability to discover fake nodes within the GIFTO blockchain, remove and eliminate them from the root cause before any of the fake nodes can cause damage…. Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 1:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform FundedByMe says that more women are investing through crowdfunding than ever before. The Sweden based operation says that in 2017 women accounted for 27% of aggregate capital invested in early stage companies on the FundedByMe platform. When comparing January and February of… Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 11:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a US based crowdfunding platform that utilizes the Reg CF exemption, says it had a gang-buster week – one of their biggest ever. Activity was driven in part due to their second crypto offer – Witnet. that easily hit the max amount allowable. Witnet… Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 8:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Thailand may launch new rules governing initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies in general later this month. This is according to a report in the Bangkok Post today referencing multiple government officials. According to the write up, Thailand will define digital currencies as property –… Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

  CommonBond, an online lending platform servicing the student loan market, has received its first triple A rating for securitization. Moody’s has assigned provisional ratings of (P)Aaa (sf) to Class A-1 and A-2 notes to be issued by CommonBond Student Loan Trust 2018-A-GS (CBSLT 2018-A-GS)…. Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 4:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

As we wrote at the end of February, Wyoming wants to become the Crypto-Valley of US – similar to the Crypto-Valley in Zug, Switzerland. Today, Wyoming surpassed an important milestone as ALL 5 cryptocurrency bills were passed  by both the House and the Wyoming Senate…. Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 3:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Diversification is key for any investment portfolio. When investing in equities, some people believe that 30 stocks and provide a better risk adjusted return over time. The same can be said for purchasing a basket of cryptocurrencies. Coinbase, one of the largest crypto exchanges in… Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),  Divisions of Enforcement and Trading and Markets, has published a statement on “online trading platforms,” or cryptocurrency exchanges, that trade in tokens minted by initial coin offerings (ICOs) and digital assets in general. The SEC stated: “The platforms often… Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced its selected delegates to participate in a trade mission scheduled to take place in the US this coming April.  According to the DIT, the following 15 Fintech firms have been selected: AccessPay is on a mission to… Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a trade association representing the digital asset and Blockchain industry, is holding its third-annual DC Blockchain Summit in partnership with the Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. If you don’t happen to be… Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 7:39 am By JD Alois  |  

CFTC States Until Congress Clarifies  Crypto, the Commission will Consider it Not Legal Tender & Continue to Treat as a Commodity. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has received a preliminary injunction order agains CabbageTech, DBA Coin Drop Markets, and Patrick McDonnell. The CFTC complaint… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 10:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dare to be the best. Far Eastern Air Transport or FAT Taiwan Inc. has announced it will “fully accept encrypted digital currency” to purchase airline tickets and related services. FAT wants to be a pioneer in the airline industry and its decision to embrace Bitcoin… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 9:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia and the NSW Government’s Jobs for NSW are joining to launch the 2018 Finnie awards. According to FinTech Australia, a total of 23 awards will be presented including Fintech Organisation of the Year, Outstanding Fintech Leader of the Year, Female Fintech Leader of the… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 5:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US House of Representatives has just passed a Bill, HR 4768, that will require the US Department of the Treasury, in consultation with various U.S. agencies, to develop a national strategy to combat the financial networks of transnational organized criminals. The Bill passed the… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Following its January launch, Blend Network has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of Beauty marketplace founder and former Morgan Stanley Vice President Roxana Mohammadian-Molina. This comes after Blend hired former senior Lloyds banker Charles Lamplugh. Roxana Mohammadian-Molina joins Blend Network after exiting… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Fintech Hub LATTICE80 will begin their Initial Coin Offering (ICO) at some point this month (March). The ICO will commence with a private sale for approved investors. LATTICE80 will issue “KAYA” tokens as part of its vision to connect Fintech and Blockchain startups globally… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) announced last month it would be integrating Blockchain technology to power trading on its platform. This will make the CSE the first regulated exchange in North  America to make the transition that is inevitable for all traditional stock exchanges in… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

NextSeed is one of a handful of FINRA approved Reg CF crowdfunding portals that is successfully providing access to growth capital for small businesses across the US. It is the only platform in operation that focuses solely on debt financing as most other platforms are… Read More

March 5, 2018 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

BondMason, a direct lending service for investors that focuses on peer to peer lending opportunities, has released a note on recent actions in the SIPP space (Self Invested Pension Plans). Stephen Findlay, CEO of BondMason, says that SIPP administrators are right to tread carefully when reviewing… Read More