December 19, 2017 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past November Crowdfund Insider had the opportunity to participate in the World Funding Summit in Los Angeles. Organized by Economist and Entrepreneur Victoria Silchenko, the event has updated and changed over the years as the Fintech industry has quickly expanded beyond capital formation. In… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 1:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ellevest has introduced several new services. The online investment platform has announced  Ellevest Digital, Ellevest Premium, and Private Wealth Management Services thus delivering an expanded suite of products, services, and relationship-based pricing options. The company said the evolution of Ellevest’s client offering follows a recent… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Prominent Insurtech firm Lemonade is having a pleasant Holiday season following the announcement they have raised $120 million to fuel platform growth. The funding round was led by SoftBank, a group that has been highly active in the Fintech sector. Valuation was rumored to be… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an order to suspend the trading in shares of The Crypto Company (OTC Pink:CRCW). Shares in The Crypto Company had recently risen to over $640 per share. The 52 week low of shares in CRCW were $3.30 each…. Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a UK based peer to peer lender, has announced the launch of its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). The IFISA is available as a wrapper on all of the automated investment accounts, with the Manual Lending Account also set to be allowed into the… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published an investor warning today telling the public to proceed with “extreme caution” when they invest in cryptocurrencies. The statement by MAS comes as the price of Bitcoin has gone hyperbolic nearing $20,000 per BTC. At the beginning… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

  Bloomio, a Zug, Switzerland based Fintech startup, has launched a new spin on equity crowdfunding. Bloomio is adopting Blockchain to allow early stage companies to raise equity capital in tokenized funding rounds. Having completed the first seeding round, raising CHF 700,000 from founders and private… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), an independent advocacy group that serves as the policy voice for Britain’s tech-led startups and scale-ups, has appointed Dominic Hallas as its new Executive Director. According to Coadec, Hallas will join the group at a critical time as… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 11:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Silver Bullion, a peer to peer lending platform based in Singapore, has reached $50 million in loan originations. The unique platform that provides secured lending based off of bullion saw more than double the lending volume in 2017 versus year prior. According to the platform,… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 11:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is an example of how crazy the Crypto/Blockchain sector is right now. Longfin (NASDAQ:LFIN) listed its shares on NASDAQ on December 13th at $5 a share. The company used the Reg A+ crowdfunding exemption to raise the money apparently selling 2.3 million shares out… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The highly anticipated tZERO initial coin offering (ICO) has finally launched on SaftLaunch. The ICO was delayed once before and appeared to be in a holding pattern earlier today but now the offer is live and open to certain investors. Part of the delay… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 5:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia has provided a comment on the consultation paper published in August regarding authorising new entrants into the banking industry. The creation of digital challenger banks in Australia is a welcomed move but, according to FinTech Australia, needs some improvement. The discussion paper proposes… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 1:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

TZero, the creation of Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) CEO Patrick Byrne, is a Blockchain platform for capital markets. Envisioned as a distributed ledger technology for trading and investing including the burgeoning initial coin offering (ICO) market, TZERO claims to be the first SEC and FINRA compliant ATS… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

As previously announced, the CME – the worlds largest derivatives marketplace, launched Bitcoin futures contracts yesterday, Sunday, December 17th. CME’s Bitcoin futures will be cash-settled, based on the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) which serves as a once-a-day reference rate of the U.S. dollar price of… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Younited Credit has just surpassed 100,000 in loans since platform inception. The Paris based online lender (formerly named Pret d’Union) reported an accelerating rate of loan originations as the number has doubled since September 2016 when total loans stood at 50,000. The platform provides loans… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs and Portugal Ventures, a Portuguese VC firm,  have jointly announced a new partnership that will provide a boost to the growing startup ecosystem in Portugal. The VC firm will start investing alongside the crowd with a stated cap of €1.25 million. This co-investing structure… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The development of technology-based financial services or Fintech is a rapid, global, regional, and national movement. The Fintech industry has the opportunity to bring about change in the overall global financial industry everywhere. Indonesia, one of the most populous countries in the world, will benefit enormously by… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

SME peer to peer lender ThinCats has launched a new website and branding designed to position itself for its next phase of growth in 2018. The new website, which has been designed to be easier to navigate, with delineated areas for investors, businesses and their… Read More

December 17, 2017 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Indonesia and FinTech Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in a move designed to propel the mutual development of Fintech in both jurisdictions. FinTech Australia is the leading voice of the emerging Fintech industry in Australia. The group is actively engaged with… Read More

December 17, 2017 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bloomberg Terminal is the mainstay of any serious financial service firm. Populated on trading desks around the world, “the Bloomberg”, launched in 1981 long before computers were commonplace. The Terminal is now on over 325,000 work stations globally. And it is not just about… Read More