November 19, 2017 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Tezos Initial Coin Offering (ICO) has been hit with another class action filing, this time in Florida. Filed by the law firm of Silver Miller in Coral Springs, the legal action is on behalf of plaintiff Alejandro Gaviria. The suit names founders Kathleen and… Read More

November 19, 2017 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

F10,  one of the leading Fintech accelerators and incubators in Switzerland, has added Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland’s largest cantonal bank as a corporate member. Remo Schmidli, Head of Multichannel Management at Zürcher Kantonalbank, said the move will see their bank gain access to the Fintech startups passing through… Read More

November 18, 2017 @ 6:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Japan Blockchain Alliance (JBA) has published guidance for Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) for sales to residents of Japan. The JBA said there was a misconception regarding ICOs sold to Japanese citizens as there are no existing regulations or, alternatively no Japanese laws apply if… Read More

November 18, 2017 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, a subsidiary of Overstock(NASDAQ:OSTK), will kick off its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on December 18th. tZERO is accepting registrations now.  tZERO described the token as a utility to pay for fees and services with the tZERO ecosystem. The token will also include revenue participation in… Read More

November 18, 2017 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is sponsoring a Regtech Hackathon to take place in Vancouver, BC on November 28th. The one-day event is designed to challenge participants to create innovative solutions to help industry meet its regulatory requirements more efficiently and effectively, and improve… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cappassity CEO Kosta Popov, who is gearing up for the ARToken ICO, has published a blog post that hammers Parity for its tepid response following a hack that froze possibly $300 million in Ethereum. The hack was revealed in early November when it became known that… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) spoke up this week on the hot topic of Initial Coin Offerings. The ESMA published two different documents: The first targeted the risks of ICOs for investors. The second addressed issuers and applicable rules. Located in Paris, the ESMA… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

CoinList, a marriage between AngelList and Protocol Labs, has big plans for the future of early stage funding using digital tokens. Following the blowout success of Filecoin, an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) that saw an astounding $200+ million raised, CoinList quickly regrouped and revamped its… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom’s Fund Twenty8, a highly diversified fund that back early stage companies, is preparing to open up for investment. The concept was launched in 2016 to allow passive investors the opportunity to back EIS eligible companies in an easy and efficient manner. Fund Twenty8 (2016)… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is reporting that up to USD $2 billion was made available to Fintech startups at the annual Singapore FinTech Festival Investor Summit.  MAS reports that 1000 attendees, including entrepreneurs and investors, participated in the “Deal Day” at the finale. … Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 8:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has posted the agenda and panelists for the 36th annual Government Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The annual gathering has been held at the SEC HQ in Washington, DC in past years but this event will be… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 7:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has posted a complaint, filed in September, against Miami-based Pedro Fort Berbel and his company Fort Marketing Group. The SEC says that Berbel and his company operated  a Ponzi scheme that used a fraudulent internet advertising scam under such names… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed suit in federal court against Think Finance, a Fintech that leverages its technology to power online lending platforms. Think Finance provides software technology, analytics, loan servicing, and marketing services. The CFPB says the suit was filed for… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Rainmaking Colab, created by the founders of Rainmaking and Startupbootcamp Fintech, are launching a new innovation program designed to help industry incumbents address real business problems. While recognizing the importance of Fintech startups, Rainmaking Colab seeks to aid more mature Fintech operations. Rainmaking Colab is supported… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

WeShareBonds, an AMF-registered crowd lending platform, has raised €12 million to continue financing French SMEs. The new funding includes both the closing of WeShareBonds’ second credit fund (Prêtons aux PME 2018) to finance French SMEs for €10 million and an equity increase of €2 million… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Six local universities and three governmental agencies have joined together in a “landmark” Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to create the “TechSkills Accelerators FinTech Collective. The mission is to develop industry ready professionals with the needed skills in the booming sector. The “TeSA FinTech Collective” was… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The annual FinTech Festival is taking place in Singapore and there is plenty of news regarding the city wide event. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has just announced the three winners of the Global FinTech Hackcelerator. The three winners were selected from a pool… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 11:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

KMPG, along with H2 Ventures, has compiled their annual Fintech 100 list. So who is at the top of the global Fintech stack? We want to know too, just like you. Let’s cut to the chase: Ant Financial (part of Alibaba providing payments and much… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 5:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

The French Autorités Des Marchés Financiers (AMF) announced a consultation on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) at the end of the October. Crowdfund Insider published the document when it was first announced. Today, we are sharing an English version that may be consumed by a wider audience…. Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 5:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a document providing guidance on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Entitled “a Guide to Digital Token Offerings,” the document seeks to clarify when an ICO is in fact a security, and thus regulated and the application of securities… Read More