October 30, 2017 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

PeerIQ, a leading provider of loan-level analytics that is big into the alternative finance space, has partnered with  Mosaic on a $307 million loan securitization. Mosaic is a leader in the solar financing sector. Launching as a peer to peer lender, Mosaic has shifted into… Read More

October 30, 2017 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilliqa, a high-transaction rate blockchain platform designed to power the future of financial transactions, has added two leaders of banking and Fintech to their advisory board. The announcement comes at a time when the company prepares to release their public testnet and source code to developers…. Read More

October 30, 2017 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The inaugural FinTech Abu Dhabi conference ended with several key initiatives designed to boost the Fintech sector in the region. The two-day event, which was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive… Read More

October 29, 2017 @ 9:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

LATTICE80 is getting bigger, faster. The worlds largest Fintech hub, based in Singapore, will expand to 70,000 sq. ft. and then at a later date, jump to 100,000 sq. ft.  The physical growth is being matched with some strategic moves as LATTICE80 will launch its… Read More

October 29, 2017 @ 9:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

McKinsey recently published a report on the global banking industry. While stating the financial recovery has helped old finance regain their footing the future is not quite so clear. According to the authors; “New digital entrants are also having an impact on bank performance, particularly… Read More

October 29, 2017 @ 8:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia, the national association for Australia’s Fintech industry, has just released a new member ecosystem map designed to visually depict the extraordinary growth in Australia’s Fintech industry in just four months. This week Australia’s inaugural Fintech festival Intersekt kicks off so the timing is important. … Read More

October 29, 2017 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog and its Equity for Punks crowdfunding project is at it once again. The Scottish craft brewer is returning to the UK with a securities offer following the end of its US Reg A+ crowdfunding round. To date, BrewDog has raised around £41 million in… Read More

October 28, 2017 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

A group of European industry advocates have published a proposition for a “Self Regulation Charter for European ICOs”.  According to the web site, organizers believe that Europe is in need of a manifesto governing Initial Coin Offerings or Initial Token Offerings (ITO) (however you want… Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Cybercrime as a Service” is a Growing Problem In the UK, HM Treasury and the Home Office have published a report on money laundering and terrorist financing. As one of the largest economies in the world that is based on global trade and quite open… Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

VirtTra, a global provider of training simulators for law enforcement, military, educational and commercial markets, is gearing up for a Reg A+ crowdfunding round. The offer is poised to list on Boustead Securities / Flashfunders platform. Boustead acquired Flashfunders, a FINRA approved Reg CF funding portal, earlier… Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Deepbridge Capital, a company that provides investment access to small and medium sized UK growth businesses, has shared a wish list regarding the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and measures it would like to see in Chancellor Philip Hammond’s forthcoming… Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Karen Kerrigan, the CEO and President of the Small Business Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) has received a “Crowdfundie Award” at the 6th Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention (GCC) held in Las Vegas this week. Kerrigan attended GCC speaking on the topic of taking equity crowdfunding to… Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

CommonBond, an online lender that helps students and graduates finance their loans, has closed a $248 million securitization of refinanced student loans. This is the largest and highest rated securitization for the Fintech to date. The offering’s most senior notes achieved AA ratings from Moody’s,… Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 11:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pumped their regulatory brakes on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) earlier this year. Pointing to the DAO debacle, the Feds said if a tokenized offering is a security it will be regulated, end of story. This  statement was a long… Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 10:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has added a new Fintech partnership arrangement with a deal signed with the Swiss Financial Markets Authority (FINMA). Both regulators have been impressively open to financial innovation so an agreement to cooperate on disruptive finance simply makes sense…. Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 9:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

PieShell, a rewards based crowdfunding platform focused on the food and beverage industry, is raising money on SeedInvest. The securities sale is a side-by-side Reg D / Reg CF offer that will allow both accredited and non accredited investors to participate in the funding round. Running… Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 6:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Co-Director of the SEC Division of Enforcement, Stephanie Avakian, gave a speech today tackling the topic of retail investor protection and cybersecurity. Both issues have always been important missions at the SEC but recent cyber intrusions at the Commission (and elsewhere, unfortunately) have brought… Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 2:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi recently topped $25 billion in loan originations, according to a tweet by the Fintech platform.. The company also claims a growing community of just under 400,000 users. The online lender skipped over the standard milestone release and shared the information via social media. The positive… Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorite des Marches Financieres (AMF) in France has launched a consultation on Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) and the issuance of crypto based tokens. In France, according to the document, there have been at least four ICOs to date with multiple other offerings in the… Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Uniti, an electric vehicle (EV) that is in the midst of an equity crowdfunding campaign, will begin to manufacture their cars in Landskrona, Sweden. The launch of their new electric car at the new manufacturing facility is scheduled for December 7, 2017. Uniti said it… Read More