July 17, 2017 @ 12:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is out with a report on retail banking and the emerging Fintech sector that is looking to disrupt traditional banks. According to BCG, global retail banking needs become more “Bionic”, alluding to the fact that business as usual no longer… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

This past February, MarketInvoice shared it had funded invoices over £1.1 billion since platform launch in 2011. The online lender said it expects to top the £2 billion in invoices funded by the end of the year. This prediction was said to be catalyzed by… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdlistIQ has launched a platform that lists all of the equity crowdfunded companies. The service is designed to allow people to explore all of the equity crowdfunded companies by aggregating all of the offers. “At CrowdlistIQ I believe no one should have limited choices of… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the Terms of Reference regarding the Investment Platforms Market Study. The document will be used as a guide in the FCA review of platform. For the purposes of this study the FCA defines “platforms” broadly. The study is said… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital is continuing its strategy of establishing a local presence across the UK with the appointment of Ian Craig as Regional Relationship Director to help manage operations in Scotland. The appointment comes as Assetz Capital says growth in Scotland continues with a target of… Read More

July 16, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the Netherlands market is small, equity crowdfunding platform Symbid is apparently having an important impact. Symbid has reported that in the first half of 2017 its platform accounted for 27% of all “venture capital” crowdfunding in the Netherlands.  Investment crowdfunding in first half of… Read More

July 16, 2017 @ 1:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog’s USA crowdfunding offer is nearing its close. Yesterday (July 15), BrewDog emailed out a notice telling potential investors that only two weeks remain in their offer to purchase shares in the fast growing craft brewer. The investment opportunity is using updated rules to allow… Read More

July 16, 2017 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment, part of the Financial Services Committee, has scheduled a hearing to take place next week on the topic of the excessive cost of being public company. The hearing entitled, “The Cost of Being a Public Company in… Read More

July 15, 2017 @ 1:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Initial Coin Offering (ICO) space has been rocketing recently. It seems that every few days the next hot ICO is raising incredible sums of money from global investors. ICOs have plenty of supporters and detractors with most followers advising caution in this largely unregulated… Read More

July 15, 2017 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Adomani (Nasdaq:ADOM), a provider of zero-emission and hybrid vehicle drivetrain solutions and electric vehicles, has announced the introduction of the Type D All Electric School Bus. The announcement was made with its partner, Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq:BLBD), an independent manufacturer of school buses. Phil Horlock, President… Read More

July 15, 2017 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Fluid, a Fintech and Adtech startup has expanded its service to US students into 32 different states. The App based lender is available on iTunes allowing up to $500 in credit without any additional interest payments.  The description on iTunes explains it is exclusively designed… Read More

July 14, 2017 @ 2:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a letter addressed to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, authored by the Bitcoin Foundation based in San Francisco, a request was made to back off of a proposed uniform statute entitled, “Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Business.” In brief, the… Read More

July 14, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tezos (ancient Greek for “smart-contract”) has hit this one out of the ballpark having raised $232 million in their Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Tezos is a San Francisco based startup that has launched a decentralized blockchain that is designed to govern itself by establishing a… Read More

July 14, 2017 @ 12:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundanna, part of TrueCrowd, has filed a Reg D (506c) with the SEC indicating its intent to raise up to $2 million in a SAFE with revenue participation.  Investors may participate starting at $2500. This is the initial filing with the first sale yet to… Read More

July 14, 2017 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

GLI Finance (AIM: GLIF) has announced that FundingKnight has been granted full Authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). FundingKnight is an online / P2P Lender providing access to capital for UK SMEs. FundingKnight has been operating under interim permissions since 2014, when the FCA… Read More

July 14, 2017 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

PwC has recently published a report on the status of Fintech in China, which happens to be the largest Fintech market in the world. This week, PwC Chairman and CEO of Greater China Raymund Chao presented the research in Hong Kong to the LendIt China… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate and crowdfunding is a perfect match. Real estate has always been a very popular investment class but unless you had big money, or tons of time on your hands, it was pretty hard to get into. Sure, you can invest in traditional REITs… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Crowd has topped the £50 million milestone following a record quarter, according to the platform. The House Crowd is a property crowdfunding platform launched in Manchester, UK in 2012. The House Crowd says it has raised £15 million in under 6 months representing… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Both Sydney and Melbourne have announced the creation of startup hubs. Sydney has proposed an 11 floor innovation center that will be the largest in the southern hemisphere. In fact, Jobs for NSW has stated it would invest $35 million in the facility. A Fintech… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform, has announced that Eli Nir has joined the firm as Senior Investment Partner. Nir was previously at Amiti Venture Capital, a leading early stage VC based in Israel, where he was a partner and investment committee member since… Read More