May 25, 2017 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Booth School of Business Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago have revisited the alternative finance market once again with a benchmark study. The research which covers… Read More

May 25, 2017 @ 7:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa has announced that it will launch its Innovative Finance ISAs or IFSA in June pending HMRC approval. Zopa believes demand for the new ISA will be high and said it will give priority access to existing customers. In advance of the IFISA, Zopa is… Read More

May 25, 2017 @ 6:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Stash, a digital investment advisor, has appointed Giff Carter as Chief Revenue Officer. The new hire was said to coincide with “exponential user growth and rapid expansion.” The company reported topping 500,000 users in March. Today, Stash has over 675,000 users. Prior to joining Stash, Carter… Read More

May 25, 2017 @ 1:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The Manchester Evening News, a daily circulation publication with circulation of 52,000, has launched a donations campaign on JustGiving to raise £2 million to support the families of the victims killed and wounded in the tragic Manchester Arena attack. The campaign, operated in partnership with… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 7:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Orchard is out with their quarterly report and it is pretty interesting. As most people in the online lending industry know, this sector of finance has been going through a bit of a transition in recent months. Orchard has direct access to origination volume to… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 6:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The winners of the inaugural Finnie awards were announced earlier today at a ceremony attended by more than 200 guests at Sydney’s Darling Harbour, according to FinTech Australia. The winners of 29 awards were chosen by 39 local and international judges from 158 entries. The… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 6:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), the largest marketplace lender in the US, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. It is pretty hard to believe that LendingClub is now ten years old. Launched by founder and former CEO Renaud Laplanche back in 2007, like most companies, LendingClub started quite small…. Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 5:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe, says they have broken their internal record for the most number of investments on the platform. The Sweden-based crowdfunding platform said it had launched 12 new campaigns in the past 10 days driving investor interest. FundedByMe did not disclose details on the activity but… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 5:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

This one falls under recently discovered. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on Financial Technology, or Fintech, for Congress this past April.  The report, subtitled Information on Subsectors and Regulatory Oversight, was at the behest of several members of Congress including; Senator Sherrod… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

MW Eaglewood and Pollen Street Capital have agreed to merge subject to regulatory approval. The combination of the two companies was described as creating one of the largest investment managers focusing on “specialist lending assets”. Simon Champ, CEO of Eaglewood Europe, said market dynamics had… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle, an online lender for SMEs, has received full authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  Funding Circle is now queued up to offer the IFISA – an event that is expected to fuel platform growth even further. The FCA has struggled to complete… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Judopay, a UK-based “AppCommerce” payments platform, has appointed Ryan Farley as its new CEO. Farley takes over just as Judopay secures reinvestment from key shareholders having exceeded growth expectations over the past year. Judopay predicts mobile commerce (or m-commerce) is set to grow 200% faster… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 6:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Relendex has launched its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) following authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Relendex offers loans for commercial real estate via its online marketplace. The UK Government introduced the IFISA in April 2016 as a vehicle for investors to… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 1:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Designer Wardrobe, a New Zealand based fashion marketplace, has successfully raised $1.7 million through online private equity marketplace Snowball Effect. The raise attracted investment from several prominent investors, including Stephen Tindall’s K1W1 fund and venture capital investor Aaron Bhatnagar, as well as solid interest from over 150… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 8:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Waves Platform, a decentralized platform for launching crowdfunding campaigns and issuing digital assets, says it has launched its flagship Euro gateway. The Waves Platform completed its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in June 2016, garnering more than $16 million (30,000 BTC) and becoming one of the… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 4:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

TransferWise, the Fintech unicorn, announced the creation of “Borderless Accounts”. These new accounts make doing business easier as there is no need to pull your funds back into your home account which is typically a bank. As TransferWise explains:  “… now, you can say to… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Typically it is the traditional bank investing in, or acquiring a promising Fintech firm. But in this case it is the other way around. Danish Fintech firm Clearhaus has purchased a 33% stake in Copenhagen Cooperative Bank to adjust its business model. Clearhaus explains that… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 1:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, an online investment platform, is offering its members the option to participate in the initial public offer (IPO) of AEW UK Long Lease Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The REIT is currently open for… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

NextSeed CEO Youngro Lee shares what is working & what is not under Reg CF. NextSeed was the very first, crowdfunding portal to receive FINRA approval. But the investment crowdfunding platform was honing its skills and processes under the Texas intrastate crowdfunding exemption before Reg… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 11:13 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based private investment house IW Capital has completed the first close of a £2.2 million funding for SaveMoneyCutCarbon. The company is an energy and water savings consultancy and online retailer. SaveMoneyCutCarbon works with organizations and homes to reduce energy and water consumption and cut operating… Read More