May 2, 2017 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Leondrino, described as a currency management as a service provider with a platform and marketplace for organizations to issue their own private currencies,  has announced the first “Initial Token Offerings” (ITOs). Two companies, Chargepartner Network and Leaf Systems, will be publicly issuing their own branded… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 8:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia is pointing to payments company Airwallex securing $13 Million USD in a Series A funding round as indicative of the strength of Australian-Asian Fintech links. FinTech Australian CEO Danielle Szetho said the announcement illustrated the strong and growing links between the two regions…. Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 2:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC (LSE:VSL.L) released 2016 annual results last week and according to Chairman Andrew Adcock, results continue to disappoint. Shares in the fund that invests in various online lending assets continue to trade at a significant discount to the net asset value per share. As… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

After years of rapid growth and promising predictions from the Fintech sector, consumer online lending stumbled in 2016. The one-two punch of fast money running for the doors and a jittery economy pulled the rug out from under the entire sector. Some industry followers responded… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Insurtech sector has been a hot segment of the Fintech industry. In Q1 according to KPMG, Insurtech investment slowed overall but still registered a health $243 million across 43 deals. KPMG predicts this “lull” will not last as insurance companies around the world… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Sharestates, an online real estate investment marketplace, has announced the launch of a new financing capability; Shareline Solution. The new service is a hybrid between lending and brokering a loan. Private lenders will have access to Sharestates lending capabilities to directly serve their clients all… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Ronn Motor Group, an automotive company that produces the eco-friendly, hydrogen fueled Scorpion supercar, has launched a Reg A+ equity crowdfunding offer to raise up to $50 million in equity capital. Ronn Motor Group wants to use the additional funding to “evolve” the Scorpion into… Read More

April 30, 2017 @ 3:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

investFeed, described as the first transparent social network for the financial markets, is crowdfunding on Seedrs. We believe this is the first US based company to leverage the UK based investment crowdfunding platform. The UK is home to the most robust equity crowdfunding market in… Read More

April 30, 2017 @ 2:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, an online marketplace for investing in real estate, has filed a Reg A+ offer with the SEC to sell additional shares in their Income eREIT. This will be the second round for the Fundrise Income eREIT. The first round sold out raising the maximum… Read More

April 30, 2017 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Transferwise is a great service. I know it is great because I am a customer. Awhile back I reached out to my bank (big, multinational, global brand name with a storied history) and told them I needed to quickly transfer some money to an international… Read More

April 29, 2017 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission is partnering with New York University on an event tackling the topic of the declining initial public offering market (IPO). Organized under the auspices of the SEC’s Division of Economic Risk Analysis (DERA), the half day dialogue is being held… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

“That ability to adapt and evolve to meet the changing needs of customers and the marketplace is as critical” Thomas Curry, the Comptroller of the Currency, delivered a speech today at Kellogg School of Management in Chicago. The speech comes at an interesting time as… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

  Last week, the government of Ireland announced a Public Consultation on the Regulation of Crowdfunding. Currently, crowdfunding is not a regulated activity in Ireland. The Irish Minister for finance, Michael Noonan T.D. commented on the consultation; “Ensuring that the development of this exciting and… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), a US organization of state bank regulators, filed a complaint against teh Comptroller of the Currency in the US district court of Columbia this week. The action was against the much debated Fintech Charter that was launched to… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has appointed former Handelsbanken Branch Manager and Barclays Business Development Director, Mark Standley, to oversee their South Wales operations. Prior to his roles at Handelsbanken Cardiff and Bridgend, Standley was with Barclays leading a mid and large corporate business development team… Read More

April 27, 2017 @ 10:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

KPMG has published their most recent Pulse of Fintech covering the global Fintech industry during Q1 of 2017. According to their numbers, global investment in Fintech topped $3.2 billion accross 260 deals the first three months of the year. KPMG says that Fintech investment got… Read More

April 27, 2017 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued four online lenders for collecting debt from consumers they allegedly did not owe. The four lenders include: Golden Valley Lending, Inc., Silver Cloud Financial, Inc., Mountain Summit Financial, Inc., and Majestic Lake Financial, Inc. – The suit… Read More

April 27, 2017 @ 1:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

ReCode is out with a report that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to push further into the Fintech space by providing a Venmo-like peer to peer money transfer service. Jason Del Rey, writing for ReCode, predicted the new service would be called Apple Cash – thus… Read More

April 27, 2017 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created out of the ashes of the Great Recession. A knee jerk-reaction crafted by elected officials attempting to fix what went wrong, the controversial agency has since earned much criticism while having its structure deemed unconstitutional. At a… Read More

April 27, 2017 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Jamal El Mallouki, CrowdDesk CEO and current Chair of the German Crowdfunding Association (Bundesverband Crowdfunding), wants to boost the German crowdfunding market and affiliated regulatory framework. To improve the crowdfunding ecosystem, El Mallouki and the Association have published three concrete proposals for policymakers to pursue. In… Read More