April 3, 2017 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Growth Street,  an online lender focusing on SME loans, has announced that founder Greg Carter has assumed the CEO position at the platform replacing James Sherwin-Smith. Carter has been Growth Street’s Chief Risk Officer since its launch. Carter founded Growth Street while working at Arts… Read More

April 2, 2017 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

  According to a recent article in TechinAsia, 52% of Japan’s personal assets, or more than $15 trillion, are held as cash. That is incredible.  But it is also incredible in the fact that holding cash, when most current accounts pay less than inflation, means… Read More

April 2, 2017 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

  After several years of hosting their annual conference in Paris for several years, the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) has moved locations for the event to Vilnius the capital of Lithuania. The Baltic region has been boosting its entrepreneurial credibility during the past several years… Read More

March 31, 2017 @ 6:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Senate Banking Committee is expected to approve Jay Clayton for SEC Chair next Tuesday (April 4th) following a fairly routine confirmation hearing earlier this month.  Clayton will then move to the full Senate for a vote – an event that is expected to take… Read More

March 30, 2017 @ 2:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

ONAGOFly, a top-twenty Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign and the 2nd most funded drone project ever on the platform, has been hit with a class action lawsuit filed in United States District Court in California on March 27, 2017. The lawsuit was filed by Allan Black, Christopher… Read More

March 30, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Embedded below is the letter UK Prime Minister Theresa May sent to European Council President Donald Tusk initiating Article 50 and thus commencing the UK’s departure from the European Union. The final results of negotiations will have a profound impact on both the UK and continental Europe’s… Read More

March 29, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

  UK Bond Network (UKBN), the alternative finance provider in secured corporate bonds, has launched its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) following regulatory approval. UKBN became fully authorized by the FCA in November 2016 and in January 2017, was awarded ISA manager status by HMRC. UK Bond… Read More

March 29, 2017 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bond Street, an online lender for small businesses, and NerdWallet, have partnered to provide access to SME loans. As part of the partnership, Bond Street will be featured on NerdWallet’s Small Business Loan Tool, along with other lenders that provide capital to small businesses across the… Read More

March 29, 2017 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), has added Colonial Stock Transfer Co. Inc. and Transfer Online, Inc. to their Transfer Agent Verified Shares Program. The addition of these companies further grows the list of transfer agents that have partnered with OTC Markets Group to improve… Read More

March 29, 2017 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Sweden-based investment crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has launched a secondary trading platform in partnership with Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken.  The new platform was announced during a breakfast event at Stockholm’s Stureplan and is designed to provide liquidity for investors in crowdfunded securities. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken or SEB,… Read More

March 29, 2017 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally separate the UK from its 43 year membership in the European Union. As the UK initiates Article 50, Lawrence Wintermeyer, CEO of Innovate Finance – the advocacy group that supports all things Fintech – is out with… Read More

March 29, 2017 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Monzo has broken a platform record on Crowdcube. The challenger bank has raised £2.46 million supported by 6,800 plus investors. The crowdfunding offer, which is still live on Crowdcube, is seeking the funding as part of a wider £22 million funding round with… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

In what is being described as Shanghai’s “first and high profile” peer to peer lending fraud case, 41 people associated with Baiyin Wealth Co. have been imprisoned according to China News. The case included the theft of approximately 700 million yuan or about USD $10.2… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is continuing its push to collaborate with financial regulators around the world to improve Fintech innovation and collaboration. MAS today announced a cooperation agreement with the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Entrepreneurial Scotland is preparing for its forthcoming Entrepreneurial Scotland Summit scheduled to take place this coming May. Scotland’s leading entrepreneurial membership network says it has assembled a world-class roster of speakers who will share their insights with Scotland’s entrepreneurial leaders. During times of Brexit and… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is holding a two-day event this week focusing on the emerging InsurTech sector. The InsurTech Forum will take place on March 28 and 29 and is part of the Project Innovate initiative. The InsurTech forum will discuss developments in the market and… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest and Pepper UK have formed a partnership where Pepper UK will take all responsibility for servicing all new loans originated on the LendInvest platform. Effectively, LendInvest has outsourced its entire loan servicing part of the business. The agreement should allow LendInvest to focus more… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets, a non-partisan think tank with a mission to increase global prosperity, has published a document on modernizing financial regulation in the US.  Most regulations overseeing the financial services sector were written for an analog world. There is a… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 3:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has scheduled a hearing on the state of bank lending in the US. The hearing will take place at 2PM Tuesday, March 28th. Typically these hearings are live-streamed on the HFSC website. The… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

  Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry recently said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will be issuing Fintech Charters. While the hope was the OCC would create a light touch, streamlined approach to empowering Fintech firms to operate across the US without… Read More