November 28, 2016 @ 9:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based FundedHere is listing S$2 million worth short term crowdfunded bonds (ListCo Bonds) for Metech International (SGX:QG1 – MeTech).  This past July, FundedHere announced its intent to help SGX listed companies sell bonds to raise capital. MeTech is now the first company to leverage this funding… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 9:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendIt, the roving global conference series that started with online lending and now has pushed into Fintech, has announced the launch of its inaugural industry awards ceremony, to be held this coming March at the Lendit USA conference in New York City. Lendit CEO and… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 3:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is a perfect opportunity for college towns across America. If you can get 500 people to invest in the equity crowdfunding offer for BrewDog USA, they will open a BrewPub in your town. That’s not a bad deal. The investor minimum is just $95… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 1:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo entered into the investment crowdfunding sector with a big splash this month. Partnering with MicroVentures, a FINRA approved Reg CF portal and Broker-Dealer, Indiegogo launched with four diverse investment opportunities: BeatStars, Republic Restoratives, Play Impossible, and ArtCraft Entertainment. Three of these offers have hit… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based SmartFunding has received S$700,000 (about USD$ 500,000) in seed funding. The round was led by Fintech Asia Group, part of listed venture firm Fatfish Internet Group (ASX: FFG). The “peer to business” platform was set up to bridge the financing gap for SMEs to… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

EY Switzerland has announced that beginning January 2017 all of their customers may settle their bills using Bitcoin. Simultaneously, EY announced that employees will be receiving a digital wallet and a Bitcoin ATM has been placed into operation and is publicly accessible to the office building… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Orchard has published its quarterly report on loan originations for the online lending industry. According to their numbers, origination volumes continued to drop in Q3 from Q2 2016.  The decline was significant too – decreasing by 21% in Q3 and down 50% from the peak… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs Benelux has successfully funded its first Dutch company.  Fitmo, the Olympian-backed personal training app, is now the first Dutch campaign to fund on Seedrs following the opening of its Amsterdam office. Fitmo is a personal training app backed by Olympic star Haile Gebrselassie, who has… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global leader in investment crowdfunding, has announced the official opening of its office in Singapore. The new office will help OurCrowd expand its operations across Asia by connecting Asian investors will promising early stage companies from around the world. OurCrowd also announced the… Read More

November 27, 2016 @ 7:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cards Against Humanity is crowdfunding a “tremendous” hole in the ground. People are committing their money to pay for the digging and, as it stands right now, over $100,000 has been raised. What say you? What is the “deeper” meaning here in this great hole?… Read More

November 27, 2016 @ 7:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinciding with the inaugural Singapore Fintech Festival, BNY Mellon opened its 8th “innovation center” in recognition of the growing dominance of Singapore in the Fintech race. The opening was announced earlier this month when Stephen Lackey, Chairman of Asia Pacific for BNY Mellon, explained; “The opening… Read More

November 27, 2016 @ 6:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Capgemini, along with partners LinkedIn and EFMA, has published a report on Fintech. Entitled modestly as the “World Fintech Report”, Capgemini has joined just about every other consulting group with its prognostications and perspectives on the emerging sector of financial disruption. The opening preface labels… Read More

November 27, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) published a document this fall that reviewed the growing usage of Bitcoin and other digital currencies in the private sector. While acknowledging there are benefits to “virtual currencies” including lower transaction fees and faster transfer of funds… Read More

November 27, 2016 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingRobot, the robo-advisor geared towards marketplace lending assets, has filed a Form D 506c with the SEC indicating its intent to create a pooled investment fund. According to the filing, the minimum investment accepted will be $100,000.00 with no targeted max size of the fund…. Read More

November 26, 2016 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) was created to advocate on behalf of the small companies that greatly benefit from the progressive tax benefits given to investors in UK SMEs.  EISA works closely with HM Treasury, HM Revenue and Customs, Government Ministers, MPs and the… Read More

November 25, 2016 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding covers many different verticals. From early stage to later stage companies from debt to equity from real estate to revenue share. The internet can be a great leveler of information and opportunity. Patents can be a plus for early stage companies as investors… Read More

November 25, 2016 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seven year old payment processor Stripe is now valued at over $9 Billion. This comes as a widely reported funding round saw the Fintech firm receive $150 million in new funding.  The funding was co-led by CapitalG, part of Alphabet (neé Google) Inc., and General… Read More

November 25, 2016 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement contained various boosts to business including acknowledgment of the importance of early stage companies for the UK economy. Chancellor Philip Hammond stated; “By injecting an additional £400m into venture capital funds through the British Business Bank, unlocking £1… Read More

November 25, 2016 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom has released research that indicates up to £7 billion in wealth creation will occur in 2017 for individuals investing in early stage companies – undeterred by Brexit fallout. Of course past results are no guarantee of future returns but the findings are positive for… Read More

November 24, 2016 @ 12:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Australian House of Parliament has re-introduced legislation to improve the environment for investment crowdfunding. The bill, or Corporations Amendment (“Crowd-Sourced Funding”) Bill 2016, has been widely anticipated to begin the legislative process this year.  The bill was introduced by the Treasurer, Scott Morrison, MP…. Read More