June 25, 2016 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, has joined a group of investors, advisors and agricultural industry leaders to help launch Radicle, a new AgTech focused accelerator. Radicle was founded by AgTech venture capital firm Finistere Ventures, Cloud Break Advisors and a a group of founders including Bayer, DuPont… Read More

June 25, 2016 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Study by Pepperdine University and Dun & Bradstreet Indicates Small Business still dependent on Personal Resources, Friends & Family. Even while new forms of finance are on the rise, small business still struggles to find capital necessary to fund growth.  While SME access to traditional… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Reg CF, or Title III of the JOBS Act of 2012, is the portion of the law that legalizes retail investment crowdfunding. The new securities exemption was largely designed to provide access to capital to those small companies that are most challenged in finding sufficient… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom remains in collective shock as the largely unexpected result of the EU referendum will see the UK depart the European Union. As markets react to the many questions being asked by policy makers and financial firms, participants in the alternative finance sector… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

As the world continues to wonder what exactly the Brexit means for the UK and global economies, alternative finance leaders are jumping in with their perspective. Property  Partner, a prominent real estate crowdfunding platform, is circulating a note on the decision to depart Europe. Daniel Gandesha,… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Assetz Capital is “optimistic” following the decision by UK citizens to depart the EU.  The leave vote has, in their opinion, created an opportunity; “Brexit will create a big opportunity for Assetz Capital’s investors as bank interest rates on business loan… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement on the EU Referendum or Brexit and the UK’s decision to depart.  It is republished below.   On 23 June, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). This has significant implications for the UK…. Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 11:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Speaking at the Office of the Comptroller (OCC) Forum on “Supporting Responsible Innovation in the Federal Banking System”, Thomas Curry reaffirmed his previous statement on Fintech there needs to be thoughtful change in the banking sector. The OCC published a report on Fintech earlier this… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

NYU Stern is embracing the future of finance by adding a Fintech specialization for both full time and part time MBA students.  While some in the traditional finance sector throw shade at Fintech, Stern is embracing the inevitability that all finance is moving online. While Stern… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Denim LA or DSTLD is preparing to move forward with their Reg A+ offer listed on SeedInvest. According to a recent email forwarded by the DSTLD team, the company received $17 million in indications of interest.  DSTLD will now attempt to raise $3 million of… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Caliber Companies, a diversified real estate investment firm, is Testing the Waters (TTW) under Regulation A”.  Caliber has enlisted Merriman Holdings (OTCQB: MERR) as an advisor in anticipation of a $15 million mini-IPO. Jon Merriman, CEO of Merriman Holdings, said that today’s IPO markets are… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

In a public statement referencing the Brexit, the CEO and founder of auxmoney, the largest German P2P lender, pointed to the current environment of high-volatility in markets and the contrasting, relative stability of investing in P2P loans. Reflecting the Brexit,Raffael Johnen stated; “Especially in this environment, P2P loans… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 6:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

      History will be made tomorrow (June 23, 2016) as the United Kingdom will decide whether to remain, or depart, the European Union. Popularly called the “Brexit” (or Bremain), if the UK departs the second largest market in the world will take an… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 1:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global entrepreneurial ecosystem Gust has acquired Sharewave and Preferred Return in a push to provide affordable equity management solutions for early stage companies. The new product, named Gust Equity Management, will allow an affordable and “powerful cap table management and audit defensible 409A valuations” for young… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has recently launched multiple “eREITs”, under Regulation A+, to provide broad access to all investors in a diversified portfolio of real estate. In a recent update to registered investors, Fundrise announced the launch of new feature that allows investors to redeem… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital has formed a strategic relationship with FundBay, a deal matching platform.  As part of the relationship, Assetz Capital has created some new commercial mortgage products. According to Assetz Capital, the company has been collaborating with the Fundbay team in the development these new loan products for… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Orchard, the company that channels institutional money into online lending platforms, has updated their Lendscape infographic once again. Orchard does a pretty good job of providing a “broad narrative” of industry progression. Even in the chopper waters of a anemic economy, platforms are continuing to enter… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 12:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Everybody’s Doing It. The State Bank of India (SBI) is the most recent government controlled financial entity that is embracing the Fintech rush. According to multiple reports, India’s largest bank has created a $30 million fund to help startups in the financial sector. The fund… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 9:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Steven J. Muehler, operator of the Alternative Securities Markets, Blue Coast Securities and GlobalCrowdTV, has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission while admitting the conduct violated federal securities laws.  The proceedings by the SEC came out of an apparent “scheme to defraud”  by Muehler…. Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anytime I hear about getting “something for nothing” I pause and immediately question the premise of the offer. So when I was first introduced to Ziero Financial I was more than a bit intrigued. Ziero’s business model is to offer free credit to borrows. Does it… Read More