May 3, 2016 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global consulting firm PwC has published a report on the marketplace lending industry.  The timing is good as the industry is being buffeted by the broader challenge of a stumbling economy. The document aptly starts by noting the marketplace lending sector is oh, so much… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

EBN, a network of over 160 business innovation centres and incubators, has released a statement on the European Commission’s advocacy of investment crowdfunding in providing crucial access to capital for innovative young firms. CEO of the EBN network, Philippe Vanrie, welcomed the report stating; “We… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Climate change and renewable energy are two hot topics today. Policymakers and other stakeholders continue to debate the specifics while a growing majority of people view clean energy as an important and strategic goal for the world. The United Nations in their most recent report… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

  The European Commission, as part of the  Capital Markets Union (CMU), has published a working document on investment crowdfunding as it seeks to boost access to capital for SMEs. The relevance of the publication is even more important in light of the tepid economic… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyMogul.com is reporting the sale of two properties: Jackson Industrial Park in Indianapolis and Cumberland Metro Office Park in Chicago.  Chicago-based real estate firm Brennan Investment Group purchased both properties with financing provided by RealtyMogul. The two properties have been sold to… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 6:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender to SMEs, OnDeck (NYSE:ONDK) announced their Q1 results after the bell today that disappointed investors while guiding lower for the year.  Shares of OnDeck took a bit of a beating after hours following the earnings release as the numbers missed analyst expectations. Perhaps… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog, and its never-ending EquityforPunks crowdfunding campaign, has updated its filing with the SEC as the US offer, under Reg A+ nears. BrewDog management originally filed its first Form 1-A in early March.  The most recent filing will reflect comments and requests from the SEC… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

CAN Capital, an online lending platform, and Entrepreneur Media, publishers of the magazine of the same name, have signed an exclusive agreement where CAN will provide small business owners access to lending on the Entrepreneur site. Labeled “Entrepreneur Lending powered by CAN Capital,” the new… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Co-founder and former CTO of FundedByMe, Arno Smit, has taken on a new role at the investment crowdfunding platform. Smit will now be the lead manager of investor relations as registered members now number over 65,000 individuals. In his place, FundedByme has hired Daniel Wahlqvist,… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a report by CCTV (video below), China registered 4.4 million new businesses during 2015. That means about 12,000 SMEs are launched every single day.  The same report states that 30 trillion yuan or USD $5 trillion went into these young firms. These are mainly… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Embedded below is the consultation paper crafted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in anticipation of creating a regulatory regime for peer to peer lending.  The document sets out to review the various legal frameworks in place around the world for peer to peer… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Mammoth Hunters has completed its second investment crowdfunding round on Crowdcube Spain raising € 300,000 from 231 investors.  According to information provided by Crowdcube, 53 of these investors returned to finance the company once again. Mammoth first raised capital on the platform in 2015, raising €… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Research Initiative is in Collaboration with 17 Major Industry Associations & Organisations The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School is launching the Second Annual European Alternative Finance Industry Survey with the support of 17 major European industry associations and research… Read More

May 1, 2016 @ 9:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

T2P, creators of the e-Wallet App DeepPocket, has received $1.1 million in funding led by Dave McClure’s 500 startups. The funding round also saw participation from Bechnachinda Holding.  T2P is based in Thailand and the additional capital will be leveraged to expand their services beyond… Read More

May 1, 2016 @ 8:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Perpetual television news magazine 60 Minutes has finally gotten around to addressing the Fintech movement. 6o Minutes has been on the air since before most of the people reading this were born (1968). The doyenne of the show, Leslie Stahl, tackles the Fintech topic that… Read More

May 1, 2016 @ 7:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

CarVi ran a successful campaign on Indiegogo last year. The project raised just over $100,000 to help fund their “connected car technology.” CarVi was supposed to ship last August. As with many campaigns, CarVi is more than a bit late. The last update for Indiegogo… Read More

May 1, 2016 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

NextSeed, an investment crowdfunding platform based in Houston, Texas, may be the first funding portal approved by FINRA under Title III of the JOBS Act.  NextSeed reported they had received approval by FINRA on April 28th, the SEC filing is available here.  Last month, Crowdfund… Read More

April 30, 2016 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Investment Fund, which is part of the European Investment Bank, along with KfW, a German government supported bank, have jointly invested in securitized loans from peer to peer lending platform Funding Circle.  The initiative is part of a broader objective of supporting SME… Read More

April 30, 2016 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

On May 16th, Title III of the JOBS Act will (finally) become a reality as retail equity crowdfunding commences. Reg CF, as some call the new exemption, will join Title II Accredited Crowdfunding alongside Reg A+l, as another step in the capital ladder.  In recognition… Read More

April 30, 2016 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

This past week the  Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) published their 7th National Financial Inclusion Report  (Reporte Nacional de Inclusión Financiera). The document (embedded below) spent a good amount of time defining and addressing the various forms of investment crowdfunding. The document was published in advance of… Read More