March 24, 2016 @ 6:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The equity crowdfunding campaign for BrewDog, the largest independent brewery in Scotland, will soon cross the Atlantic with the next British invasion. As we reported recently, BrewDog has filed with the SEC to launch a Reg A+ mini-IPO for their Yankee subsidiary. Mission control for… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 6:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

8tracks, the crowd-curated (read not Pandora) internet radio service, has topped $30 million ($31,429,350 as of last glance) in indicated interest from potential investors on SeedInvest. Crowdfund Insider reported last month how the 8tracks registration rocketed to over $25 million immediately as fans of the… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

A growing number of governments are seeking to provide political might to support financial innovation.  While the UK may have trailblazed a path for the rest of the world, there is still time to catch up but without governmental acknowledgement it is pretty tough to… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Patch of Land, one of the trailblazing real estate crowdfunding platforms that has helped to establish the emerging marketplace, has topped $100 million in real estate financing. Patch of Land has targeted its platform at short term debt finance that is utilized to purchase, refinance… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

MangoPay and the European Crowdfunding Network have renewed their partnership to promote a stronger, more vibrant European crowdfunding ecosystem via the CrowdTuesday meet-ups. The ECN is the leading pan-European representative group that fosters communication across the crowdfunding industry while championing the cause with policy makers…. Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 7:16 am By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets Group (OTCQX:OTCM) will be hosting a “mini-conference” entitled Capital Raising 2.0 to discuss the process of raising capital and potentially going public under the JOBS Act exemptions. The event held at the OTC Markets office will present an introduction to crowdfunding portals and… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have inked an agreement to support innovative businesses seeking to gain entrance into each others markets.  The unique arrangement will see financial regulators looking to reduce bureaucratic red tape to help… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

P2Binvestor has received $5 million as part of a larger $50 funding round. This is according to a report in the Denver focused publication BusinessDen. The funding was also revealed in a recent filing with the SEC. The publication said the loan was from a… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has decided to offer a “Fintech certificate course” labeled “Future Commerce”.  The promotional page notes that venture capital investment into Fintech has jumped to over 600%. Probably more interesting is the fact that Fintech is quickly becoming the norm… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 6:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

A new bill seeking to improve access to capital for small business is making its way through Congress right now. The “Micro Lending Safe Harbor Act”, sponsored by Congressman Tom Emmer, has captured some solid endorsements as both the National Small Business Association and the Small Business… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

IW Capital is a private equity firm that seeks to invest in promising early stage companies while taking advantage of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax exemption. The EIS (along with the Seed Investment Enterprise Scheme) mitigates a certain amount of investment risk and has… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Currency transfer specialist WorldFirst has published a report that measures UK SME’s attitudes towards traditional finance. According to their research, agile Fintech firms are preferred over banks – specifically when it comes to foreign exchange. Jonathan Quin, CEO and co-founder of World First, commented on… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

European peer to peer lender Bondora is now regulated by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority the financial regulatory body of the country. According to Bondora, the process has taken nearly a year to complete and has been described as “very thorough” with “very stringent requirements”… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom and marketplace lender RateSetter have forged an agreement to partner on providing access to capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. Recognizing the benefits for enabling both debt and equity capital, the two internet finance portals will… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 7:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The lawsuit against the SEC targeting the updated exemption called Reg A+ will take another step forward next month as oral arguments are scheduled to be heard in the US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia. The case known as Monica J. Lindeen, Montana State… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 4:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance and US Fintech firms have forged a “Transatlantic Policy Working Group” (TPWG) to help promote an open and collaborative approach with respect to Fintech policy in both the UK and UK, as well as around the world.  According to Innovate Finance, the objective… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The founder and CEO of Staffcare, Phil Hollingdale, has joined the Advisory Board of Neyber, a provider of financial employee benefits. Neyber co-founder and chief strategy officer, Monica Kalia, commented on the appointment; “I’m delighted that Phil has decided to join Neyber’s Advisory Board. With… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedHere, an equity and debt based crowdfunding platform, has claimed the title of “First” as it has received a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license on March 18, 2016 to operate by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The license allows FundedHere to deal in securities… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The question as to whether the UK should, or should not, depart the European Union, is an incredibly divisive debate. The “Brexit” will be placed before voters in forthcoming referendum this coming June. Those who believe a Brexit is in the best interest of Great… Read More

March 20, 2016 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Engine, an advocacy group based in San Francisco that promotes policy that supports all of the cool technology bubbling up from the most creative community in the world, has added their $0.02 to the debate regarding the definition of an Accredited Investor. The discussion regarding… Read More