Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 21, 2025 @ 1:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Small Change, a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal in the real estate sector, is reporting its best year to date. According to the company, in 2024, issuers raised over $6 million for 12+ real estate projects across the US. Small Change says that 13 issuers were launched… Read More

January 21, 2025 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Honeycomb Credit, a FINRA regulated Funding Portal, says it will offer a $10,000 grant for smaller firms. The grant is available to any small business in the US. Accepting applications now, the company says it has already provided over $40,000 to smaller firms, but this… Read More

January 19, 2025 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As interest rates begin to decline, US retail investors plan to strategically adjust their portfolios, prioritizing growth sector stocks such “as healthcare & technology (24%), cash assets (22%), high-yield bonds (18%), and dividend yielding stocks (18%),” according to data from the Retail Investor Beat (RIB)… Read More

January 19, 2025 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IG Group Holdings plc is pleased to announce the acquisition of Freetrade, the fast-growing, commission-free, self-directed investment platform, for £160 million. The transaction will strengthen IG’s UK trading and investments offering and provide “access to new customer segments and capabilities.” Breon Corcoran, CEO of IG… Read More

January 17, 2025 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upstream, “a stock exchange for digital securities,” says it is now accepting Tethere – USDT or USDC dollar-based stablecoins. USDT os the largest stablecoin by market cap at $137.5 billion. USDC is the second largest. Upstream is part of MERJ, a regulated stock exchange based… Read More

January 17, 2025 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Estateguru, an online investment platform for small loans, said that investors received over €36 million in repayments during Q4 of 2024. This includes both principal and interest, with €3 million earned as interest by investors. During the quarter, investors funded €20.6 million in loans, each… Read More

January 16, 2025 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European investment platform Bondora noted recently that the year 2024 ended with growth. According to a blog post by Bondora, December marked another month of sustainable increases, with loans issued by Bondora AS, part of the Bondora Group, increasing by “11.2% month-on-month, reaching a total… Read More

January 14, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Canada Inc. welcomes BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited for the launch of their latest ETF, the iShares Bitcoin ETF. The iShares ETF now trades on Cboe Canada under “the symbol IBIT, with U.S. dollar denominated units trading under the symbol IBIT.U.” The iShares Bitcoin… Read More

January 14, 2025 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently, CI reported that Silicon Prairie had exited its status as a Funding Portal. A Funding Portal is a relatively new FINRA-regulated intermediary created under the JOBS Act of 2012. Initially viewed as a path for firms to issue securities under Reg CF, most Funding… Read More

January 14, 2025 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, the largest securities crowdfunding platform in the world, has partnered with Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) to bring digital assets to retail investors. Hamilton Lane is a large private-markets investment firm with more than $947 billion in assets under management and supervision. The firm has… Read More

January 13, 2025 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

TruCrowd, once a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal, has announced that it will cease operations. In a message posted on its website, TruCrowd said they have “reached the difficult decision to discontinue our services.” “For investors seeking information about their existing investments, please contact the companies you… Read More

January 12, 2025 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kingscrowd, a data specialist in the securities crowdfunding sector, has provided some data on 2024 activity. While not including Reg D 506c, which is almost impossible to track, Kingscrowd shares information on Reg A and Reg CF, which are available to both Accredited and non-accredited… Read More

January 11, 2025 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Six years after its market launch, Trade Republic has reportedly doubled its customer base to 8 million. Collectively, these customers manage assets worth 100 billion euro, making Trade Republic the “largest broker” in Europe and strengthening its position as the savings platform. The introduction of… Read More

January 11, 2025 @ 6:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

nsave, the provider of “compliant” accounts abroad to people from countries with high inflation, announced the launch of an investment product, enabling people at risk of financial exclusion to “protect and grow” their wealth. The company confirmed an $18mn Series A investment led by TQ… Read More

January 10, 2025 @ 7:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading and investing platform eToro has unveiled a range of tools to give users a more in-depth view of their investment performance while helping them to make informed investment decisions. Designed to help users plan, identify opportunities and benchmark their portfolio against other assets, the… Read More

January 9, 2025 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish Group, one of the providers of digital asset market infrastructure and information services, announced that its German digital asset trading business received crypto-asset custody, proprietary trading, and principal brokerage licenses from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on December 20, 2024. This development… Read More

January 9, 2025 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Italy Crowd, an investment platform focused on Real Estate offerings, has shut down. Italy Crowd was reportedly the first platform of its kind in Italy. Last year, Italy Crowd withdrew its application from the CONSAB (the securities regulator in Italy) to issue securities under the… Read More

January 9, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent legislative changes mean Danish private limited companies (ApS) can now fundraise on Republic Europe, opening up investment opportunities for all. For the “first time” in history, Danish ApS companies (Anpartsselskaber) can tap into the power of community fundraising to fuel their growth. A noteworthy… Read More

January 8, 2025 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, Australia’s leading investment crowdfunding platform, has lost a co-founder and CEO. Matt Vitale has announced his decision to exit his role at the platform. Vitale said in the blog post that after “deep reflection,” he was leaving the company he helped to launch eight… Read More

January 8, 2025 @ 12:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a full-stack securities crowdfunding platform, reports that it enabled $143 million across 243 offerings during 2024. StartEngine, both a Funding Portal and Broker-Dealer, allows firms to raise money using Reg CF, Reg A, and Reg D. Recently, StartEngine has focused more energy on its… Read More