Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 2, 2023 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Goodbye 2022, and hello 2023. The past year was a tough one for many people – a terrible year for the economy with multi-decade high inflation and interest rates chasing it in an attempt to crush rising prices. All markets were impacted, including public markets,… Read More

January 2, 2023 @ 1:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With FTX’s former CEO now looking at the possibility of life in prison, the past six months of the ongoing crypto crisis “have left the popularity of digital currency at a new low,” according to an update shared with CI. However, professional exchange CryptoKG is… Read More

December 31, 2022 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora notes that they aim to keep their portfolio in “top shape’ and generate continuous positive returns for investors. That’s why they’ve sold yet another batch of old defaulted loans in Estonia. However, the system update after this sale “caused a temporary reporting hitch that… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2022, Binance claims it ramped up its regulatory compliance and user protection initiatives. By working collaboratively with regulators worldwide, Binance reveals it has “secured registrations and licenses in 14 jurisdictions as of the end of 2022.” To further reinforce their commitment to fight against… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has announced that it took $3.5 billion in crypto from FTX for safekeeping, according to a statement distributed by the Commission yesterday (December 29, 2022). The Commission stated that based on information provided by former FTX CEO Sam… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru reports that in November 2022, the Estonian market “produced €5.4M worth of loans, followed by Lithuania with €3,2M and Finland with €2.1M.” In November of this year, the total financed amount “was €13.2M.” EstateGuru’s core markets “performed as expected, despite the holiday season having… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

SmartLenders, an asset manager in the marketplace lending sector, has distributed an end-of-the-year missive with an optimistic note predicting better times ahead. SmartLenders states: “It cannot be ruled out that in 2023, a massive reduction in inflation, a solution to the Ukrainian conflict and a… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 5:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinList, a primary issuance platform for digital assets as well as a trading platform (some US states and other countries), has distributed an updated on 2022. The company states that in spite of all of the challenges 2022 presented, it has been a strong year… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Once again, CI has reviewed the list of FINRA-regulated Funding Portals. These platforms may offer securities under Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) to accredited and non-accredited investors. Funding Portals were created by the JOBS Act of 2012 specifically for online capital formation, but at the same… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The month of November has passed under the Triple Dragon birthday anniversary sign – with many offers from Debitum‘s Loan Originators and increased activity from the investors’ side. On the 1st of December 2022, Debitum Asset-Backed Security offer “was 11, TRIPLE DRAGON had 25 underlying… Read More

December 28, 2022 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, a growing online capital formation platform that has established a propensity to grow both organically and via acquisitions, has distributed an update on the past year’s performance. Invesdor is based in Finland but currently operates in multiple European Union member states. In recent years,… Read More

December 28, 2022 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockforia.com, a Bulgarian cryptocurrency exchange, is announcing the go-live of its platform  as 2022 comes to an end. The company reports that it will first begin “accepting customers in selected EU jurisdictions, while further expansion is expected to continue in 2023.” Whilst expanding its global… Read More

December 27, 2022 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry moves to the new year with a “solid” portfolio – the current portfolio of investments in the platform “exceeded EUR 100 million.” This year, PeerBerry’s investors have already “funded over EUR 500 million of loans listed on the platform.” On average, PeerBerry investors “invest… Read More

December 27, 2022 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Beefordeal, a real estate crowdfunding platform based in France, has gained approval to operate under the European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulations (ECSPR), thus offering securities across all European Union member states. Beefordeal claims to be the first property investment platform to be approved as a… Read More

December 26, 2022 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCredit received an investment grade (BBB) with Stable Perspective from one of the “leading” rating agencies in Mexico and Latin America: PCR Verum. According to GoCredit, the report highlights: Positive evolution in financial performance Increasing profitability Positive management of liquidity Good control over assets and… Read More

December 26, 2022 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

While 2022 started strong, things went downhill from there. You name it, 2022 has been a tough year from Giga high inflation, the largest land war in Europe since WWII, the cost of energy rocketing higher, global strife, and pandemic stress…. geez… 2023 can only… Read More

December 26, 2022 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

AlphaFlow, a real estate investment platform, may have shuttered operations. AlphaFlow’s website was live earlier this month, but in the past week or so, the site has gone offline. An email sent to a company representative has bounced. AlphaFlow was a marketplace for private real… Read More

December 24, 2022 @ 9:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest Mintos Risk Score updates based on developments and data from the third quarter of 2022 are now live on Mintos. All details can be found “on the Mintos Risk Score Updates page.” An overview of historical changes in the Mintos Risk Score through… Read More

December 23, 2022 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Growth Capital Ventures (GCV) says it booked two exits of portfolio companies during 2022, each “providing profitable returns for all investors.” GCV is an online capital formation platform that promotes itself as a “private investor network” that provides access for individual investors in promising young… Read More

December 23, 2022 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Okcoin reveals that clients can now “buy AGLD, BNT, DIA, GHST, KP3R, LDO, PERP, and TRB against USD” via the crypto trading platform. All Okcoin customers in the United States and EU (where applicable) can take advantage of this offer. AGLD, BNT,… Read More