Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

September 7, 2022 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Mintos has shared key insights, as part of their monthly publication that summarizes what’s been happening on the platform, including broader market activities. As noted in the update from Mintos, energy prices, inflation, and interest rates “continued to dominate the global investment… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 1:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mihkel Stamm, Chief Operating Officer at EstateGuru, recently commented on how his team supports a real estate lending platform with a focus on crowdfunding. Mihkel Stamm explained that they “mediate loans secured by real estate to the international investor community across Europe.” On one side are… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 5:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier, Binance has decided to remove competing stablecoins on its exchange and replace them with its homegrown version BUSD. In a corporate statement, Binance said it would “auto convert” holdings in dollar-based stablecoins with BUSD later this month. Paxos, a regulated “blockchain… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Villyz, an online investment platform based in Paris, says it has received approval to offer securities across the European Union under ECSPR (European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation). The new rules went into effect in November of 2021 allowing issuers to raise up to €5 million… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 3:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the US, says it had its largest week ever for raising money on its platform. According to an email, StartEngine raised $10.6 million topping its previous high water mark by $600,000. The previous high took place… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance has cut loose competing stablecoins including USDC, USDP (Paxos), and TUSD (TrueUSD). USDC, issued by Circle is the second largest dollar-based stablecoin after USDT (Tether) and may receive the brunt of the change. In a corporate statement, Binance said it would “auto-convert” these stablecoins… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Credix, a Brazilian Fintech, has raised $11.25 million in Series A funding, according to a corporate statement. The Credix funding round was led by Motive Partners’ Early Stage fund and ParaFi Capital. Other investors include Valor Capital Group, Victory Park Capital, MGG Investment Group, Circle… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After months of investments tumbling in a downward trend, July seemed “to mark a positive turning point for global markets,” according to an update from PensionBee. In fact, China was “the only leading stock market to fall in value.” This brief rebound had “created speculation… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BXM Link AG has been granted membership confirmation from the Financial Services Standards Association (VQF), a Swiss self-regulatory organization (SRO) officially recognized by FINMA, the Federal Financial Market Supervisory Authority. The VQF membership granted to BXM Link AG, which will be “completely finalized soon after… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 12:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After having a slow month in June, investment and loan origination figures “rebounded and increased steadily by 18.7%,” according to an update from Bondora. This brought both totals to “a solid €15,333,326 in July.” This is encouraging to see at the start of Q3, the… Read More

September 4, 2022 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry starts a new month with a solid portfolio of EUR 93 million. Over EUR 45 million of loans have been funded “on the PeerBerry platform in August, i.e., a 17% higher amount compared to the previous month.” 1152 new investors “have joined the PeerBerry… Read More

September 4, 2022 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Landa, a real estate investing company, announced a $25 million Series A funding round, “bringing their total equity raised to $33 million with the inclusion of a previously raised $8 million seed round.” The company has also “raised $62 million in debt financing.” Through a… Read More

September 2, 2022 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

FTX US Derivatives has added former CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers to the Company’s Board of Directors. FTX US Derivatives previously operated as LedgerX, which was acquired by the company in 2021. Regulated by the CFTC, the company provides a digital currency futures and options exchange… Read More

September 2, 2022 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

August was marked by growing investor activity and “big changes.” according to an update from Robo.cash. Robocash revealed that loans worth €17 million were purchased last month. And 640 investors “registered on the platform, which is 14% more than in previous months.” Robo.cash investors earned €610,000,… Read More

September 2, 2022 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Cloud’s Solana Archival Nodes are able to “examine historical address balances, run complex queries, and simulate the blockchain state at any given point in the chain’s history.” Coinbase Cloud previously “launched secure, dedicated Solana infrastructure nodes via Query & Transact, allowing builders to access… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 1:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Like several other platforms, Republic has entered the art or collectibles sector of online investing. Republic, which just closed on its acquisition of Seedrs, has grown to offer multiple investment verticals including, early stage ventures, real estate, crypto, gaming, litigation financing, and now art and… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Linked Finance says that Irish SMEs continue to pesevere even in spite the rising inflation and global conflict like Russia’s unprovoked war with Ukraine. The periodic Linked Finance SME Confidence Index states that: 82% of businesses report performance better or in line with… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

With the completion of the acquisition of Seedrs, Republic has announced that it is now the “first global private investment platform,” which will provide access to investment opportunities for retail investors around the world. Republic has shared that it has received final regulatory approval to… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 6:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Groundfloor is raising capital on Wefunder, a leading investment crowdfunding platform. According to the offering page, Groundfloor is raising equity at a pre-money valuation of $234 million. Investors may participate for just $100 and as of today, Groundfloor has raised just… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

LevelField Financial has acquired Netshares Financial Services, pending regulatory approval. Details on the acquisition were not provided. Netshares is a registered broker dealer. LevelField is a financial services firm that aims to “unite traditional banking and digital asset products and services” on a single platform…. Read More