Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

September 9, 2022 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group has received a license to operate a digital asset exchange in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The approval came from the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) and was awarded to Huobi subsidiary Brtuomi Worldwide Limited (BWL). On April 16th, 2021, BWL was approved… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 11:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IDF Eurasia, a lending company specializing in consumer loans, has reportedly introduced a new cashback campaign. For a limited time, users are able to “earn a cashback of up to 2% for investments in IDF Eurasia Notes.” For IDF Eurasia’s entity MFO FintechFinance LLP, you… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform PeerBerry reported that it will be listing CashXpress loans from the Philippines again. CashXpress will reportedly “offer double guaranteed 180 days term loans with a 12% ROI.” PeerBerry pointed out that you may review “the term and the loan type of CashXpress loans,… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Dalmore Group is a regulated broker-dealer that is very active in the securities crowdfunding sector, helping firms raise money using Reg A+ (Regulation A), Reg CF, as well as Reg D. Dalmore not only enables funding via exempt securities offerings but it also provides secondary… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Gemini notes that they’re pleased to announce support for Binance USD (BUSD). BUSD is now “available for deposits and custody on Gemini.” Trading for BUSD will follow, “opening first on [their] API/FIX and ActiveTrader applications for the USD trading… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

ShiftPixy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PIXY) has announced a plan to “duel list” its shares on digital securities marketplace Upstream, a platform powered by MERJ and Horizon Fintex. ShiftPixy has a current market cap of around $585 million. ShiftPixy has been going through a period of transition… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

LANDE, a Latvian Fintech providing investment crowdfunding for farms, has raised €550,000 in pre-Seed funding, according to a statement by the firm. LANDE states that it will use the money to expand its services into Romania while planning entry into other European markets. The round… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

21.co, a Switzerland-based crypto platform, has raised $25 million in a funding round led by Marshall Wace. The valuation of 21.co was set at around $2 billion apparently making 21.c0 Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn. Marshall Wace, regulated by the UK FCA, is a hedge fund partly… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

One of Debitum platform business partners, invoice factoring company FLEXIDEA, which operates in Latvia and Poland, has revealed that this summer, private equity fund HELENOS, managed by INPULSE INVESTMENT MANAGER (Brussels-based investment manager, Belgium), “acquired a 14,67% share in the capital of FLEXIDEA.” The acquisition… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Economic uncertainty, which peaked in the first half of 2022, “challenged investors to reconsider finance instruments in terms of risk-reward ratio,” according to an update from Robo.cash. The analysts at Robo.cash recently commented on “popular” assets and how they have been performing since the beginning… Read More

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