Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

April 19, 2021 @ 2:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange OKEx says the BTC Lightning Network is now live on its website. By utilizing Lightening, OKEx will be able to facilitate much faster and cheaper BTC transfers. OKEx users are now able to use the Lightning Network for both BTC deposits and withdrawals…. Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 10:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Upper90, a U.S.-based hybrid investment platform, recently announced it raised $55 million in equity funds, which are dedicated to e-commerce businesses. According to Upper90, the new fund will invest equity in approximately 15 e-commerce companies with an emphasis on businesses that are acting as digital franchisors… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 10:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    U.S.-based online student loan lender Earnest announced on Friday it has appointed David Green as its new CEO, as Susan Ehrlich, the company’s CEO since 2018, steps down to retire. The lending platform reported that Green has held many roles with the company over the… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pranos.ai, a Y Combinator alumni, aims to raise $600,000 via Wefunder, a leading funding portal in the Reg CF offering sector. Pranos.ai is focused on converting car windows into “high-definition displays.” David Valverde, Founder & CEO at Pranos and Founder of Community for Global Innovation… Read More

April 17, 2021 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malaysian Insurtech platform Fatberry has reportedly secured RM 2.5 million (appr. $600,000) through a pre-series A funding round. As noted by its management: “FatBerry is Malaysia’s most comprehensive online insurance portal. We allow you to compare and search for the best coverage plans quickly and… Read More

April 16, 2021 @ 7:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase closed its inaugural trading week at a valuation of around $63 billion after opening higher than its reference price on the NASDAQ this past Wednesday. At one point, Coinbase was valued at over $100 billion. Of course, there has been a lot of commentary… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s prime property finance platform CapitalRise has advanced a £2.5 million loan to fund a new development based in southwest London, according to a recent blog post by CapitalRise. The company – which has revealed that it had lent over £100 million to luxury property… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Solar investment marketplace Trine is reporting that a debt offering seeking €750 000 closed in just 5 hours, the fastest loan funded through Trine’s impact investment platform to date. The investment platform said that the debt financing for Redavia, a firm offering solar farms to… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 7:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

March 2021 was an “incredibly” successful month for recoveries at peer to peer lending platform Bondora. The European lender managed to reach a record-level of “cash recovered on the month: €1,255,538.” This is reportedly the first time that Bondora has passed the €1M mark. Bondora… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Linked Finance, a peer-to-peer lending platform serving Ireland, has surpassed €150 million in loans to Irish SMEs, according to a note from the company. The milestone was passed as the company issued €9.6 million in loans in the first quarter of 2021, up 4% versus… Read More

April 14, 2021 @ 11:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equisafe, a Paris-based digital blockchain-based transfer agent, has announced the launch of Equisafe Markets, a secondary market for digital securities. Equisafe said that the first listing on the market will be Carthagea, a French operator of medicalized residences in Tunisia with its head office in France…. Read More

April 14, 2021 @ 10:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase, perhaps the most anticipated public listing of 2021, commenced trading on the Nasdaq today following a direct listing that started with a reference per-share value of $250 and quickly went higher from there. Listed under the ticker symbol COIN, Coinbase traded as high as… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

As the entire crypto-sphere knows, Coinbase will complete an initial public offering (IPO) this week (April 14) in a direct listing on Nasdaq. Trading under the ticker symbol of COIN, Coinbase’s share float is perhaps the most anticipated listing of 2021 representing the maturity of… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic’s Cere token offering kicked off mere minutes ago but it appears that Republic may have underestimated demand. The website is posting a Cloudflare notice that indicates tens of thousands of people are waiting to access the site. Republic anticipated a strong response to the… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Marketplace lending platform Assetz Capital is looking to boost loan originations in 2021 with a new bridge loan product. According to the Fintech, the lending product will have a 0.65% interest rate for bridge loans from £150,000 to £5 million with LTVs to 75% and terms… Read More

April 12, 2021 @ 5:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning on Saturday (April 10, 2021), digital asset exchange Coinbase will be supporting trading with 1inch (1INCH), Enjin Coin (ENJ), NKN (NKN) and Origin Token (OGN) at Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase users are now able to purchase, sell, convert,… Read More

April 12, 2021 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Coinbase announced that its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list its shares on the Nasdaq, under ticker symbol COIN, had been approved. The public listing of Coinbase will thus represent a seminal event in the digital asset industry…. Read More

April 12, 2021 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Binance has announced the launch of digital securities including fractional shares with zero commissions. The world’s largest digital asset exchange has taken a natural next step to offer investors both traditional and crypto-assets. Binance is providing the service in partnership with CM-Equity AG, licensed in… Read More

April 12, 2021 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia-based peer-to-peer lender facilitating secured loans, notes that in March 2021, their investors were able to finance €21.5M worth of loans which is “a new record” on their platform. The German market was notably the largest contributor with €8,3M, followed by Estonia with… Read More

April 11, 2021 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robo.cash, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace, reports that Tez Finance has finished placing new loans via its platform. The P2P lender confirmed that as it was communicated earlier, loans by Tez Finance are “no longer available on Robo.cash.” The Robo.cash team added: “Due to legal restructuring… Read More