Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

March 27, 2021 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aspirasi, an online micro-financing and micro-insurance platform operating under Axiata Digital, is providing a more convenient and all-digital financing option for online consumers via Aspirasi CashNow. Now available via digital commerce platform Lazada Malaysia, Aspirasi CashNow is currently open for applications to all Malaysia-based residents… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prosper, a peer-to-peer lending company that connects borrowers and investors with over $17B in loans issued via its platform, recently shared their Quarterly Investor Update – Q1 2021. Ashish Gupta, the Chief Credit Officer at Prosper Marketplace, writes in a blog post that the company… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based digital assets firm Gemini reports that their clients are now “collectively earning interest” on over $1 billion worth of loans that have been originated via Gemini Earn. The company reveals that they’ve reached this milestone just 2 months after the introduction of Gemini Earn… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange Binance is celebrating the launch of Tether (USDT)-margined quarterly futures contracts by introducing a related Referral Bonus Campaign with their affiliate community beginning on April 1 (00:00 UTC) to June 30 (11:59 UTC), 2021. The Binance team noted that a 30% commission… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has teamed up with Stripe. Stripe reported that through the partnership, it is deploying its technology to ensure those in need are able to receive donations from those able to support quickly and efficiently. Stripe further revealed it will help… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Horizon Globex GmbH and MERJ Exchange Limited are partnering on what is said to be the first tokenized SPAC or special purpose acquisition company. The joint venture is described as revolutionizing SPACs. The SPAC  IPO is predicted to reach $100 million in value. The launch… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has publicly acknowledged the decision by Crowdcube and Seedrs to abandon the proposed merger of the two venture financing platforms. This past week, the CMA announced it had provisionally decided not to allow the merger to be consecrated…. Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 11:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset marketplace Coinbase has revealed that it’s planning to hire in India, a country that has been attempting to ban “private” cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. However, the nation’s authorities recently clarified that they’re not going to shut off crypto activity completely, meaning digital currencies may… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Paysafe, a digital payments platform, has partnered with Coinbase to enable users to buy and sell crypto. According to a release, Paysafe’s digital wallet Skrill will now let customers trade in crypto by using Coinbase’s white label solution. Skrill, first launched in 2018, is available… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday it was reported that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had provisionally decided to not allow the merger between Seedrs and Crowdcube. The two securities crowdfunding platforms combined were seen as dominating online capital formation for early-stage ventures to the point it would… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its provisional finding indicating it is not inclined to approve the merger between Seedrs and Crowdcube. In its decision, the CMA said the combined company would control at least 90% of the UK crowdfunding market thus… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

creditshelf Aktiengesellschaf has announced that its management board has renewed contracts with the Fintech’s c0-founders Dr. Tim Thabe and Dr. Daniel Bartsch. Thabe and Bartsch will continue to run the company until at least the end of 2023. Simultaneously, Dr. Mark Währisch is said to… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Property investment platform Brickowner reports that individual investors are poised to invest, on average £37,000 into property according to an in-house survey. Brickowner allows investors to invest in commercial and residential property for as low as £500. Investors purchase shares in a Nominee that then… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 11:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Online lending platform UpStart (UPST:NASDAQ) has noted that there are four levels of digital lending. Jeff Keltner, SVP of Business Development at UpStart, writes in a blog post that he has been thinking for some time now about the key trends he’s observing towards the… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 3:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinSquare, a Canadian crypto exchange,  has announced that it has come to terms with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in regards to the information provided regarding CoinSquare users. CoinSquare notes that in late 2020, the CRA filed an application in court to compel Coinsquare to… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  loanDepot.com, LLC, a subsidiary of loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE:LDI”), a U.S.-based retail nonbank mortgage lender, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with home builder Schell Brothers to launch a new venture, Henlopen Mortgage. The duo reported that through the venture, Schell Brothers will have… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

WiseAlpha, a digital bond investing platform, shares that its Bond Academy education platform has launched on the Open University. Regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, WiseAlpha is an online investment platform that makes corporate bonds available to private investors at affordable sizes, via its… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Property investment marketplace CrowdProperty has hired Rupert Lowe MRICS as Business Development Manager. Lowe joins alongside five other CrowdProperty appointments so far in 2021 and a total of 21 new appointments in the past 12 months since lockdown 1.0 began. CrowdProperty states that significant growth… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Loanpad, a UK-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £420,000 raised. The funding round, which launched last month, originally sought to raise £250,000. It has so far attracted more than 360 Seedrs investors. Founded in 2015,… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 7:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European peer to peer lending platform Bondora confirmed in a blog post on March 19, 2020, that its performance remained steady during the month of February 2021. While commenting on its annual performance, Bondora notes that the return rate remained steady at 17.4% for the… Read More