Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 20, 2021 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase has revealed that it will be acquiring leading blockchain infrastructure platform, Bison Trails. Coinbase stated in a blog post published on January 20, 2020 that the planned acquisition will allow Bison Trails to “accelerate its mission” to offer intuitive and… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 8:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Austria-based digital investment platform  Bitpanda announced on Wednesday it is now taking pre-orders for their first physical product, the Bitpanda Card. According to Bitpanda, the Bitpanda Card is a debit card facilitated by Visa and is linked to any asset in a user’s Bitpanda… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Leading crypto exchange Binance has shared many ways people can potentially make money with digital currencies. It’s possible to earn Bitcoin (BTC) and other virtual currencies with Binance Earn. Binance says that traders and investors should “stop holding idle assets” and recommends putting their “crypto… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 2:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

FanVestor CF, LLC, a subsidiary of EdenLedger Inc. has received regulatory approval from FINRA to operate a registered funding portal. As a funding portal, FanVestor will be able to issue securities under Reg CF. Currently, an issuer may raise up to $1.07 million but a… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

TWINO, a Latvia based peer to peer lender, is reporting €5.8 million in net profit for 2019. According to the company, TWINO Group earned €8.3 million in net income or a net profit of € 5.8 million “enhanced” by € 2.5 million  in “other comprehensive… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CrowdProperty, a property investment platform, has confirmed several key changes to its board, with the recent appointment of Mark Stephens, the former Chief Executive at Allica Bank. Stepehens has joined CrowdProperty as a non-executive director. Stephens, who recently retired from his position at Allica and… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Proptee, a new property investment platform that announced in November 2020 that it was planning to launch operations in the United Kingdom in January 2021, has released an update in which it noted that they believe that as a company or business, they’ll do better… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora, a European peer to peer (P2P) lending platform, acknowledges that 2020 was a “rollercoaster ride,” but they’re pleased to confirm that they ended the year off “on a high.” Bondora recently revealed that its December 2o20 investments reached €7,043,525.00— which was reportedly the 4th… Read More

January 17, 2021 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Europe-based online SME lender October says there’s probably no need to describe or go over how our lives have been impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. October claims that they had to “become economists, epidemiologists, and politicians” in order to cope with the challenges created by… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 8:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Real estate crowdfunding platform GROUNDFLOOR announced earlier this week a new pilot program to spur the development of more accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the Atlanta jurisdictions. According to GROUNDFLOOR, the initiative is designed to support developers who seek financing for the renovation or new construction… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Uma Rajah, CEO and Co-founder at CapitalRise, a UK-based prime property lending platform. CapitalRise is an investment platform that seeks quality over quantity with just 2% of deals being approved by the platform. Sophisticated or high net worth investors may… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small Business Administration (SBA) lender Fountainhead recently announced it has signed a new deal to license Bix2X SBA platform for Paycheck Protection Program loans, as well as other SBA programs. Founded in 2015, Fountainhead describes itself as a nationwide direct lender specializing in SBA 504,… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 8:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. online lending platform Blend announced earlier this week it secured $300 million through its Series G funding round, which was led by Coatue and Tiger Global. The company reported that it has doubled its valuation to $3.3 billion in just five months. Blend previously… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ShareIn, an Edinburgh based Fintech that powers online capital formation, will be providing a new crowdfunding product in response to growing demand from its clients, according to the company. This, as the white labelling platform begins to pivot away from its role of serving as… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland-based Linked Finance, a peer to peer lending platform, has reportedly received record levels of interest from SMEs that are looking for government-backed loans. After recently being approved to serve as a Coronavirus Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS) provider,  Linked Finance claims it has received a… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 8:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Kraken has issued an update on cryptocurrency staking options for Ethereum 2.0, a major (and very gradual) system-wide update of the Ethereum blockchain from its current proof-of-work (PoW) based consensus algorithm to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. In December 2020, Kraken introduced… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, revealed on January 12, 2020 that it has now surpassed $10 billion in digital assets under custody. The Gemini team confirmed in a blog post that they’re pleased to announce that the crypto firm now… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs is out with a note this morning sharing that Senta has been acquired by Iris Software Group. Senta listed three securities offerings on Seedrs and investors may anticipate a decent return on their investment. Seedrs reports that this exit represents the largest percentage return… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Stavvy, a digital mortgage platform, announced this week its eSigning and eClose solutions are now available through ICE Mortgage Technology’s Encompass Digital Lending Platform. According to Stavvy, the integration allows lenders to access the solutions directly through Encompass’ platform to drive quality and efficiency… Read More

January 13, 2021 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malaysia-based microLEAP, a platform that provides conventional and Islamic or Shariah-compliant peer-to-peer (P2P) financing options, has acquired RM 3.25 million (appr. $800,000) in capital. The platform’s investment round consists of RM 1.25 million in equity and a RM 2 million advance. The funds raised will… Read More