Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

March 10, 2021 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on it has launched paper trading for the Honey Framework. The launch enables Bitfinex users to “test drive” automated trading strategies in a simulated environment without putting real funds at risk. “Users can use the Honey Framework to create custom… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

The number of FINRA regulated funding portals continues to move higher in advance of the increase in the funding cap of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF). On March 15, 2020, it is expected that issuers will be able to raise $5 million using Reg CF –… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Akemona is a FINRA regulated funding portal that will offer securities under Reg CF. Akemona intends on offering securities that are smart contract-based digital assets using blockchain technology. Recently, Akemona and Tritaurian Capital announced FanMint, a digital securities issuance platform that is said to be compliant… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Passion Capital, an early-stage tech VC firm, has listed its Passion Capital Fund III on Seedrs. Registered investors on the Seedrs platform will have the opportunity to invest in the £45 million fund. Seedrs reports that this partnership is the first time a Europe-based private… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

FrontFundr, a private markets investment platform in Canada, and The51, a “Financial Feminist platform” that seeks to foster access to capital for women-led businesses, have launched a new pilot program where early-stage companies will be featured on both platforms. The two organizations hope to address… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Roostify, a U.S.-based digital lending platform, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Roger Fendelman as its first ever Chief Compliance Officer. According to Roosify, Fendelman has nearly 25 years of experience at the intersection of compliance and technology.  He will oversee the company’s governance, risk,… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Top global investment platform OurCrowd has appointed Dr. Hasanat Dewan as Chief Innovation Officer.  Simultaneously, OurCrowd announced a Global AI (artificial intelligence) Innovation Center at an undetermined location. According to OurCrowd, Dr. Dewan will oversee the development and deployment of OurCrowd’s next-generation platform, supporting a… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 11:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Snowball Effect will offer platform investors access to OurCrowd’s OC50 Series IV Fund. Snowball Effect has partnered with OurCrowd to give investors in New Zealand a simple way to get access and exposure to global investment opportunities. OurCrowd is one of the… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 11:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs Secondary Market opened this week and following the trades, Seedrs has posted on its blog that it claims the title as the UK’s biggest marketplace for private companies. Of note, is the fact that private companies who haven’t raised on Seedrs before can list… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) notes that if you’ve been struggling to make ends meet, then you are definitely not alone. Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 30 million US residents are still facing unemployment, which has compounded existing struggles for workers who may have been living paycheck-to-paycheck… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month, Seedrs shared some data on its Secondary Market – a trading market for securities issued via the crowdfunding platform. While still relatively small, the market provides a valuable liquidity path for a traditionally illiquid sector of finance as most private securities holders must… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange OKEx says it will delist 70 trading pairs on March 10, 2021, in an effort to “maintain a robust trading environment. The impacted digital assets were deemed as not adhering to OKEx’s guidelines – as well as taking into consideration community comments and… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender Folk2Folk says they are experiencing ongoing inflows for its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) – a tax-free retirement savings account. Launched in July 2017, the IFISA has reportedly seen year-on-year growth attracting a cumulative total of more than £26 million in ISA funds. Inflows… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Piemonte Holding has launched a bond trading platform using blockchain technology. The new marketplace is said to be the first of its kind in Latin America. The platform is designed to enable Piemonte’s investors to trade R$150 million in debentures all using the Ethereum blockchain…. Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingUSA, a U.S.-based fintech lender that provides loans to small businesses ranging from $1000 to $35,000, announced on Thursday it has appointed Adam Contino as its new CFO. According to LendingUSA, Contino has more than 30 years of experience in leading transformation and growth initiates… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Pankaj Balani, Co-founder and CEO at Delta Exchange, an established digital assets derivatives trading platform. Delta Exchange offers cryptocurrency futures and derivatives trading across Bitcoin and major altcoins with up to 100x leverage. As previously reported, the company aims to support… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Wednesday its payment technology Bitfinex Pay is now allowing online merchants a means of receiving contactless and borderless digital token payments. Bitfinex reported that the Bitfinex Pay widget can be integrated on to a website and users… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Folk2Folk, a P2P lender supporting local and rural businesses, notes that “shifting sands” within the peer to peer sector have left some retail investors “high and dry.” Folk2Folk reveals that some retail investors have been “abandoned” in favor of institutional investors. There have also… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Online lender Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) recently noted in blog to its small business customers what the roadmap out of the COVID-19 lockdown means for small businesses. On February 22, 2021, the UK government announced its “highly anticipated” four-phase roadmap out of the Coronavirus-related lockdown —… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, a leading investment crowdfunding platform, has published a “public impact report” while touting having raised over $230 million since inception. Wefunder has raised capital for early-stage firms using the three crowdfunding exemptions: Reg D 506c, Reg A+, and Reg CF. But most issuers are… Read More