Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 9, 2020 @ 10:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) is the smallest securities exemption available to issuers in the US for crowdfunding. A company raising capital under Reg CF may raise up to $1.07 million from both accredited and non-accredited investors – although the Securities and Exchange Commission is considering… Read More

August 8, 2020 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jay Hao, CEO at OKEx, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, notes that the US dollar “drop” and the Bitcoin (BTC) surge recently occurred at the same time. Hao points out that there’s been a regular downward adjustment of interest rates on US Treasury… Read More

August 7, 2020 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum based Uniswap, a leading non-custodial crypto token exchange, has reportedly secured $11 million through a Series A investment round. Uniswap’s latest funding round was led by giant VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. Union Square Ventures, Version One, Parafi Capital, Variant, SV Angel and A. Capital… Read More

August 7, 2020 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic Note, a digital asset that provides purchasers with a portion of the income generated by the investment crowdfunding platform, has sold out receiving $16 million in commitments. The offering is being made via Reg D 506c (accredited only) and as a “testing the waters”… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 4:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Genesis, a digital currency trading and lending platform, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with cryptocurrency exchange Luno to enable interest-bearing products customized for the Luno community as well as provide Luno customers with access to earn interest on their crypto holdings. Genesis further… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global financial service platform Kabbage announced it will not be accepting new applications for the Paycheck Protection Program after August 6th (today). The online lender decided to close the application process for new applicants before the August 8th deadline in order to finalize existing applications…. Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

eBay announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with LendingPoint, a data and technology platform dedicated to democratizing credit and accelerating commerce, to launch a new program that will give eBay sellers in the U.S. access to funding to help grow and sustain their businesses, called… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Band Protocol (BAND), a cross-chain data oracle platform that aggregates and connects real-world data and APIs to blockchain based smart contracts, is preparing to launch on Coinbase Pro, a digital asset exchange for professional traders. The Coinbase team notes that on August 10, 2020, customers… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Legaltech LawCloud has partnered with securities crowdfunding platform Title3Funds. LawCloud will be providing its Form C service to issuers using the FINRA regulated funding portal to raise capital online. LawCloud’s service streamlines the legal filing process by providing entrepreneurs with a simple and cost-effective solution… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) has recently seen its shares rocket from all-time lows to all-time highs. Earlier today, Overstock hit a new 52 week high of over $98/share. Overstock started the year in the single digits at $7, dipping to just over two bucks a share as… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a peer to peer lender providing secured loans to businesses, has applied for a £10 million Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) Pool E grant, according to a note from the company. Assetz Capital states that it has submitted an application for Pool E that… Read More

August 6, 2020 @ 12:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Leeds-based Rebuildingsociety, a peer to peer (P2P) lending platform that’s focused on financing options for SMBs, has teamed up with Virtual Finance Director (VFD) so that Rebuildingsociety’s borrowers are able to get updated reports on their accounts. The P2P lender’s borrowers will also receive future… Read More

August 5, 2020 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past June, Neufund, one of the first European platforms to issue security tokens, announced its intent to move away from digital securities. The Berlin, Germany based Fintech issued the following surprising statement: “We’ve been active participants of the discussions held at the Bundestag, engaged… Read More

August 5, 2020 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Roostify, a U.S.-based digital lending platform, announced on Wednesday the enhancement of its Credit Services product. Roostify reported that through this new integrated service, the platform’s customers can select tri-merge, single bureau, soft and hard credit pulls directly from the Roostify’s site. “Integrated credit is… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 11:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bursa Malaysia Berhad, the stock exchange of Malaysia, has partnered with Hashstacs Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, regarding a bond on blockchain proof-of-concept (POC). The project has been labeled “Project Harbour” and it aims to explore distributed ledger technology and tokenization of assets while boosting… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) is out with Q2 earnings and, as anticipated, COVID-19 has hit the online lender hard. According to the company, during the quarter loan originations came in at $325.8 million, down 90% year-over-year. LendingClub’s net revenue during the quarter was down 77% year over… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business funding platform Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday its new Small Business Financial Health Survey, a study of primary data from 300 small business owners who received funding through the U.S. government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), revealed year-over-year second quarter revenues of small business owners… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Max Crowdfund, a blockchain-powered real estate crowdfunding platform, has reported secured approval from the Financial Market Authority (FMA) in the Netherlands. Under development since 2017, Max Crowdfund explained that it allows registered investors to access high-quality real estate investment opportunities in a matter of minutes,… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 12:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm SendGold, which describes itself as a Gold-as-a-Service (GaaS) platform, reports an 819% increase in transaction volume and a 311% growth in transaction size since January 2020. Established in 2016, SendGold is a peer to peer (P2P) digital money platform focused on serving the… Read More

August 3, 2020 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India based RAMSUN Network, a digital or online marketplace for supply chain finance, has reportedly joined Fintech firm MonetaGo’s secure financing network. The RAMSUN Network aims to facilitate financing for SMBs via its AI-powered technology platform – which allows many lenders to be a part… Read More