Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 28, 2020 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange in terms of trading volume, is questioning or wondering why we have many small-cap altcoins (alternative coins besides Bitcoin, the flagship digital currency) that are outperforming BTC and other major virtual assets. Binance confirms that Bitcoin surged past the… Read More

August 28, 2020 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Binance.UK has joined the crypto-asset trade association CryptoUK as an Executive Member as it seeks to boost its visibility in the UK market. Other executive members include Coinbase, eToro, Ripple, and more. CryptoUK seeks to encourage a set of best practices along with a Code… Read More

August 28, 2020 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital is reporting that its secondary market has processed around 4,000 trades totaling around £6 million in its first two weeks of operations. The company states that buyers took advantage of discounts and sellers took advantage of that demand to withdraw some capital quicker… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Exchange, a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform that’s not regulated in any jurisdiction, revealed on August 27, 2020, that it will be offering calendar spread contracts on Bitcoin (BTC) futures. Calendar spread trading for Bitcoin or BTC futures is scheduled to begin on Delta Exchange… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Netcapital, a FINRA regulated funding portal, has merged with ValueSetters (OTC:VSTR), according to public statements by both companies. Netcapital Systems LLC will become the new majority owner of the company and the two entities are expected to operate as subsidiaries. The definitive agreement is an… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of its ongoing mission to scale and add new services while providing a robust online capital formation platform, Seedrs has launched its “Seedrs Angel Network” and affiliated Angel Investor deal room. According to a Tweet, the new platform is to provide Angel Syndicates… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 8:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

i2invest, a Switzerland based fintech, reportedly announced it secured €1.2 million through its new seed funding round as well as launched its first investment products. Founded in 2017, i2invest describes itself as a “lending tech” for investors that uses a data-driven and artificial intelligent (AI)… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

HM Government of Gibraltar has issued a statement welcoming Gibraltar-domiciled company INX, a digital securities issuer that is kicking off its security token offering this week.  Gibraltar is a self-governing and self-financing democracy that is a British Overseas Territory. The country has targeted the digital… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 7:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Yann Murciano, CEO at Blend Network, an online peer to peer (P2P) property lending platform. Murciano discussed how he believes P2P lending has democratized investing for millions of investors. Blend Network connects lenders directly with borrowers. Lenders are able to… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

In partnership with Abundance Investment, Warrington Borough Council is raising £1 million via a Community Municipal Investment (CMI), as part of an effort to beat the UK government’s 2050 net-zero target by a full 20 years, according to a note from the crowdfunding platform. Abundance… Read More

August 25, 2020 @ 7:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blue Sage, a cloud-based digital lender for retail, wholesale and correspondent lenders, has formed a partnership with fintech FormFree to bring AccountChek automated asset verification service to the Blue Sage platform. According to the duo, this new integration makes it possible for borrowers to verify assets… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 8:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest is a leading investment crowdfunding platform in the US that lists securities under the full stack of securities exemptions including Reg CF, Reg D, and Reg A+. More than $200 million has been invested via the crowdfunding platform. SeedInvest has long touted its selectivity… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Aspen Digital, a digital security, is now trading on tZERO – a regulated ATS and subsidiary of Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK). Aspen Digital is utilizing the Tezos blockchain and is said to be the first digital security based on Tezos to trade on a marketplace. The shares… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

In July, Seedrs revealed an update to its Secondary Market that enabled dynamic pricing (or variable pricing) for securities trading on its in-house marketplace. Seedrs explained at that time that previously a seller would list shares on the Seedrs Secondary Market at a price determined… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Armstrong, CEO at San Francisco-based Coinbase, a leading digital asset exchange, claims that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been “very restrictive and hostile” to cryptocurrency during the past few years. Armstrong says that Apple is “still blocking some functionality right now, including the ability to… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, a digital bank and online lender, has published the interest rates affiliated with its savings accounts. According to a note from the Fintech, savers may generate interest from 1.05% to 1.3% – depending on the term. Zopa’s Fixed Term Savings accounts are available today… Read More

August 23, 2020 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based British Pearl, a directly FCA authorized property investment platform that’s listed in the top 100 UK Fintech firms by Her Majesty’s Treasury, will be expanding its business into other jurisdictions, instead of just focusing on the local markets. British Pearl specializes in fractionalized property… Read More

August 23, 2020 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CapitalRise, an online platform for prime property lending and investing, recently appointed five new staff members – which notably includes an associate director and finance director to manage the company’s lending business. Stuart Peel will be serving as CapitalRise’s finance director. He previously worked, for… Read More

August 22, 2020 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer to peer lender supporting local and rural businesses, says that service providers in the UK should consider diversifying or branching out into new areas in order to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Folk2Folk notes that companies have been negatively affected because many… Read More

August 22, 2020 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stuart Law, CEO at Assetz Capital, a peer to peer lender providing secured loans to businesses, argues that residential property in the UK will be the primary beneficiary from COVID-19’s negative impact on the nation’s retail industry. As reported by Peer2Peer Finance, there’s an improvement… Read More