Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

July 14, 2020 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

An Islamic, or Shariah-compliant, peer to peer lending platform has been introduced in the United Kingdom. The new P2P lender aims to provide funding to the nation’s SMEs, which might be struggling to maintain operations due to the economic challenges created by COVID-19. Qardus, an… Read More

July 14, 2020 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JustUs technology has reportedly been used to develop a new platform that will focus on assisting businesses that are not able to qualify for the UK government’s COVID-19 financial relief schemes. A community-interest organization has been established by a number of Fintech companies, called ExcludedUK,… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although the decentralized crypto-asset exchange (DEX) sector is still in its early stages of development, it can be argued that there are some platforms that are beginning to take the lead when it comes to the number of digital assets they’re supporting. Ethereum (ETH)-based Uniswap,… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pankaj Balani, CEO and Co-Founder at Delta, a derivatives exchange for cryptocurrencies, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider about the dramatic surge in DeFi (decentralized finance) protocol Compound’s COMP token. Balani noted that we can begin to assess the value of COMP… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 11:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital is set to close its fourth equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £700,000 raised from close to 600 Seedrs investors. The funding round was launched last month to raise a minimum of £500,000.  As previously reported, Assetz Capital… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ASMX, a blockchain-enabled secondary market platform, has confirmed that its upcoming launch was delayed due to an unexpected technical problem that is currently being addressed. ASMX’s solution aims to provide more liquidity for investors. The platform was scheduled to go live in March of this… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital asset exchange Cashaa has reportedly suffered a security breach which led to  hackers allegedly stealing over 336 Bitcoins (BTC), an amount valued at just over $3.1 million at the time of writing. Cashaa confirmed that it has suspended all the cryptocurrency-related transfers on… Read More

July 11, 2020 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Narinder Khattoare, CEO at Kuflink Group, a platform that connects borrowers with lenders, by providing a steady flow of accessible finance and competitive interest rates, claims that UK-based investors are returning to real estate backed peer to peer (P2P) investments. Khattoare noted that investment inflows… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Lendio announced on Friday the winners of a $200,000 grant program aimed at helping its small business customers recover from economic hardship caused to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Lendio reported that Through the program, 23 small business owners have been selected to… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orchid, a peer-to-peer (P2P) bandwidth market, confirmed on July 9, 2020 that it has launched the Orchid VPN app in the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store. As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider: “The app will allow users to buy bandwidth from trusted VPN… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 11:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Landbay, a buy-to-let mortgage lender that provides various borrowing opportunities, says that automatic valuation models (AVM) and desktop valuations used by major buy-to-let lenders during COVID-19 are not possible for more specialized lenders. A desktop valuation usually refers to valuations that are undertaken with… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase is reportedly planning an initial public offering (IPO) at some point later this year or early next. First reported by Reuters, the news really comes as no surprise as its valuation has risen dramatically and the digital asset sector of Fintech continues to gain… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 9:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nick Mathews, CEO of Mainvest – a FINRA regulated funding portal offering securities under Reg CF, believes that the highly touted and popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), launched by the US Government to backstop the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been ineffective in getting money… Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 5:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a leading US-based investment crowdfunding platform, has added 30 more venture partners to its platform, according to a blog post. Venture Partners are described as leaders in their space who work with companies considering raising capital via a securities crowdfunding offer and those who… Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The insurance industry is enormous and many industry followers believe it is ripe for disruption. In light of this, top UK crowdfunding platform Seedrs and Insurtech UK have formed a new partnership to match investors interested in the sector with promising Insurtech startups. According to… Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

In a speech today entitled “Plan for Jobs” by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, he announced the elimination of the Stamp Duty at a certain threshold in a move to improve the UK housing market. The Chancellor explained: “… to catalyse the housing… Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) has posted an update on its participation and support of COVID-19 relief programs. Funding Circle is facilitating programs in both the US and UK. The SME online lender is participating in the British Business Bank’s (BBB) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme (CBILS) and… Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

KlickOwn, a real estate crowdfunding platform based in Germany, has completed its first security token offering (STO) for a property. As was reported last March, KlickOwn had listed a digital bond for a building located in Lüneburg, Germany – called “Historisches Lüneburg“. The digital security… Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 1:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Proplend, a Fintech platform that matches demand for alternative property finance with investor demand for “inflation-beating returns,” has revealed that its loan queries doubled last month (month-on-month). The FCA approved peer to peer (P2P) lending platform claims that it’s expecting several new deals to… Read More

July 7, 2020 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Lending Works, a London-based peer to peer (P2P) lender, confirmed on July 3, 2020, that it’s pleased to report that, pending regulatory clearance, the lending platform is being acquired by Intriva Capital. On July 5, 2020, Lending Works was fully acquired by… Read More