Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

April 6, 2020 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Lendio recently announced it has launched an application for small businesses to access the $349 billion in government funds set aside for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Lendio reported that the Paycheck Protection Program is part of the $2 trillion CARES Act… Read More

April 6, 2020 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Crowdfund Insider reported on Latvia-based peer to peer lender Grupeer’s decision to halt all lending due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. CI quoted the company’s decision: “Regretfully, we are forced to inform you that in the current circumstances it is not… Read More

April 6, 2020 @ 7:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, it was reported that RateSetter, a leading UK peer to peer lender, was considering a merger or sale of the business. A report in SkyNews said the COVID-19 pandemic had exacerbated a “funding squeeze” compelling the Fintech to approach potential acquirers. RateSetter has… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 8:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tokenize Malaysia, one of a handful of digital asset exchanges that was recognized as a conditional market operator by Securities Commission Malaysia in 2019, has received full regulatory approval according to multiple reports. The approval was delivered on April 1, 2020. The approval qualifies the… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinfield, a smaller crypto exchange operating out of Estonia, is working with Solegenic to “connect traditional financial markets with crypto assets,” according to a release. Sologenics, an entity that is affiliated with Coinfield, says it facilitates users with investing, trading, and on-demand tokenization of over… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SMBX, a marketplace for buying and selling small-business bonds, announced on Thursday the first two issuers for its small business rebuild bond program, which is running in tandem with the company’s regular Small Business Bond Program. SMBX reported that through the program offers small business… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week the SEC Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation announced a series of  “virtual coffee breaks” to engage with the public to discuss updates, trends, and perspectives on how COVID-19 is impacting raising capital. The very first virtual gather is… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending research firm 4thWay is out with a short note on the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the P2P industry.  According to 4thWay, a minority of investors are selling their loans due to the affiliated risk of the outbreak. The… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Binance has officially announced its acquisition of CoinMarketCap. It was reported earlier this week that an announcement of the purchase was pending. The rumored purchase price placed the acquisition at around $400 million making it one of the biggest crypto-focused acquisitions to date. Binance did not… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based digital asset exchange Coinbase claims that retail customers purchased Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, the most during the March 2020 market crash. As noted in a report from Coinbase (released on March 31, 2020), customers usually purchase about 60% more than they sell…. Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Atomic Asset Exchange (AAX), a newly developed digital currency exchange that offers over-the-counter, spot, and futures trading, confirmed on March 31, 2020, that it will be introducing its native exchange token, called AAB. AAX aims to connect crypto to the larger, traditional financial system…. Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 3:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, Monethera issued a rather brief statement via Twitter that it was ceasing all activities due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Details of the decision were said to be forwarded in an email to investors. Sorry to tweet this, but we are forced to… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Grupeer is the latest European peer to peer lender to shut down operations. Grupeer operates out of Latvia but also claims an office in Ireland. In a message posted on the site this week, Grupeer management claimed that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic made… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Lendio announced on Tuesday it is planning to hire up to 200 full-time small business loan agents to help meet the demand for emergency capital during the COVID-19. Lendio reported that with the recent passing of the CARES Act and the inclusions… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 5:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tripoint Global Equities, an early advocate of issuing securities under updated rules for Reg A+, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to shut down its broker-dealer . The information was part of a recently filed Focus report. To quote the document: “On March 13,… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty announced on Monday it has appointed former ESF Capital and ThinCats CEO, John Mould, as Non-Executive Director of its board. CrowdProperty reported that Mould oversaw the acquisition of ThinCats by ESF Capital and subsequently took the funding business from £150 million… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi derivatives markets (DM), a trading platform that supports cryptocurrency futures and perpetual contracts, has introduced perpetual swaps, which are a new type of derivative product that allows users to better hedge risk and access leveraged arbitrage opportunities during volatile or unstable market conditions. As… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Solar crowdfunding platform Ecoligo recently announced a new guarantee fund that will safeguard investors against potential COVID-19 impact. The fund will notably be initially funded with €50,000 from Ecoligo, which will cover payments that are upcoming in the next months.  Ecoligo also revealed the guarantee… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 1:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine. a full stack crowdfunding platform, has added Kevin O’Leary as a strategic advisor. O’Leary has become well known in the US as one of the “Sharks” on CNBC’s Shark Tank show – affectionately referred to as “Mr. Wonderful.” StartEngine says that as well as… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundedByMe, a multi-national investment crowdfunding platform, recently announced it is re-launching its donation-based crowdfunding services in order to help small businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The platform reported that in the suites of the financial crisis following the Coronavirus, many people, as well as… Read More