Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

March 31, 2020 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied a requested rule change by the BOX Exchange to amend the fee schedule affiliated with entities that connect to the BOX network. On March 29, 2019, the Division of Trading and Markets at the SEC issued an… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset marketplace Apifiny, a platform that seeks to enable institutional trading across multiple regulated exchanges, has announced that it will be launching GlobalX, an API platform. By using this new service, professional traders are said to be able to easily execute their strategies across… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 5:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), the leading marketplace lender for consumers, is increasing interest rates for borrowers. The increase for new borrowers ranges from 2% to 4% depending on loan grade. The news was revealed in an 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and posted on… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 4:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business funding platform Biz2Credit announced on Monday the launch of Biz2X Accelerate SBA, a platform that enables banks and other financial institutions to efficiently respond to the influx of loan requests from small businesses seeking to take advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs founder and Chairman Jeff Lynn has distributed his thoughts on the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK government’s approach to aid the struggling economy – more specifically for early-stage firms. Lynn dices the issue up between the Good, the Bad and… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 12:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Leading digital asset exchange Binance will be delisting all 25 of its FTX leveraged cryptocurrency tokens. The exchange operator wrote in a company blog post published on March 28, 2020: “Due to lack of understanding of how leveraged tokens work by many of our users,… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Global peer to peer lending platform Robo.cash has announced topping €150 million in loans funded. Robo.cash is a Croatia-based P2P platform with a buyback guarantee on certain investments operating within the European Union and Switzerland. The online lender is part of the holding company Robocash… Read More

March 29, 2020 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Zopa, which recently celebrated 15 years of operation, says that its services are up and running, even during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Zopa, which provides online lending services in a fund based fashion, notes in a blog post that customers can access their loan… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Exchange, a crypto asset derivatives exchange, reports that it has maintained a stable monthly trading volume of $400-$500 million. Delta Exchange’s management revealed on March 3, 2020, that they’re introducing their options products, including BTC-MOVE and ETH-MOVE contracts. Delta Exchange is reportedly the first… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 3:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

GroundFloor, a real estate investment platform, has added a new investment product that may appeal to individuals interested in shorter-term investments. The new product called GroundFloor Notes, is said to be similar to publicly issued, non-traded secured debt. The security includes a guaranteed rate of… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Leading Reg CF crowdfunding platform Wefunder announced earlier this week a new loan product to help small businesses struggling with the economic impact of coronavirus. According to WeFunder, the Coronavirus Crisis Loan, is available now to any small business, enables businesses to crowdfund a loan… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Private lending syndication platform CrowdOut Capital announced on Wednesday its continued support to Punch Bowl Social as the restaurant group works to navigate through the difficult times during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to CrowdOut, Punch Bowl Social is claimed to be the first experiential food… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Linked Finance, an Ireland-based peer to peer lender, has announced a new product for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The online lender is now offering a “Deferred Start Loan” that includes no payments for the first three months of the security. The 15-month loan… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Late last week, the UK’s largest investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube posted an update based on the impact of COVID-19. Crowdcube said it anticipated that raising capital will now take longer than usual: “… we suggest allowing for longer lead times when considering your next funding… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 6:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Balancer Labs, a non-custodial asset manager, has secured $3 million in funding through a seed round led by Accomplice and Placeholder. Established in 2018, Balancer began operating as an initiative under BlockScience, a data analytics company. The project has been inspired by the development of… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 5:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) announced that its planned replacement for CHESS – the backbone system of the stock exchange has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The exchange said the implementation timetable has been altered due to the uncertainty created by the unfolding… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

A digital asset platform that tokenizes various investment offerings is crowdfunding on Seedrs. Smartlands, the first platform to tokenize a real estate offering in the UK, is looking to raise £400,003 at a pre-money valuation of £15.4 million representing a 2.53% stake in the firm…. Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundopolis is the most recent crowdfunding platform to provide specific initiatives for issuers during the challenges engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic. As has been widely reported, millions of small businesses are seeing revenues drop as people comply with COVID-19 quarantines and social distancing practices. Fundopolis… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 10:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, one of India’s largest digital asset exchanges, has secured $3 million in funding through a Series A investment round, which was led by Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX) operator, HDR Group. Polychain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and several other unnamed venture capitalists also took part… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has introduced a new surveillance tool, called “Shimmer,” reportedly in order to combat cryptocurrency market manipulation and other types of abuse. The tool will also help promote “orderly trading” on the exchange, according to the company. Bitfinex has been the target… Read More