Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 25, 2020 @ 7:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based peer to peer finance platform Funding Societies has announced a new partnership with Singapore E-Business Pte Ltd (SGeBIZ). The arrangement seeks to “provide quick financing solutions to local SME suppliers and their buyers.” Funding Societies offers a diverse range of loan products, that… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month, Crowdfund Insider reported on two debt-based investment platforms based in Estonia closing their doors leaving investors with many questions and apparently no money. Envestio tweeted that the problem had to do with a “well-planned set of actions aimed to cause significant financial and… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-headquartered BUX, a retail brokerage company, confirmed recently that it will be introducing the “soft launch” version of its cryptocurrency trading platform during the first week of next month. However, the Dutch Fintech firm says it’s not aiming for fast customer acquisition. Called “BUX Crypto,”… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 10:00 am By Ilia Obraztsov  |  

Any new blockchain startup needs funding, but where does that all-important juice come from? While venerable entities (let’s not list them, presumably, you know what and who they are) certainly have the means to plank billions into their chosen ventures, they can’t be expected to… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LenderClose, a U.S.-based proprietary, technology-focused lending platform, announced on Thursday that Ascentra Credit Union has offered up an undisclosed investment through LenderClose’s latest funding round. Founded in 2015, LenderClose stated it was established with the key belief that innovative technology would empower community credit unions… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a property finance platform, has funded a £12 million loan for a development by a repeat LendInvest borrower. LendInvest reports that the loan was funded in under 8 weeks. The borrower first became a client of LendInvest in 2017 and has now completed a… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto lending network Celsius has posted a release about platform growth. Launched in 2017, Celsius now claims 75,000 users worldwide. According to the company, it currently holds $730 million in deposits and collateral from loans under management. This is an increase of 62% from $450… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 7:47 am By Therese Torris  |  

The French Crowdfunding Association (Financement Participatif France) and the French team of auditing firm Mazars just released the French 2019 Crowdfunding Barometer. This annual report analyzes the alternative financing facilitated by 58 marketplace platforms which represent the bulk to the French market. The report focuses… Read More

February 20, 2020 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BrikkApp, an international investment marketplace, announced on Thursday it has successfully raised more than €500,000 from a consortium of private investors through its seed funding round. The investment was led by František Novotný and Aleš Hudeček. Founded in 2018, BrikkApp claims it brings users trustworthy… Read More

February 20, 2020 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

In October 2019, OurCrowd, one of the leading securities crowdfunding platforms in the world, announced a new partnership with Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). Simultaneously, it was announced that Stifel was taking a minority stake in the global investment platform. In its brief history, OurCrowd… Read More

February 20, 2020 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX announced on Thursday the launch of its Regulation A+ all-in-one investment platform, which is providing companies with an all-in-one solution to manage their capital raise.  RegA+, which was notably introduced by the SEC in Title IV of the JOBS Act in 2015, outlines the… Read More

February 20, 2020 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace, revealed that it processed more than $1.6 billion worth of global trading volume last year. India’s digital assets industry has been experiencing major challenges as the nation’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, has prohibited local banks… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 5:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdStreet, a top real estate investment marketplace, has topped $1 billion in direct equity investment from individual (accredited) investors. The company provides access to real estate investments in commercial property. CrowdStreet CEO Tore C. Steen called crossing the one billion mark a significant milestone for… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase,  a leading digital asset marketplace, has become the “first pure-play crypto company to be approved as a Visa principal member,” according to a blog post. By becoming a principal member, Coinbase will be able to offer additional services. Principal members may also act as… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinfloor, the “UK’s longest-running Bitcoin exchange,” is targeting retail customers with a new push into consumer-focused trading and investing. In a release, the company said it wanted to make “Bitcoin buying boring” and banish the “Coin BS”. Coinfloor added that it will launch a range… Read More

February 18, 2020 @ 5:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), the largest online lending marketplace in the United States, has simultaneously announced a GAAP profitable Q4 while revealing it has purchased a federally chartered bank, Radius Bank, thus immediately vaulting the Fintech into the hot digital banking realm. According to a release distributed… Read More

February 18, 2020 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Equisafe, a digital asset platform for the issuance and management of investments, appears poised to launch in the US. According to an email update circulated by the platform, Equisafe is planning a launch event in New York City in March. Equisafe, a Paris based Fintech,… Read More

February 18, 2020 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-based digital asset exchange Binance’s Singapore division has applied for a new payments license under the city-state’s new Payment Services Act, which became effective on January 28, 2020. Changpeng Zhao, CEO at Binance, the world’s largest crypto-asset exchange in terms of adjusted trading volume, confirmed:… Read More

February 18, 2020 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

YieldStreet, an alternative investment platform that largely caters to accredited investors under Reg D 506c, has announced a new partnership with BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) on a $1 billion fund that will target retail investors. Michael Weisz, founder and President of YieldStreet, hit the studios of CNBC… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 4:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

“The route to hell is paved with goodwill” starts the missive posted by FCoin (a crypto exchange) creator Zhang Jian who then goes on to reveal that “internal problems and technical difficulties” may mean a loss of between 7000 and 13,000 Bitcoin – or up… Read More