Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 8, 2019 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lender Beehive announced on Tuesday it has facilitated funding for its first SME in Bahrain. According to the online lending platform, the SME, Bahrain-based Mira Packaging Factory, manufactures disposable paper cups and other food packaging solutions to the GCC and African F&B industry.  “Since… Read More

October 8, 2019 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech Mogo Finance Technology announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with goeasy Ltd. (TSX:GSY)  to provide Canadians with personal loans up to $15,000 with terms of up to 5 years, all available quickly and conveniently from a mobile device using the Mogo app. According… Read More

October 8, 2019 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new strategic partnership with Chengdu Qiye Technology to offer services for institutionally-funded lending to small and medium-sized businesses. According to China Rapid Finance, the partnership marks… Read More

October 7, 2019 @ 8:35 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Lawyers at Roche Freedman LLP filed a class action suit on October 6th against Bitfinex, Tether, and associated parties and firms. The suit alleges plaintiffs collectively suffered over $1.4 trillion USD in damages due to defendants alleged violation of Commodities Exchange and federal RICO statutes, as well… Read More

October 7, 2019 @ 7:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Linked Finance is announcing a new product as the deadline for a Brexit deal nears. The Ireland based peer to peer lending platform has launched new “Beyond Brexit” loans for Irish SMEs. The new loans are said to provide working capital to Irish businesses preparing… Read More

October 5, 2019 @ 6:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lenmo, an alternative lender that is a marketplace for investors to fund loans all on an App, is raising up to $3 million on SeedInvest. Lenmo is a small-dollar lender that will provide credit when banks say no as it will accept subprime borrowers –… Read More

October 5, 2019 @ 5:31 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Embattled crypto exchange Bitfinex has announced that it, “has completed a chainswap to convert US$5 million tethers onto the EOS protocol via sister exchange EOSfinex. Tethers are cryptographic proxies of USD designed to maintain a stable value equivalent to one USD. They are used to… Read More

October 5, 2019 @ 10:31 am By Cali Haan  |  

Coinbase is increasing fees at Coinbase Pro, the company’s platform for professionals trading crypto. The increases will go into effect on Monday, October 7, 2019. The company announced the fee changes in a blog post, and says the changes are, “designed to increase the depth… Read More

October 4, 2019 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange by adjusted trading volume, has teamed up with crypto analytics company Confirm in order to enhance its anti-money laundering (AML) compliance procedures. Binance’s integration of Coinfirm’s blockchain-agnostic AML platform will improve the Malta-based exchange’s compliance with the relevant… Read More

October 4, 2019 @ 1:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic launched its Note token earlier this year. In July, Republic shared that over 3 million of the digital assets have been distributed since it was revealed. This week, Republic revealed more “rewards” affiliated with Note as well as more ways to earn the token…. Read More

October 3, 2019 @ 7:20 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The Missouri Securities Division under Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has issued cease and desist orders against an entity called Mavixbtc, which allegedly, “offers (cryptocurrency) brokerage and investment advisory services when it is not registered…” According to a release from the Secretary of State’s Office:… Read More

October 3, 2019 @ 7:16 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Ethfinex, a “trustless” cryptocurrency exchange for trading ERC-20 tokens is cutting ties with parent company iFinex and related exchange Bitfinex and rebranding as an independent entity called “DeversiFi.” Will Harborne, who oversaw Ethfinex and is now CEO of DeversiFi told The Block,“This is more than… Read More

October 3, 2019 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financing small businesses lender StreetShares announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Farm Bureau Bank (FBB) to provide small business lending to FBB’s members. StreetShares reported that by using its Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) platform services, the bank may now offer small business loans with a digital… Read More

October 3, 2019 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading European marketplace lending platform October has joined with 5 Confidi entities belonging to Federconfidi and Rete Fidi Italia and with the European Investment Fund (EIF), to launch a €30 million fund to back Italian SMEs. Confidi are cooperative, non-profit guarantee consortia that facilitate access… Read More

October 2, 2019 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation, an established and currently operating as a closed-end interval fund dedicated to the marketplace lending asset class, announced on Tuesday its monthly distribution of $0.18 per common share for the months of October, November, and December 2019. According to RiverNorth, the… Read More

October 2, 2019 @ 3:28 am By JD Alois  |  

B21 has been granted a DLT license, in principle, from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). B21 is a developer of an App to purchase, trade and manage digital assets, according to a release. B21 is now the first regulated cryptocurrency investment app. The app… Read More

October 1, 2019 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

European crowdfunding platform and digital investment bank Invesdor is looking for a new CEO. The news was revealed in a post to shareholders by founder and current CEO Lasse Mäkelä who said after 8 years at the helm it is time to find someone with… Read More

October 1, 2019 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Assetz Exchange, a UK-based property crowdfunding platform, has closed its equity crowdfunding on Seedrs with a total of £750,367 raised. The funding round launched earlier this summer and quickly raised its initial £350,000 funding target. Assetz Exchanged offered 4.83% in equity at a £6,902,276 pre-money… Read More

September 30, 2019 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based online lending platform Lendio announced on Monday its latest study revealed that Hispanic business owners are hungry for growth capital. The lender reported that the study, which included more than 5,000 of Lendio’s small business customers, reveals a spike in loan inquiries from Hispanic… Read More

September 30, 2019 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Funderbeam has received a financial services license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This means that Funderbeam will be able to provide funding options to the Singapore market thus representing a significant expansion from its European base. Singapore based Funderbeam Markets Pte Ltd…. Read More