Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

September 4, 2019 @ 10:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

Japanese cryptocurrency trading platform Coincheck has suspended new orders for margin trading and will reduce margins on pending trades from 5X to 4X on October 31st, 2019. The company also warns (according to an automated translation): “The amount of margin required will change constantly, so… Read More

September 4, 2019 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Fundrise has raised over $22 million for their Opportunity Fund. The information was revealed in a recent Form D 5o6c filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Fundrise Opportunity Fund benefits from the newly minted “Opportunity Zone” designation created… Read More

September 4, 2019 @ 3:11 am By Cali Haan  |  

Thailand’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, Bitcoin Co., has announced it will be shutting down Sept 30th: “Bitcoin Co. Ltd. has decided to discontinue offering digital exchange services and wallet services at our BX.in.th website…” The company cites a desire, “to focus on other business opportunities,”… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cartica AI, a leading Israeli autonomous AI mobility startup, has closed on a Series B funding round for an undisclosed amount. Investors included leading investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd alongside BMW i Ventures, Continental, and Toyota AI Ventures. Cartica expects to use the funds to launch… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:00 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Binance, a platform reportedly handling 55% of the world’s crypto trading traffic, has acquired a crypto derivatives platform called JEX, Binance has announced: “JEX will join the Binance ecosystem as Binance JEX and focus on further building the cryptoasset derivatives market, providing Binance users with professional… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender RateSetter announced on Tuesday the launch of its new investment products. The lending platform reported that its goal is to deliver the most consistent returns and the most liquid investment in peer-to-peer investing. RateSetter noted that its delivery of consistent returns is… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a marketplace for property finance, has announced rate reductions for their products as well as a “cashback” program for legal fees. According to a release from the platform, LendInvest will now contribute up to  £750 for legal fees on “select LTVs.” Buy to Let… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

    The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) reports that Innovative Finance Individual Savings Accounts (IF ISAs) now stands at over £588 million. The P2PFA states that more than 40,000 accounts have invested in P2PFA members IF ISAs by the end of Q2… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform iFunded has listed a new property investment opportunity – both retail and institutional investors may participate in the security offering. According to iFunded, the property being financed is an apartment building in Berlin with five units, three of which have already… Read More

September 2, 2019 @ 7:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender for local, rural and SME businesses, has now surpassed £300 million in lending, according to a company release. Folk2Folk notes that it is the 3rd largest P2P Lender to UK businesses in terms of money lent. Folk2Folk has a unique local… Read More

September 1, 2019 @ 11:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Biz2Credit announced on Friday its latest analysis of industry sectors found that restaurant loan approval rates were above 50% in 2018. Biz2Credit revealed that though the analysis noted that restaurants and accommodation businesses had the highest loan approval rates (51%) in 2018… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 10:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform Hexindai (NASDAQ: HX) announced on Friday it has made some changes to its management team. Hexindai reported that Johnson Qisen Zhang, the online lender’s CFO, has departed from the company and Kerrie Rui Zhang has replaced Johnson as Hexindai’s new CFO. … Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property investment platform the House Crowd is crowdfunding on Seedrs. Founded in 2012, the House Crowd explains that it has evolved from an FCA regulated P2P platform in the buy to let space to doing multi-million-pound property developments. The House Crowd states:… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, leading UK based securities crowdfunding platform Seedrs confirmed it had agreed to terms of a £4.5 million funding round. Crowdfund Insider reported on the investment earlier this month and now Seedrs has publicly confirmed that two of their major institutional shareholders have committed to… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 8:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credijusto, an SME lending platform that is based in Mexico, announced on Thursday it secured $42 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Point72 Ventures and Goldman Sachs with participation from Thomvest Ventures, Wolfson Group, Third Lake Capital and Argo Ventures,… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Small Change is planning to launch an Opportunity Zone fund enabling access to investments in the newly minted tax-advantaged designation. As explained by the IRS: “Qualified Opportunity Zones were created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These zones are… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Cryptix AG, a provider of services in the blockchain and DLT sector, has acquired digital asset exchange Blocktrade. Cryptix is based in Switzerland and Blocktrade is based in Lichtenstein. Details of the acquisition were not provided. Cryptix said the acquisition will not affect existing customers… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

MERJ Exchange, the national stock exchange of Seychelles, will partner with Globacap, a capital markets platform for digital securities, to offer tokenized assets to EU and UK investors. Globacap is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). MERJ will be offering securities in its… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending company Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) announced on Wednesday it has completed its first asset-backed securitization (ABS) of US small business loans originated through its platform. According to Funding Circle, a total of $198 million was raised through the securitization, which marks “the debut of… Read More

August 27, 2019 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

TokenSoft, a security token issuance and management platform for digital securities, is now accepting stablecoins approved by regulators like the New York Departments of Financial Services (NYDFS). These include the Gemini Dollar (GUSD), USD Coin (USDC) and Paxos Standard (PAX). Investors may now participate in… Read More