Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 9, 2019 @ 10:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kabbage announced on Friday it has teamed up with the Building Trades Employers’ Association (BTEA), to provide access to fast and flexible small business funding for BTEA members through its global financial service platform. According to Kabbage, the collaboration will support women and minority-owned business… Read More

June 8, 2019 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has approved three digital asset exchanges as “Recognized Market Operators” (RMOs) to establish and operate digital asset exchanges (DAX) in Malaysia. Malaysia is known for its support of Fintech innovation in general and recently updated online capital formation rules to… Read More

June 7, 2019 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) held its annual meeting this week. On the list of matters requiring shareholder approval were several important items. First, two Directors were re-elected. The election of Susan Athey and John C. (Hans) Morris was approved. Both will serve until 2022 unless events change…. Read More

June 7, 2019 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

OpenLTV is a new platform that seeks to offer investors access to secured real estate debt in tokenized form. Investors may participate in the offering either with fiat or crypto via a partnership with Paxos. According to a release from OpenLTV, qualified investors can earn… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 11:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Younited Credit has completed its first public securitization transaction: Youni 2019-1, listed on Euronext, Paris. Youni 2019-1 is the first public securitization carried out by a Fintech in continental Europe. Younited Credit claims to be the first Fintech in the world to earn,… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital has reportedly surpassed both bridging and SME lending milestones. According to Bridging and Commercial, the online lender has provided more than £100 million in bridging finance and £50 million in SME funding.  Speaking about the latest milestone, Damien Druce,… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto forensics firm Chainalysis has partnered with Lendingblock, the institutional lending exchange for digital assets. Chainalysis will provide AML/KYC technology to Lendingblock. Lendingblock allows hedge funds, exchanges, asset managers, etc. to find liquidity and facilitate strategies, in the digital asset sector. Lendingblock is regulated by… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 10:37 am By Cali Haan  |  

Jihan Wu, departed CEO and co-founder of the world’s largest crypto-mining hardware producer, Bitmain, will launch an OTC cryptocurrency custody and trading desk called Matrix within a month, sources to  The Block report. The unnamed commenters also believe the exchange will have a tremendous advantage in… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 8:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based online lending platform Lendio announced on Wednesday it has appointed Denada Ramnishta as its new Senior Vice President of Lender and Partner Strategy. Prior to being promoted to this position, Ramnishta was formerly Head of Business Development and Partnerships. In her new role, she… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 3:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a recent VC round where they raised a reported $7 million,  Standard Tokenization Protocol Partner is now pursuing an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) by partnering with Malta-based Bittrex International. Bill Shihara of Bittrex International said that every action they take is guided by their… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 2:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Security tokenization platform BlockState will raise capital via its own website, according to a note from the firm. BlockState, a Switzerland-based blockchain focused company, will commence the sale for equity tokens beginning June 18, 2019. BlockState said its intent was to showcase the entire security… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 1:24 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Israeli Supreme Court has ordered Bank Leumi to restore services to cryptocurrency exchange platform Bits of Gold, according to a blog post. Bank Leumi had been previously ordered to restore banking to Bits of Gold last February, but that order was only temporary and Bank… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 10:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marketplace lending platform LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has appointed Alexandra Shapiro as their new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). This will be LendingClub’s first CMO since current CEO Scott Sanborn was elevated from that role to manage the Fintech lender. According to a note from LendingClub, Shapiro will… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealCrowd reports that High Net Worth (HNW) investors are looking to increase their portfolio of real estate investments during 2019. According to a survey by the Fintech platform, 53% of surveyed HNW individuals expect to make “two-to-four direct real estate investments… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Paxos, a regulated crypto custody and investment platform, has selected Daniel Burstein as its General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Burstein previously served as Executive Deputy Superintendent and Acting Chief of Staff for the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), so he has… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest, an online marketplace for mortgages, announced on Tuesday it has reported a period of strong growth and significant operational and strategic progress for the year, ending on March 31st. The online lender revealed the following: Financial highlights: Platform revenue increased 36% to £72.7m (FY18:… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 3:58 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking information from investors who lost money when the Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform QuadrigaCX fell apart late last year. Individuals with questions or concerns about the failed exchange or who believe they were a victim in the… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday it secured $52 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by WestBridge Capital. Founded in 2007, Biz2Credit is on a mission to provide small businesses with lending solutions throughout their lifecycle in a flexible and… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) completed an initial public offering (IPO) in May raising $240 million at a valuation of about $1.5 billion. The unicorn has since bucked the recent IPO trend – rocketing quite a bit higher. As of today, Beyond Meat is trading at over… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 12:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced on Monday it has joined forces with NOAH Advisors, a European corporate finance boutique and organizer of the NOAH Conferences, to jointly promote startup investments in Europe. Through the partnership, NOAH Advisors will support OurCrowd in expanding its European deal… Read More