Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 18, 2019 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Groundfloor, a direct real estate investment platform, has launched an online public offering enabling any Groundfloor account holder to purchase stock directly from the company. The platform indicated that the online public offering aims to “level the cap table” so members of the public can… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Bafin, Germany’s securities regulator, has given the green light to Bitbond to issue digital bonds. Bitbond is an online lending platform that operates globally. In business since 2013, Bitbond provides access to capital for small businesses. The Fintech boasts a peer to peer lending network… Read More

February 17, 2019 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tokenise is a trading name of Kession Capital Limited, a company registered in the UK and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA is well known for being Fintech innovationtion friendly. In fact, a recent cohort of their regulatory Sandbox included multiple blockchain… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced on Friday it has added three senior financial services executives as members of its management teams in Risk, Partnerships and Marketing. This news comes just days after OnDeck announced the closing of its $85 million corporate revolving credit facility… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 10:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Ohio-based Rambling House Cocktails just surpassed its initial minimum target goal, having raised over $118,270 from more than 207 investors on its live Wefunder raise.  Pre-valued at $2M, the  small-craft soda company first product was a “healthier” craft ginger beer. “In 2017, we pivoted to spirits, bottling a… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lender Zopa announced on Thursday it has appointed former Virgin Management CEO, Gordon McCallum as new Chairman as it prepares to take on Britain’s largest banks. This news comes just a couple of months after Zopa announced it has received authorization from both the Financial… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Online property lender LendInvest is reporting a record month of signed applications. According to the Fintech, in January 2019 they received 428 applications totaling £100 million in value. LendInvest said the volume was due in part to rapid hiring in their lending team The LendInvest… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Private lending syndication platform CrowdOut Capital announced on Wednesday it has opened a new office in Dallas and appointed Stu Bell as its new Managing Director, who has more than 20 years of experience in commercial banking and private equity.. This news comes just two… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 3:25 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Düsseldorf-based Fintech auxmoney has surpassed its targets in 2018. Loan volume increased by 74 percent compared to 2017. Raffael Johnen, Founder and CEO of auxmoney, commented: “While the major German banks are in crisis mode, the leading German fintechs are always setting new records. With… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 1:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Property Partner announced its first “Opportunistic Fund” at the end of January. The new Fund is being launched to take advantage of the UK property market which has hit pause for the moment due to Brexit concerns. The Fund will “move fast as a cash… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 7:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has listed the Iconiq token “ICNQ” to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). Since the beginning of 2019, GBX-DAX has listed XRP, EOS, TRON, XLM, and now ICNQ. In 2018, GBX-DAX received a full “Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Licence” from the Gibraltar… Read More

February 12, 2019 @ 9:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The initial coin offering (ICO) industry has morphed into the security token offering (STO) industry. This sector shift is due largely to the recognition, alongside the many regulatory enforcement actions, that have compelled digital assets to become compliant within existing securities law. For all intents… Read More

February 12, 2019 @ 3:11 am By Erin Hobey  |  

According to Innovate Finance‘s new report 2018 FinTech VC Investment Landscape, investment in UK Fintech rose by 18% to $3.3 billion in 2018. Some additional highlights from the report include: Growth private equity investment rose 57% to $1.6 billion, while venture capital dipped to $1.7 billion… Read More

February 11, 2019 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Motive Partners, an investment firm focused on technology-enabled companies that power the financial services industry, announced on Monday it has made a significant investment in Dun & Bradstreet. Speaking about the investment, Stephen C. Daffron, President of Dun & Bradstreet and Industry Partner of Motive Partners, stated: “Dun… Read More

February 11, 2019 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Elevated Returns (ER) and Securitize claim they will tokenize $1 billion of real estate assets using the Tezos blockchain. Elevated Returns is the company behind the first tokenized real estate offering with the launch of Aspencoin last year. Securitize is a compliance platform for digitizing securities…. Read More

February 10, 2019 @ 5:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lender Beehive announced on Saturday it has formed a partnership with Thanachart Bank to launch a new SME value chain financing program in Asia. Beehive reported this was its first bank collaboration in Asia and the digitalized supply chain will provide improved liquidity… Read More

February 9, 2019 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

In a recent email, real estate crowdfunding platform EquityMultiple provided insight into platform operations. Real estate crowdfunding in the US is going through a period of transition as stronger platforms appear to be pulling away from the heard. There have been several, high profile closures… Read More

February 8, 2019 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK based peer-to-peer lender RateSetter announced on Friday it is expanding its Property Development Finance Team in South West England with the appointment of Ian Granger as its new Business Development Manager. Granger will reportedly oversee client management and business development in Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall as… Read More

February 7, 2019 @ 9:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced on Thursday the closing of its $85 million corporate revolving credit facility with a lender group, which included four banks. According to OnDeck, the new committed facility can be used for general corporate purposes and replaces OnDeck’s prior $30… Read More

February 7, 2019 @ 8:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tim Draper backed and attention monetization company Bitbounce announced on Thursday it has processed more than one billion emails through its free cryptocurrency spam solution that enables its members to earn compensation for receiving paid email messages from senders they do not know.  BitBounce reported that its global footprint… Read More