Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

November 2, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prop-tech startup Brickowner has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The funding round is now nearing £220,000 thanks to more than 180 investors. As previously reported, Brickowner’s investment platform has reportedly experienced significant growth throughout 2018, even completing five raises totaling £4.9… Read More

November 2, 2018 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Funding Circle announced earlier this week it has formed a partnership with Just A Card, a grassroots campaign run by artists, makers, and small business owners, to help independent retailers increase sales during the upcoming Christmas season.  Funding Circle reported that in the run-up… Read More

November 2, 2018 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The former Head of Equity Options at Cboe Global Markets Kapil Rathi has joined digital asset firm AlphaPoint as Global Head of Trading Markets.  Rathi will lead and manage the blockchain based company on its trading and exchange business. AlphaPoint is a Fintech that seeks to help… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 7:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, the independent film crowdfunding platform, announced on Thursday that pilots for 27 television series developed by creators of color were funded as part of a special month-long “Keep It Colorful” crowdfunding effort. According to Seed&Spark, approximately 50 content creators of color entered the crowdfunding… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK Unicorns Monzo, BrewDog & Revolut are Crowdcube Alumni UK’s largest investment crowdfunding platform by volume Crowdcube has now helped to raise capital for three separate unicorns aka firms that have attained a valuation of $ 1 billion or more. Crowdcube pointed to this fact… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

seriesOne, a blockchain based fintech firm, announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with global crypto exchange Bithumb. seriesOne reported that under the terms of the agreement, it and Bithumb will form a joint venture intended to create a new exchange in the U.S. that… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 11:14 am By Cali Haan  |  

A judge at the Seoul Central District Court has ordered one of South Korea’s largest banks, Nonghyup, to restore services to the Coinis cryptocurrency exchange, 8BTC reports. The showdown reportedly began in September when Nonghyup announced it would no longer process deposits and withdrawals on behalf… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Invesdor has won the regional Fintech category of the Nordic Startup Awards which were held in Copenhagen this week. The competition saw over 2500 nominees. The Finland based company competed against finalists from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland in a combination of… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 7:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Mercury.Cash, a wallet and emerging crypto exchange, has selected KoreConX’s services for their security token offering (STO), according to a release from KoreConX. Mercury.Cash a fully licensed crypto and remittance exchange authorized to do money transmission by Office of Financial Regulation with Money Transmitter License… Read More

October 31, 2018 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK online lending platform WiseAlpha has now surpassed £2 million from more than 980 investors. The funding round quickly secured its initial £1 million.  As previously reported, WiseAlpha’s online lending platform aims to give retail investors… Read More

October 31, 2018 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Modulus, a US based firm that provides financial services software / hardware, and Quantex, a regulatory compliant digital asset exchange, have jointly announced a partnership to bring blockchain enabled financial services products to institutional customers. As part of the joint venture, the companies will launch… Read More

October 31, 2018 @ 7:30 am By Therese Torris  |  

The news was leaked last week. Now it’s official. From its Paris headquarters, Olivier Goy, founder and CEO, announced that the European lending marketplace formerly known as Lendix is changing its name into October. With this name change the company reasserts its ambition to expand… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with U.S. banking group Popular Bank to expand on the bank’s digital presence and help streamline its small business loan application process. The duo reported that through this new partnership Popular Bank will leverage Biz2Credit’s analytics… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revealed last week during the Crypto Invest Summit, Coinbase now sports a huge $8 billion in valuation following a $300 million Series E funding round. Today, Coinbase COO Asiff Hirji provided a personalized update on the funding in a blog post. Hirji stated: “Today, we’re pleased… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 11:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based crypto exchanged, has been acquired. Revealed in a blog post today, the crypto operation reported that NXMH, a Belgium-based investment company, had purchased the exchange for an undisclosed sum. Bitstamp founder and CEO Nejc Kodrič said the platform has been pursued by potential… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 10:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financial services conglomerate Monex Group issued their quarterly earnings report today. Monex, a Japan based, publicly traded firm, owns and operates multiple Fintech platforms as well as more traditional platforms such as TradeStation in the US. In April of this year, Monex acquired Japanese crypto… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunder UK, along with the support of nine Scottish LEADER areas, announced on Monday it is now supporting crowdfunding projects across Scotland through the new Crowdfund Scotland program. According to Crowdfunder UK, Crowdfund Scotland will provide coaching and support for projects in the nine participating… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prop-tech startup Brickowner announced on Monday it has reached a significant milestone. The investment platform reported its first loan was redeemed securing investors an annual return of 8%. According to Brickowner, the loan was monitored and managed on behalf of the platform by E&H Ltd. and… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced the first day of the Crypto Summit in Zurich, Switzerland, Smart Valor has launched a project to create the first stablecoin backed by the Swiss Franc. Smart Valor is a digital assets platform and compliant marketplace for crypto – including security tokens. The Swiss… Read More

October 26, 2018 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based online lender LendInvest confirmed on Thursday that the European Investment Fund participated in its recently announced Series C financing, with the investment from its Luxembourg Future Fund (LFF). The Series C funding round, which was comprised of both debt and equity, secured $39.5 million (£30.5 million)…. Read More