Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 9, 2018 @ 3:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Investment platform Downing Crowd has launched a ‘7-day access’ bond which will invest a further £2.5 million for renewable energy generation and reserve power company, Bagnall Energy.  More than £201,4854 has already been secured for the raise which will close on Halloween morning. “The renewable energy… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, the independent film crowdfunding platform, announced on Friday its expansion into Canada. The U.S.-based funding portal confirmed it launched full access of its services to Canadian creators. Seed&Sparks reported included in the expansion is support for Canadian currency, compliance with local tax regulations and… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced last week that it submitted its P2P Compliance Self-Inspection Report to its local P2P regulatory office. According to the online lender, this new report is considered the first of three steps mandated in the… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

VNX Exchange, a trading platform for tokenized VC assets, has partnered with NEM. Founded by CEO Alexander Tkachenko in 2017, Luxembourg-based VNX Exchange is seeking to create a regulatory-compliant marketplace to link investors and venture capitalists in search of liquidity. VNX Exchange is a member… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, has announced it will now donate all listing fees to charity. In a letter from the Binance team posted on its site, the exchange stated: “Binance will make a change to our listing fee policy. Starting immediately,… Read More

October 7, 2018 @ 9:01 pm By Therese Torris  |  

A leading French equity platform, Anaxago is launching an asset management firm, Anaxago Capital, to attract more institutional investors and ready itself to fund larger projects. With this, Anaxago expects to double its outstanding investments by 2020. We spoke with Caroline Lamaud, Co-founder and Chairman… Read More

October 6, 2018 @ 7:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the online capital formation world witnessed a tectonic shift in the investment crowdfunding industry. Circle, a fast emerging crypto focused company, acquired leading US based investment crowdfunding platform SeedInvest. CI has been assured that CEO Ryan Feit will remain at the helm, along with his… Read More

October 6, 2018 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

TAU Exchange (TAU-X), a new entrant into the increasingly crowded cryptocurrency marketplace, says it is scheduled to launch on October 18th with around 32,000 accounts (or wallets) due to “an overwhelming amount of interest from the public.” TAU Exchange says that it will not use… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest, one of the leading US based investment crowdfunding platforms, is being acquired by crypto firm Circle. The news was reported in a blog post by Circle that stated SeedInvest was being acquired as it seeks to enable startups to issue security tokens using blockchain, while… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, a peer to peer lending platform based in Estonia, has reported a record number of loan originations for September. According to a short note from the P2P lender, Bondora saw originations rise to € 5,527,855 in September – a 4.7% increase versus the prior… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 7:04 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the biggest challenges for public blockchain is scalability. For widespread adoption to take place, blockchain tech must be able to handle the demands of enterprise activity today and for the future. Simultaneously, these blockchains must be efficient – not using up more value… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer property lender CrowdProperty announced on  Thursday it has funded its 50th project. The latest milestone comes just a little over a month after CrowdProperty surpassed £20 million in funding for property projects. The 50th project raised £867,000 for a 24-bedroom House of Multiple Occupation… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 11:33 am By Cali Haan  |  

Tech Bureau, owner of the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif, which was recently hacked for more than $60 million USD, says that although it is suspending new account registrations at the exchange, negotiations for the company’s acquisition by FISCO are still underway. According to a release… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Mintos, an online marketplace for peer to peer loans for retail investors, has partnered with European payments Fintech Trustly. Founded in 2008, Trustly Group AB is a Swedish Fintech firm. Mintos will now allow investors to transfer funds in real time from banks in 29 different… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aave, a UK-based tech company which specializes in the development of decentralized and hybrid blockchain applications, announced on Thursday the launch of Aave Lending, which is described as an efficient SaaS solution for the collateralization of loans. The blockchain application developer also reported that it signed its… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 4:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Airmony, a new portable, light and tubeless sleep apnea e-tech device, pushes a continuous flow of air to help sleep apnea patients breathe and enjoy a good night’s sleep. The Barcelona-based company synced with Crowdcube to raise £200,000 and has surpassed £146,100 in the first three days… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 3:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

No fees for international transfer? Global remittance company TransferGo has reportedly launched the first “completely free” international money transfer service. Customers may transfer money around the world at “absolutely no cost”, averred the platform; in lieu of fees, the money transfer will be offered at the mid-market… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 9:25 am By Cali Haan  |  

$1.3 billion dollars has been stolen from crypto exchanges in the past 8 years and cryptocurrency investors using exchanges still bear a lot of risk, say researchers at ICORating, who yesterday issued a report detailing security levels at crypto exchanges handling more than $1 million… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle (LSE:FCH), the leading online lender in the UK providing financing options for SMEs, completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) this past week. Shares began unconditionally trading today (October 3rd). Originally priced at 440 pence per share, Funding… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, online lending platform SoFi announced it has formed a new partnership with home improvement platform Kukun to offer advanced new tools to help homeowners gain a greater understanding of how much their home improvement project could cost and how it can affect the resale value of… Read More