Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

July 31, 2017 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Žltý melón, a peer to peer lender based in Bratislava, has launched a secured loan product to finance mortgage deposits and help homebuyers purchase a home. Lenders may now invest in loans to homebuyers with additional security. The new CashFree Hypo loan is available to anyone… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LandlordInvest, the peer-to-peer lending platform for residential and commercial mortgages, announced on Monday it has completed a £740,741 bridging loan secured over a residential investment property in Wembley, Middlesex for a professional landlord with a substantial real estate portfolio. This transaction is notably the online lender’s… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, marketplace lending platform Prosper announced it was officially discontinuing its Prosper Finance Daily app on Monday (August 31st). The online lender revealed to help its users through the transition, it has teamed up with personal finance app Clarity Money to offer some of… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

N26, a digital only challenger bank, has expanded its range of consumer loans through a partnership with auxmoney, an online lender serving Continental Europe.  As with all other products of N26 customers can access credit with just a few clicks directly on the N26. In… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

  Banco BNI Europa has formed a strategic partnership with marketplace lender Creditshelf to help provide financing to German SMEs. Creditshelf is an SME lending specialist and BNI Europa is slated to invest up to €15 million into German SMEs over the coming months. Launched in 2014,… Read More

July 28, 2017 @ 4:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Kickstarter announced a new update for its Android app, messaging. The crowdfunding giant’s crew revealed that they designed the layout that is similar to the way Android users are used to seeing conversations from their phones. The Kickstarter team explained: “To read and respond… Read More

July 28, 2017 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission published a report this week that rattled the hot Initial Coin Offering (ICO) sector is still being ingested by both platforms and companies looking to offer bespoke tokens. But as the SEC fired shots across the bow of the ICO… Read More

July 28, 2017 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) is out with their 2nd quarter aggregate numbers for their member platforms. Robert Pettigrew, Director of the P2PFA, commented on the release pointing to the quarter over quarter increase in lending; “Comparing the performance of P2PFA platforms… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CircleUp, an investment crowdfunding platform that targets early stage consumer product companies, announced on Wednesday the roll out of its new credit advisors affiliate. The platform revealed that through CircleUp Credit Advisors approved companies may receive revolving lines of credit that are backed by their… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundera announced on Tuesday the release of its new survey on the state of small business lending. The report asked small business owners about their experience with credit, lending, and financial resources. According to Fundera, the survey revealed that business owners do not know enough… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yancey Strickler, co-founder of crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, announced this week he is stepping down as the funding portal’s CEO. Stickler revealed in a blog post: “Today I’m announcing that we are beginning the search for Kickstarter’s next CEO. I’ve spent the last 12 years working… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer finance platform for business Assetz Capital announced on Thursday it has partnered with financial account aggregator and marketplace, Bud, to expand lender base. Bud’s Market+ is described as a service that allows users to connect and interact with a host of third-party services ranging from loans,… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 10:26 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK Online investment platform SyndicateRoom has offered members the opportunity to take part in a retail bond offer for LendInvest, the leading marketplace for property lending and investing. To recap, under the offer, LendInvest proposes the issue of sterling-denominated 5.25% fixed-rate retail bond notes, which… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

The Downing Crowd platform has announced the launch of new “Regular Access Crowd Bonds” designed to offer attractive returns with a certain level of liquidity for investors. Unlike existing Crowd Bonds, investors in Regular Access Bonds will not have to invest their money for a… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday it has acquired technology-first, marketplace platform Acquire Real Estate. RealtyShares describes Acquire Real Estate as an innovative rival that has set a bar for product development within the industry. According to the funding portal, Acquire Real Estate was led by… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Abundance Investment, a UK based peer to peer lending platform in the renewable energy sector, has just topped £50 million in investment, according to a company report. Management said the “huge” popularity of its IFISA and three highly popular renewable projects from tidal, geothermal and… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendio announced on Thursday it surpassed $500 million in business loans to over 21,000 small businesses across the U.S. through its marketplace lending platform.The growth milestone comes after a 141 percent increase in loans originated through the lender in the last fiscal year. The marketplace… Read More

July 26, 2017 @ 5:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

FundersClub, an online venture capital platform providing access to early stage growth companies for accredited investors, has downsized and streamlined operations.  Crowdfund Insider recently heard some industry chatter regarding a culling of staff so we reached out to CEO and co-founder Alex Mittal for an… Read More

July 26, 2017 @ 3:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Albion Capital, Concentric Team, Mustard Seed Impact, Startup Funding Club Ltd, Venture Founders. Join e existing LCIF partnership. VentureFounders, an investment crowdfunding platform that supports UK tech scale ups, has been selected as a partner by the London Co-Investments Fund (LCIF).  Since launching in 2015, LCIF has invested £14… Read More

July 26, 2017 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter announced on Tuesday over 100,000 independent creators have funded their projects through its reward-based crowdfunding platform. The funding portal revealed: “Those creators come from every corner of the creative universe. They are documentary filmmakers, tabletop game developers, fashion designers, and open-source hardware tinkerers. They come… Read More