Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 7, 2025 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As digital assets platform OKX closed out 2024, they announced their 26th Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, marking another key milestone in their ongoing commitment to transparency and security in the crypto-assets space. The month’s report from OKX shows the following: Total primary assets: USD30.8… Read More

January 7, 2025 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Last year, PeerBerry investors were paid €11.8 million in interest, of which over €1.2 million was paid to investors in December. Since PeerBerry platform’s inception, its investors have reportedly earned a total of “€39.19 million in interest.” PeerBerry’s portfolio (the total amount invested) amounted to… Read More

January 3, 2025 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Franshares is an online investment platform that is targeting the franchising industry. The company is not regulated as either a funding portal or a broker-dealer; rather, it chooses to work with a regulated entity to create a market for private securities. The niche investment platform says it is offering… Read More

January 3, 2025 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitstamp CEO  Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux says 2024 was a transformative year for the digital asset sector. Bitstamp is a European crypto exchange that claims to be the world’s longest-running marketplace for crypto. In 2024, Robinhood acquired Bitstamp for $200 million as the broker sought to expand its… Read More

December 30, 2024 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Are you interested in purchasing shares in Republic? You can now do so on its Secondary Marketplace, hosted on Republic Europe. Republic purchased UK-based Seedrs several years ago. Seedrs was one of the most established securities crowdfunding platforms in the UK. Seedrs had also extended… Read More

December 30, 2024 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, best known for its focus on issuers leveraging the Reg CF securities exemption, is also offering venture capital funds for Accredited Investors. While Wefunder is still one of the dominant players in the Reg CF space, like many other securities crowdfunding platforms, the company… Read More

December 29, 2024 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

2024 has reportedly been a solid year for HeavyFinance, marked by significant milestones, partnerships, and a focus on sustainable agriculture. From securing investments and launching various initiatives to expanding their impact across Europe and Ukraine, the company reports it has made strides in driving the… Read More

December 29, 2024 @ 1:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca says it had a landmark year in 2024 as they became a fully self-clearing broker-dealer and launched new features like options trading. Working with financial institutions, Alpaca said they learned the importance of fully integrating brokerage operations stack (such as execution, clearing, and custody… Read More

December 28, 2024 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru CEO Mihkel Stamm recently stated that their goal is to surpass €1 billion in total loan volume. The total volume of loans issued by investors on the Estateguru platform over the course of its roughly 10-year operation “may exceed the €1 billion mark next… Read More

December 27, 2024 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Silicon Prairie has dumped its Funding Portal designation and is migrating all current offerings to its Broker-Dealer. FINRA regulates both Broker-Dealers and Funding Portals. A Funding Portal is kind of like a broker-dealer light. This new type of intermediary was created under the JOBS Act… Read More

December 26, 2024 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise co-founder and CEO Ben Miller visited squaw box this morning to reflect upon the Fundrise Innovation Fund’s success with its investment in ServiceTitan (NASDAQ:TTAN). ServiceTitan went public earlier this month. Shares were priced at $71/each, but the market deemed this too low, with shares… Read More

December 26, 2024 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry’s business partner, real estate developer SIB Group, has reportedly repaid investors a €500 000 loan (real estate project “Vytenio55 II”) and paid their investors €102,368 in interest. PeerBerry also mentioned in another recent update that it is processing the last repayment of war-affected loans…. Read More

December 24, 2024 @ 3:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Six of Latvia’s investment platforms—Lande, Indemo, ViaInvest, Nectaro, Debitum Investments, and TWINO—have joined forces to form an alliance dedicated to advancing transparency, trust, and innovation in the fintech industry. Together, they are focused on setting a new standard for investor confidence and collaboration in Europe’s… Read More

December 22, 2024 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As 2024 comes to an end, investment platform Bondora has shared key highlights that made 2024 “unforgettable” for them. European investment platform Bondora noted in a blog post that this year was one for the books, and it’s all thanks to their investors, their credit… Read More

December 22, 2024 @ 12:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Independent Advisor Solutions Inc. —a wholly owned subsidiary of Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. —is pleased to announce a retail partnership with Apollo (NYSE: APO), a provider of alternative assets and retirement solutions. This latest collab aims to reinforce Independent Advisor Solutions’ dedication to forming deep relationships… Read More

December 21, 2024 @ 2:58 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Crypto derivatives platform Binance Futures has introduced the CGPT/USDT Perpetual Contract, highlighting the rising prominence of AI-focused cryptocurrencies in the digital asset landscape. The new offering allows traders to leverage ChainGPT token (CGPT) transactions up to 75x, with USDT as the settlement currency, adding to… Read More

December 21, 2024 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In November 2024, Estateguru, a platform specializing in property-backed financing, credited more than €11 million in repayments to its investors. According to Estateguru, a notable portion of this, more than €4.2 million, came from successfully recovered loans that had previously “been delayed. Investors earned €1.01… Read More

December 20, 2024 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize announced it has obtained approval by the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) as an Investment Firm, registering Securitize Europe Brokerage and Markets, S.A. in order to operate as a Sociedad de Valores (broker dealer), providing services for blockchain-based financial assets, including acting as… Read More

December 20, 2024 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

  SyndicateRoom, a former securities crowdfunding platform and current online investment platform that takes a portfolio approach, has been acquired by Smith Brothers Group. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. In an email from SyndicateRoom CEO Graham Schwikkard, he said the company was… Read More

December 18, 2024 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX) with appr. $6.6 billion in portfolio equity and debt investments, announced a partnership with iCapital, the fintech platform enabling the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management sectors. The partnership results… Read More