Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

December 9, 2024 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

NAO, a Berlin-based Fintech, has raised €3.4 million in Seed funding, according to a company statement. The round was said to be led by a family office of a Swiss private investor. The Wealthtech says it is on a mission to become the top investing… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Michael Wong  |  

French crowdfunding platform Ulule has acquired its KissKissBankBank from La Banque Postale for an undisclosed amount, according to reports.  La Banque Postale acquired KissKissBankBank in 2017. At the time of the purchase the CEO of La Banque Postale explained the move as responding to new consumption… Read More

December 7, 2024 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PrimaryBid, the capital markets technology platform, has facilitated the placing of over £125 million of new investor capital into UK Treasury Bills since launching its Retail Eligible Debt Capital Market Service earlier in 2024. This marks an evolution in UK investor access to products that… Read More

December 7, 2024 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), a firm focused on digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, announced access to new private market funds via a relationship with Templum, which operates Templum One, a platform for transacting in private alternatives: The Cosmos… Read More

December 6, 2024 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

SaveLend Group, an online lender, is reporting that its current savings products are generating average accumulated net return before tax of 6.93% for Balanced and 7.51% for Yield. SaveLend launched these products in May 2023, seeking to improve the customer experience by offering more savings… Read More

December 5, 2024 @ 7:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Triton Debt Opportunities (TDO), the opportunistic credit arm of European investment firm Triton, announced the final close of its third fund (TDO III) in excess of its €1 billion fundraising target. TDO III is 40 percent larger than its predecessor fund, which closed “at €744… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Honeycomb Credit, a bank replacement Funding Portal that provides access to debt capital for private firms,  has acquired Raise Green. Raise Green has sold certain assets to Honeycomb, not including its funding portal license. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Raise Green was… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic, a global online investing platform, will reportedly build Sui Launchpad, a new iteration of its launchpad platform that will enable companies to create utility tokens. Republic is the largest online investment platform in the world, providing opportunities for both retail and sophisticated investors across a spectrum of… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), they claim to be committed to making investing more accessible and transparent for everyone. Robinhood Markets noted that this is why they’re introducing an important feature designed to help customers “manage their tax liabilities and give them flexibility when selling stocks” —Tax Lots…. Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading securities crowdfunding platform in Australia (crowd-sourced funding in Aussie) has revealed its first partnership with an outside investor to fund a startup that is listed on its marketplace. Professional investors like VCs or Angels can provide important signalling for retail investors about… Read More

December 3, 2024 @ 2:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance, the long-time largest crypto exchange in the world, says it is currently on track to generate almost 40% higher inflows than the total of the next 10 crypto exchanges combined. Binance also claims to be the first centralized exchange to surpass $100 trillion in lifetime… Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) announced that Arrow Global Group Limited, a European alternative asset manager specializing in private credit and real estate, selected SEI to support its fund administration, loan operations, and investor services for its private credit fund domiciled in Luxembourg. Reportedly ranked seven out of… Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity holders of leading digital bank Revolut may soon have the opportunity to sell some of their shares. According to Bloomberg, former employees who have held shares for more than 2 years and have over $100,000 in value may be able to sell up to… Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 9:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

2025 is shaping up to be a busy year for digital securities via blockchain, and tZERO says it is well-positioned to contribute to the growth of a unique method of providing primary raises, recapitalizations, and secondary trading. Senior Director of Business and Capital Development Ryan Zega… Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DRIFE, a Web3 DePin (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Provider) built on Sui Blockchain, operating a “decentralized” ride-hailing application in India and UAE, has announced a collaboration with CoinList, the token launch platform, to launch its incentivized testnet for DRIFE Share2Earn location data campaign on DRIFE app…. Read More

December 1, 2024 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Robocash noted that in the coming year, crypto and P2P investments together claim to occupy a “major share” of the optimal investment portfolio. A strategy focusing on these alternative instruments can bring an investor a “real return of up to 43%.” However, this… Read More

November 30, 2024 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

OpenYield announced additional funding of $7 million last week. The capital infusion will be used to further its ambition to provide an equity-like trading platform for bonds as it seeks to modernize the market. OpenYield operates an Alternative Trading System (ATS), a regulated marketplace that… Read More

November 29, 2024 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Bitstamp is partnering with LTP to provide liquidity and credit solutions for institutional-grade crypto trading. LTP is a prime brokerage that serves sophisticated investors in accessing liquidity, along with speed and efficiency. LTP believes the partnership will enhance liquidity for its clients while… Read More

November 29, 2024 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Lightyear announces that it received direct authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) earlier this year, and will be relaunching for consumers and businesses in the UK, with FSCS protection, ISAs and more. Lightyear has been regulated in the UK as an appointed… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru noted that a new law expands options for Estonian investors to use investment accounts for crowdfunding. According to a blog post by Estateguru, the legislative amendment passed in the Estonian Parliament last week will now allow the “use of investment account funds for crowdfunding.”… Read More