Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

July 27, 2024 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry,  announced a strategic relationship with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, part of Arax Investment Partners, to provide financial advisors and their high-net-worth clients with streamlined data management and simplified access to… Read More

July 25, 2024 @ 11:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online investment platform CapitalRise says it has financed three new deals in nine days to the tune of £20 million. CapitalRise says this is a record for the amount financed in such a short time. CapitalRise is a specialist prime property finance platform that specializes… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To expand existing coverage of Coinbase Institutional products with sample SDKs, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) released the Prime Java SDK and International Exchange (INTX) Java SDK. These SDKs provide essential tools and libraries “to interact directly with Coinbase Prime and INTX.” As noted in a blog post… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Bitstamp says it has commenced to return digital assets to creditors of the Mt. Gox debacle. A long time in the making, crypto is finally being returned to claimants as part of the bankruptcy process of the once-top crypto exchange. Bitstamp said they… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender FOLK2FOLK has topped £700 million in lending, according to a note from the firm. The company claims to be the largest P2P lender to small businesses in the UK. Launched in 2013, FOLK2FOLK is one of the few remaining P2P lenders. The unique model combines… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 6:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

American retail investors are significantly more likely to ignore ESG (environmental, social & governance) factors than consider them when investing, according to data from the latest Retail Investor Beat (RIB) from trading and investing platform eToro. In a study of 1,000 American retail investors, just… Read More

July 23, 2024 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Globacap CEO and founder Myles Milston has issued a statement hammering London’s smaller cap exchange, AIM [Alternative Investment Market]. AIM was set up to assist smaller firms in listing shares. Recently, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) posted new rules designed to boost public listings in the… Read More

July 23, 2024 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading investment crowdfunding platform (crowd-sourced funding) in Australia has published its half year report reviewing industry activity. According to the platform, investment crowdfunding is displaying “sustained stability” and growth in platform activity. Birchal shares in its Crowd-Sourced Funding (CSF) FY24 Industry Report ‘Funded’… Read More

July 22, 2024 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online real estate investment platform Waltz Inc. has launched to provide foreign investors with a way to invest in and purchase residential real estate in the US. The online investment platform is said to be available in the following statements: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina,… Read More

July 22, 2024 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW), a digital private capital markets enabler that operates a Funding Portal, has announced the launch of its beta version for a secondary trading platform to a closed group of users. Through a previously announced trading relationship with Templum Markets – a company… Read More

July 22, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Bondora is reporting a key milestone. Bondora reveals that 1 billion Euros have been invested via their platform. This latest achievement has marked a significant point in Bondora’s journey since 2008, and it was made possible by their customers. In order to mark… Read More

July 20, 2024 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following its entrance in other European Union countries, Mintos, the investment platform providing a range of alternative and traditional investment options, is now focused on continuing its European launch by making its entry in the Czech Republic investment ecosystem. Since its inception back in 2015,… Read More

July 18, 2024 @ 9:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora reveals that June was a “record-breaking” month for loan originations, thanks to steady growth in Finland and the Netherlands. Overall, Bondora Group’s loan originations has reportedly “totaled €24,567,566 – the highest origination amount ever.” In June, Bondora pointed out that 1,507 more people “created… Read More

July 18, 2024 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Arca Labs, the innovation division of one of the leading digital assets investment managers, Arca, and Securitize, a key player focused on tokenizing real-world assets (RWA), have “unlocked liquidity for investors and achieved a significant milestone for registered, tokenized funds.” Arca received SEC exemptive relief… Read More

July 16, 2024 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Following its rebranding from Seedrs to Republic Europe, the online investment platform is reporting that it generated more than over £24.5 million in activity in June. The above number incorporates primary offerings, secondary trading, funds as well as private deal rooms which typically involve more… Read More

July 16, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance recently shared its latest platform performance review. HeavyFinance reveals in its comprehensive update that June proved to be “a dynamic month for their investor community, with €1.16M allocated across 36 agricultural projects on the HeavyFinance platform.” By the close of June 2024, the total… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 7:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

While commercial property continues to struggle in certain markets and residential needs a rate cut to boost activity, Fundrise, an online investment platform that mainly offers real estate investment funds, sees “continued momentum in property fundamentals.” Fundrise claims that “being invested in the right locations… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One of the key metrics for consumer investment apps is reducing the time to trade once an account is opened, according to an update from Alpaca. However, slow funding can be “a big friction for this engagement,” Alpaca noted in a blog post. To provide… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 2:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an online investment platform serving Europe, is reporting that it surpassed €40 million in investment during the first six months of 2024. At the same time, investors received a capital return of €47.5 million, earning €6.9 million (10.88%). Based in Estonia, investors may participate… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 1:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest Mintos Risk Score updates based on developments and data from the first quarter of 2024 are now live on Mintos. Mintos has shared the general summary of the most recent quarterly changes. This quarter, Mintos says that it “saw 5 increases in the… Read More