Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

Online investment marketplaces including peer to peer lending, investment crowdfunding, security token platforms and more.

Honeycomb Credit Acquires Raise Green

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

Republic to Build Sui Launchpad, Enabling Firms to Create Utility Tokens

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

Robinhood Markets Introduces Tax Lots to Help Clients Manage Tax Liabilities

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

Birchal Partners with Angel Group to Fund Startups

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

Binance Touts Funds Inflow Compared to Competitors

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

European Asset Manager Arrow Global Selects SEI as Growth Partner

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

Revolut Secondary Shares Sale to Go Forward

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

tZERO: Ready For Successful 2025

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

Web3 DePin Provider DRIFE Announces New Initiative with CoinList

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

Crypto and P2P Investments May Occupy Major Share of Optimal Investment Portfolios – Report

thought-catalog unsplash Bitcoin Ethereum Cryptocurrency

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

OpenYield’s New Funding to be Utilized to Modernize Bond Trading

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

Bitstamp, LTP Work on Credit Solutions for Crypto Trading

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

Investment Platform Lightyear to Relaunch in the UK with Direct FCA Authorization

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

Estateguru Comments on New Law Expanding Options for Estonian Investors to Use Investment Accounts for Crowdfunding

EU coins money Europe

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

Robinhood Crypto Introduces Ethereum (ETH) Staking, 100% Earnings Match for European Investors

Robinhood Crypto, part of Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD), is announcing the launch of Ethereum (ETH) staking, enabling European customers to seamlessly earn rewards on their ETH holdings. For a limited time period, Robinhood Crypto is reportedly offering a “100% match” on staking earnings, up to… Read More

SeedBlink Launches Secondary Marketplace, Lists Shares in Pre-IPO Fintech Klarna

SeedBlink has announced the launch of its secondary marketplace thus providing access to trading in private securities. SeedBlink is a pan-European online capital formation platform that aims to pair retail investors with issuers that have been backed by investment professionals. To kick off the secondary… Read More

Funding Portal Operator Netcapital Secures FINRA Approval for Broker-Dealer License

Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, has recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Netcapital Securities Inc. (NSI), has reportedly received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in order to become a FINRA-member broker-dealer. Key Highlights shared by the… Read More

Crowdcube Founder and Former CEO to Advise Birchal

Birchal, the leading securities crowdfunding platform in Australia, has added a crowdfunding OG to its roster of resources. According to a note shared by Birchal, Darren Westlake, founder and former CEO of Crowdcube,  joins Birchal as Strategic Advisor. Additionally, Birchal says that Rod Bristow, former… Read More

OurCrowd Updates on “Fast Growing” Funds Business, Adds New Head of Funds

OurCrowd, a top securities crowdfunding platform, has distributed an update on its “fast-growing” funds sector, which now reports that fund assets will top $1 billion next year. Currently, there are approximately $800 million in assets in the Funds Division across four types of funds. These… Read More

Latin America’s Bitso Earnings Now Supports Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL)

Bitso announced the addition of four new cryptos to its Earnings feature. Earnings with Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) are available to all users, and Cardano (ADA) and Polkadot (DOT) will reportedly be added in the first week of December 2024. These options complement the… Read More

Send this to a friend