Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 25, 2024 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) announced recently its activation of crypto capabilities in several new international markets in Asia, Europe, North America and South America with existing clients Hapi and SogoTrade. Bakkt and stock trading platform Hapi have reportedly “broadened their active crypto trading capabilities… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise, an online property investment platform, is reporting that it has returned over £159 million to investors since 2016. CapitalRise focuses on superprime property investments in the UK – typically central London. The £150 million hurdle was topped following a £9 million senior bridge loan… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Luma Financial Technologies, an independent multi-issuer structured products and annuities platform, has expanded its partnership with Yieldstreet, a private market investment platform, to bring Yieldstreet’s diverse offerings to Luma’s customer base. In doing so, Luma is broadening Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) access “to alternative investment… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

  Seedrs, part of the US-based Republic, is reportedly restructuring and slashing 15% of its employees operating in Europe. Seedrs was acquired by Republic in 2021 in a deal valued at $100 million. The deal closed the following year. The combined operation is one of… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink is an emerging investment crowdfunding platform that is registered with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority and also approved under the new European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR) and thus allowed to issue securities across the EU. Under ECSPR, an issuer may raise up to… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos recently revealed that it has officially launched operations in the German market, and they’re pleased to share more updates. Mintos claims that its focus remains simple, yet straightforward – “offering you accessible new ways to invest your money, so you can diversify your portfolio,… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robocash investors positively assessed the results of the past year, according to the latest market research and analysis. Almost a third of respondents claim that they now plan “to increase their investment portfolios in 2024.” Robocash analysts questioned investors in order “to find out how… Read More

January 19, 2024 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

In the ongoing push to offer smaller investors greater access to assets typically reserved for the wealthy, Seedrs has announced it will be offering Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs). VCTs are closed-end fund-like vehicles that invest in private firms. VCTs trade on the London Stock Exchange…. Read More

January 18, 2024 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru is reporting that it saw €10.1M in loan repayments in December, with an additional €0.4M from recovered loans. As noted in a blog post by Etstateguru, total returns “amounted to €1.1M, with an average return rate of 9.5%.” Estateguru further noted that they have… Read More

January 16, 2024 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a top crowdfunding platform serving the full stack of securities exemptions, has announced that it has joined the Tokenized Asset Coalition (TAC). Securitize, another platform that provides online capital formation as well as other digital services, has also joined TAC. TAC, which was revealed… Read More

January 15, 2024 @ 1:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca recently shared key platform developments that took place last year. Alpaca has commented on key milestones, partnerships, and innovations that have shaped their year in 2023. As they enter 2024, the team remains focused on supporting a wide range of open financial services in… Read More

January 15, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s prime property finance company CapitalRise is reporting £250m bank funding line, as part of its approach to diversify and boost the resilience of its capital sources and facilitate lending growth. This funding line is the fifth and reportedly the largest secured by the company… Read More

January 14, 2024 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading and investing platform, eToro, announced the addition of spot bitcoin ETFs to the platform, following the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of the products. US users can buy iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) on eToro for whole share… Read More

January 14, 2024 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda has commented on why they think spot Bitcoin ETFs are a “game-changer” for the crypto market. Bitpanda notes in a blog post the crypto world has “reached an important milestone as major financial institutions receive approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)… Read More

January 13, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spectrum Markets, the pan-European trading venue for securities saw a surge in overnight activity on products “linked to bitcoin, in the hours following the SEC’s announcement approving the first spot bitcoin ETF.” The volume of bitcoin-linked instruments “traded on Spectrum Wednesday was five times higher… Read More

January 10, 2024 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The world of alternative investments continues to expand. While early-stage firms and real estate are common, there are a growing number of asset classes that are being turned into securities and being made available to individual investors. AcreTrader is a platform that is a broker-dealer… Read More

January 9, 2024 @ 6:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder was the top platform for Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding] offerings during 2023, according to data provided by KingsCrowd. Reg CF is a securities exemption that allows for online capital formation. A notice filing and other documentation is required under the exemption, which is open… Read More

January 9, 2024 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker is part of a new group of broker-dealers that are focusing on online capital formation, providing a tech-enhanced environment for companies looking to crowdfund a securities offering. Based in Canada, the company has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing young firms in the… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, part of Republic, has booked its 5th exit for investors in 2023. According to an X, UK-based Sennen has been acquired by renewable energy firm Kraken. (not the crypto exchange). Sennen provides software that caters to managing renewables and power storage. Sennen was part… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market witnessed “rapid” growth in 2023 and is set to continue into 2024, according to an update from  Sourced Capital. Although the market is growing according to reports from certain industry participants, there are many platforms/firms that have exited the… Read More