Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

November 1, 2023 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an online investment platform for debt securities, says the first nine months of 2023 saw investors receiving €107.5 million in returns, with €13.5 million being profit. EstateGuru adds that Q3 delivered €46.6 million in principal repayments and income, an increase of over 80% compared… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the realm of financial technology, Spaceship claims that it is set to transform the investment experience for young Australians. The company has reportedly “established itself as a visionary in the field but has strategically chosen Alpaca as a service provider to further enhance its… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech.TV is looking for growth capital, and it has enlisted the services of tZERO to help with the new funding round. Earlier this year, CI reported on tZERO listing its first Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding] security offering as it aims to boost its primary issuance… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After continued increases in July and August, Bondora has seen “slight dips” for originations and investments in September. As noted in a blog post by Bondora, both these statistics “totaled just under €15M, decreasing 5.1% from the previous month. Cash recoveries, however, did well, totaling… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 7:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleving Group issued €50 million in senior secured and guaranteed bonds. Approximately 2 000 retail and institutional investors “from the Baltic States and Germany have exchanged or subscribed to Eleving Group’s new bonds.” During the issue, Eleving Group reportedly “offered senior secured and guaranteed bonds… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One more business partner, LoanPlus from Sri Lanka, joins the PeerBerry platform. LoanPlus will reportedly offer PeerBerry investors investments “in short-term loans with an 11.5% annual return.” Loans provided by LoanPlus to PeerBerry investors “include a buyback and a group guarantee.” LoanPlus (legal name AISIT… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the trading and investing platform, is announcing the launch of free ETF courses on the eToro Academy, made possible through a new partnership with iShares by BlackRock, the largest ETF provider in the world. With a global line-up of 1300+ ETFs and $3.12 trillion… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 1:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DriveWealth was created to allow every investor in the world to benefit from access to investment opportunities—whether they have $10 or $10 million. Following the announcement of DriveWealth‘s Options launch, they are pleased to reveal that they’ve added more offerings: Fixed Income and Global Mutual… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Almost no one is “happy” with the nation’s financial system— “only 9% of Americans are satisfied with it, and only 22% think it’s better than any other country’s,” according to an update shared by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). But young people are “especially disillusioned by it,” the… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi has emerged from bankruptcy as of October 24, 2023. BlockFi filed for bankruptcy in November of 2022 following the collapse of multiple crypto firms culminating in the failure of FTX – once one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. Prior to declaring… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SeedBlink, Europe’s tech-focused venture investment and equity management platform, has introduced a series of product enhancements as part of its Fall Release. SeedBlink is approved to operate across the EU under the new ECSPR regime. Based in Romania, the platform has expanded rapidly across the… Read More

October 26, 2023 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Investment Enterprise Scheme (SEIS) provide materially important tax benefits for investors in early-stage firms in the UK. Designed to encourage the support of entrepreneurs and younger firms, EIS and SEIS mitigate risk for investors while possibly generating tax-free… Read More

October 26, 2023 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following Coinbase’s (NASDAQ:COIN) AML registration with the Bank of Spain last month, the team has welcomed its first hire in the market. Attending the European Blockchain Convention in Barcelona this week, the team says they will be “hosting a launch party to celebrate these recent… Read More

October 25, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Osprey Total Return Pool is the “first” actively managed investment grade credit portfolio available on-chain. The strategy of the pool is powerful: deliver “a total return from a short-duration Investment Grade credit portfolio of ‘real-world-assets’ including; Treasury Bills, Asset-Backed Securities, and Loans.” The pool… Read More

October 25, 2023 @ 2:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase, the revenue acceleration platform for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies, announced a global partnership with Republic – an ecosystem of Web3 optimized financial services that are “building the digital infrastructure required to support a fully democratized future of finance.” The partnership will enable Republic’s global portfolio… Read More

October 25, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Groundfloor this week launched Groundfloor 3.0. Derived from a decade of insights from more than 230,000 investors, Groundfloor 3.0 is designed for mass market investors seeking exposure to private market real estate. “The alternative investments industry has scaled to the point where it’s now possible… Read More

October 24, 2023 @ 2:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has listed the “first digital native security” or “digital native note (DNN)” to be admitted to trade in the European Union. As was reported earlier today, R3 worked with the World Bank to issue the security on its Corda blockchain…. Read More

October 24, 2023 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the financial super app with more than 35 million customers worldwide, added stocks of 70+ European-listed companies to its investment offering across the European Economic Area (EEA). Investment services in the EEA are “provided by Revolut Securities Europe UAB.” With Revolut, investments in European-listed… Read More

October 24, 2023 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

It was more a question of when. Today, Seedrs has issued a statement today that it has been approved under ECSPR – European Crowdfunding Services Provider regulation – to facilitate online capital formation across the EU. Owned by US-based Fintech Republic, Seedrs is already one… Read More

October 23, 2023 @ 8:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ubank’s CEO Philippa Watson and Head of Product for Everyday Banking, Andy Wright recently shared key insights at the 10th annual Australian FinTech Summit. In a discussion during the 10th annual FinTech Summit, ubank’s CEO Philippa Watson shed light on how ubank is “redefining customer… Read More