Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 8, 2024 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an online investment platform based in Estonia, has provided some insight into operations in 2023 According to the online lender, investors contributed €101.9 million to the marketplace. This can be segregated by €92.7 million from retail investors and  €9.2 million from institutional investors. The… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blend Network, the specialist development finance lender, has reportedly acquired a new £50 million+ institutional funding line in order to provide bridging to property developers in the United Kingdom. This latest form of support via newly committed capital to be deployed by the Blend Network… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany-based Moonfare says it will soon provide access to retail investors to “top tier” private equity managers following the introduction of new EU regulations last month. Additionally, limited secondary trading is available on the platform. The new rules came into effect on January 10, 2024…. Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance announced that it will delist several crypto tokens, including privacy coin Monero. The list includes ANT, MULTI, VAI, and XMR, which will be removed on February 20th, 2024. Binance claims it regularly reviews each digital asset it lists to ensure that it “continues to… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) is consulting with stakeholders on a future regulatory regime, and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is pleased to share their perspectives on how to implement a comprehensive regulatory scheme for Virtual Assets Service Providers. Crypto creates economic freedom by ensuring that people… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic Note will start issuing the Note for vested individuals, according to an email distributed by Republic. Republic Notes are securities, and recipients may have to pay taxes on the value of the Notes received. Investors in Republic Note receive a pro-rata share of distributions… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

dydx, a firm that believes DeFi will “supersede traditional finance technology,” has published an updated roadmap for 2024. The decentralized exchange (DEX) states that during the year, it will focus on three different areas: Permissionless Markets,  Core Trading Improvements, UX/Onboarding Upgrades. For permissionless markets, dydx… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a top UK – EU investment crowdfunding platform owned by Republic, has distributed the “Seedrs Sector Report 2024.” In the report,  Seedrs highlights platform activity. Newly appointed Managing Director John Lake opens the report stating: “… 2023 also saw us launch our long-awaited European… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum says they are pleased to announce that a new investment product – shorter terms and daily interest repayments – is available to their investors starting now. Debitum is a licensed and regulated platform “where it is possible to invest only in bond-like financial instruments… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In December, Mintos reports that it continued its strong performance, with investments in Notes reaching €113.7 million. According to Peteris Mikelsons, Head of Partnerships at Mintos, “this marks the second-best month in 2023, following the peak in November.” However, the supply of new loans “failed… Read More

February 4, 2024 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aldona Micė has reportedly been appointed as the Head of Risk and Recovery at HeavyFinance. According to an update shared by HeavyFinance, Aldona Micė has been “with farmers through many floods and droughts.” She was recently appointed as “a new Head of Risk and Recovery… Read More

February 3, 2024 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru reports that with the continued support of clients has allowed them to weather the storm, and consolidate their status as a key player focused on property backed lending in Finland, and the Baltics. Estateguru‘s management notes in a blog post that the challenging macroeconomic… Read More

February 2, 2024 @ 12:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upstream, part of MERJ, is reporting over 12,500 users. MERJ, a stock exchange based in Seychelles, is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Self-described as a “global stock exchange for digital securities,” Upstream is an online platform that enables investors to trade shares in IPOs,… Read More

February 2, 2024 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty has received £ 3 million in funding from Canada-based Flow Capital Corp. The company said the capital infusion will enable it to accelerate its existing innovation and growth plans. CrowdProperty said it is planning some platform upgrades as well as increasing… Read More

February 2, 2024 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) explains that it was founded on a simple idea: that their financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the “heart” or core of their decisions, Robinhood claims that it is lowering barriers and “providing greater access to financial information… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global online investment platform catering to smaller (accredited) investors, has announced the launch of its Korea-Israel Venture fund – officially labeled NH-OC Global Open Innovation Fund. OurCrowd offers single-company investment opportunities as well as a growing list of sector funds along with its… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The pan-European regulatory regime for securities crowdfunding is still very young. Many platforms established before the rules existed have yet to apply to be approved under the new rules. ECSPR, or European Crowdfunding Securities Provider Regulations, enables a platform to list securities and sell them… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaiko, a cryptocurrency market data provider, announced its integration with Bullish, one of the fastest-growing, regulated digital assets exchanges, to enhance market data services with the inclusion of Bullish’s exchange metrics to Kaiko’s data feed. This integration offers a broader range of trade and real-time… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance, a climate tech investment marketplace, has successfully financed €50 million in agricultural loans across Europe. This significant sum has been allocated “across the current markets where HeavyFinance operates, including Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Portugal.” The €50 million has been “distributed across almost 1,700… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda is announcing the launch of Bitpanda Wealth, which is described as the specialized service tailored specifically to meet the unique needs of High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs), Family Offices, External Asset Managers and Corporate Treasuries. Responding to the demands of investors in our current markets in… Read More