Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

September 26, 2023 @ 9:23 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Funding Societies, also known as Modalku, Southeast Asia’s largest unified SME digital finance platform, has successfully secured $27 million in debt funding, led by private credit financier AlteriQ Global. Multi-family office Aument Capital Partners (ACP) and sustainability-focused fund Orange Bloom also contributed to this funding… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has registered as a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian wallet provider with the Bank of Spain. This registration will allow Coinbase to offer their full suite of products and services “to retail and institutional users in Spain, all in compliance with the national legal… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During August 2023, Debitum says that it continued to implement the platform’s long-term development plan. Last month: the change in ownership of Debitum was announced (expect more details soon). As noted in the update from Debitum, Ukrainian asset management was “restructured and announced new investment… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In 19 months of the war (since February 24, 2022), PeerBerry business partners Aventus Group and Gofingo Group have, in total, “repaid PeerBerry investors €45.52 million or 90.64% of the total outstanding war-affected obligations.” Compared to other war-affected platforms, PeerBerry claims that it is the… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The growth that kickstarted in July has continued into August, “with increases across the board,” the team at Bondora noted. Loan originations, as well as investment product funding, “totaled over €15M each in August. Cash recoveries and collection efforts also increased to over €1M.” Bondora… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has reportedly invested more than £32m into building more than 400 new social homes in the north east of the country last year, the team at UK’s Blend Network has noted. Blend Network, a development finance lender, says it’s… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 10:36 am By Michael Wong  |  

InRento, the Lithuanian crowdfunding startup recognized for its innovative investment technology, has garnered a commendable €15 million in investments in its initial years. The platform, which specializes in real estate rental projects, boasts a flawless track record with no late or defaulted projects and an… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) announced the results of a study—”verified” by Radius Insights—showing that Robinhood reportedly offers the “lowest cost” to trade crypto on average. The analysis compares prices quoted from various platforms and exchanges, “including Cash App, Coinbase Advanced, Coinbase, Crypto.com, and Kraken, concluding that customers… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has sued Bit Trade Pty, a partner of Kraken that services clients in Australia. According to a statement issued by the regulator, Bit Trade has “failed to comply with the design and distribution obligations for the margin trading… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 6:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the trading and investing platform, has announced that its application for registration under the CySEC CASP (Crypto Asset Service Provider) Register in Cyprus has been approved. The registration will enable eToro to “offer regulated crypto services to all EU countries on a cross-border basis… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DealMaker is announcing that Google Cloud has selected DealMaker to join its Google for Startups Program. Google Cloud has awarded $100K in credits “to accelerate DealMaker’s AI innovation in the fintech space with their robust AI tools.” By joining this program, DealMaker will “have access… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda announced that Bitpanda Technology Solutions and Vacuumlabs are teaming up to provide a one-stop-shop solution to build trading platforms. Through Vacuumlabs’ fusion of full-scale product development and the power of Bitpanda’s APIs and licences, traditional banks and online platforms “will be empowered to offer… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, one of the largest investment platforms in the world, has posted a brief update on its operations during the month of August. According to an “X” (previously a Tweet), during the month of August: Wombat raised the most amount of funds, booking £2,963,608. 3ti… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 7:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The INX Digital Company, Inc., a US-regulated broker-dealer, ATS, and transfer agent, announced the official launch of Nabatech, the joint venture created in partnership with SICPA, a global figure in authentication and secure traceability solutions. Nabatech is a direct result of INX and SICPA’s collaboration… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financement Participatif France, the French crowdfunding association, has provided an update on debt-based platforms in the country. This means platforms that enable peer-to-peer lending, bonds, and mini-bond services. As part of a best practices charter, FPF instituted a requirement for member platforms to post performance… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca is pleased to present a product solution that will streamline the way users handle fund deposits and elevate their overall experience: Funding Wallets for Broker API. Alpaca explains that this feature is designed “to eliminate wire transfer hassles and manual errors with an automated… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stocktwits, the social platform for investors and traders across all asset classes including stocks, crypto, and other emerging investments, announced that they are launching options trading and increased sentiment data on the platform. These capabilities will expand the company’s existing suite of features “at a… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) is pleased to announce that Matt Billings is joining the team as VP and President of Robinhood Financial LLC and Robinhood Securities, LLC effective as of – September 18, 2023. In this role, Matt will focus on furthering the firm’s commitment “to putting safety… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 9:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fagura (Honeycomb in Romanian), a digital banking and alternative investment platform, has been approved to offer investment crowdfunding in the EU. Fagura is an Estonian Fintech that is said to be building a digital bank. The company has raised growth capital twice on Seedrs, totaling… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic, the operator of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the world, has made investing in new opportunities more seamless and accessible. Republic, which gives you power to invest in the future you believe in by taking positions in startups, real estate, crypto and video… Read More