Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

September 17, 2023 @ 11:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trade Republic expands its offering: from now on, customers can invest in 500 liquid government and corporate bonds on a daily basis to secure high interest rates over the long term. Christian Hecker, co-founder of Trade Republic, said: “Especially in the current environment, bonds are… Read More

September 17, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment, the largest independent digital investment advisor in the U.S., announced today the launch of a new Bitcoin/Ethereum Portfolio as part of the Crypto Investing by Betterment suite. The portfolio provides direct access to the two largest cryptocurrencies in the market for investors who are… Read More

September 17, 2023 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 ended July 31, 2023. Martin Kay, CEO of Netcapital Inc., said: “We are delighted to announce a very strong quarter for our funding portal,… Read More

September 16, 2023 @ 6:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CAIS, the alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, announced an expanded menu of strategies from twelve alternative asset managers, underscoring their commitment to the independent wealth channel. Apollo Global Management, Ares Management Corporation, Bain Capital, Blue Owl Capital, The Carlyle Group, Fidelity Investments, Franklin… Read More

September 15, 2023 @ 4:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Real estate investing investment marketplace Groundfloor had a busy week. The company announced a partnership program after unveiling its Labs initiative at the Blueprint Conference. Groundfloor recently surpassed $1 billion in investments on its platform and is accelerating growth through the Labs partnership program. Labs… Read More

September 15, 2023 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at TWINO is pleased to announce the expansion of TWINO Group lending operations into the Philippines, in a continued partnership with VIA SMS Group under the VAMO brand. Thus, VAMO Philippines securities are now “available for investments on TWINO platform allowing you to… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the summer, the number of monthly visits to the most popular European continental P2P platforms grew by 22.5%, according to an update shared by UnaFinancial (formerly doing business as Robo.cash). The analysis of monthly traffic by UnaFinancial of the websites of leading European P2P… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

European online investment platform EstateGuru says crowdfunding is back after booking two solid months of activity. According to the platform, investors committed €18.9 million to new projects during the months of July and August. At the same time, €30.4 million was returned to investors, including … Read More

September 13, 2023 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

As CI has done from time to time, we have recently reviewed the number of FINRA-regulated Funding Portals – platforms offering crowdfunding services under the Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) securities exemption – up to $5 million. Funding Portals were created by the JOBS Act of… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dacxi Chain says it is poised to improve global investment crowdfunding by streamlining the entire process. In a blog post, the company claims that its first-mover advantage will help it succeed, drawing a parallel to big tech firms like Facebook and Microsoft. The company mentions… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has settled charges against Yieldstreet, a top alternative investment platform mainly serving accredited investors. According to the SEC, Yieldstreet failed to disclose critical information pertaining to an asset-backed securities offering that totaled $14.5 million. Yieldstreet has settled… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The month of August has shown “promising growth” on Mintos. As noted in a blog post by Mintos, the total investments saw “a significant increase of €99.5 million worth of Notes funded, and interest earned by investors climbed to €4.3 million.” The average interest rate… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) provided a clarification following a an update indicating that the exchange operator will be suspending business operations for consumers residing in India. As widely reported, Coinbase India clients will cautioned via an email message that crypto services will no longer… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finery Markets, an OTC multi-dealer electronic marketplace for crypto businesses and institutions, is pleased to announce a further appointment to the leadership team. Krish Chatterjee has joined Finery Markets as an advisory member for business development in APAC. Prior to joining Finery Markets, Krish held… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, is reporting solid progress on-site at one of the schemes that they recently funded in Cambridge, where the borrower “intended to acquire, convert and extend an existing building into nine apartments.” At Blend Network, they are supporting… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 4:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading and investment platform eToro is announcing the appointment of Bret Kenwell as Options Analyst. Lule Demmissie, eToro’s U.S. CEO said: “We are delighted to welcome Bret to the eToro team. He brings a wealth of experience in creating engaging and educational content for investors… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 12:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stock.estate has been approved to operate as a securities crowdfunding provider in Romania. The company has been approved by the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) and is described as the first “crowdlending” platform in Romania. Stock.estate will provide loans to real estate developers for periods… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-based fintech Upvest is set to provide Plum, the smart money app, with its investment API, enabling Plum to expand its range of investment opportunities to EU customers. Plum currently offers 3,000 US stocks to EU customers. Following this partnership, Plum will have the functionality… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Groundfloor says it has surpassed $500 million in loan repayments. This includes both principal and interest paid. Groundfloor says that it is currently home to over 230,000 registered investors. Currently, Groundfloor reports that it has nearly $300 million in Assets Under… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum is pleased to announce that Debitum-affiliated Loan originator Sandbox Funding has issued its 1st million euros in loans. Loans have been issued “to Latvian companies from forestry and agriculture, energy, and eco-house construction industries.” Henrijs Jansons, Debitum CEO, said: “We started to test Sandbox… Read More