Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 6, 2023 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum wants investors to consider investing in Sandbox Funding, a new ABS program that includes 5 loans “to forest and agricultural land company ‘Ozolu Meži’ LTD.” As noted in a blog post by Debitum, loans to the borrower company are “issued to support business operations… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The month of July has shown “promising” growth on Mintos. Total investments saw “a significant increase of €90.8 million worth of Notes funded, and interest earned by investors in July climbed to €4.1 million.” The average interest rate for July “stood at 12.7%, translating to… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against online investment platform, eToro Aus Capital Limited, “regarding its contract for difference (CFD) product.” ASIC is alleging “breaches of design and distribution obligations and of eToro’s licence obligations to act efficiently, honestly and fairly.” The case… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 1:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, has announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 ended April 30, 2023. Netcapital operates a FINRA-regulated funding portal that may issue securities under Reg CF. Martin Kay, CEO of Netcapital… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundrise notes that the belief that a very real and potentially significant downturn still lies ahead has necessarily “been the foundation for all their decisions across the portfolio over the past six months.” As Fundrise noted at the beginning of the year and again in… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 5:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, unveiled iCapital Architect, an innovative portfolio construction tool that empowers financial advisors “to build robust, personalized client portfolios incorporating alternatives and structured investments.” Advisors can use Architect – which “combines… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance, a climate tech investment marketplace, has financed €40 million in agricultural loans across Europe. The achievement marks a major step forward “in promoting sustainable practices and the company’s aim of generating 250,000 carbon credits from 100,000 hectares of agricultural land by the end of… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced the launch of fractional shares trading for Canadian stocks and ETFs. Clients of Interactive Brokers can now buy and sell fractional shares of “all stocks and ETFs listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdStreet founder Tore Steen has stepped down from his CEO position at the real estate investment marketplace, and Jack Chandler has taken over as interim CEO, according to a statement by the firm. Steen had been one of the longest-serving CEOs in the real estate… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CrowdStreet, one of the most established real estate investment platforms in the US, has been hit with a damning article claiming the $63 million in customer cash has gone missing. The errant funds stem from an office project in Atlanta that was reported in 2022…. Read More

August 2, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate investment platform, is now offering a series of new notes, with one that provides investors with an interest rate of 10%. Issued under the Reg A+ securities exemption, the Groundfloor notes represent non-traded, collateralized debt securities based on real estate loans…. Read More

August 2, 2023 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

SMBX, a FINRA-regulated funding portal, has partnered with Mercer County’s new Small Business Investment Program to help small businesses raise funding directly through retail investors in their communities as well as nationwide. SMBX is best known for its bank-replacement product or the issuance of small… Read More

August 2, 2023 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the world, has signed up Airwallex to streamline the investing process.  The Airwallex service was actually integrated several months back, with more than a third of OurCrowd’s funding going through Airwallex, typically completed in under 24… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One in ten (11%) retail investors are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools “such as ChatGPT to help pick and alter investments in their portfolio,” according to data from the latest Retail Investor Beat from trading and investment platform eToro. The study of 10,000 retail investors… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The new platform reportedly provides fast account set-up, easy online access to 13 international equity markets and brokerage rates from USD$5. CommSec has also reduced brokerage fees “for Australian share trading to $5 for trades under $1,000 and is introducing three new ETFs to CommSec… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Association of Online Investment Platforms (AOIP) has sent a letter to Congress asking policymakers to move forward legislation that aims to support access to capital for smaller firms and entrepreneurs. The AOIP was created to advocate on behalf of online capital formation for private… Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had reportedly requested Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) to halt trading in all virtual currencies with the exception of Bitcoin (BTC) prior to filing a lawsuit against the crypto exchange in June of this year, the Financial Times revealed on Monday… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The first half of the year was a “busy” one for the RoboCash Group. The holding focused “on the expansion of the current business in the Philippines and Kazakhstan, as well as the systematic preparation for the opening of new markets.” As noted in a… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 9:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Alpaca, they claim to be all about keeping your data safe and secure. This is why they’re pleased to announce the successful renewal of its SOC 2 Type 2 compliance. Alpaca says it takes pride in their commitment “to maintaining the highest standards of… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the multi-asset investing platform, has announced that on 29 June 2023 the Bank of Spain has “approved the registration of eToro as a service provider of exchange of virtual currency for fiat currency and electronic wallet custody services.” Tali Salomon, eToro’s Regional Manager for… Read More