Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 28, 2023 @ 6:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Once one of the most respected real estate investment platforms in the US, PeerStreet has now filed for bankruptcy. According to a corporate statement, PeerStreet aims to sell substantially all of its assets, including its mortgage loan assets, and tech platform. The company seeks to… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced separate lawsuits against crypto giants, Binance and Coinbase. A brokerage company now claims that it has a blueprint in order to bring crypto trading into the larger regulated market. As first reported by the WSJ, Prometheum’s… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stock trading app provider Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has reportedly laid off another 7% of its workforce, around 150 workers. This, according to a recent update from the WSJ. With trading volumes declining considerably over the past year, the Fintech company made the cuts in order to… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In May, Estateguru’s crowdfunding platform reportedly saw €8.2M worth of new loans. In May of this year, Estateguru’s crowdfunding platform reported steady activity. Their sales team is now “concentrating on the Baltics and Finland: in Estonia the volume was €4.0M, in Lithuania €1.4M, in Latvia… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex has launched peer-to-peer (P2P) services in Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela. The service will allow customers to buy and sell crypto directly to individuals while completing the payment process outside the platform. Bitfinex P2P will offer services for Bitcoin, Tether – USDt and EURt, Tether… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The final phase of a multi-stage process is now complete, and online savings platform SaveBetter has officially rebranded as Raisin. This change comes as the Berlin-headquartered Fintech platform “streamlines its identity across all markets to capitalize on brand awareness.” Globally, Raisin operates “as a free… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TreasurySpring – the investment platform helping firms of all sizes unlock and protect the true value of their cash assets – has raised $29 million in Series B funding led by Balderton Capital. Mubadala Capital also participated in the investment round, “alongside previous investors ETFS… Read More

June 25, 2023 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Gemini, they claim to provide a seamless onramp “to the world of crypto for individuals, institutions, and businesses of all sizes.” Gemini‘s core products, the Gemini Exchange and Gemini Custody, “can be easily integrated with startups seeking a secure and compliant way to offer… Read More

June 24, 2023 @ 6:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stone Ridge Holdings Group announced today that former New York Life Chairman and CEO Ted Mathas has joined as Senior Advisor. With his leadership and product development track record, Mathas will “help Stone Ridge scale its innovative suite of products purpose-built for financial advisors and… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) has entered into an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based X1 Inc., a platform that “offers a no-fee credit card with rewards on each purchase.” According to Robinhood, this marks “an important step in their journey towards broadening their product offerings and… Read More

June 21, 2023 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

D3VC.ai, a new investment and funding platform founded by crowdfunding experts, says it has raised $775,000 in the first week of availability for its inaugural Fund I.  This first fund is looking to raise up to $5 million, which it will invest in approximately 200… Read More

June 21, 2023 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The former National Relationship Director at Assetz Capital, Mark Davidson, has joined CrowdProperty as Head of Loan Management. CrowdProperty is a real estate crowdfunding platform that provides debt capital for property developments. Assetz Capital is a similar platform that provides property-secured finance for UK SMEs,… Read More

June 20, 2023 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

EDX Markets announced the launch of digital asset trading on its marketplace today. Crypto products available for trading include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). While it is not immediately clear if and when other digital assets will be listed, the… Read More

June 20, 2023 @ 4:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

GRIT Capital and DealMaker have formed a new partnership that aims to promote investment opportunities to the GRIT Capital network. According to a company statement, GRIT Capital will introduce its 1.2 million investors to deals powered by DealMaker. The two companies state that by partnering,… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 11:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, the largest private investment marketplace in the world, has revealed a new partnership with digital securities platform INX (NEO: INXD, INXATS: INX, OTCQB: INXDF). INX is also a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer, ATS (alternative trading system), and transfer agent. As part of the deal, Republic has invested… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sylon Asesores, a registered investment advisor launches Rivium, in collaboration with Alpaca‘s advanced brokerage technology. This provides Mexican investors “with a user-friendly app that delivers a comprehensive and customized banking and investing experience.” The platform reportedly “offers diverse investment products, including individual stocks, fractional shares,… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a European Union online investment platform, has announced the launch of Nimity – an equity management service. According to SeedBlink, Nimity provides cap-table management, investor governance, and communications to help entrepreneurs and investors manage private securities. The service also enables Employee Stock Ownerhip or… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, announced the launch of iCapital Marketplace, the platform connecting wealth managers and advisors “with alternative investment opportunities offered by the world’s leading investment providers and asset managers.” Powered by its… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda Cash Plus is described as a new way for the community “to earn 2.57% yield and even more on their cash, and another big step towards our goal of simplifying wealth creation for everyone.” As explained in a blog post, Bitpanda Cash Plus claims… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Initial public offerings have hit the pause button in the past months – at least until recently. Last week, CAVA (NYSE:CAVA), a Mediterranean restaurant concept, successfully floated shares on the NYSE, seeing the shares rocket on the first day of trading. The strong showing in… Read More