Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

May 23, 2023 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital recently announced its institutionally funded lending strategy and its move away from retail funding of its lending. The 10-year old alternative lending platform has “continued to focus on its core areas of expertise including ground up residential housebuilding, residential refurbishment, and continued strong… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Collateral UK, once a peer-to-peer lending platform that went into insolvency in 2018, has seen fraud convictions of its founders. According to the Financial Conduct Authority that filed the charges, Peter Currie was convicted of two counts of fraud and one of money laundering. His… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 12:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto brokerage LondonLink has raised £510,500 on a securities offering on Seedrs. According to the offering page, 140 investors participated in the sale of convertible security that holds a 30% discount to a future priced funding round. LondonLink securities are offered under the Seedrs Nominee… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

BitMEX says it is ready to apply for a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license in Hong Kong. The license is available under Hong Kong’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Ordinance 2022. BitMEX which has endured several rocky years – most recently firing its… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Dalmore Group, a broker-dealer that has emerged as a top provider of securities crowdfunding services, has become a leading platform enabling fractionalized assets. Fractionalization may be most frequently associated with broker platforms that allow investors to purchase a fraction of high-priced shares to make it… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty has announced it has increased rates paid to investors to a range of 8% to 9%. The announcement is being made following the recent move by the Bank of England, which increased benchmark rates to 4.5%. The rates paid to investors are on both… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 1:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube’s Next Unicorn project has narrowed the number of companies down to 20. As the name explains, the project is to uncover the next company to be worth over one billion dollars. As was previously reported, BrewDog co-founder James Watt is working with Crowdcube on… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 3:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announced last month,  Boustead Securities, a broker-dealer, now allows US-based investors to trade dual-listed securities on Upstream – part of MERJ Exchange. Upstream is a market providing liquidity for digital securities and is actively seeking firms interested in dual listings – IE companies trading on… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Public, an investing platform that allows members to invest in stocks, treasuries, ETFs, crypto, and alternative assets, announced the rollout of Alpha, a project to enhance your investing experience with artificial intelligence powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. Alpha reportedly “reduces the time retail investors spend researching… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robocash Group recently commented on their latest audited financial statements for 2021-2022. Natalya Ischenko, CEO of Robocash Group, also spoke about the platform’s first results for 2023 and “shared the Group’s immediate plans.” As noted in a blog post by Robo.cash, there were around 30,000… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise, a specialist prime property finance company, has provided £7.4 million for a loan to develop two detached properties totaling 17,490 sq. ft on a private 15-acre plot of land in affluent Marlow. CapitalRise adds that the property will include leisure facilities such as a… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

On Monday, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally responded to its request for rulemaking on digital assets. That answer was as anticipated as the Commission declined to pursue new rules. Last month, Paul Grewal, the Chief Legal Officer of… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DelfinGroup reports that the company increased its revenue by 46% in the first quarter of 2023, reaching €11.1 million compared to the same period last year. Furthermore, the company’s profit before taxes “increased by 16% to reach 1.8 million euros.” The company further shares “that… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum partners from Poland and UK – financing company Flexidea Polska and Triple Dragon – have released 3 new ABS programs. Debitum is “a digital debt marketplace that aggregates business loans from SMEs across Europe for diversified investment.” Debitum enables investors “to access an alternative… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The first quarter of 2023 started and ended with “a bang,” according to Bondora. After February had some of the highest origination and investment figures Bondora has seen post-pandemic, March statistics reportedly surpassed “all previous records to set new all-time highs. Investments and originations topped… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Going Public, a series focused on entrepreneurship and capital formation has signed an agreement to stream the series on a dedicated partner page on MarketWatch later this year. MarketWatch is part of Dow Jones, the company that publishes WJS.com, Barrons, and more. While hosted on… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at TWINO notes that they have launched a Cashback bonus campaign. As noted in a blog post by TWINO, you can  “enroll in the campaign and earn a 2% cashback bonus for investments in Polish Loan Securities during the Cashback period.” The campaign… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry business partners are repaying €1.8 million of war-affected loans. Under the Group guarantee mechanism in 15 months of the war, PeerBerry business partners have already “repaid €38.73 million, or 77.12% of the total war-affected obligations towards PeerBerry investors.” As noted in a blog post,… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Austrian digital asset firm Bitpanda is reportedly planning to invest $10 million in order establish a dedicated AI unit. Bitpanda explained that the new unit will aim to provide a suite of AI-enhanced products and investing solutions, including personalized investment ideas, automated portfolio strategies, as… Read More

May 15, 2023 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canoe Intelligence, the financial technology company powering alternative investment intelligence, announces a new client engagement with Munich-based SwanCap Partners GmbH, an independent investment boutique managing over €4 billion in AuM. SwanCap is leveraging Canoe “to automate and manage its document collection and data management processes,… Read More