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January 15, 2025 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a report addressing crowdfunding in the EU. Not too long ago, the EU approved new rules addressing online capital formation. European Crowdfunding Service Provider regulation (ECSPR) allows a platform approved by the relevant authority in its home… Read More

January 14, 2025 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently, CI reported that Silicon Prairie had exited its status as a Funding Portal. A Funding Portal is a relatively new FINRA-regulated intermediary created under the JOBS Act of 2012. Initially viewed as a path for firms to issue securities under Reg CF, most Funding… Read More

January 14, 2025 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, the largest securities crowdfunding platform in the world, has partnered with Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) to bring digital assets to retail investors. Hamilton Lane is a large private-markets investment firm with more than $947 billion in assets under management and supervision. The firm has… Read More

January 12, 2025 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kingscrowd, a data specialist in the securities crowdfunding sector, has provided some data on 2024 activity. While not including Reg D 506c, which is almost impossible to track, Kingscrowd shares information on Reg A and Reg CF, which are available to both Accredited and non-accredited… Read More

January 9, 2025 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

EU instant payment rules are going into effect. An X by the Financial Stability Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Directorate noted the rollout today, stating: “Today our instant payments rules will gradually start to come into effect, allowing you to receive money in seconds… Read More

January 9, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As US consumers had prepared to spend an estimated $18.5 billion on BNPL services this holiday, banks had faced a crucial challenge: how can they offer flexible lending without contributing to worsening debt cycles? With over 10 years of experience in the Fintech world, and… Read More

January 8, 2025 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

EuroCrowd, a pan-European association advocating on behalf of online capital formation in the EU, sees investment crowdfunding as playing a key role in supporting the EU’s capital markets objectives. The key aspect to creating the European Union was the free movement of goods and services,… Read More

January 7, 2025 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK AIM listings of firms valued at over £1 billion are at a 9-year low, notes Myles Milston, CEO and co-founder of a capital markets technology company, Globacap. According to recent data, just six firms top that amount. In an article in Proactive Investor,  AIM… Read More

January 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Deal flow in 2024 has picked up significantly compared to last year, and AI deals have predominantly dominated headlines due to megadeals like those involving OpenAI, Grok, and others. While later-stage companies have seen a bulk of the funding, seed activity in the space… Read More

January 5, 2025 @ 8:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

MatterFi founder Michael “Mehow” Pospieszalski believes he has created the infrastructure cryptocurrency needs to go mainstream. When the time is right, MatterFi’s technology could simplify crypto usage for billions of people. The company develops new security infrastructure for software wallets, hardware wallets and custody systems,… Read More

January 4, 2025 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Several days ago, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a statement providing temporary relief on crypto cost-basis reporting rules. While a good thing for digital asset investors, the change is only until December 31, 2025. There has been much jostling between policymakers as to… Read More

January 4, 2025 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Bitcoin reaches unprecedented levels following yesterthe US election results, thousands of first-time investors are rushing to enter the cryptocurrency market. But new research from CertiK – the blockchain security firm that has protected over $3 trillion in user assets – reveals concerning vulnerabilities that… Read More

January 2, 2025 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has distributed an end-of-year update on activity in securities crowdfunding. More specifically, securities sold under Reg CF. According to CCA, a total of $375 million was raised during 2024 – the third year of consecutive decline for this sector of capital… Read More

December 31, 2024 @ 5:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has posted final regulations regarding information reporting by brokers who affect transactions of digital assets. These regulations become effective on February 28, 2025. Last week, a bipartisan group of US House of Representatives members forwarded a letter to the US… Read More

December 31, 2024 @ 1:56 pm By Timothy Li  |  

FINTECH in 2025! It’s been a whirlwind since my last Fintech predictions for 2024. I forecasted AI ubiquity, the end of BaaS, digital twinning, and Elon Musk’s ambition to dominate Fintech. Some of these predictions came true, others fell flat, but as they say, truth… Read More

December 29, 2024 @ 6:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler’s chief of markets, Ruslan Lienkha, said recent decisions by a relatively healthy United States would affect world markets, even if they knew they were coming. Lienkha said markets expected a rate cut, given Fed signals at previous meetings. While a 0.5% rate cut was deemed bold… Read More

December 27, 2024 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Silicon Prairie has dumped its Funding Portal designation and is migrating all current offerings to its Broker-Dealer. FINRA regulates both Broker-Dealers and Funding Portals. A Funding Portal is kind of like a broker-dealer light. This new type of intermediary was created under the JOBS Act… Read More

December 26, 2024 @ 9:01 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As the finance world begins to embrace the potential of digital insurance, Dan Roberts believes Nayms is perfectly positioned to provide everything players need. Roberts, Nayms’ co-founder and CEO, sees the company becoming the Lloyd’s of London for Insurtech. The original thesis was to build… Read More

December 26, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

2024 was a pivotal year for 40Seas as it seeks to become the Salesforce of cross-border trade finance. Co-founder and CEO Eyal Moldovan said the sector is long overdue for disruption. Moldovan said his clients are still adapting to a post-COVID-19 world, which has fostered… Read More

December 24, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As he looks ahead to 2025, DECTA CEO Scott Dawson sees SMEs, Donald Trump, an AI backlash, Open Banking, and PSD3 making headlines. The ‘real’ year of the SME Dawson said markets were assured that 2024 was going be the Year of the SME, but… Read More