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October 29, 2024 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding under Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) supports opportunities for smaller firms. Issuers raising money using Reg CF may raise up to $5 million while selling securities to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Firms must utilize the services of a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal or Broker… Read More

October 28, 2024 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD) has entered the Prediction Market with a new offering allowing its users to bet on the Presidential election. The service is powered by the recently announced Robinhood Derivatives service which was revealed a couple weeks ago at the Hood Summit. Robinhood will… Read More

October 27, 2024 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Luke Plaster, Chief Security Architect at io.finnet, has shared his unique perspective with CI on a range of topics including digital asset security. In a world where digital asset security is paramount, io.vault by io.finnet is said to be breaking new ground with it’s… Read More

October 25, 2024 @ 12:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

It is obvious to many that one of the most practical features of blockchain is the tokenization of assets and the intrinsic reduction in cost to manage these assets. Digital securities are the future. We just aren’t quite there yet. One firm is reportedly putting… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 3:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

 SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda delivered a speech earlier today in Hong Kong where he lauded the availability of alternative assets as contributing significantly to our global economies. These alternative assets include private securities, both debt and equity, as well as crypto assets. Commissioner Uyeda explains:… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The annual Autumn Statement, where the UK government reveals its economic plan, is just around the corner. On October 30th, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, will share the Labour government’s plans to reduce deficits while hopefully driving economic growth. As reported by the… Read More

October 22, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released final Open Banking rules today. The new rules impact banks, brokerages and more, and go into effect over the next few years. Open Banking or Open Finance addresses the topic of data generated or provided by consumers… Read More

October 22, 2024 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alex Jimenez from Backbase has shared key insights with Crowdfund Insider. Alex mainly focused on the advantages of leveraging the latest Fintech technologies and how innovative tech may be used to complement existing banking solutions. Alex Jimenez serves as the Lead Principal Consultant at Backbase. He… Read More

October 21, 2024 @ 9:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

People have long sought to declutter their homes. A more recent trend is doing the same with their online lives. Yorba helps them do that while offering benefits like money savings, improved online security, and a cleaner email inbox. Yorba has expanded into Canada. The company has linked… Read More

October 21, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Unity Wallet (formerly Savl) COO James Toledano believes DeFi has the potential to break Visa’s and Mastercard’s dominance of European payment rails, while also allowing Europe to at least partially free itself from depending on American payment rails. Savi is a self-custodial crypto and Web3 wallet… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has issued a statement in recognition of ten years of Apple Pay. In many respects Apple is one of the largest Fintechs in the world due to its global reach and ubiquitous nature of its products – most importantly the iPhone. Apple  reported… Read More

October 17, 2024 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Venture funding of Fintechs bounced along during Q3 2024, declining from Q2 and nowhere near more robust activity in recent years. This is according to S&P Global Markets, which reports that Fintech startups globally saw 370 funding rounds worth $6.4 billion in the third quarter… Read More

October 16, 2024 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

At the end of this month (October 30), the Labour government will reveal its economic plan during the Autumn Budget presented to Parliament. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, who has been in charge since this past July, will share how Labour will address… Read More

October 15, 2024 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Late last month, Senator Tim Scott, the ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced new legislation that aims to support smaller businesses and entrepreneurs while providing smaller investors with access to more opportunities. The Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 seeks to improve access… Read More

October 14, 2024 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Stating that the UK International Investment Summit is looking like a “publicity stunt, “Douglas Grant, Group CEO of Manx Financial Group, said they welcome the gathering but it raises some concerns. The event is arriving several weeks before the Labour government’s budget reveal which are… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 6:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

If financial services companies want to derive value from artificial intelligence (AI), they must define clear use cases and prepare for what’s coming. Asher Lohman helps them do that. Lohman is the vice president of data analytics for Trace3, an integrator, and reseller of enterprise… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kate Hampton, Chief Strategy Officer at NMI, recently shared her views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. As noted in the update shared with CI, embedded payments are revolutionizing the financial landscape, with major companies like Google Chrome leading the way. By integrating embedded payment technology,… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Florida, and the Miami region specifically, has emerged as a fast-growing startup/entrepreneur ecosystem. The warm weather (minus the occasional hurricane), combined with a business-friendly state government and no state income taxes, has helped shift activity from elsewhere to the Sunshine State. Some big firms have… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, a payments-as-a-service (PaaS) software provider, recently announced that it was recognized for providing Wholesale Payment Systems. According to Volante, payments modernization efforts will improve instant payments, cross-border payments, and extended data capacities, yet are bottlenecked by both educational shortcomings as well as regulatory challenges…. Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 6:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle US, previously part of Funding Circle UK, was acquired by iBusiness Funding LLC, part of Ready Capital (NYSE:RC), earlier this year. When the sale was announced, Funding Circle CEO Lisa Jacobs said,: “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with iBusiness Funding, one… Read More