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August 7, 2023 @ 12:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, CrowdStreet endured several difficult days as a report in WSJ.com was highly critical of the real estate investment platform, claiming that $63 million of investor funds had “gone missing.” The claim was due to a securities offering on CrowdStreet by an issuer that… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Luis Ocegueda, Engineering Lead at Trust Wallet, which claims to be the world’s most trusted and secure crypto wallet with 60 million+ downloads. It’s worth noting that, earlier this year, Trust Wallet did experience certain security issues, leading to a considerable… 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 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Peter Barcak, Founder & CEO of credolab, which claims to be today’s largest developer of bank-grade digital scorecards and data enrichment solutions based on behavioral metadata. The company leverages privacy-consented and anonymous smartphone and online metadata to provide lenders, risk officers,… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), one of the largest Fintechs in the world, is reporting that its new Savings feature is now holding deposits of over $10 billion. Apple Savings is being offered in partnership with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). Long expected, Apple launched Apple Savings on April 17th… 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 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges for an unregistered securities offering involving crypto. According to the SEC, Richard Heart, also known as Richard Schueler, along with three separate firms, Hex, PulseX, and PulseChain, raised over $1 billion in an unregistered securities offering…. Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Christian Niedermueller, CEO of Blocktrade, has commented on the evolving European crypto landscape during a recent interview with CI and shared his experience leading Blocktrade through this turbulent period in the industry. For context, Blocktrade is a gamified asset marketplace that raised 5.6 million EUR… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As a follow-up to the recent webinar Envestnet hosted with open banking experts around the world, we caught up with Lisa Novier, Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance at Envestnet Data and Analytics. Envestnet claims it has been at the forefront of open banking adoption… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital security platform Securitize will become the first entity to enable tokenized securities in the European Union – as well as the US. Securitize has been approved for tokenized assets under an EU pilot regime. The company holds security licenses in both the US and… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Travis Everett, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of National Merchants Association (NMA), has shared key insights with Crowdfund Insider on FedNow, the new instant payments and transfer service offered by the US Federal Reserve. The new service became operational this past week, with 35 financial… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elon Musk continues to discover new territory with his purchase of Twitter. Having now rebranded Twitter as “X,” Musk recently described X as morphing into an “everything app.” Musk says that from a media platform allowing free speech, X will become a “comprehensive communications” provider… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Dalmore Group is a broker-dealer that provides tech-enhanced services for private companies that are looking to raise money online. Providing assistance to companies raising capital under  Reg CF, Reg A+, and Reg D, Dalmore reports more than 1000 companies have utilized their services, raising over… Read More

July 21, 2023 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, part of the House Financial Services Committee, and the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, part of the House Agriculture Committee, have revealed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act… Read More

July 20, 2023 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

FedNow, an instantaneous payments and transfer service brought to you by the US Federal Reserve, is now live. FedNow is available 24/7/365 for approved institutions. According to a statement by the Fed, 35 banks and credit unions, along with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s… Read More

July 20, 2023 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kushki, a Paytech connecting LatAm to digital payments and helping Latin American businesses reduce the costs and complexity of digital transactions, has shared key insights with Crowdfund Insider. Kushki focuses on improving acceptance rates and reducing fraud. The company points out that it has been… Read More

July 19, 2023 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

European digital bank bunq has now topped 9 million users, holding €4.5 billion in user deposits. Bunq reported that it grew its user base from 5.4 million to over 9 million in a bit longer than one year. In the last four months, Bunq has… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Dr. Shira Brezis, CEO & Co-founder of Redefine, the “first” end-to-end security tech for DeFi investors. Dr. Shira discussed major issues financial institutions are concerned about regarding safety and security for web3 investing. Redefine helps enable secure transactions, monitor in real-time,… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

John Berlau, a policy expert in financial services at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), has shared his thoughts on the recent court ruling regarding the legal battle between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple along with its founders. Berlau notes that XRP was… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, has announced the official launch of its long-anticipated secondary marketplace. StartEngine has been approved to operate an ATS or Alternative Trading System for some time now. Yet the launch of the previously announced platform… Read More