General News

August 30, 2019 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

San Francisco based SoFi is expanding and hiring new employees. The California born Fintech is just not doing it in the Golden State. SoFi will be hiring 300 new employees in a new Southeast Operations Center in Jacksonville, Florida. SoFi, like many other firms, is… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 6:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

Content warning: This article contains brief descriptions of the abuse of children. Reader discretion is advised. Cryptocurrencies are making cyber-crime, terror financing, money laundering and child exploitation much easier, Neil Walsh, chief of the Cybercrime and Anti-Money-Laundering section of the United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crime… Read More

August 26, 2019 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a report from last week, Fintech Unison was highlighted as considering an exit from the tech startup epicenter of San Francisco. According to SF Business Times, Texas, Idaho, and other states are looking to lure companies away from the Bay Area as the cost… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 8:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Former Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) CEO Patrick Byrne was visiting with the studios of Fox News today following his abrupt resignation earlier today from the company he founded. Byrne is widely recognized as a pioneer in the blockchain sector having launched several companies, including tZero, targeting the… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) has requested an extension on comments regarding the current Concept Release for regulatory harmonization pertaining to securities exemptions. The Concept Release, akin to a consultation, was launched in June as an attempt to simplify securities… Read More

August 21, 2019 @ 2:43 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report published by Tech Nation and Dealroom indicates the UK is experiencing a robust market for investment in early-stage firms. In fact, the UK is going gangbusters in comparison to the year prior. The report states that the UK tech sector has attracted… Read More

August 20, 2019 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdEngine, a white-label securities crowdfunding platform, has enlisted InvestReady to provide investor accreditation status and verification service. CrowdEngine will integrate InvestReady’s services as part of its portfolio of offerings. CrowdEngine can power online capital formation, including token offerings, both domestically and internationally. In the US,… Read More

August 20, 2019 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the US, the definition of an “Accredited Investor” is an individual who earns over $200,000 a year or has $1 million in net assets minus their primary residence. If you are married, that number moves higher. Yet, as it stands today, this definition does… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 9:53 pm By Cali Haan  |  

At least twenty local governments in Texas are now coping with a “coordinated ransomware attack on municipality computer systems,” the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) reports. Affected cities and towns are not named in the release. A response is being coordinated by the Texas Division of… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo announced on Monday it has appointed former Senior Vice President at Xapo, Pete Najarian, as its new Chief Revenue Officer. According to BitGo, Najarian has more than 20 years of experience working in international finance with institutional investors. Prior to Xapo,… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 7:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) and the Swiss Business Hub ASEAN expect to showcase approximately 30 different Fintech firms at the upcoming Singapore Fintech Festival this coming November. A noted Asian Fintech Hub, the annual Singapore Fintech Festival has captured wide participation from Southeast Asia as… Read More

August 17, 2019 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

LendIt, best known for its roving events targeting the online lending industry plus other aspects of the emerging Fintech industry, has added Latin America to its list of targeted regions with a new event. FinnoSummit, taking place in Miami this coming December, is being produced… Read More

August 17, 2019 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a report by Fintelum, a tokenization platform for primary issuance and secondary trading, 17% of security token offerings have been successful in Europe (EU + Switzerland and the UK). Granted, it is still very early in the digital asset realm so while the… Read More

August 16, 2019 @ 1:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Outlier Ventures, a venture platform that funds seed and growth stage blockchain firms, has published a report on blockchain investment. According to Outlier, since 2013 approximately 3,738 blockchain companies have raised $23.7 billion. Funding for blockchain firms in 2019 appears to be on track to… Read More

August 15, 2019 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Division has charged Alan Heide with defrauding retail investors. Heide was the former CFO of 1 Global Capital – a merchant cash advance platform (MCA). 1 Global is now bankrupt and former principles Carl Ruderman and Henry J…. Read More

August 15, 2019 @ 1:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Cryptocurrency sleuth CypherTrace is out with their H1 Crypto report covering scams, rule changes, and major trends. The document claims that crooks stole $4.26 billion during the first 6 months as fraudsters continued to fleece good money from the unsuspecting. According to CypherTrace, insider thefts… Read More

August 14, 2019 @ 10:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global Fintech funding declined during the first half of 2019, driven by a drop in China. But while China dipped, Fintech investment jumped in other countries led by the US and the UK, according to a report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider reported… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 10:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to jointly launch a research project addressing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in financial services. CCAF is an academic research institute at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and is the… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 8:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital Banks are the New Shiny Global Fintech deals tallied 838 rounds worth $15.1 billion in the first six months of 2019 but the number VC backed Fintech deals dropped to the lowest number since Q4 of 2016, according to CBInsights quarterly Fintech report. While… Read More

August 10, 2019 @ 3:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has posted the agenda for the 2019 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation scheduled for next week in Omaha, Nebraska. Typically, all of the Commissioners will participate in the Forum. During the tenure of prior Chairmen, the SEC… Read More