General News

December 8, 2018 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, CI attended the annual LendIt Fintech Europe event which has taken place in London over the past few years – even while Brexit hangs like an ominous cloud over the European financial center. London, consistently described as the leading Fintech hub in the… Read More

December 6, 2018 @ 2:18 am By Erin Hobey  |  

HyperSciences, a creator of innovative technology that has the potential to access geothermal energy, speed up infrastructure projects, and make energy drilling safer and faster, is now overfunding on Crowdcube.  The US company has raised over £3,168,950 for 13.87% equity from more than 138 investors… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 1:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Most innovation occurs in smaller businesses and most job creation takes place within these small firms. This is a truism for all developed countries and in recent years governments around the world have sought to foster an innovation-driven economy. The European Union (Brexit aside) is… Read More

December 4, 2018 @ 7:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

According to Tandem Bank, nearly three quarters of its Journey Card customers are building or rebuilding their lives with credit using the product. 72% of customers for Tandem’s latest card product are either entirely new to credit, re-engaging it, or had trouble in the past… Read More

December 4, 2018 @ 2:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Monax, a digital legal infrastructure platform built on an open-source, universal blockchain, has introduced the private beta launch of the Monax Platform, the latest in its line of smart contract products. The Monax Platform is a collaborative workspace for businesses, legal and tech professionals, with… Read More

December 4, 2018 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment platform OurCrowd has announced it will host its 5th annual Global Investor Summit this coming March in Jerusalem, Israel. The event expects attendee registration to top 15,000 making it the largest investment crowdfunding conference in the world. The theme for 2019 will be… Read More

December 3, 2018 @ 9:48 am By Cali Haan  |  

Three researchers at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) say that of none of 43 “blockchain for charity” projects they studied were willing or able to prove claims the new tech is revolutionizing the sector as claimed: “We found a proliferation of press releases, white… Read More

December 3, 2018 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech startup Kyriba Corp. announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with WorldFirst, a foreign exchange and international payments expert, to expand its global solution ecosystem. According to Kyriba, the partnership with WorldFirst will streamline payment processes, increase the speed and transparency of cross-border payments, and… Read More

December 3, 2018 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two years after reportedly shutting down its online lending operations, DealStruck has emerged restructured after the lender’s platform was acquired by what it claims to be a group of fintech experts. According to DealStruck, the restructure will it to expand its mission… Read More

December 2, 2018 @ 8:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

October was a big month for Reg CF campaigns, according to the StartEngine Index. In fact, October booked the most money raised using the crowdfunding exemption since the rule became actionable in May of 2016. According to StartEngine, $10.9 million in funding was raised. Until… Read More

November 29, 2018 @ 9:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Dash, an e-commerce and payments-focused digital currency, has joined forces with the global merchant account and payments processing solutions provider ePaymints. Through the partnership, Dash will work with ePaymints’ clients to integrate Dash as a solution to the current pain points within today’s traditional payments, focusing… Read More

November 29, 2018 @ 7:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Legion M continues to be a fan of fintech, having fundraised on Reg CF, Reg A+,  Reg D exemption to raise growth capital and self-hosted a campaign earlier in November. The San Francisco-based fan-owned media company has returned to crowdfunding — reportedly its fifth crowdraise–… Read More

November 29, 2018 @ 3:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Helpfulpeeps, a UK P2P social marketplace for local help, currently counts over 175,000 registered members through its iOS, Android and web platforms. In order to reach its aim of “building the future of local services” by using tech to match those who would like help… Read More

November 28, 2018 @ 8:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is out with their 3rd Asia Pacific Region Alternative Finance Industry Report. According to CCAF, the alternative finance sector in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region increased to $358 billion in 2017 but overall growth has slowed. As in previous… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 8:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Oamaru based New Zealand Whisky Collection has surpassed its equity PledgeMe crowdfunding campaign goal of NZ$500,000 last Wednesday from 212 investors. New Zealand Whisky has now extended its equity crowdfunding campaign until 17 December to meet investor demand; just over NZ$565,300 has been secured at this… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 7:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Business finance marketplace Funding Options will soon be part of Starling Bank’s in-app marketplace for small businesses. Funding Options helps small businesses source alternative funding options from as little as £1,000 up to £10 million. “We are excited that through this partnership we will be able to offer small businesses the efficiency, flexibility, support and security to help… Read More

November 23, 2018 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published its annual report on the UK alternative finance for 2017. This is the 5th UK benchmarking report CCAF has published. According to the research, overall the sector of finance grew 35% versus the year prior to… Read More

November 22, 2018 @ 6:57 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American readers! LATTICE80 is airdropping KAYA tokens to celebrate its first listing on crypto assets trading facility Blocktrade tomorrow. “ICO will end on 30th November,” noted LATTICE80. “We have currently raised $52 million, with a hard cap of $100… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Young property crowdfunding platform, Shojin Property Partners, announced on Tuesday that its latest research revealed an increasing number of millennials are turning to property crowdfunding, as they struggle to get on the property ladder. According to the funding portal, 23% of its investor network are under the… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 7:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In October Digital Brands Group, a curated group of digital-first lifestyle brands and the parent company to Direct2Consumer brand DSTLD, secured more than $1 million in investments after only five days into its Reg A+ campaign on SeedInvest, the company’s second equity crowdfunding round with SeedInvest with more… Read More