General News

February 1, 2018 @ 1:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Today the OurCrowd Global Summit 2018 opens in Jerusalem, Israel, reportedly the largest equity crowdfunding event in the world, and the largest investor event in the entire Middle East. The event will bring together Corporate partners, including GE, Honda, DuPont, Samsung, entrepreneurs, global delegations from… Read More

January 31, 2018 @ 10:47 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Revolut officially launched its cryptocurrency feature, allowing all Revolut customers to buy, hold and exchange cryptocurrencies in-app in seconds, as the innovative fintech platform sticks to its mission and continues to disrupt traditional banking by mainstreaming cryptocurrencies. “We have been amazed by the incredible demand… Read More

January 31, 2018 @ 9:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The European online alternative finance market grew by 41 per cent to 7.7 billion euros in 2016, according to the 3rd annual European Alternative Finance Industry Benchmarking Report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. The report entitled “Expanding Horizons” indicates that online alternative finance showed… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 12:12 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

RideLink, an online community where car owners could safely rent their cars directly to drivers, attracted nearly 500 investors during its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign last June. Originally seeking £1 million, RideLink raised £1,101,263 during the funding round. Now, only a few months after the raise, RideLink has… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 10:52 am By Erin Hobey  |  

TrustToken, a global platform for tokenizing fiat currencies and real-world assets backed by Stanford-StartX, FJ Labs, and BlockTower Capital, launched TrueUSD, reportedly the first fiat-backed stablecoin to offer token-holders legally protected certificates of ownership of US Dollars. Seeking to claim wary Tether customers – especially given… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 8:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In February, the alternative lending platform Robo.cash will extend its operations into Switzerland. “Switzerland is a strong internationally oriented financial center with a long-standing history of the crowdfunding market,” indicated Robo.cash Founder and CEO Sergey Sedov. “We believe that the Swiss investors will greatly appreciate the opportunity… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Kabbage, Inc., a global financial services, tech and data platform serving small businesses, now offers lines of credit of up to $250,000. The expanded Kabbage product aims to provide larger businesses with greater purchasing power for longer-term investments. $250,000 is reportedly the largest credit line… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tyto Care, a telehealth company, announced on Monday it raised $25 million in its most recent round led by Ping An Global Voyager Fund and including both new and existing investors. According to Tyto Care, Ping An joins a large list of strategic investors already… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Therese Torris  |  

The annual Alternative Finance & Crowdfunding Barometer compiled by KPMG for the French Crowdfunding Association (Financement Participatif France, FPF) shows that in 2017 the French Alternative Finance market grew by 50%, driven by SME lending growth, and came close to the billion euro mark, at… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 4:06 am By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets Group, an ATS that lists 10,000 U.S. and global securities, has shared their 2018 OTCQX Best 50, a ranking of top performing OTCQX companies in 2017.  This annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market is… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors is out with a note that Reg CF, or Regulation Crowdfunding, has topped $100 million in funding raised surpassing an industry milestone. Reg CF is one of the investment crowdfunding exemptions created by the JOBS Act of 2012.  Issuers may raise up… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 12:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Traditional financial models, be on your guard. WAWLLET, reportedly the world’s first multi-asset wallet and personal financial passport, connecting people, banks and financial services, will launch an up-to-89 million-ICO for its WIN Tokens, valued at $3 USD per Token, on 29 January. 44 million WIN Tokens… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 11:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Instavest, a money management platform similar to multi-billion dollar robo-fintech platform Wealthfront, aims to differentiate itself by using “complex options strategies” to make users money in up or down markets, similar to hedge funds. Founded in 2015, Instavest also does not charge management fees; the… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 10:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Waves has forged a strategic partnership with IFCA, Astana’s International Financial Center, based in Kazakhstan. The memorandum of cooperation was signed at the CryptoHQ event, within the framework of the World Economic Forum currently being held in Davos (Switzerland), at which Waves also has a presence…. Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 11:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stuart Stoyan, the founder and CEO of Melbourne-based company MoneyPlace – the second fully licensed marketplace lending platform, has become FinTech Australia’s new chair following the departure of founding chair Simon Cant. Stoyan has agreed to be FinTech Australia’s acting chair until June 2018 when… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

ICOinvestor.tv, is the first video platform dedicated solely to the fast growing Initial Coin Offering (ICO) industry.  Streaming live each Tuesday at 5PM ET, this week’s guests on “ICO Insight” will include Indiegogo co-founder Slava Rubin and Sweetbridge ICO creator Scott Nelson. Pointing to the… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Unikrn, a high-tech betting platform for esports, announced on Tuesday it will begin distributing its weekly broadcasts to listeners of Dash Radio, DJ Skee’s digital radio broadcasting platform with more than 80 original stations and millions of listeners. The channel, “Unikrn Radio,” will focus on cryptocurrency… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 11:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, has partnered with Crawford & Company, reportedly the world’s largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities. The partnership was formed through Crawford Innovative Ventures, LLC, an entity created by Atlanta-based Crawford & Company in… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 11:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Coinsource, a Bitcoin ATM network, has unveiled a new in-house software stack that will significantly improve the user experience at each of their nearly 200 machines across the nation. Previously powered by a third-party software, the new Coinsource proprietary software will reduce Bitcoin transaction delays,… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 11:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Waves Lab, a Moscow-based incubator for new projects on the Waves platform, has announced a total budget of 1 million WAVES for future participants, as the first tranche of entrants launch their applications. The commitment, reportedly worth approximately $9 million after the recent cryptocurrency sell-off… Read More