General News

November 14, 2017 @ 5:15 pm By Timothy Li  |  

I arrived in Dallas, Texas, the night before 2017’s Lend360. A conference catering to lenders, investors and vendors in the online lending space. It started out as OLA (Online Lenders Alliance) a number of years ago. Next year, Lend360 will take place in Chicago, one… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 12:45 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Blackmoon Crypto, a fintech blockchain-based company that raised $30 million during its ICO for its BMC token in September, has linked with global law firm Allen & Overy LLP to help establish the legal infrastructure that will serve as the backbone for Blackmoon’s crypto and… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Banco BNI Europa announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Edebex to launch an online platform for the purchase and sale of invoices to Portuguese companies with cash requirements, offering an innovative alternative to financial credit and traditional factoring. While sharing details about the… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 11:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

JustBeagle, a legal tech startup all-of-market legal services comparison site aiming to  transform traditional approaches to the purchase of legal services today announced it has raised £970,000 in seed round financing from high-net worth investors. Online crowd funding investment platform SyndicateRoom supported the raise by… Read More

November 12, 2017 @ 3:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

There are now 34 FINRA approved crowdfunding platforms leveraging Title III of the JOBS Act, widely called Reg CF. The number of Reg CF portals is inching higher having added 5 approved platforms since this past summer (after revoking Ufundingportal ‘s certification). Under Reg CF an… Read More

November 10, 2017 @ 5:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK online investment platform SyndicateRoom has published The Due Diligence Guide for Investors, a document which aims to empower investors to make more informed choices when putting together their portfolio of early-stage investments. The guide, which has been created in collaboration with long-standing equity crowdfunding commentator Rob Murray… Read More

November 10, 2017 @ 1:30 am By JD Alois  |  

There is a growing number of women in the finance industry – even more so in alternative finance. The UK, via HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter, is actively pursuing the promotion of women executives in this vitally important sector of business. According to HM… Read More

November 9, 2017 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Federal Reserve is out with a disconcerting report regarding the peer to peer lending or marketplace lending industry. According to the authors, Yuliya Demyanyk at the Cleveland Federal Reserve, Elena Loutskina at the University of Virginia, and Daniel Kolliner at the University of Maryland, peer… Read More

November 9, 2017 @ 1:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The European P2P platform specializing in short-term investments and founded and owned by entrepreneur Sergey Sedov, Robo.cash marked the start of the Q4 2017 with a record growth of its investors’ number by having attracted 32% more the average figure and came closer to hitting… Read More

November 8, 2017 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo announced STEMosaur, a smart toy and learning tool for young entrepreneurs, coders, and engineers, is the latest crowdfunding project to receive flash funding from Arrow as part of the Arrow Certification Program. The project secured $125,000 in the flash funding. According to Indiegogo,… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 5:00 pm By Therese Torris  |  

  Recently, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) held its first ever conference in Paris. The event underlined the growing importance of ESMA, the European Supervisory Authority for capital markets. Along with the European Commission and the Parliament, ESMA is one of the pillars… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 4:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

CrowdStreet, a Portland-based commercial real estate investment platform for investor acquisition and relationship management, is making its commercial real estate investment marketplace for sponsors and investors a reality. A pioneer in this space, CrowdStreet aims to put the power in the hands of consumers, providing… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 3:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Seed&Spark CEO & Founder Emily Best and Mark Duplass (Room 104, The One I Love, Creep) and announced that Duplass Brothers Productions will be executive producing two locally based features as the winners of the Hometown Heroes Crowdfunding Rally: The MisEducation of Bindu (Indianapolis, IN)… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced it has appointed Sarah Hromack as its first-ever Chief Culture Officer, and Jamie Wilkinson as its first-ever Chief Product Officer. The reward-based crowdfunding giant revealed that Hromack joined its team six weeks ago while Wilkinson joined two weeks ago. The platform also… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 1:57 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Online investment platform SyndicateRoom announced that UK film and entertainment company, Fashion On Screen (FOS), will be raising £1.5 million via its platform.  FOS, a film production company which aims to produce prestigious, inspiring, commercial films for a global market, is raising funds for its first… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 1:21 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Investoo Group has acquired Bitcoinmag.de, expanding its reach into the DACH cryptocurrency market. The German language site Bitcoinmag.de is a resource for crypto investors, providing purchase and price information, and allowing visitors to compare exchanges and platforms. The site will sit alongside an existing portfolio of… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube success and challenger bank Monzo announced on Tuesday it secured 71 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Goodwater Capital, Stripe, and Michael Moritz with participation from existing investors, Passion Capital, Thrive Capital, and Orange Digital Ventures. As previously reported, Monzo (originally… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), an operator of financial markets, has announced it will begin disseminating, on a monthly basis, a list of downgrades from its both OTCQX and OTCQB markets as well as a separate list of “Caveat Emptor Designations” that have occurred in… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Almost two years after the release of Indiegogo-funded Lazer Team 2, production studio Rooster Teeth released the first trailer for the film’s upcoming sequel. As previously reported, Lazer Team 2 received more than $2.3 million in funding during its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in 2014 and raised an additional $1… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN), in collaboration with Expo 2020 Dubai, announced on Friday it was challenging participants from 11 cities around the world to develop prototypes of human-centered digital solutions that help improve the quality of urban living through its first global digital hackathon. Accenture reported that… Read More