General News

November 2, 2017 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord, crowdfunding success BrewDog launched a “Make Earth Great Again” beer in protest of the leader’s decision.  Make Earth Great Again is described as a saison… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 12:27 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ben & Jerry’s. Make mine Chunky Monkey with chocolate sprinkles in a sugar cone. Wait, there isn’t a Ben & Jerry’s on Venice Beach Boardwalk yet?  Cone-endrum solved: Boardwalk Hospitality will fill the void, given the Wefunder crowd overwhelming… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 11:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Chaineum, reportedly the first French ICO boutique, and Lightyear.io, an organization that supports partner activities for Stellar, a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit open source blockchain network, have announced a partnership to collaborate in the ICO space. Through the partnership, Chaineum will use the Stellar network to support… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Rivetz Corp., a provider of mobile, decentralized security solutions for business customers worldwide, today announced a partnership agreement with Ammbr, a decentralized mesh network tokenizing broadband internet access founded earlier this year and based in Singapore. Rivetz and Ammbr will work together to integrate and… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Scamwatch, an initiative by the Australian government, has reported an interesting statistic. According to Scamwatch, Bitcoin related scams are on the rise. This is according to a tweet by Scamwatch which is part of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).   Here’s a snapshot… Read More

November 1, 2017 @ 5:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

MarketInvoice has expanded its mission in the business finance space by launching business loans today, aiming to complement their suite of invoice finance solutions and allowing them to better serve the working capital needs of UK businesses. MarketInvoice is rebranding, evincing its evolution into a… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Enterprise software firm R3 announced on Tuesday it and 22 of its member banks have developed a solution that leverages distributed ledger technology (DLT) to enable fast, efficient and cost-effective cross-border payments. R3 revealed that the Corda platform was built to facilitate the full payments… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 12:33 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Nothing grabs one’s attention like a sweet ride. And Engenie goes further, captivating with electric. The electric vehicle (EV) charging company just secured £1.5 million through the UK online investment platform SyndicateRoom; 65 investors helped overfund the campaign by 50 percent of its original target of £1… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 11:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fillippo Loreti has returned to Kickstarter for its third campaign. Founded in 2014, when brothers Danielius and Matas Jakutis were researching the luxury watch market with the goal of revolutionizing the luxury industry by offering high-quality luxury products at affordable prices. The believe that a luxury watch… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 10:49 am By Erin Hobey  |  

FaceOff, a social gaming site which allows players to make P2P social challenges and win cash prizes based on the outcome of skill-based contests, has announced its upcoming launch. Players may visit gofaceoff.com to register and learn more about social gaming. In December, consumers will… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Beauhurst has just released their Q3 Deal report and according to their numbers, equity investing in UK non-listed firms is on the rise. This is in contrast to a slowdown seen in the number of deals during 2016. According to the report, there were 397… Read More

October 30, 2017 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, online lender Zopa announced it was shutting down its Zopa Access and Zopa Classic on December 1st. The company announced that it was retiring the products earlier this year.   “On 1st December, we’re retiring Zopa Access and Zopa Classic – that’s just over… Read More

October 29, 2017 @ 8:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia, the national association for Australia’s Fintech industry, has just released a new member ecosystem map designed to visually depict the extraordinary growth in Australia’s Fintech industry in just four months. This week Australia’s inaugural Fintech festival Intersekt kicks off so the timing is important. … Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AllBright is making plans to a private member’s club exclusively for female founders in London. The club’s debut comes less than a year after AllBright’s crowdfunding platform was launched.  According to WeAreTheCity, AllBright’s new club will be based in a five-story Georgian Townhouse in Bloomsbury. All club… Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Karen Kerrigan, the CEO and President of the Small Business Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) has received a “Crowdfundie Award” at the 6th Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention (GCC) held in Las Vegas this week. Kerrigan attended GCC speaking on the topic of taking equity crowdfunding to… Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 12:07 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

NaPoleon Crypto has reached an agreement with Chaineum, reportedly the first fully regulatory compliant French ICO boutique for conducting ICOs. The NaPoleonX platform will allow the selling of crypto investment vehicles (DAF – Decentralized Autonomous Funds) managed by algorithmic trading models and will regularly propose… Read More

October 25, 2017 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after Starling Bank announced it is offering Apple Pay to UK customers, the challenger bank revealed this week is now offering Fitbit Pay to its UK customers as well. Fitbit’s payment process now allows customers to pay through the company’s wearable, Fitbit… Read More

October 24, 2017 @ 1:02 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Token Report, a large, transparent database of ICO verified information, today released data on the number of cryptocurrencies actively in use. Of the 226 ICOs in Token Report’s database that have completed, 20 of those tokens, or just under 1 in 10, are actively in use, excluding… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, organizers of the third annual Crowd Invest Summit West announced the Summit is set to take place on May 1st through the 2nd at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The summit will feature an agenda of events that are equity crowdfunding themes including investment… Read More

October 22, 2017 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has launched a new database that incorporates all Reg CF portals and offerings. Called CCLEAR, the service is described as enabling entrepreneurs, investors, policy-makers,  and educators to easily analyze all Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) offering data since the launch of the industry… Read More