General News

August 11, 2016 @ 10:38 am By Erin Hobey  |  

India-based P2P lending platform Faircent has raised $1.5 million from Brand Capital, the investment arm of the media conglomerate Bennett Coleman and Co, according to The Economic Times. “The investment proves and strengthens our brand conviction towards disrupting credit in India,”  Faircent CEO Rajat Gandhi told the Economic Times. “Our… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Latvia’s peer-to-peer lending marketplace Mintos announced on Thursday, since its launch a year and a half ago, it has seen investors funding over €50 million in loans to both private individuals, along with small and medium-sized businesses. The website confirmed that the most loans have been financed from Latvia… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 10:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Finova Financial, a cloud and mobile-based consumer auto title lending platform, has raised $52.5 million in a combination of equity and a credit facility, claiming to be one of the largest initial rounds in FinTech industry history, announced the platform. The funding round was led by… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the Centre for Economics and Business Research released its latest report that revealed small businesses loans facilitated by Funding Circle had boosted the UK economy by £2.7 billion since 2010. The report stated businesses are drawn to direct lending platforms by the speed and simplicity… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 10:47 pm By Scott Andersen & George S. Georgiades  |  

General solicitation is growing for securities offerings conducted under Rule 506(c) and Reg A+ Tier II in the US.  A more limited form of general solicitation is also available to issuers participating in offerings pursuant to Title III of the JOBS Act (Crowdfunding).  Issuers may… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 2:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding is hosting another live-stream event.  Today (August 10th) at 4PM ET or 1PM PT, Dr. Richard Swart, will be hosting a 2 part series that will help educate both investors in equity crowdfunding and companies that are considering using equity crowdfunding to raise… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Holvi, a Finland-based fintech startup, has officially been acquired by multinational Spanish banking group, BBVA. Founded in 2011, Holvi notably provides entrepreneurs and SMEs with a “regulated one-stop-shop” to collect income, manage expense and offer a real-time view of finances, which includes online sales platform, invoicing… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, AlliedCrowds released its latest report on the top developing countries for alternative finance. The data analyst company revealed it used its new emerging market alternative finance tool, Capital Finder, to identify the financing options for entrepreneurs in their countries and sections along with breaking down the type of… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 1:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Peer Funding Limited announced the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has granted it full permission to operate its peer-to-peer business platform under Part 4a of the Financial Service Marketing Act. The website stated it joins only a handful of fully authorized peer-to-peer business platforms and has… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mortgage marketplace, LendingHome, announced on Wednesday it had appointed Cynthia Chen as its new chief risk officer. Chen has over ten years of experience in providing risk and mortgage underwriting leadership and has held position at various financial institutions including Fannie Mae, Washington Mutual, Ally Bank, and… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Fundrazr announced their white label features, which allows businesses that are using its platform to now control their campaigns. The website stated branding is a powerful part of what engages followers, and it also instills trust in raising funds. Rather than companies securing… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after announcing Armello was heading to Xbox One, creators League of Geeks, announced the Kickstarter-funded game is set to launch on the console August 30th. The description of the game reads: “The King, once Armello’s wise and benevolent ruler, has fallen ill to a dark and mysterious… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced California is a hot real estate market for its crowdfunding investors. This info was released in the website’s latest report on the state’s funding projects. RealyShares revealed that California borrowers and sponsors had raised more than $53 million… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 11:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“Traditional whiskey can take 6 to 12 years to passively age in a barrel yet emerging markets are creating shortages that established distilleries simply can’t manage. With disruptive technology, our process uses pressure variations and oxygenation that reduces maturation time to less than 24 hours,” stated… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform, Tilt, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new peer-to-peer lending feature, Request and Money. This new feature will reportedly allow for free, secure and automatic payments on iOS and Android.  The funding portal revealed those who use Request and Send may exchange money with… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Biz2Credit unveiled the findings of its recent small business lending index, which revealed that loan approval rates at big banks (over $10 billion in assets), alternative lenders, and credit union dipped in July 2016. CEO of Biz2Credit and who oversaw the research, Rohit… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Small Change continues to make a difference in the Pittsburgh market.  Its currently live campaign is offering is the Buvinger Building.  Located at 4407 Butler Street, the historic three-story building located in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the developer is seeking equity investments of $238,500, which… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 10:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

It’s official.  AngelList, the Silicon Valley-based online platform which allows startups to raise capital from accredited investors, has appointed Utsav Somani, who previously worked with LetsVenture, as an Advisor to spearhead its operations in India. In the blog post “Bringing AngelList to India”, Somani disclosed his new role… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 9:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CapitalRise, the London-based property investing platform which was founded by property veterans Alex Michelin and Andrew Dunn of Finchatton and FinTech expert Uma Rajah, launched in July 2016, announces its second deal on prestigious Grosvenor Square, regarded as London’s most famous square. The project aims to… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Mexican peer-to-peer lending platform, Kubo.Financiero announced it had secured $7.5 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by Bamboo Finance with participation from Endeavor Catalyst, Monex Grupo Financiero, KuE Capital, Tanant Capital, Javier Molinar, Alta Ventures Mexico Fund I, Capital Invent,… Read More