General News

July 20, 2016 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Media, entertainment and digital marketing solutions, Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE: TSQ), announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with Lendio as it prepares to bring alternative financing solutions to small businesses across the country.  Townsquare reports it will be teaming up with Lendio to provide exclusive… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one year after launching its Neil Armstrong Spacesuit Kickstarter campaign, the Smithsonian announced the unveiling of the famous astronaut’s space gloves and helmet exhibit. As previously reported, the organization announced in June 2015 it has teamed up with Kickstarter to help fund a few… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, launched the #LondonIsOpen campaign, which was to show the world that London continues to remain united and open for business following the UK’s recent vote to depart from the European Union (EU). Khan reportedly stated: “London is the best… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Burlington Stores announced it has secured over $850,000 through its DonorsChoose education campaign, which was announced in May. This is the second time the retail store has teamed up with the crowdfunding platform to help classrooms nationwide. Last year, Burlington funded 120 school projects, filtering… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

British Business Bank Investments Ltd., the commercial arm of the British Business Bank, announced on Wednesday the first facility under its new expansion capital initiative.  According to British Business Bank Investments, the first transaction is a £16.5 million revolving credit facility for Kingsway, a Cheshire-based asset finance specialist…. Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Solar loan provider Mosaic has partnered with Wave Solar to provide lead generation and qualification software. As part of the arrangement, Mosaic has also taken an equity stake in the company to help build and launch a platform that reduces the cost of finding and… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced this week that it is the headline sponsor of TechNorth’s Northern Stars, a pitch competition that is seeking to identify and showcase the best North of England tech startups.  Seedrs stated that over the past thirty years North of England’s tech… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two years after he famously launched a Kickstarter campaign to make… a potato salad… Zack “Danger” Brown has made his return to the public with his new cookbook, The Peace, Love & Potato Salad Cookbook.  The cookbook, which was co-written with Teresa Blackburn, was offered to… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

With the closing of LendIt’s largest event to date, the Lang Di Fintech Experience, Orchard Platform shared its Head of West Coast & APAC Sales Jeremy Todd‘s initial impressions of the event which focused on the future of fintech not only in China but also globally. Todd participated… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Overfunding and still campaigning….The German crowdfunding platform Companisto has four concurrent campaigns overfunding: Mineko, Cringle, eatclever, and poqit.berlin. Many readers may be familiar with the long and windy road involved when utility bills prove incorrect when outrageous sums are supposedly owed.  But what happens when… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 11:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Another indicator that fintech is moving mainstream is the National Directory of Registered Tax Return Preparers & Professionals’ (PTIN) selection of fintech platform Bizfi to provide its tax professionals, accountants, CPAs and their small business clients with access to funding through its aggregation marketplace via a… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa announced it has appointed Ronen Benchetrit as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The website shared this hire is considered a strategic hire for its fintech business. Ronen, which is bringing more than two decades of software and management expertise to Zopa… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

JustUs, a new peer-to-peer lending platform focusing on the IF ISA space, announced on Tuesday that it has received backing from Chinese financial firm, GuanQun Investment. This news comes just a few weeks after JustUS announced it is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 11:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

One of the biggest challenges for online lending firms in China is the lack of credit data for prospective borrowers. As Chinese regulators tighten up the peer to peer lending sector, Fintech providers are moving in to help improve the service. ZestFinance is one of… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Just launched crowdfunding platform Republic has formed a partnership with Fintech firm iDisclose to provide legal disclosure services for Form C, as mandated under Reg CF.  iDisclose is a disruptive RegTech provider that empowers platforms, entrepreneurs, and yes other law firms, to more efficiently produce… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 5:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, CrowdfundX announced its CEO and founder, Darren Marble, has been selected to join Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) board of directors. This news comes just a few months after the CfPA expanded the board from 3 to 13 members. The CfPA is an advocacy group… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 San Diego Comic Con set to be held this upcoming weekend, Kickstarter announced it is ready to show various projects at this year’s convention. Kickstarter shared details about the famous convention and what visitors will expect from the crowdfunding platform, including events…. Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowd2Fund announced on Monday the launch of its new intelligent investment feature known as Smart-Invest, which will reportedly allow investors to automate their crowdlending investments. The UK peer-to-peer lending platform stated: “The Smart-Invest feature is the culmination of research into Artificial Intelligence and consultation with leading academics… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 12:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With seed stage numbers coming in at over $6M, why is Reg CF stuck at $1M?  Who is getting access to the better deals? According to The MoneyTreeReportTM from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters,… Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 1:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In order to help organizers launch their crowdfunding campaigns, Kickstarter unveiled details about its project review process. The funding portal stated the purpose of this process to make sure each project is suitable for its community.  “We check to make sure that each project falls into one… Read More