Global

May 22, 2019 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Unicorn and stealth bank Transferwise has raised $292 million at a valuation of $3.5 billion. According to multiple reports, Transferwise has doubled its valuation in contrast to its last funding round. The round was said to be over-subscribed. Transferwise last raised capital at a… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Tandem has formed a partnership with “social mobility charity,” Brightside, to educate the youth on financial management. According to Tandem, a pilot program has been launched to deliver a program to a North London school to students aged 16 to 18 “offering a… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech InvestCloud announced last week it has appointed Will Bailey as its new Chief Strategy Officer. According to InvestCloud, the newly-created role will see Bailey head up development on emerging product initiatives, which includes leading a strategic product team to apply the latest technology, from… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Voom is poised to provide on-demand insurance following the completion of a $5 million Series A funding round, according to a note from the company. Voom, a Tel Aviv based startup, received the capital injection from Arbor Ventures with participation from returning investors F2 Capital,… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 7:22 am By Cali Haan  |  

A 33-year-old man in the central-Netherlands city of Apeldoorn has been arrested for allegedly using a fake cryptocurrency mining scheme to defraud 100 investors out of €100 million ($112 million USD), de Gederlander reports. Officers from The Tax Information and Investigation Service of the tax authorities (FIOD)… Read More

May 21, 2019 @ 9:03 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A 33-year-old IT worker has been charged for using computer systems at an unnamed Australian government agency to mine cryptocurrencies. Police say the accused, “abused his position as an IT contractor to manipulate programs to use the processing power of the agency’s computer network for… Read More

May 21, 2019 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ivalua, a provider of global spend management cloud solutions, today announced that it has raised $60 million in growth equity funding to further accelerate its rapid growth. This capital raise values the company at a ‘unicorn’ level of more than $1 billion. Founded in 2000,… Read More

May 21, 2019 @ 11:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Popular crypto exchange Kraken is crowdfunding. Kraken has partnered with Bnk to the Future to “create a rare, but limited opportunity for both large and small investors to own shares of Kraken stock.” Kraken claimed over $85 billion in crypto trading during 2018. Beginning yesterday… Read More

May 21, 2019 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Marqeta is the newest addition to the Unicorn herd as it has closed on $260 million funding round at a $2 billion valuation. The Series E round, led by Coatue Management, should help solidify Marqeta’s importance in the burgeoning card issuance market both domestically… Read More

May 21, 2019 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Evarvest, a startup that is striving to “unite the worlds stock exchanges, making it simple to invest” is crowdfunding on Seedrs. Evarvest is looking to raise a minimum amount of £75,000 at a pre-money valuation of £1.175 million. As of today, Evarvest has raised over… Read More

May 21, 2019 @ 7:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Community benefit society Broadband for the Rural North (or B4RN) has raised £2 million in a bond following its first close on the Triodos crowdfunding platform. Founded in 1980, Triodos Bank focuses on sustainable banking globally. Triodos Bank is active in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK,… Read More

May 21, 2019 @ 7:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, a Fintech that has taken a simple concept of removing geographic barriers for savers seeking a better return on their money, is finally crossing the Atlantic to enter the massive US market. Germany based Raisin has selected Paul Knodel as US CEO as it… Read More

May 21, 2019 @ 2:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a report addressing frauds and scams in the cryptocurrency and Forex sector. According to the FCA, over £27 million has been lost from these scams during the 2018/2019 period. Reports of scams topped 1,800 – 3X versus… Read More

May 20, 2019 @ 6:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider has just received a note that the Loi Pacte (Pacte Law) has been finalized and will become actionable beginning in June. The new regulatory regime will enable initial coin offering (ICO) issuers to raise capital online and sell digital assets which are not… Read More

May 20, 2019 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have both signed the IOSCO Enhanced Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information (EMMoU). The announcement comes following the 44th Annual International Organization of Securities Commissions… Read More

May 20, 2019 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen, delivered a speech today during CityWeek 2019. In his presentation, Glen spoke about the robust strength of the UK economy even while Brexit questions remain. Glen noted that unemployment is down, wages up, inflation is steady…. Read More

May 20, 2019 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin Loved by Search BlockState, a security token issuance platform, has posted research regarding investor interest in traditional versus digital assets. According to BlockState, the average internet user is far more interested in crypto, like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple, than traditional assets like bonds or… Read More

May 20, 2019 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced last week, the Securities Commission Malaysia revealed updated regulations as well as the approval of 8 new “Regulated Market Operators” serving the investment crowdfunding – peer to peer financing market. Included in the list of approved platforms of the first Islamic Equity Crowdfunding license,… Read More

May 20, 2019 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Koine has acquired Recruitable Ltd (trading as hireabl) – a Fintech described as a pre-launch platform for automated client on-boarding. Jason Mochine, formerly CEO at hireabl, will now become Head of Sales at Koine. Koine is a firm engaged in the settlement and custody of… Read More

May 20, 2019 @ 2:00 am By Therese Torris  |  

The German Crowdfunding Association, the federal industry association which represents 85% of the German crowd investment market, welcomed last week the adoption by the German Parliament of the new and improved legal framework for crowdinvesting, albeit with a few regrets. Major Expansion of the Scope… Read More