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March 28, 2018 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

LATTICE80, recently relocated to London, has announced the launch of “FintechDB,” an AI powered database targeting the vast array of Fintech firms. The FintechDB is presently in the alpha version, according to LATTICE80, but it is active and continuously porting raw data on over 11,000… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Some large countries are blocking initial coin offering, some are observing and others are creating rules by enforcement action, France wants to become “the first major financial center to propose an ad hoc legislative frame work that will allow companies initiating an ICO to demonstrate their seriousness to potential… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

We Build Bots (IntelAgent) is in the midst of an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The chatbot platform has raised £273,000 so far on a goal of £500,000. According to the campaign page, 155 investors have backed the AI focused startup. As part of the… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech collaboration platform B-Hive announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger to launch a new dashboard called B-Lens 2018 to Belgium. According to the duo, the dashboard brings together a number of key indicators to illustrate and monitor the… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

XPM Investment Consulting, an independent consultancy that provides fund analysis, portfolio reviews, investment research and more, has published a brief report on SyndicateRoom’s Fund Twenty8. SyndicateRoom says the report was not published at their behest and represents an independent assessment of the fund. Fund Twenty8… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe, an investment crowdfunding platform based in Sweden but operating in multiple countries around the world, has surpassed a new milestone. FundedByMe is reporting having topped €50 million (SEK 500 Million) in crowdfunding since platform launch as of March 2018. The platform  continues to expand internationally… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Orca, an independent data, research and analysis provider targeting the the UK peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market, has launched its premier investment platform. The new platform will allow investors to easily diversify across multiple P2P lending platforms from a single P2P investment portfolio. Orca seeks to… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 11:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fake news is everywhere these days. So it seems. Recently, the Venezuelan government launched a bespoke cryptocurrency tied to the country’s oil production. Concocted by Venezuelan President Maduro, the Petro Crypto has been slammed as a feeble attempt to skirt the hyper inflation that Maduro’s… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingBlock, a cryptocurrency lending platform that we covered earlier this month, has revealed it will see its tokens (LND) trade on HitBTC this coming May. Lending Block’s crowdsale will kick off on with the pre-sale beginning on April 7th and the main sale starting a… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MarketInvoice announced on Monday it has signed agreements with Portuguese bank Banco BNI Europa (BNI) and German bank Varengold Bank AG to add £90 million and £45 million respectively on its platform. This news comes just one week after the company announced it topped £2 billion worth… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Request Network Foundation has formed a partnership with the PwC France and Francophone Africa Blockchain Lab. According to the Request Network, this partnership will shape and develop the future of professional services, taking a leading role in offering solutions to clients’ needs of on-boarding… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Penta, a Berlin-based Fintech, has announced a new feature to digitize company formation in Germany. Penta has launched “Compass” a platform that enables businesses to incorporate, create a share structure and open a bank account in less than 24 hours unlike the weeks long process… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 1:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Swiss Fintech Award winner Proxeus has announced an interesting partnership with data storage facility MOUNT10. Proxeus recently won recognition as the “early stage startup of the year” as it seeks to disrupt data storage by using Blockchain tech. This partnership with MOUNT10 is said to… Read More

March 25, 2018 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia has extended the deadline for nominations regarding the 2018 Finne Awards. The new deadline is now midnight April 8th.  Judging is scheduled to take place immediately after the deadline with finalists notified on Monday, May 7th. It all comes together for the gala… Read More

March 25, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

There is an ongoing debate in Canada regarding the regulatory approach to financial services. As it stands today, thirteen different financial regulators hold sway when it comes to securities compliance instead of a single national regulator. To the casual observer this makes absolutely no sense… Read More

March 24, 2018 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has setup shop in the Mediterranean Island country of Malta. The EU country is tiny at just 122 square miles in geography. The population tops out at around 450,000. The weather is perfect in the… Read More

March 24, 2018 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

This should come as no surprise to anyone who has been following Telegram. One of the fastest growing messaging / social media platforms in the world is poised to top $1.7 billion with its initial coin offering. This is according to a recent report in… Read More

March 24, 2018 @ 2:40 pm By Xu Gao  |  

China is Setting Up a National Online Contract Filing Platform On March 21st, the National Committee of experts on Internet Financial Security Technology (hereinafter referred to as the “Special Committee”) announced that it has jointly set up the national online contract filing platform with SIC… Read More

March 23, 2018 @ 4:55 pm By Raphael Andrade  |  

Late last year, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários or CVM) spoke about initial coin offerings (ICOs). At that time, the CVM published a frequently asked questions-like notice (see here). The FAQ lays down some introductory aspects on the subject, conceptually… Read More

March 23, 2018 @ 2:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Just as the UK announced a working group tackling cryptocurrencies, Ireland has announced their own similar task force. Incorporate within a report recently published by the Irish Department of Finance, the government proposed the creation of an intra-departmental Working Group on virtual currencies and blockchain technology…. Read More