Global

March 3, 2018 @ 2:02 pm By Xu Gao  |  

China Issues its First Personal Credit Rating License On February 22, the People’s Bank of China published an announcement about setting up personal credit rating agencies. According to the document, Baihang Credit Rating Co., Ltd., was granted the first personal credit rating license in China,… Read More

March 2, 2018 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

intimate is on a mission to make the adult industry, like porn and “dating,” safer with Blockchain technology. And why not? The pornography industry was the first sector of the internet to actually make any money and, well, “dating” is the oldest profession in the… Read More

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

During the Polycon gathering in the Bahamas, Polymath announced a slew of partnerships. Some new, some previously announced. Some of the already revealed partnerships include the arrangement with tZero, BnktotheFuture, SelfKey and more. One of the most interesting partnerships announced was an arrangement with the… Read More

March 2, 2018 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

As we reported last month, the Swiss financial regulator, the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), published guidelines on initial coin offerings (ICOs). At that time, Mark Branson FINMA CEO explained they were taking a “balanced approach” in helping ICO issuers to navigate the regulatory landscape. Switzerland, more… Read More

March 2, 2018 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

What is money? In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith defines money by the roles it plays in society, in particular, how well it serves as: –  A store of value with which to transfer purchasing power from today to some future time; –  A… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 10:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The French Crowdfunding Association (Financement Participatif or FPF) has asked the French authorities to increase the investment crowdfunding cap to €8 million. Today platforms may raise up to €2.5 million (a bit over USD$ 3million), a level that has been deemed far too low. When crowdfunding rules… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 12:21 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Havven’s crypto-monetary system and stablecoin sale closed within a day, with a total cap of USD$30 million. Tokens will be distributed to sale participants between March 7-13. Havven aims to combat one of the biggest problems of cryptocurrencies at the moment: volatility. The Australian blockchain-based solution… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 11:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Polymath, seeking to disrupt investment banking with its industry-first security token issuance platform, has partnered with video gaming community platform Rupie; enterprise blockchain solution provider OneLedger; and P2P IoT sensor data marketplace DataBroker DAO to provide advice and counsel on the design and execution of each partner’s upcoming Initial… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Faytech, a supplier of industrial touch screen solutions and a global leader in optical bonding touch panels, has selected Fundernation to help crowdfund its growth capital. Fundernation is the first German investment crowdfunding platform that is founded by a venture capital team. Fundernation’s investment focus is in… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Marvelstone Group backed Global FinTech Hub LATTICE80 has opened a Research and Development (R&D) operation in South Korea, according to a note from the company. Joe Seunghyun Cho, Founding CEO of LATTICE80 and Chairman of Marvelstone Group, said that South Korea has become one of… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Nordic Tech House and FundedByMe have launched a new collaboration with their first joint venture with Qurant, an enterprise within the digital healthcare business. Both companies strongly believe that Qurant can change the future landscape for occupational health care. The equity crowdfunding campaign launched on… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Innovation Foundation Nesta has opened applications for the Open Up Challenge, a £2.5 million prize fund backing next-generation Fintech for small businesses. This is a global competition and Nesta encourages aspiring Fintech companies from around the world to apply. Both start-ups and established… Read More

February 28, 2018 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

WorldFirst, a global payments provider, has published their Global Trade Tracker that provides a glimpse of UK SME activity during the quarter. According to their numbers, international trading by UK SMEs declined by almost 50% in comparing Q4 of 2017 to the same quarter in… Read More

February 28, 2018 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payslip, an Ireland-based global payroll management software, and Fintech company, announced on Wednesday it secured a €1 million investment through its latest funding round, which was led by Frontline Ventures and AIB, with participation Technology Investors, Tribal, Bloom Equity and Enterprise Ireland. Founded in 2016, Payslip… Read More

February 28, 2018 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bundesminiserium der Finanzen in Germany (Federal Ministry of Finance) posted a notice yesterday regarding VAT tax treatment of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. The document, in German, is embedded below.  In brief, the German government will not tax In brief, using Bitcoin as a… Read More

February 28, 2018 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Edgybees has raised $5.5 million in seed funding backed by leading global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd along with Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, Verizon Ventures, 8VC, NFX, and Aspect Ventures Edgybees has created augmented reality (AR) technology that may utilized on drones and other vehicles designed to help… Read More

February 28, 2018 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Online capital formation and more traditional funding methods continue to converge as Seedrs, a leading UK investment crowdfunding platform, has provided access to the Augmentum Fintech initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange. The £100 million IPO saw more than £500,000 of investment… Read More

February 27, 2018 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Three Australian groups have joined together to produce a report that outlines the steps taken by Fintech lenders to boost both transparency and disclosure. FinTech Australia, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, and theBankDoctor published a report today that reviews Fintech lending to… Read More

February 27, 2018 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Virgin Money, a financial firm under Virgin that offers savings, mortgages, credit cards, current accounts, currency services, pension, investments, and protection products to customers across the UK, has reportedly spent a total of £38.3 million over the last year to develop its brand new digital… Read More

February 27, 2018 @ 1:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Swedish electric car manufacturer Uniti  says it has concluded its first step in bringing its electric vehicle (EV) to Asia with a successful introduction of the Uniti One at India’s Auto Expo 2018 in New Delhi. Without providing specific order numbers, Uniti said it had… Read More