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July 4, 2017 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdRating, a UK platform that rates equity crowdfunding offers, has released a note stating that 96% of the companies whose campaigns received a Gold Investment rating from the platform – and closed at least a year ago – remain in business. In fact, CrowdRating states… Read More

July 4, 2017 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based InstaReM, a digital cross-border payments company, is reporting it has just received a USD $13 million investment led by GSR Ventures, with participation from SBI-FMO Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Fullerton Financial Holdings (FFH), and Global Founders Capital (GFC). InstaReM said it intends to use the funding… Read More

July 4, 2017 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) has launched a regional program to assist UK entrepreneurs and SMEs. The EISA will host a series of events across the UK regarding regional funding information and advice workshops, including the vast benefits of applying for EIS/SEIS approval. At the… Read More

July 4, 2017 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

The Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has created a new category of membership to boost its ranks and add perspective to the association that represents the UK’s top online lenders. The P2PFA was established in 2011 as the industry gained traction, acting as the representative and self-regulatory… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 5:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Residential property investment platform Property Partner appears to have an enviable challenge. Some of their listed properties are being fully funding in as little as 60 seconds. There are worse problems for a crowdfunding platform to have. Currently, Property Partner, the “world’s first stock exchange… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 3:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report by Dutch crowdfunding agency Douw & Koren is reporting that crowdfunding is once again on the rise in the Netherlands. Following a challenging 2016 during which sector growth stagnating, during the first 6 months of 2017 crowdfunding is seeing renewed momentum. According to… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KPMG, in collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is set to sponsor the 2017 Global FinTech Hackcelerator program as part of the annual Singapore FinTech Festival which will take place from November 13-17th. The organizers of the program revealed: “The Global FinTech Hackcelerator is looking… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 1:44 pm By Therese Torris  |  

The European Investment Bank Group (EIB) through the European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced that it will provide €18.5 million to back a joint investment fund designed to lend money to SMEs through crowdlending platform Lendix. The EIB is the European Union’s bank, owned by… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 9:00 am By Therese Torris  |  

Founded in Estonia and headquartered in the UK, Funderbeam is a Blockchain-powered platform for cross-border startup funding with an extensive information database, a primary market for fundraising and a secondary market for equity and debt trading. End-to-end Startup Funding Funderbeam was founded in 2013 in… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 7:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Since launching in 2010, prominent UK P2P lender RateSetter has diversified across multiple channels and across both consumer and business loans.  Now the lender is planning to boost its direct marketing methods to diversify its new business borrowers sources, according to Peer2Peer Finance News. The initiative will likely involve more… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based investment crowdfunding platform Fundnel has announced the expansion of its services into Australia. Fundnel is a private investment platform that offers unlisted securities in growth and pre-IPO stage companies to both institutional and individual investors. Fundnel screens all investment opportunities to ensure businesses… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 6:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone (Qianhai Authority) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) entered into a new partnership to further develop and promote closer investment and financial innovation opportunities and collaborations for… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 6:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CapitalRise , a property investment platform which has raised £4.2M in the last ten months, has launched its latest investment opportunity today. The investment aims to raise £1.35M towards a development of luxury homes in the prime Hampshire commuter belt – the largest raise via CapitalRise to date. This… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 6:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Funding Circle, a leading lending platform for small businesses, today announced that Sean Glithero will join the company as its new global Chief Financial Officer. This appointment follows a record-breaking first half of 2017 for Funding Circle with approximately £800 million lent to 8,000 businesses… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 7:01 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Londoners borrowed another £17 billion in new mortgages last year as the affluent southwest London neighbourhoods of Wimbledon and Wandsworth topped the borrowing league table and and 17 of the top 20 areas for new mortgage lending last year are in London, reported European P2P lending platform Lendy. “Lenders… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The presentation embedded below is an interesting perspective on the growth of alternative finance, specifically in Europe. There has been a certain amount of discussion regarding the tepid growth of investment crowdfunding in the US (not including marketplace lending) and the reasons why the sector… Read More

July 1, 2017 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced on Thursday it entered into an Innovation Cooperation Agreement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to further promote innovation in fintech services in their markets.  SC Chairman Tan Sri Ranjit Ajit Singh notably signed the agreement with the ASIC… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 10:00 pm By Therese Torris  |  

One day after we hear of the acquisition of the KissKissBankBank crowdfunding group by French bank La Banque Postale, crowdlending platform Credit.fr announces its acquisition by Tikehau Capital. These acquisitions seem to confirm the widespread view that Fintechs can’t go it alone. We asked Thomas… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced it signed a fintech co-operation agreement with the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Danish FSA) to help fintech companies in Singapore and Denmark to expand into each other’s markets. The agreement was signed at the Money 20/20 European… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 11:41 am By Therese Torris  |  

  Station F, labeled the worlds largest startup campus, officially opened today. BNP Paribas, the global bank, will be opening a dedicated Fintech incubator at Station F later this fall. The inauguration of the campus was even more eventful as newly elected French President Emmanuel… Read More