Global

August 9, 2021 @ 1:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European peer-to-peer lender Bondora reports that its secondary market transactions fell during the month of July 2021. Last month, Bondora continued to see the “downward trend” of fewer transactions taking place on the Secondary Market, the company confirmed while noting that a total of €162,695… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s banking software firm Temenos (SIX: TEMN) recently revealed that Australia’s digital banking platform, Alex, has now gone live on the Temenos Banking Cloud. Temenos technology will be used to support Alex’s launch as a licensed banking solution provider, after the acquisition of its Restricted-Authorized… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Yair Benyamini, CEO and Co-Founder of Lendai. Founded during the COVID-19 crisis, the disruptive digital-first lender allows foreign and non-resident investors to buy US properties through an online mortgage approval process that takes around one week. According to Lendai, this is… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian peer-to-peer lender Robo.cash has shared its performance update for its loan originations made during H1 2021. The Robo.cash team writes in a blog post that as the first half of this year has now passed, they’re pleased to share with you their most recent… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Real estate investment platform Fundrise recently revealed that it’s lowering the entry barrier for a new class of investors, which means “higher potential for the next generation.” Fundrise CEO Ben Miller notes that the platform has remained committed to making the world’s “best alternative investments”… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Hedera Hashgraph has shared an update on their plans to go Carbon negative. The Hedera Hashgraph team notes that public blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have “ushered in a new era of the web.” We now have the infrastructure required to… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 12:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TiPJAR, which is a global cashless tipping platform designed for hospitality staff & other tipped workers, has secured £692,780 of its £400,000 target from 370 investors via Crowdcube. The company reports an £11,000,000 pre-money valuation, £5.92 share price, and 5.92% equity. There are now 27… Read More

August 7, 2021 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, a peer-to-peer lending platform, notes that it’s “no secret” that the country suffers from a “structural under-supply” of housing. Blend Network writes in a blog post that the UK government has said it’s committed to providing 300,000 homes every… Read More

August 7, 2021 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two more legal cases have reportedly been resolved by AxiaFunder, which is one of Europe’s first litigation funding platforms. AxiaFunder, Europe’s “first for-profit” litigation funding platform, has acquired £1.9 million from investors since establishing operations in January 2019, with a 100% “success rate” on completed… Read More

August 7, 2021 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Spencer Noon, an investor in Variant, a first-check cryptocurrency venture capital fund, has released their latest Network report, which covers Axie Infinity, NFT Bots, and Mirror. Spencer Noon notes in their weekly update that Axie Infinity has “steadily” seen about 25,000 daily users “with on-chain transactions”… Read More

August 7, 2021 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockchain.com, a leading crypto wallet provider, trading platform, and block explorer service, has shared their August Market Outlook report, titled, The Final Crypto Adoption Frontier. Bitcoin or BTC adoption as an investment asset began with what is “often characterized as ‘retail’ (smaller… Read More

August 7, 2021 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s easyMoney, the investment platform from Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easy family of brands that claims that it has “never lost a penny on its loans,” notes that investment in individual savings accounts or ISAs “continues to grow despite low interest rates.” The company questions whether… Read More

August 7, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Sourced Capital, the home of property-backed peer to peer investing, notes that when you’re deciding to invest into property, selecting the appropriate location is a good place to begin, and the type of property investment strategy that Sourced Capital’s Borrowers choose… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

While there is a lot of discussion about digital assets, the world of Fintech and alternative investments also includes non-traditional assets like art, wine, watches, and more. Koia, a startup with a new investment app, is aiming to bring the world of alternative investments to… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Zinc, a mission-driven venture group, is looking to raise £33 million and it is raising funding on Seedrs. According to the offering page, Zinc has raised £26.75 million from 114 investors with more than a month left in the offering. Zinc is a venture group… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Chris Gonsalves, CEO at Community Gaming, a platform that combines social gaming, match automation, and blockchain payment technology to make organizing and competing in esports tournaments simple. Chris talked about how Community Gaming allows players to earn crypto and USD… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweet, the enterprise-focused NFT solution that aims to offer a user-friendly, consumer-first, environmentally “conscious” approach to providing digital collectibles, recently announced a strategic investment from Animoca Brands, which is described as an “influential force” in gaming. Of note is the news that Animoca recently raised… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearwater Analytics, a software-as-a-service or SaaS solution for investment accounting, reporting, and analytics, reveals that it has appointed Souvik Das as its new CTO. Das will be responsible for further developing the Clearwater Analytics’ SaaS platform with the latest modifications and enhancements. He has considerable… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has announced several changes to its Buy-to-Let offerings, including rate reductions across standard properties and HMOs. According to a note from LendInvest, the company has repriced its standard Buy-to-Let (BTL) products, with its two-year 65% LTV product now available at 2.85%,… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Ltd (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS) has shared its interim financial results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2021. The full report from European digital asset manager CoinShares, may be accessed via the firm’s Investor Relations site. As stated in the… Read More