March 14, 2022 @ 1:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

For the most part, February 2022 had “similar figures” to January, making for quite a stable start to the year, the team at European lender Bondora noted. The firm added that during a time when life can “feel uncertain,” they aim to be “a constant… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 12:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash recently commented on whether peer-to-peer investors are equal when it comes to “taxing their income.” To address the question, Robo.cash has assessed the European legislative framework. Robocash writes in a blog post that the national legislations of European countries “generally have… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following Buffalo’s inclusion as one of America’s “fastest-growing” startup cities in the York IE Fastest-Growing Startup Cities Report, Invest Buffalo Niagara, the area’s private-sector economic development and business attraction organization, announced that the former industrial town “saw record-breaking growth in its tech sector.” Buffalo’s startup… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ravendex, a fast-growing project built on the Cardano ecosystem, recently confirmed the listing announcement of $RAVE token on another digital currency exchange. RAVE token users are now able to buy and sell Rave tokens via the new exchange. Rave token is also tradable on Bitmart,… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrejus Trofimovas, CEO of Aventus Group, has noted that the scale of world changes and the problems that we have faced did not seem “so serious” just a few weeks ago. Andrejus writes in a blog post that we all observed: “a real war of this… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 5:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityMultiple, a real estate investment platform, posted a platform update earlier this month. EquityMultiple currently offers three different options for investors: Fund Investing; Direct Investing and a “Savings Alternative.” The funds request a $20,000 minimum and invest in both property debt and equity. A fund… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken notes that following its listings of Bancor (BNT), The Graph (GRT), Livepeer (LPT), Loopring (LRC), Mirror Protocol (MIR), Sushi (SUSHI) and 1inch (1INCH) in most countries, the platform’s management is pleased to confirm that residents of the United States, Canada and… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, a leader in Reg CF securities offerings, distributed a Tweet yesterday that provided some insight into deal structure for issuers raising capital on its platform. Wefunder is typically the most active funding portal in the Reg CF space as it garners the largest number… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arkatechture, a tech firm focused on supporting business organizations with a better understanding of their requirements through data, has teamed up with HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union in order to leverage Arkatechture’s data analytics platform, Arkalytics. This platform offers a managed, Cloud-hosted data lakehouse along with… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Landbay notes that they believe that as an established lender, they must be able to demonstrate that they’re using the latest technology and continue to enhance the service they provide. Their online platform stands out “as one of the most advanced in… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lendable, an AI-enhanced consumer finance platform, has announced a £210 million funding round at a valuation “in excess of £3.5 billion.” The round has reportedly been led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’), through its Teachers’ Innovation Platform (TIP). TIP focuses on… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 6:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

The definition of an Accredited Investor determines who may participate in Regulation D (Reg D) private placement offerings. This is an enormous market at over $1 trillion in annual investments and the most popular path for an early-stage firm to raise needed growth capital.  The… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finxact, a provider of the next-gen core banking platform to the US regional and super-regional banking sector, recently announced that Battle Financial, Inc., an Eagle County Colorado-based firm building Battle Bank, chose Finxact as its platform for banking operations. Battle Bank is now set to… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told all operators of cryptocurrency ATMs operating in the UK to shut down machines or face an enforcement action. In a statement, the FCA said that crypto ATMs providing crypto exchange services must be registered and comply with… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 5:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Early-stage Fintech Kolleno has raised  £4 million in seed funding, according to a statement by the company. The funding was led by Eurazeo and Stride.VC. Other investors include Euler Hermes, HubSpot, and several angel investors including Michael Pennington, Mark Ransford, and Will Neale. Kolleno was… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 2:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stilt, the provider of financial services for immigrants, announced that it has secured $14 million via a Series A round that was led by Link Ventures, along with contributions from Petrushka Investments, Hillsven Capital, Gokul Rajaram, Claire Hughes Johnson (COO, Stripe), Ott Kaukver (CTO, Checkout.com),… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 2:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dutch Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech in3 has secured $11.1 million in capital and entered a deal with payments company Worldline in order to bring its products and services to more merchants. In3 was launched back in 2018 by a professional team that had… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), a global payments provider that continues to offer a growing amount of Fintech services, says it will block wallets in Russia beginning on March 18th. The news follows an ever-increasing number of financial services firms that have temporarily shut down services or blocked offerings… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 2:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Draper Hero Index (DHI) says it will start monthly updates to its United States Draper Innovation Index (DII US), a measurement of a state’s competitiveness when it comes to entrepreneurship and innovation. The Index is created in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet – beginning… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase, a firm offering non-dilutive capital for recurring-revenue businesses operating in the US and Europe, announced an $80 M Series B round which has been led by 01 Advisors. QED, Caffeinated Capital, Bling Capital, ScifiVC, Thomvest Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Invesco and Gaingels also contributed… Read More