March 7, 2019 @ 9:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lender P2Binvestor (P2Bi) announced on Thursday it has collaborated with Pacific Mercantile Bank to offer custom-tailored lines of credit to California-based businesses. According to P2Bi, the first such business to benefit from this newly formed fintech and bank relationship was a company with more than… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 7:38 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring the Comptroller General of the US to study how cryptocurrencies and online marketplaces “are used to facilitate” human trafficking (sex trafficking) and drug trafficking. The bill garnered broad bi-partisan support. The purpose of the study is… Read More

January 23, 2019 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Lending Express, an Israeli tech company dedicated to creating a better world of funding for SMBs, has surpassed $100 million in financing facilitated between small and medium business owners and online lenders. Lending Express also obtained state permission to open for business in California. The… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 3:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a note from Small Business California (SB Cal), the group that advocates on behalf of SMEs, SB Cal will be sponsoring legislation to improve access to capital via securities crowdfunding. This is not the first time that California has attempted to craft crowdfunding legislation… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 8:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after announcing expansion into Washington D.C., Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Montana, SALT, a U.S.-based Blockchain-Backed Loans provider for cryptocurrency holders, announced it is now offering Blockchain-Backed Loans in California. As previously reported, SALT launched its lending platform in 2017 to offer membership-based borrowing allowing… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sentieo, a California-based financial research platform, announced on Tuesday it secured $19 million through its Series A funding round led by Centana Growth Partners, with participation from existing investors. Launched in 2015, Sentieo is described as a modern financial research platform, utilizing machine learning and… Read More

October 12, 2018 @ 11:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurtech startup Jumpstart announces the official launch of an innovative type of natural disaster insurance in California, initially for earthquakes. Founded in 2015, Jumpstart stated its technology-driven, index-based approach delivers instant signup, affordable coverage, and automatic payout. “Starting with the earthquake risk in California, our first-of-its-kind policy… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit Karma announced earlier this week it is now offering car insurance in Texas and California. Credit Karma’s members in those states are now able to see what they could be paying for auto insurance based on what members like them are paying for the same coverage…. Read More

August 28, 2018 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced it is now serving customers in the state of California. The company reported that this California launch markets the expansion of its lending footprint to nearly 45 states. Founded in 2017, BlockFi describes itself as a secured non-bank lender that… Read More

July 23, 2018 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

California blockchain startup Propy announced on Monday it executed its first blockchain property in California. According to Propy, the Bitcoin-to-Bitcoin sale of 10 acres of land in Southern California was processed through the Propy’s Transaction Platform and every step of the deal was executed through Ethereum smart… Read More

July 19, 2018 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seven Stills Brewery and Distillery, a San Francisco producer of craft beer and small-batch whiskey distilled from beer, has launched its “Initial Can Offering investment round. The company is currently seeking $1 million for its upcoming flagship location and the “ICO” aims straight at its… Read More

July 6, 2018 @ 8:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online small business lender Lendio announced on Thursday it has helped facilitate nearly $120 million in growth capital through more than 5,0000 to small businesses in the state of California. The lending platform has reportedly funded more loans in California than in any other state… Read More

May 3, 2018 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinme, a financial services and blockchain technology company, announced on Thursday its latest deployment of eight new crypto ATMs in the state of California, bringing its total locations in the state to 23 ATMs. The company stated it offers Californians the ability to easily and… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Candex, a California-based enterprise payments processor, announced last week it secured $3.5 million in seed funding from  Edenred Capital Partners, Partech Ventures, Advisors.Fund, Camp One Ventures, NFX, Tekton Ventures, Big Sur Ventures, and Mark Goines. As part of the round, Goines has joined Candex as… Read More

February 15, 2018 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Azlo, a California-based fintech, announced on Thursday the launch of its new digital banking platform for freelancers and self-employed workers. According to the company, customers will now have access to dedicated business banking services instantly online, with no fees, minimum balances or confusing conditions. While sharing… Read More

February 11, 2018 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indio Technologies, a California-based insurtech platform for brokers, announced this week it has secured $6 million through its latest Series A, which was led by 8VC. The company, which was founded in 2016, describes itself as a technology platform that creates digital tools for traditional… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Neighborly Corporation, a San Francisco-based public fintech platform, announced on Wednesday it is teaming up with the UC Berkeley Blockchain Lab, and Berkeley elected officials, to launch the Berkeley Blockchain Initiative (BBI). The BBI will leverage blockchain technology to develop a first-of-its-kind tokenized municipal bond compliant with all regulatory… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Boustead Securities, a California-based investment banking firm that advises clients on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, capital raises, and restructuring assignments in a wide array of industries, geographies and transactions, and its affiliate, FinTech Clearing, announced it has appointed Robert Maley as its new senior managing… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, online lending platform SoFi announced to its employees that, despite its successes in 2017, it will be laying off 65 employees (5% of its 1,300 workforce) in its mortgage-operations centers in Healdsburg, California and Cottonwood Heights, Utah. According to the Wall Street Journal,… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

California is a state that has attempted to enact intrastate crowdfunding regulations multiple times. Honestly, I have lost count as to how many times bills have meandered their way through the Sacramento process. Three maybe four times? By now, I am uncertain. So is California… Read More