Tagged: estonia

January 10, 2019 @ 8:50 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Ardo Hansson, an Estonian who is also the Governor of the European Central Bank, told conference attendees in Riga, Latvia, recently that cryptocurrencies are “[a] complete load of nonsense,” and will probably fail, Bloomberg reports. He also called the sector, which has been hailed by many,… Read More

January 10, 2019 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Bondora is reporting a new record month of loan originations to end the year. According to an email from the online lender, December loan originations topped €8 million for the first time landing at €8.5 million. This a 7% increase over their prior… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange IronX has added two more names to its board of advisors. The former CEO of Sirin Labs Tal Cohen and Dr. Paolo Tasca have signed up to help the firm. Sirin Labs raised a reported $158 million in an initial coin offering. The company… Read More

December 10, 2018 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Bondora says loan originations almost hit €8 million during the month of November. This follows a record-breaking month of October In November, Bondora issued €7,894,070 of new loans, just ahead of the record set for originations in the previous month of €7,802,163. Much of… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

B2BX Exchange, a professional digital asset trading platform, announced on Monday it has received approval for a regulatory license from the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). B2BX, which is part of the B2Broker group of companies, reported that the license means it will be able to… Read More

October 26, 2018 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia based real estate crowdfunding platform, has launched an updated website and rebranding. EstateGuru COO Mihkel Stamm said their objective is to provide “hassle-free, flexible financing to property developers and entrepreneurs as well as diversified property backed cross-border investment opportunities to our international investor base.”… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, a peer to peer lending platform based in Estonia, has reported a record number of loan originations for September. According to a short note from the P2P lender, Bondora saw originations rise to € 5,527,855 in September – a 4.7% increase versus the prior… Read More

September 17, 2018 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

IronX, a cryptocurrency exchange joint venture between IronFX Group and EmurgoHK, has received regulatory approval from the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The licensed was received a month earlier than expected. IronFX is a forex and commodity brokerage based in Cypress. EmurgoHG is the creator… Read More

April 20, 2018 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Estonia licensed Midex reports having closed on more than $ 20 million during their initial coin offering (ICO). Midex’s goal is to become a fully compliant, cryptocurrency exchange operating in multiple jurisdictions with the appropriate regulatory approvals. Midex expects to officially launch their crypto exchange… Read More

March 13, 2018 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

SelfKey will now facilitate KYC validation of the identity of individuals and corporations trading on LEXIT, a Blockchain-based marketplace for corporate assets and Intellectual Property. LEXIT is a platform where entrepreneurs may trade intellectual property, copyrights and technology or sell whole startups. This includes startups that… Read More

September 17, 2017 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a recent post on Bondora, the Estonian peer to peer lender, the company announced that it had surpassed €100 million in loan originations. As Bondora states, the platform has now lent €102 million, paying out €15 million in interest to 28,541 investors. Bondora has also reached cash… Read More

September 15, 2017 @ 2:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the peer to peer lenders most successful month in August, the EstateGuru’s loan volume has now exceeded €30 million. EstateGuru is an Estonia-based online marketplace for secured property loans. According to information provided by EstateGuru, in August the platform’s originations was nearly €4 million…. Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, a European peer to peer lender based in Estonia, has announced that it has become profitable during the first six months of 2017. Bondora stated that it had generated a net profit of €300,00 during the first half of the year. The overall revenue target… 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

May 23, 2017 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender EstateGuru has shared that investors on its platform have now earned in excess of €1 million. The Estonia-based company said that nearly 6900 investors from 39 different countries have earned, on average, 12.63% since platform launch in 2014. EstateGuru also reports there… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 7:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK Fintech TransferWise has reached operational profitability six years after launch, according to a release. The Estonia-founded, London-based currency exchange startup indicated that it is currently amassing £8 million a month in revenue and is on target to reach £100 million for 2017. “To have hit… Read More

April 30, 2017 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Transferwise is a great service. I know it is great because I am a customer. Awhile back I reached out to my bank (big, multinational, global brand name with a storied history) and told them I needed to quickly transfer some money to an international… Read More

April 7, 2017 @ 4:23 pm By Therese Torris  |  

  Jevgenijs Kazanins of Twino introduces the Baltic tech scene at EXEC Fintech in Berlin Those familiar with the European fintech sector may have wondered for some time about why the Baltic States, which are among the smallest countries of Europe, are producing so many… Read More

January 25, 2017 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, a real estate crowdfunding platform based in Estonia, has added an Auto Invest feature to its investing marketplace. The new feature was said to be launched due to investor demand. The application is pretty straightforward. Following activation, Auto Invest will allocate resources based on… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

FinanceEstonia and Deloitte have collaborated on a document that defines best practices for the emerging investment crowdfunding sector in Estonia. The first five Estonian crowdfunding platforms joined the “Crowdfunding Best Practice” in May of this year and were granted the Best Practice Labels at Law Firm… Read More