January 26, 2019 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Invest Summit (CIS) gained a nice accolade this week as a write-up in Inc. anointed CIS as one of the Best Blockchain Events of the year – no small praise in a sector of conferences that have been overrun by too many events… Read More

October 22, 2018 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is reporting that investors attending the Singapore FinTech Festival have committed to investing $12 billion into ASEAN firms over the next two years. The 380 investors plan to dedicate USD $6.2 billion over the next year and an additional… Read More

August 10, 2018 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Holistic financial health platform Even announced on Friday it has opened its new office in Raleigh, North Carolina. This news follows the company securing $40 million through its Series B funding round. Founded in 2014, Even describes itself as a mission-driven technology company working to help Americans… Read More

July 21, 2018 @ 10:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Even, a U.S.-based personal finance platform, announced this week it secured $40 million through its latest round of funding, which was led by  Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures, with participation from Valar Ventures, Allen & Company, Harrison Metal, Ron Conway, Silicon Valley Bank, and BCVP…. Read More

May 14, 2018 @ 11:52 am By Cali Haan  |  

You can pretend you are there alongside 8000 in-the-flesh attendees and watch live streaming talks at Consensus New York, today through Wednesday, at Coindesk’s live streaming web portal. Coindesk’s 4th annual Consensus conference early this week features more than 250 presenters from private and public… Read More

August 24, 2017 @ 12:03 am By JD Alois  |  

  FinTech Australia and Next Money, along with the State Government of Victoria, a gearing up for their inaugural week long Fintech event –  Intersekt. The Fintech festival will be taking place in Melbourne, Australia from October 27 to November 3rd if you happen to… Read More

February 15, 2017 @ 11:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Australian Fintech industry and Jobs for NSW have joined to launch new awards to celebrate the achievements of Australia’s financial technology pioneers. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Skills and Small Business, John Barilaro, stated that Jobs for NSW will provide $80,000… Read More

April 18, 2016 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Global Crowdfunding Convention (GCC), created by Ruth Hedges, has formed a partnership with  the Launchpad Agency. According to information provided by the agency, Launchpad is now a minority owner in GCC. “We have been a big part of the crowdfunding ecosystem for many years… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 3:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network will be hosting its 2nd edition of CrowdCamp that will target the renewable energy sector.  Scheduled for May 24th in Brussels, this CrowdCamp will focus on crowdfunding for clean tech and renewable energy projects. The event is expected to have the… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) has published its final agenda for its annual gathering which is scheduled to take place in Paris later this month.  The 4th annual conference that connects crowdfunding platforms and Fintech entrepreneurs from across all of Europe will see speakers like… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Financial Solutions Lab is a five-year program aimed at harnessing and developing top FinTech companies to create products that tackle Americans’ most pressing financial issues. In July, the lab chose 9 startups to join year one of its five-year program. Each of the companies received $250,000 in… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Going a different direction when it comes to its latest funding round, Crowdcube alum and Italian Wine Cafe, Veeninvest Ltd. (trading as Veeno) has launched a Funding Tree campaign to raise £150,000 for seven new locations. Veeno is described as a chain of premium Italian wine bars… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

    A gathering to discuss the future of alternative finance is scheduled for later this week.  The event will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, with multiple well known industry participants scheduled to address the hot topics in finance today…. Read More

September 14, 2014 @ 5:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The issue of capital formation for small businesses is an extremely important topic.  All too frequently the subject gets pushed aside by more superficial issues or the hot political topic of the moment.  But the fact of the matter is that small business creates the… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Coastal Shows has chosen New York City as the location for its next crowdfunding event, bringing industry experts and leaders together June 26 and 27 for the Crowdfund Global Expo (CFGE) Crowdfund Investment and Alternative Finance Summit. Many leading capital markets experts will focus on… Read More

January 2, 2014 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The 7th Annual OneMedForum San Francisco finance conference for emerging companies is scheduled to take place this January 13-14, 2014.  A portion of the conference will cover medical technology crowdfunding.  A panel has been set featuring early entrants in the emerging area of crowdfunding, who will… Read More

December 5, 2013 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

The Small Business Administration, Office of  Advocacy, has scheduled a roundtable discussion of crowdfunding for Wednesday, January 15, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.  A call in option is expected to be available as well. The Small Business Roundtable on Crowdfunding will be held at the U.S. Small… Read More