Tagged: expansion

March 28, 2017 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundedHere announced on Tuesday it is opening its crowdfunding platform to mass affluent investors in Singapore while planning to expand into Malaysia and Indonesia. According to FundedHere, it will begin offering crowdfunded equity or lending opportunities to private investors other than accredited investors, which are defined as individuals… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldRemit, announced on Monday it is launching its online money transfer services in Japan. This news comes less than a week after the company announced its launch in Hawaii and customers in Japan will now be able to send money to family and friends worldwide, using… Read More

March 13, 2017 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CSI globalVCard, a B2B payments company specializing in secure and rewarding payments, announced last week it is expanding its services to Europe and has opened its new London office. According to CSI globalVCard, the expansion outside of North America was sparked by the company’s growing demand… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech firm InvestCloud announced on Thursday it is expanding into Europe by launching a new division and opening its London Soho headquarters. According to InvestCloud, the forming of its icMAC (Modeling, Accounting & Custody) division follows the firm’s $20 million acquisition of London-based Babel Systems,… Read More

March 2, 2017 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mambu, a Berlin-based SaaS banking platform provider, announced on Thursday it’s kicking off 2017 by opening new Miami office and appointing a new regional managing director to meet the growing demand for its platform in North America, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The platform… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced it not only acquired interactive life-video platform, Huzza, it has also opened its first international office located in Vancouver, Canada. While sharing details about the acquisition, the Kickstarter team stated: “Huzza was founded in 2015 by two talented entrepreneurs — Justin Womersley… Read More

January 4, 2017 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after raising $319,193 for its Petcube Bites and Petcube Play on Kickstarter, pet camera company Petcube announced the launch of Petcube Bites, which will described as an all-in-one WiFi pet camera with built-in dispenser designed so users can stay connected to… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldRemit’s expansion plans continue. Less than a week after announcing it was expanding into Russia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Western/Central Africa and Pakistan, the digital money transfer service announced it was launching a new cash pick up service in Lebanon. Through its app or website, WorldRemit’s users in more… Read More

December 16, 2016 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service WorldRemit announced on Friday it has launched new cash pick up services in Ethiopia and Uganda. This news comes after the company revealed it was now offering its service in Russia.  With the WorldRemit app or website, people in more than 50 countries… Read More

December 15, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service WorldRemit announced on Tuesday it expanded its services into Russia by partnering with Russian payment system CONTACT. The company stated its customers may now send money to be collected as cash at any CONTACT office across Russia in euros or dollars. According to… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced it is making prepares to open its doors for Singapore campaign creators.   Kickstarter is currently available in nearly 20 countries, including the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Spain. Last year alone, the… Read More

May 31, 2016 @ 9:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, real estate crowdfunding platform CoAssets (NSX:CAX) announced it is expanding its operations by opening a second office in Singapore. This news comes just a couple months after the portal revealed details about its Australia expansion. Co-founder and CEO of CoAssets, Getty Goh, stated: “A series… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Less than six months after it was acquired by mega brewer AB InBev, Crowdcube success Camden Town Brewery announced details about its second North London location. Camden Town Brewery revealed that it has signed a lease for a facility in Enfield, which will be… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Tilt announced that it was making its official debut in Australia. This news comes nearly six months after the crowdfunding platform revealed it was preparing for its global launch. Tim Ryan, head of international at Tilt, stated: “Australia was the perfect market to launch… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Direct lender, Credibly, announced on Monday that it has unveiled its first extended-term business expansion loan offering. The product reportedly features rates ranging from 9.99% to 36%, terms of 18 and 24 months, with multiple payment options. While sharing details about the offering, Glenn Goldman, CEO of Credibly,… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, CoAssets (NSX code: CAX), a Singapore-based crowdfunding platform, announced it was kicking off its Australia operations. The company will commence, through its Australian subsidiary, business crowdfunding in the June quarter, in addition to real estate crowdfunding. CoAssets revealed that while it has already been able… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube announced on Monday that it is seeking to expand operations into Northern England by opening its new Manchester Office next month. The UK-based equity crowdfunding platform revealed that it has already helped nine businesses in the North West to raise more than £1.4 million in… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its already successful business, Crowdcube success Camden Town Brewery announced this week that it has appointed Ian Jones as Director of Brewing and hiring two new sales reps. The brewing company shared: “Overseeing all this will be our new Director of Brewing, Ian Jones,… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to grow its already successful business, #FundedClub member Emoov revealed to UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube that it is planning to expand in 2016. Named a ‘Disruptor of the Year’ by the FT, Emoov is an online estate agent platform backed by James Caan, Maxfield Capital… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in October, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, announced plans to expand in the U.S. in early 2016. The website declared one year ago its intent broaden its investment crowdfunding platform into the US with the acquisition of US-based Junction Investments.  Junction, at least initially, had… Read More