Tagged: investing

April 15, 2023 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CAIS, the alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, continues to see an increase in demand for customized white label funds among independent broker-dealers (IBDs) and registered investment advisors (RIAs) “seeking alternative asset allocations on behalf of their clients.” CAIS’ white label fund solutions–Custom Funds–”allows… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In March, the total investments on Mintos saw “a surge of €90.7 million worth of Notes funded, with interest earned by investors amounting to €4.3 million.” This was largely “driven by a decrease in pending payments.” The average interest rate for March “was 12.6%, resulting… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In March, PeerBerry investors reportedly funded €65.53 million of loans, “i.e., €10.23 million or 18.5% more than the previous month.” In March, their investors “received €877 001 in interest.” 1071 new investors joined the platform last month. The average annual ROI on PeerBerry “in March… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE: C) has announced the launch of a new sustainable time deposit solution designed to assist U.S. institutional clients when investing excess cash while supporting their sustainability goals. Citi’s new Sustainable Time Deposit (TD) will “deliver competitive yields and supports projects identified under Citi’s… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After a “quiet” February, Robocash slightly increased volumes and continue “to provide you with a stable income.” The platform has reportedly “exceeded 600 M euros of purchased loans since the launch of Robo.cash.” Changes in the Refer a Friend Program From March 10, 2023, the… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CAIS, the alternative investment platform, announced a modernized brand refresh to reflect CAIS’ leadership role in transforming the world of alternative investing as we enter a “New Era of Access.” With financial advisors and alternative asset managers engaging at unprecedented levels, this “New Era of… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the latest Insight report, Mintos takes a look at how alternative lending has been gaining momentum. They focus on Southeast Europe (SEE), which in recent years has “seen the emergence of non-bank financial institutions offering accessible and convenient financial services.” Mintos delve into the… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the past 17 years, European P2P platforms have “attracted more than $11 billion through funding rounds,” according to an update from Robo.cash. Robocash writes in a blog post that most of the money raised “comes towards the mixed sector of business and consumer lending.”… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry business partners are “repaying EUR 1.7 million of war-affected loans.” Under the Group guarantee mechanism in 13 months of the war, PeerBerry business partners have already “repaid EUR 34.8 million, or 69,3% of the total war-affected obligations towards PeerBerry investors.” Remember that AutoMoney UA… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry and its partner Aventus Group continue a strategy to diversify the business by country and bring more diversity to investors. Recently, the Czech lender PůjčkaPlus joined the PeerBerry platform. The company reportedly “issues short-term non-bank loans with an average amount of around EUR 300.”… Read More

February 22, 2023 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UAE-based Fintech firm InvestSky has launched a social investing platform with assistance from Alpaca. InvestSky is a social investing platform that “offers a new generation of investors the opportunity to embark on trading stocks in a more inclusive, intuitive, and informed way.” InvestSky was established… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In this month’s Mintos Insight, the team at Mintos takes a look at how major asset classes performed in 2022 and how this has “impacted growth in January 2023.” For multiple asset classes, it was a year of “record lows.” Sanctions against Russia (due to… Read More

February 11, 2023 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Robocash has announced that new rates “will apply to loans from 91 days to 3 years.” As most businesses of Robocash Group have currently achieved self-sustaining state, they are reportedly “reducing interest rates on several loan terms and do not plan to increase… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 4:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tax season is a “dreaded” time of the year for many — especially crypto users, according to an update from Binance. Scouring a spreadsheet and computing all your transactions, gains, and losses throughout the past year can be, well, “taxing.” For day traders, who normally… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a Robocash survey, P2P investments confidently “remain popular among respondents with an average income.” At the same time, the share of investors with large portfolios “is growing, reaching 35%,” the team at Robo.cash has revealed. At the end of 2022, investors with income… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

January is a time of “reflection,” Bondora writes in a blog post while adding that they usually  look back at the history of investing via the European investment platform. According to Bondora, it is “no surprise that there’s always been one main driver behind everything… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 8:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PrimaryBid and Winterflood announced a collaboration to further advance UK retail investor participation in equity and debt capital markets, including IPOs and follow-on fundraises. Together the firms will “offer API integration to any stockbroker or wealth manager wishing to distribute primary market deals to retail… Read More

January 27, 2023 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda, the European digital asset platform, is pleased to announce the launch of Bitpanda Technology Solutions, the “scalable” Investing-as a-service infrastructure available in Europe and globally. Already serving 20+ million customers with its initial White Label API, Bitpanda Technologies Solution is now “adding features, asset… Read More

January 25, 2023 @ 7:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized finance (DeFi) builds on distributed ledger technologies (DLT) “to offer services such as trading, lending and investing without using a traditional centralized intermediary,” according to finding shared by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The fact that DeFi components can be programmed “may open… Read More

January 17, 2023 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The past year has been “challenging,” according to an update from Robo.cash. However, Robocash says it’s time to take stock and start 2023 “with new goals and plans.” The Robo.cash team is pleased to share the results of their creditors for 2022. RC Riga Kazakhstan… Read More