Tagged: investments

August 21, 2023 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an IG Investor Sentiment Survey of c.4500 clients, only 28% of UK clients said ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) considerations “are important to them when making an investment decision.” This is particularly low “in comparison to 42% of Australian investors and 40% of Japanese investors.”… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The partnership will see Northstake extend its virtual asset investment products to Coinify’s premier clients, accelerating institutional exposure to the crypto-staking industry. Northstake A/S, a regulated virtual asset service provider offering compliant staking products for institutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Coinify. Coinify is… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleving Group has announced unaudited results for the first half of 2023. The company has provided the following operational and financial information: Eleving Group reveals that it “recorded €90.6M in revenues in Q2 2023. Lease and subscription-based products contributed to €25.2M of the revenue, up… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum notes that July is one of the quietest months in the investment world, however, the firm has been “very active” during this time. During July, Debitum reveals that they have: added new ABS assets from Sandbox Funding to the platform, offered to invest on… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

By the end of 2022, the value of net assets per average resident of Europe reached €50,000, according to an update from Robocash. According to a report from Robocash, the largest share is occupied “by conservative instruments with noticeably growing alternative sources of financing.” Analysts… Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 1:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

July kickstarted what could be the “rebound” after a slow summer for investments and loan originations. Both originations and investments totaled over €14M each in July, according to a recent update from Bondora. As noted in a blog post by Bondora, the API technical error… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital investment platform Mnaara has completed a US$500,000 pre-seed round funded by investors from the UK, US, Middle East and Singapore. The investment round will enable Mnaara “to grow its team and continue developing its Shariah-compliant investment solutions catering to the globally underserved mass-affluent market.”… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise fintech VC deal activity continued “to decelerate in Q2,” according to a comprehensive update from Pitchbook. VC deal value this quarter has reportedly “decreased 11.9% YoY to $10.6 billion.” Excluding the Stripe deal, VC deal value “was $3.7 billion, representing declines of 69.2% YoY… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zirtue, the relationship-based lending app with a mission to drive financial inclusion, announces today its partnership with TruStage, a financially strong insurance, investment, and technology provider, built on the philosophy of people helping people. Formally known as CUNA Mutual Group, TruStage was “born out of… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Juniper Square says they will help clients unlock the potential of every investment partnership. Juniper Square explains that it “empowers GPs and LPs to focus on building enduring relationships and exceptional investment opportunities.” Their partnership enablement solutions “empower investment partners to connect and communicate… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 2:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora notes that we are more than halfway through the year. Like with any goal, it’s essential to acknowledge achievements along the way to stay motivated on the path to success, the team at Bondora noted while adding “that a lot has happened already, and… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 12:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to the results of June, the average rate of return on the European P2P market “was 10.4%, up 0.2% compared to May,” the team at Robocash noted in a blog post. The bond market also “showed positive shifts.” the Robo.cash team revealed in their… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry investors funded €67.6 million of loans in July and received €835 412 in interest. The amount of funded loans on the platform “was about 4% higher than the previous month.” PeerBerry’s portfolio “amounted to €115.83 million at the end of July.” 1088 new investors… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Shojin has teamed up with LINUS as well as Reinvest24 in order to expand various real estate opportunities. Shojin, a UK-headquartered FCA-regulated investment platform, has announced its partnership with LINUS Digital Finance, a Berlin-based real estate investment platform, and Reinvest24, an Estonia-based real… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 2:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dot Investing, which aims to tap into investments for the £75.2tn pool of capital with limited access to fast-evolving private markets, has raised 99% (£744,625.44) of its £750,000 fundraising target (at the time of writing) from 87 investors via its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube,… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 1:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zinia AI, which says that it empowers organizations to optimize their business decisions with Generative AI platform, has secured 131% (£263,927) of its £200,004 target from 217 investors at the time of writing, through Seedrs, with just 5 days left in the initiative’s ongoing crowdfunding campaign…. Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum wants investors to consider investing in Sandbox Funding, a new ABS program that includes 5 loans “to forest and agricultural land company ‘Ozolu Meži’ LTD.” As noted in a blog post by Debitum, loans to the borrower company are “issued to support business operations… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The month of July has shown “promising” growth on Mintos. Total investments saw “a significant increase of €90.8 million worth of Notes funded, and interest earned by investors in July climbed to €4.1 million.” The average interest rate for July “stood at 12.7%, translating to… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundrise notes that the belief that a very real and potentially significant downturn still lies ahead has necessarily “been the foundation for all their decisions across the portfolio over the past six months.” As Fundrise noted at the beginning of the year and again in… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment in Australian startups over the first six months of 2023 “fell to US$1.11 billion, compared to US$3.64 billion over the corresponding period in 2022,” according to newly released data from KPMG. The latest numbers from the KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report shows that… Read More