Tagged: marketplace

May 1, 2023 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unqork, the Codeless as a Service platform, recently announced that it has achieved Authorization to Operate (ATO) on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Marketplace. Unqork says it “enables customers, now including the Federal Government, to democratize technology and free themselves from the… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investments from continental Europe are available in 112 different countries throughout the world, according to an update from Robo.cash. On the continent, Spain reportedly ranks first as an investment-attractive сountry. Outside of Europe, the United States leads the way, the team at Robo.cash notes in… Read More

March 25, 2023 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask Institutional, the web3 wallet for organizations developed by ConsenSys, and the first multi-custodial institutional web3 offering on the market, launched its institutional staking marketplace in partnership with Allnodes, Blockdaemon, and Kiln. The marketplace will also “leverage ConsenSys’ own technology with ConsenSys Staking (formerly Codefi… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

SmartLenders, an asset manager in the marketplace lending sector, has distributed an end-of-the-year missive with an optimistic note predicting better times ahead. SmartLenders states: “It cannot be ruled out that in 2023, a massive reduction in inflation, a solution to the Ukrainian conflict and a… Read More

December 1, 2022 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based Funding Societies has surpassed THB 1 Billion (USD $27.8 million) in online lending in Thailand, according to a note from the company. Funding Societies secured a license in Thailand in 2021. Funding Societies is a platform providing access to capital for SMEs in multiple… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Linked Finance has topped €200 million in online lending in support of Irish SMEs. The Fintech reported that it had doubled its annual lending in less than 2 years. Linked Finance was launched in 2013 aiming to provide access to capital for Irish SMEs…. Read More

September 19, 2022 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Estateguru, a European online investment platform providing secured loans for SMEs financed by both private and institutional investors, has signed an agreement with Czech Investment Bank J&T Banka. According to a company statement, Bank J&T Banka will offer managed accounts to provide access to the… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, a European investment platform providing access to short-term property-backed loans, has returned to Seedrs once again to raise additional growth capital. According to the offering page, EstateGuru has cruised past its €500,000 initial target, having raised almost €1.2 million as of this writing. EstateGuru… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 9:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

 Validus has entered into an agreement with Citi Singapore to purchase its business loan portfolio, according to a statement by Validus. Headquartered in Singapore, Validus provides access to capital for businesses funded by institutions and individual investors. Individual investors must be accredited/HNW individuals. Loans are… Read More

March 19, 2022 @ 10:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fellow Finance‘s general meeting has on 22 December 2021 approved the merger of Fellow Finance into Evli Bank Plc “in accordance with the merger plan signed on 30 September 2021.” The planned effective date of the merger “is on or about 2 April 2022.” The… Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, a marketplace lending platform that provides secured loans pairing investors with borrowers, has signed a partnership with Raisin Bank – a banking as a service provider operated by global Fintech Raisin. According to EstateGuru, the Frankfort-based Raisin Bank will provide services to Estate Guru’s… Read More

February 9, 2022 @ 1:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at European lender Bondora notes that they have kicked off the new year with many investors joining their platform. Originations and investments fell a bit, as they did during the month of December, but managed to maintain solid numbers when compared to January… Read More

January 30, 2022 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European lender Bondora notes that Go & Grow is their investors’ favorite or most preferred way to invest in their wealth. Bondora writes in a blog post that they have more than 158,000 “satisfied” Go & Grow investors. And there’s a solid reason why it’s… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Marketplace lending platform EstateGuru has posted its 2021 financial results. According to the investment platform loan volumes increased by 69%, revenues 58%, new investors by 35% compared to 2020. EstateGuru said that all of the countries where they operate exceeded their targets with total lending… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty says it has surpassed £100 million paid to investors. According to the investment marketplace, investors have earned, on average, 8.3% IRR. Importantly, CrowdProperty reports that it has maintained 100% principle and interest payback for its marketplace lending service since 2014. In… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an online investment marketplace that matches borrowers to investors with secured debt securities, has topped 100,000 investors, according to a post by its Chief Operating Officer. Mihkel Stamm, who is a member of the Board as well as COO of EstateGuru, posted: “Today, we… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 8:55 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

European SME lender October began by building a product for internal use, but the industry needed it too, so they branched out, COO Patrick de Nonneville said. October was founded in 2015 after de Nonneville had been looking at some Fintech investments in Europe. It… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 9:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Peer-to-peer marketplace 4K.com, which offers digital collectibles and luxury goods powered by NFTs, this week announced its highly-anticipated marketplace launch for collectors and resellers across the world. Customers send their collectible to 4K, which authenticates, insures, and then stores it. The customer receives an NFT… Read More

September 28, 2021 @ 9:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

NFT marketplace Bubblehouse today announced $4 million in pre-seed funding led by Third Kind VC with participation from SV Angel, Watertower Ventures, Soma Capital, and other angels. Bubblehouse describes itself as a social, accessible, and eco-friendly NFT marketplace where creators and collectors don’t need crypto… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

MarketFinance, a top online lender based in the UK, has announced a £280 million debt and equity funding while simultaneously announcing its accreditation under the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS). MarketFinance was previously approved as a lender under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) having… Read More