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Financial Plus Credit Union, MANTL to Improve Back-office Automation

Financial Plus Credit Union, a $1.2B credit union with 11 branches across Michigan,  announced a partnership with MANTL, a provider of account origination solutions, to improve its member experience and back-office automation. Financial Plus Credit Union will leverage MANTL for Credit Unions “to enhance its… Read More

BIGG Digital Assets Subsidiary Netcoins Launches in the US

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), owner of Netcoins, the online cryptocurrency brokerage that makes it easy for North Americans to buy, sell, and understand cryptocurrency, and Blockchain Intelligence Group, a developer of blockchain technology search, risk-scoring and data analytics solutions, is pleased to report… Read More

CoverTree Teams Up with Socotra to Introduce Affordable Insurance for Underserved Manufactured Home Market

CoverTree, an Insurtech MGA based in Michigan, partnered with Socotra, the core platform provider of choice for innovative insurers, “to launch easy and affordable insurance for owners, renters, and landlords of manufactured homes.” With Socotra, CoverTree can now “automate 92% of its applications with straight-through… Read More

Digital Banking Provider Bankjoy Introduces Powerful Business Banking Platform

Digital banking provider Bankjoy has announced the launch of its business banking platform, empowering its customers with the best tools to “help attract and drive loyalty among small businesses within their communities.” Recently surpassing 1 million members with access to its platform, Bankjoy’s virtual banking… Read More

Fintech Firm Numerated to Offer Digital Lending Platform to Independent Bank

Numerated (NASDAQ: IBCP), the Fintech firm that’s making business banking easier for financial institutions and their customers, reveals that it has teamed up with Independent Bank, a $4.5 billion community bank with over 60 locations across Michigan’s lower peninsula. Through their partnership, Independent Bank will be… Read More

Tokenized Real Estate Market Exceeds $32.7M, Security Token Market Approaching $750M: Report

The team at the Security Token Group (STG), which is focused on supporting the fast-evolving blockchain or DLT-based security tokens space, has released their June 2021’s edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. The STG states as you may notice, a new structure… Read More

Tokenized Real Estate Market Just Below $26 Million, As Security Token Ecosystem Continues to Mature: Report

  The Security Token Group (STG), which focuses on the fast-evolving blockchain-based security tokens space, has released their March 2021 edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. As previously reported, Security Token Market (stomarket.com) hosts live-trading data from 33 different security tokens across… Read More

Tokenized Real Estate Market Stays Above $27 Million, As Security Token Space Continues to Evolve: Report

The Security Token Group (STG), which aims to support the development of blockchain-based security tokens, recently published their February edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate Report. The Security Token Group noted in a blog posted released on March 22, 2021 that as we… Read More

Digital Transformation: Fintech Finastra to Provide Core Banking Solutions to Detroit’s First Independence Bank

Finastra, a financial services software provider, has revealed that its Fusion Phoenix core product will be used by the First Independence Bank, which was established in 1970. The institution has been serving the banking needs or requirements of the Detroit Metropolitan area. It’s one of… Read More

Michigan-based Neogen Corporation Partners Ripe Technology to Record Livestock and Food Consumption Processes on Blockchain-based Platform

Michigan-based Neogen Corporation, a multinational food safety firm that offers test kits and various products to identify dangerous substances in food items, will be working with food industry blockchain firm Ripe Technology to track products on supply chains. Neogen and Ripe Technology aim to use… Read More

SMBX Partners With Degrees Plato to Launch New Small Business Bond Offering

SMBX, a marketplace for buying and selling small-business bonds, announced on Friday it has teamed up with Degrees Plato, a U.S.-based owned-and-operated taproom, bottleshop, and Mexican kitchen, to launch the Degrees Plato’s (PLTO) Small Business Bond offering. According to SMBX, the offering enables investor to… Read More

Kyyba Innovations Preps For Second Series of Detroit Fintech Challenge

Kyyba Innovations, an innovation and collaboration eco-system, announced on Tuesday is set to launch the second series of “Detroit Fintech Challenge” to identify game-changing innovations in the financial services industry. As previously reported, Kyyba Innovation has teamed up with TechTown Detroit for the program. The… Read More

Michigan Will Not Allow Crypto Campaign Contributions

Because cryptocurrencies are volatile, are not accepted as legal tender anywhere in the world, are not handled by banks and can be transmitted anonymously, without new legislation, the State of Michigan will not be allowing candidates there to accept cryptocurrency campaign donations. These points were… Read More

Michigan Looks to Expand Intrastate Crowdfunding Exemption

Michigan enacted an intrastate investment crowdfunding exemption back in 2013 with broad bipartisan support. But legislators are looking to expand the reach of the current rule by updating the law. According to the Michigan House Republicans, State Representative Bronna Kahle’s new legislation (HB 4305) will broaden… Read More

The Detroit Comeback: Century Partners to Launch $535K Fundraise on Rabble

Rabble is launching its first project within Q1 — a $535,000 fundraise for Century Partners, which seeks to revitalize housing and communities in Detroit, Michigan.  The funds that Century Partners raises will be used to purchase and renovate abandoned homes in efforts to bring new life… Read More

Detroit’s Marygrove College Seeks Funds on Patronicity For New Greenspace

On Monday, Detroit-based Marygrove College announced it crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform, Patronicity. The funds raised through this joint effort between Marygrove College, The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) will support construction of the Charles McGee Community… Read More

Rapper Big Sean Opens Up About Flint’s Water Crisis & Crowdrise Initiative

Earlier this week, E News! caught up with Michigan-born rapper, Big Sean, to discuss his organization Sean Anderson Foundation and his recent project to help stop the Flint water crisis. The musician recently launched a crowdfunding campaign through Crowdrise to raise funds for the Michigan town, which has been… Read More

Ellen DeGeneres Launches GoFundMe Initiative to Help Renovate Detroit’s Spain Elementary School

On Thursday, television personality Ellen DeGeneres launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $5 million for Spain Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan. The school needs building repairs, new classroom materials and technology to bring it up to date for its students. Sharing details about the… Read More

Nearly 100 GoFundMe Campaigns Secure Over $300,000 For Flint’s Water Crisis So Far

Seeking to help the residents of Flint, Michigan during their water crisis, over 8,000 supporters have taken to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to raise $300,000 for 92 campaigns that are dedicated to the cause. The GoFundMe team shared: “Over the past several days, we have seen… Read More

Crowdrise Forms Partnership With Craig Newmark to Provide Flint Residents With 25,000 Cases of Water

On Monday, CrowdRise announced its Water for Flint challenge in partnership with Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and craigconnects, to deliver 25,000 cases of water to the residents of Flint, Michigan. The crowdfunding platform stated that for every $20 donation made to any fundraiser through the Water for Flint Challenge, Newmark will match the donation with… Read More

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