Tagged: national crowdfunding association of canada

April 16, 2020 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The National Crowdfunding and Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA) has published an open letter demanding the Canadian government to engage and leverage Fintechs to help in the battler against the COVID-19 crisis. Addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with several of his Ministers,… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fineqia International Inc. (CSE: FNQ) (OTCPink: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) announced on Thursday its CEO, Bundeep Singh Rangar, is set to join the NCFA’s Advisory Board as an advisor of global debt markets. According to Fineqia, Rangar has over 20 years’ combined experience in finance, banking, consultancy,… Read More

December 14, 2016 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA) has published a report on the status of crowdfunding and other forms of alternative finance including online lending. The research was said to become an annual project; “This is the inaugural report of NCFA’s annual exercise in providing… Read More

September 20, 2016 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA), has criticized Canada’s regulatory approach to crowdfunding in a public letter sent to the Alberta Securities Commission and Superintendent of Securities, Nunavut.  While the letter is addressed to the two entities it can be viewed as a proxy… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NFCA) announced that CEO of LendingArch, Arti Modi, has joined its advisory board.  Craig Asano, founder and executive director of NCFA Canada, stated: “As consumer finance continues to evolve through technology innovations and data advancements, marketplace lending will… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The 2nd Annual Canadian Crowdfunding Summit (#CCS2016) is set to take place later this week (March 3). The event will cover all aspects of crowdfunding and will be held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Canada has recently updated its regulatory approach to raising… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The CEO of the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC), Ian Russell, called on provincial regulators to “scrap equity crowdfunding”.  Russell, it appears, is not enthusiastic about the financial innovation.  On the digital pages of the Financial Post, and on the IIAC blog, Russell claimed;… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“As the crowdfunding economy grows it will spur economic prosperity, create new jobs and ultimately improve follow-on funding outcomes for scalable ventures looking to succeed in the incredibly dynamic and connected global markets we live in today.” As readers know, The Centre for Alternative Finance at University of… Read More

May 16, 2014 @ 5:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On March 20th, a total of six provincial regulators announced two main proposals for new crowdfunding prospectus exemptions that would allow early stages companies such as startups and SMEs to raise up to $1.5 million of capital online through the issuance of securities. This kind… Read More