Tagged: research

January 22, 2016 @ 11:02 am By Federica Sabbatini and Luca Scali  |  

  An Update on How Close We Are to Getting Back on Track. Hub21 is a venture accelerator based in Ascoli Piceno (Marche Region in Italy), whose mission is to incubate startups, with Go-to-Market, fundraising, management support and its own strategic observatory over digital startups…. Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

PwC has just revealed their annual survey of global CEOs at the World Forum in Davos.  This is the 19th annual survey published by the global consulting firm. This year PwC tallied the thoughts and impressions of 1,409 respondents. There are loads of interesting data… Read More

January 17, 2016 @ 6:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

EY conducted a survey from September to October of last year. They published their results in the heart of the holiday season which made them easy to miss but no less relevant.  According to EY and Fintech Adoption Index, Fintech usage could double among digitally active… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has published a report on the “sudden ascendancy and dominance of private investing”. Their numbers indicate that venture capital has more than doubled since 2013 to $135 billion during 2015.  Crafted in partnership with Xconomy, the document highlights the dramatic shift… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Biz2Credit revealed that according to its December 2015 small business lending index, approval rates at institutional lenders and big banks improved to a new post-recession highs. The small business financial technology platform revealed as the U.S. economy has steadily improved, big banks and institutional… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Benjamin Twoon & Justin Chow  |  

Southeast Asia (SEA) represents a burgeoning regional economy comprising of 11 countries with a consolidated GDP of US$2.57 trillion (that’s approximately 15% the size of the US economy), and a combined population of 620 million people. It’s no wonder that there’s a buzz around the… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report by consultancy firm Douw & Koren (D&K) states that crowdfunding has experienced a rise of over 200% in the Netherlands during 2015.  The authors state that during the last year € 128 was raised in comparison to € 63 million in 2014.  More than… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) has published a report on the regulation of crowdfunding.  This is a follow on to an IOSCO working paper that was published in 2014 and largely focuses on the potential for fraud and risk.  As national regulations have… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 1:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pepperdine University Graduate School of Business and Management publishes a periodic report on access to capital and its impact on small business. Authored by Dr. Craig Everett, an assistant professor of finance, his findings indicate growing interest in raising capital online.  The report, completed in… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Reportlinker, a market research solution company, announced on Wednesday its new research on cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. The company shared: “Bitcoin is the first successful digital currency. Its success lies in its ability to create consensus for a transaction database, a blockchain, between a large number of… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The most recent HALO report shows a significant jump in seed stage valuations. According to the report, median Angel round sizes jumped 45% from Q2 to Q3 2015. Median valuations stand at $4 million – 33% over 2014 and the  highest ever. Software is topping… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In a report shared by Hub21, the authors analysed the global ecosystem of early stage companies, specifically the digital economy, and then dig into the Italian market. Nations around the world are seeking to foster an innovation economy driven by small companies with creative concepts…. Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

  A recent report published by ACCA, provides a fascinating insight into the largest peer to peer lending market in the world – China. The research has been authored by Dr. Luke Deer from the University of Sydney (and a research associate with the University… Read More

December 11, 2015 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Indiegogo released a new report on film crowdfunding that revealed eight insights from 22,000 campaigns. The global crowdfunding platform revealed in a recent blog post: “Indiegogo is an open platform, where all ideas get an equal shot at success. In an industry as… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, peer-to-peer lending platform Lending Works released a new report that revealed a large proportion (27%) of its customers didn’t know how much interest they were paying on their debt before taking out a debt consolidation loan with the peer-to-peer lender. Of those respondents that were… Read More

November 24, 2015 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

At the SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, Senior Financial Economist Vladimir Ivanov, gave an updated presentation regarding the state of Regulation D.  Ivanov delivered a very similar presentation at the end of 2014 with replicated slides.  He did update a couple of items… Read More

November 24, 2015 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Beehive, a young peer to peer lending platform, and Thomson Reuters, have partnered on an innovation white paper regarding the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The document, embedded below, is designed to learn how small business approach innovation.  Beehive hosted a roundtable earlier this year that… Read More

November 24, 2015 @ 7:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched another “call for inputs” as it digs into the retail insurance industry and the use of data to drive decisions. Interested participants have until January 8th to submit comments with a feedback statement expected in mid-2016.  The FCA notes… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding and its success will eventually be measured based off the returns generate for the investors. In the US ,equity crowdfunding is still in its infancy with only accredited crowdfunding having gained some minor traction. In the UK, which boasts a more enlightened regulatory… Read More

November 19, 2015 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

A partnership between the Crowdfunding Hub, European Network of Crowdfunding Professionals and FG lawyers (Dutch boutique law firm with a special focus on alternative finance and fintech), has launched pan-European research to identify the liability risk in respect to the various forms of crowdfunding. Entitled… Read More