October 12, 2017 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Car insurance company Root Insurance announced on Thursday it is expanding its services to drivers in Illinois, Utah, Oklahoma, and Indiana. Founded in 2015, the Ohio-based insurtech company claims to be the first insurance firm that was founded on the “principle of fundamental fairness.” It has… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 10:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Administrator Linda McMahon, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced the launch of Lender Match, the SBA’s online referral tool connecting small business borrowers with participating SBA lenders.  Lender Match is an upgrade to LINC (Leveraging Information and Networks to access Capital), which was… Read More

September 27, 2017 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AutoGravity, a California-based Fintech on a mission to transform car shopping and financing, today announced on Wednesday it has reached $1 billion in finance amount requested on its platform.   The company revealed that more than 750,000 car shoppers have downloaded its app and collectively request over $1 billion in financing…. Read More

September 20, 2017 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hyundai Capital America announced on Wednesday it has joined the AutoGravity car shopping and financing platform. Beginning in the state of California, financing through Hyundai Capital America will now be accessible to AutoGravity’s users searching for financing for a Hyundai, Kia or Genesis. Ross Williams, President and CEO… Read More

August 24, 2017 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one year after Indiegogo teamed up with MicroVentures to launch its equity crowdfunding platform, co-founder of the global funding portal, Slava Rubin, sat down with Fortune to discuss equity offerings As previously reported, Indiegogo launched the new equity portal with MicroVentures on November… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 5:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, online lender Funding Circle announced it is revamping its platform by offering a new look and feel. The lending portal also announced its new motto, Made to Do More. It was revealed: “Since  2010, we’ve been proudly helping small businesses (32,000 and counting!)… Read More

July 14, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreditEase Wealth Management announced on Thursday it has recently been approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to become a registered investment advisor (RIA). The firm may now provide advice to investors in the U.S. Speaking about the RIA process, Dr. Fan Gal,… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

investFeed, a community-powered stock trading network, announced on Thursday that it is making the ambitious move to drop U.S. equities from its platform and to replace them with digital currencies. The New York-based firm, which launched in 2014, revealed it made the decision to pivot… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender for SMEs, Funding Circle, announced this week it expanded its U.S. leadership team by appointing Joanna Karger as U.S. Head of Capital Markets and Richard Stephenson as U.S. Chief Compliance Officer. Karger, who notably has 30 years of experience working in capital markets,… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lice Clinics of America,  a large lice treatment products, and services company, announced the launch of its Title III Regulation Crowdfunding Campaign (Reg CF) on StartEngine.  The funding round will allow accredited and non-accredited investors to purchase equity in the company. Lice Clinics of America… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, peer-to-peer lender China Rapid Finance (NYSE: XRF) that the underwriters of its previously announced initial public offering (IPO) have exercised in full the option to purchase an additional 1.5 million American depositary shares (“ADSs”) from China Rapid Finance to cover over-allotments. According to… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday it named New York City the 2017 Best Small Business City in America. According to the company, this vote was based on a weighted average that includes annual revenue, credit score, age of business (in months), and a BizAnalyzer score that factors in cash… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Ohio-based companies KeyBank, Progressive, The Kroger Co., Grange Insurance, Huntington, FifthThird, First Federal Lakewood, Root Insurance, and Safelite announced the launch of their new global fintech accelerator program, Fintech71. JPMorgan Chase will also be lending its thought leadership and industry expertise to the… Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its Doghouse Craft Beer Hotel and Sour Beer Facility at its Columbus, Ohio location, UK-based brewery BrewDog has successfully secured its $75,000 funding target and is nearing $100,000 thanks to more than 575 backers. As… Read More

March 2, 2017 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little over a week after opening its taphouse in the Columbus, Ohio area, UK-based brewery BrewDog has launched a reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise a minimum of $75,000 for its Doghouse Craft Beer Hotel and Sour Beer Facility. The brewing company has raised over… Read More

March 1, 2017 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SME lender Funding Circle announced on Wednesday that Community Investment Management (CIM), an investment firm focused on marketplace lending, will finance an additional $100 million in loans to businesses originated through Funding Circle in the U.S. According to the online lending platform, the multi-year agreement… Read More

February 6, 2017 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter announced on Monday it has joined an amicus brief, alongside nearly 100 American companies, to stand up for America’s welcoming immigrant traditions. According to Kickstarter, the brief reads: “Immigrants make many of the Nation’s greatest discoveries, and create some of the country’s most innovative and… Read More

December 14, 2016 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Last week, SoFi, one of the largest online lenders in the US, made a special appearance on the hit talk show The Ellen Show and offered the audience a bit of a surprise. As previously reported, SoFi describes itself as a “modern finance company.” Its mission has… Read More

November 19, 2016 @ 5:06 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

Accenture recently highlighted that Fintech investments in the Asia-Pacific region have accelerated over the past six years, growing from $103 million in 2010 to nearly $10.5 billion by the end of September 2016. Fintech investments in Asia are outpacing those in Europe and the U.S…. Read More

October 19, 2016 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election nearing its final weeks, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced the launch of its Election Issues, which is described as a collection of political creations that are to spark conversation and action. The Kickstarter team stated: “Elections aren’t just about the… Read More