Nesta Reveals 20 Fintechs Competing to Win £5 Million in the “Open Up Challenge”
Nesta , a global innovation foundation, has announced the twenty Fintech firms that will participate in the Open Up Challenge. Nesta announced the competition this past February. The Open Up Challenge...
View ArticleChief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry & Congressman Gregory Meeks Introduce Bill...
Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry, the Vice Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee has partnered with Congressman Gregory Meeks to introduce HR 3299 entitled, “Protecting Consumers’ Access...
View ArticleFundersClub Streamlines Platform Operations
FundersClub, an online venture capital platform providing access to early stage growth companies for accredited investors, has downsized and streamlined operations. Crowdfund Insider recently heard...
View ArticleFinTech Australia Points to Strengths & Opportunities as Outlined in Two...
FinTech Australia is out with a statement saying that two recent independent reports bode well for the underlying strength of Australia’s Fintech industry and further opportunities for growth. Earlier...
View ArticleWarning! Singapore tells Consumers to Exercise Due Diligence on Initial Coin...
The Monetary Authority of Singapor (MAS), along with the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) have published a warning to consumers regarding Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or Token Offers and other...
View ArticleNovume Solutions Begins Trading on OTCQX, Boosted by Reg A+ Offer
Novume Solutions, a holding company formed as part of the merger between Keystone Solutions and Brekford Traffic Safety, has commenced trading on OTCQX. Keystone Solutions utilized the Reg A+...
View ArticleUpdate: JJ Watt’s YouCaring Campaign Secures More Than $9.4 Million For...
Just days after Texans football player JJ Watt launched a crowdfunding campaign on YouCaring dedicated to Hurricane Harvey victims, the initiative has successfully secured more than $9.4 million from...
View ArticlePayza’s Cryptocurrency Address Manager Now Live: Bitcoin Management Made Easy
Payza, the Montreal-based payments technology company, has introduced a new cryptocurrency feature, Cryptocurrency Address Manager. This new feature enables Payza members to generate and manage...
View ArticleShocker: SoFi CEO Mike Cagney to Step Down End of Year
SoFi co-founder and CEO Mike Cagney has announced he will resign from SoFi at the end of this year. In a message to SoFi employees last night, Cagney said it was with “heavy heart” he will depart the...
View ArticleSecurities and Exchange Commission Commences Search for “Advocate for Small...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the launch of a nationwide search to fill the position of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. The new post was created by...
View ArticleSeedrs Success: Bonaverde Closes Campaign With More Than £1.3 Million in Funding
Earlier this week, German coffee start-up Bonaverde completed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The company launched the campaign earlier this summer, seeking £750,000 and within the first month...
View ArticleDSTLD Returns to SeedInvest to Crowdfund
DSTLD, a company that wants to disrupt the $200 billion fast fashion market with fairly priced, direct-to-consumer premium clothing (like jeans), has returned to SeedInvest to crowdfund their Series...
View ArticleAmazon Growing Business Awards Shortlist. Revolut’s on the List, Lendable & More
The UK Amazon Growing Business Awards ceremony will take place on 29th November 2017 at The Brewery, London. Today, the e-commerce/tech company has announced their shortlist of companies in the mix to...
View ArticleSingapore-Based Alpha FinTech Announces Partnership With Finocracy to Boost...
Singapore-based fintech firm Alpha Fintech announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Bahrain’s Finocracy to gain access to the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) e-commerce market. Alpha Fintech...
View ArticleReg A+ May Soon Allow Companies to Raise Up to $75 Million
The House Financial Services Committee has been rather busy of late. The powerful Committee led by Chair Jeb Hensarling has been pushing through legislation at a brisk pace. Next Tuesday (November...
View ArticleFINRA Moves to Boost Transparency & Communication with Member Firms
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has revealed several changes to its advisory committees. These changes are designed to increase transparency around the committees and improve their...
View ArticleLatin American Street Food Brand Cubana Now Seeking 200,000 Loan on...
UK-based Cubana Waterloo Ltd is now seeking a, £200,000 loan, payable at an estimated APR of 10%, through crowdfunding platform Crowd2Fund, in order to expand its Latin American street food and exotic...
View ArticleASX Will Migrate to Blockchain to Replace 20+ Year Old Trading System
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) will migrate away from its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System or “CHESS” to a system using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) commonly referenced as...
View ArticleFormerly Saxo Bank Arena, Bitcoin Billionaire Renames Hockey Rink Bitcoin Arena
How times are changing. Reported Bitcoin billionaire Niklas Nikolajsen has become the new sponsor of the Danish Hockey team Rungsted Seier Capital. The team has been playing at Saxo Bank Arena,...
View ArticleSouth Korea Cautions Consumers on Cryptocurrencies instead of Ban, Meanwhile...
South Korea has decided not to ban cryptocurrencies after all, instead the Korean government has decided to caution consumers on purchasing or trading in cryptocurrencies while regulators attempt to...
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