The House Crowd Celebrates Five Years of Property Crowdfunding

Manchester property crowdfunding, the House Crowd,  is celebrating five years of operations having raised more than £44 million since it launched it 2012. According to the platform, the House Crowd ...

Crowdfunding: Great way of launching a business or minefield for risk?

It's the buzzword for the modern startup, but is crowdfunding really the perfect answer to the thorny question of financing the next big idea?

DeClout Incubator Launched to Support Singapore Fintech Startups

DeClout (SGX:5UZ) has launched a new incubator program designed to help local Fintech startups. Announced today, the program has been launched via its wholly-owned subsidiary, DeClout Investments Pte....

Q1 2017 Report: European Venture Capital Rebound

Dow Jones Venturesource is out with their most recent European Venture Capital report and, according to them, the numbers are good for the first quarter of 2017. While the total amount of venture fund...

Huge: Alipay & WeChat Payments Have Risen from $81 Billion in 2012 to $2.9 Trillion in 2016

The UN sponsored Better than Cash Alliance is out with an interesting report on Fintech and payments in China. The Alliance partners with governments, companies, and international organizations that a...

Amazon Acquires Indian Mobile Payment License

In another attempt to secure a firm grasp on the Indian market, Amazon has turned towards mobile wallets for its next venture. The e-commerce behemoth has obtained a license from the Indian Reserve Ba...

Middle East and North Africa Fintech Startups Raised $100M in Last Decade

According to a report released last month by middle eastern media platform Wamda, Fintech startups located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) raised over $100 million over the last decade. Th...

Growth Street Reports Rapid Growth as 600 Investors Sign Up in Just 5 Months

Peer to peer lender Growth Street is reporting solid growth. The online lender said it has captured over 600 investors since platform launch at the end of 2016. Growth Street is a platform that provid...

Fintech Startup Prime Trust Appoints Former Hambrecht Partner Whitney White As New CTO & COO

Nevada-based Fintech startup Prime Trust announced on Friday it has appointed former Hambrecht Partner and CTO, Whitney White as its new COO and CTO.  According to Prime Trust, during his 17 years at...

One Week to Go: Sugru Nears £1.5 Million Funding Target on Crowdcube

With less than a week until its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, moldable glue creator Sugru has successfully secured nearly £1.3 million from 1670 investors. The c...

Inspired By Y Combinator: Kickstarter Unveils Requests for Projects Feature

Earlier this week, Kickstarter’s design and tech team announced the launch of their new Request for Projects Feature. According to the team’s lead, Julio Terra, this feature was inspired in part b...

BrewDog USA Milestone: First Batch of Beer Is In The System!

Cheers to BrewDog! The UK-based crowdfunded brewery announced on Thursday that its USA location (in Columbus, Ohio) has officially put its first batch of beer into its system. This news comes just a c...

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