China is Cracking Down on Unscrupulous Financial Services

In a series of reports, ChinaNews is pointing to the increasing scrutiny of the Chinese government regarding financial fraud and over-all malpractice. In March there was the case of the “first and ...

Crooked Crowdfunders: Prominent Crowdfunding Marketing Firm “Funded Today” Gets Fleeced But Fights Back & Wins

First Successful Arbitration Settlement Against a Crowdfunding Scofflaw Prominent crowdfunding marketing firm Funded Today is perhaps the most successful agency in their space today. Having helped to ...

Report: Crowdfunding Potential in Nigeria

Crowdfunding is a global phenomenon but it is obviously evolving at different speeds in different countries. Africa is one region where the new form of finance can be utilized to benefit the economy. ...

Indian Fintech Startup Perfios Raises $6.1M in Series A

Last week, Perfios, a fintech startup based in Bangalore (Bengaluru), India, announced it had raised approximately US $6.2 Million (400 Million INR) in its Series A round of funding. The funding is a ...

Irish Fintech Company Fenergo Appoints Former HSBC Vice Chairman Spencer Lake to Board of Directors

Earlier this week, Ireland-based fintech company Fenergo announced Spencer Lake, a former Vice Chairman of HSBC Global Banking and Markets, has joined its Board of Directors as its new Vice Chairman....

Update: “Gloomhaven” Board Game Second Printing Kickstarter Surpasses $2 Million

With nearly two weeks until the Gloomhaven second printing Kickstarter campaign is set to close, Isaac Childres’ latest board game project has surpassed $2 million thanks to more than 22,000 bac...

Success: Floom Finishes Crowdcube Round With £520,000 in Funding

Online florist marketplace, Floom, successfully completed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The platform successfully secured its initial £390,000 funding target last week and finished t...

IBM Teams Up With Hejia to Launch Blockchain-based Supply Chain Financial Services Platform for Pharmaceutical Procurement

Earlier this week, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Sichuan Hejia Co., Ltd. (Hejia) announced they have collaborated to launch a new blockchain-based supply chain financial service platform specifically for pharma...

Federal Reserve Reports on Small Business Lending

The Federal Reserve has published a report on the state of small business credit. The Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS), a national collaboration of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, is designed to pro...

Kickstarter Alum “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return” Makes Netflix Debut

Less than a year and a half after raised over $5.7 million through crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return finally made its debut on Netflix.  Back in November 2015, ...

Overfunding: iBAN Surpasses £100,000 Funding Target on Seedrs

Online lending platform, iBAN, has successfully secured its initial £100,000 funding target through Seedrs. The lender, which was founded last year, launched the initiative in early January, seeking ...

Credit Card Processor Vantiv Signs Up to Accept Crowdfunding Investments

Crowdfunding platforms in the US have been unable to accept investments via credit cards thus streamlining the process of purchasing securities online. That is until now. Vantiv (NYSE:VNTV), a Cincina...

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