What’s an IFISA? Many UK Investors Don’t Have a Clue

The Innovative Finance ISA or IFISA was has been pitched as a good investment option for savers.  The new retirement vehicle allows individuals to invest in peer to peer lending assets that may provi...

Update: The Funky Iron Company Completes First Seedrs Funding Round With More Than £135,000 in Funds

The Funky Iron Company, a UK-based company that designs, manufactures, and distributes of stylish, functional electric steam irons, successfully completed its first Seedrs crowdfunding round. The comp...

Two US Senators Ask for Public Proposals to Boost Economic Growth

  Senator Mike Crapo and Senator Sherrod Brown, have asked the public to pitch ideas as to how to boost economic growth. Crapo, a Republican, is the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. Brow...

Overfunding: ioLight’s Second Crowdcube Surpasses £250,000 Funding Target

UK-based microscope company ioLight has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target during its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. ioLight, which was founded in 2014 by An...

Assetz Capital Continues to Maintain Defaqto 5-Star Status For Loan-Based Crowdfunding Category

Peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital recently announced it is maintaining its 5 Star Rating from Defaqto in the independent financial information business’ “Loan Based Crowdfunding” ca...

SME P2P Lender FinBee Launches in Lithuania Leveraging Madiston Tech

UK based Madiston has shared that FinBee, the first licensed peer to peer lender for SMEs in Lithuania, has launched using Madiston tech. FinBee has already been in operation providing consumer loans ...

Explanatory Memo on Australian Crowdfunding Legislation

Here is the explanatory memorandum on the Australian crowdfunding legislation that is expected to soon become law. Labeled by the Aussies as “Crowd-sourced funding” or CSF, the rules are d...

France Continues to Woo UK Fintech Firms on Allure of Paris

France is continuing to press the charm campaign to woo UK Fintech firms to cross the channel and set up shop in a proper EU country. As Brexit negotiations are being queued up to set European divorce...

Join the Grilled Cheese Truck Revolution: Solid Team + Big Expansion Plans

The Grilled Cheese Truck (GCT), a food concept business that is raising investment funding on the Indiegogo / Microventures platform, is riding the mobile food wave with a complete menu of grilled ch...

Fintech Circle Teams Up With Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative to Launch Fintech Academy Africa This Spring

FinTech Circle has formed a partnership with Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) to launch FinTech Academy Africa. The companies revealed that the new program is geared towards those inte...

Rating Action: Fitch Upgrades Loans Originated by Prosper

Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on Citi Held for Asset Issuance 2016-PM1 (CHAI 2016-PM1), which is backed by marketplace loans originated via the Prosper platform: Class A upgrade...

Georgia Fintech Company Gro Solutions Raises $4.25 During Financing Round Led By TTV Capital

Georgia-based digital growth solutions for banks and credit union provider, Gro Solutions, announced on Monday it secured $4.25 million during its latest financing round, which was led by Atlanta-base...

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