Inaugural Australia Fintech Business Awards Announces 2017 Winners

Australian business media company Fintech Business announced the winners of the 2017 Fintech Business Awards, which recognized the outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship in the Australia fintech ...

Big News for Prosper: Marketplace Lender Signs Agreement for $5 Billion in Loan Purchases from Consortium of Investors

Prosper Marketplace, one of the leading online lenders in the US, has signed an agreement with a group of institutional investors to purchase up to $5 billion in loans over the next 24 months. The agr...

Freetrade Returns to Crowdcube & Quickly Secures £300,000 Funding Goal

Freetrade, a platform designed to let users invest in stock markets around the world, has successfully secured its initial £300,000 funding target and is now nearing £560,000 through its second equ...

Home Fitness Manufacturer FitWood Seeks €100,000 on Invesdor For Expansion

Finnish home fitness equipment manufacturer, FitWood, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, seeking €100,000 (max target €450,000) as it prepares to expand. The company stated it makes...

SoFi Closes $500 Million Funding Round Led by Silver Lake. Fintech Firm is Going Global

SoFi (né Social Finance) has closed on a $500 million funding round according to multiple reports. The additional capital will be leveraged for global expansion and the development of new financial s...

Gaming Studio Ironward Launches Fig Campaign For New Sci-Fi Video Game “Solstice Chronicles: MIA”

Ironward, the video game studio behind the Kickstarter-funded The Red Solstice, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fig last week to raise $30,000 for its new game, Solstice Chronicles: MIA. Solstice ...

Success: Golf Technology Platform VPAR Secures £1 Million Funding Target on Seedrs

VPAR, a UK-based golf technology platform, has successfully secured £1 million during its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The website launched the initiative earlier this month as it prepares f...

VeriComply Completes Angel Funding Round: Investors Include Marketplace Lending Industry Vets

VeriComply, a company that automates the verification of marketplace loans for the secondary market, announced on Monday it completed its latest Angels funding round. Investors in the funding round in...

Yielders Claims First UK Fintech Company with Sharia Compliance Certification

Labeled a landmark event for Islamic Finance, Yielders has claimed to be the first UK Fintech company gaining a Sharia Compliance Certification. The equity-based property crowdfunding platform, found...

Aussie Lender Marketlend Appoints Brad Pattelli As New Non-Executive Director/Member of the Board

Australia’s peer-to-peer trade credit platform Marketlend announced on Monday it has appointed Brad Pattelli as its new non-executive director and member of the board. Pattelli reportedly has ...

New Crowdfunding Platform Launches in Japan: Tokyo Mirai Mode Targets the World

Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc. (TOM) is a Delaware incorporated company that has launched crowdfunding in Japan. So why incorporate in the US? TOM is designed to be a global rewards-based or presale crowdfundi...

Innovate Finance Forms UK / US Fintech Working Group to Explore Regtech

Innovate Finance, an association that represents the UK’s global Fintech community, together with its strategic partner Hogan Lovells, is reviewing the “potentially transformative roleR...

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