CrowdStreet, a real estate crowdfunding platform catering to accredited investors, has circulated an email stating that distributions doubled in 2019 alongside the size of its community. Launched in 2014, Crowdstreet claims more than $972 million has been raised and, since platform launch $99+ million in… Read More The post CrowdStreet Reports Doubling Distributions in 2019 … Read more
Neon, a Switzerland-based mobile banking app, announced on Monday it is eliminating extra fees for card payments abroad. The company revealed the exciting news by stating the following: “To pay so much in fees while abroad is just not ok anymore. Card payments and cash… Read More The post Swiss Banking App Neon Eliminates Extra … Read more
OurCrowd, the leading global investment crowdfunding platform and Israel’s leading venture investor, is out with a note on some of its exits in advance of the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit taking place in February, Israel’s largest tech conference and the largest equity crowdfunding event in… Read More The post Following Banner Year for Israeli Tech … Read more
Niyah, a challenger banking app, has launched in the UK for the Muslim community. It says it’s “the first fintech Islamic banking app and ethical financial marketplace platform” to launch in the country. The app is Shariah-compliant, which means the app will, for example, exclude investments which derive a majority of their income from the … Read more
Magway, a UK-based startup offers a sustainable transport solution that moves goods through small pipes, has successfully raised more than 1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round was launched last month, originally seeking 750,000 in funding. It has already attracted… Read More The post Update: Sustainable Transport Solution Magway Surpasses … Read more
Let’s take a look at some of the key factors that helped spur the growth of the crypto market in 2019. During the first couple of months of 2019, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) stayed put under the $4,000 mark, thereby solidifying fears that the market was indeed in the midst of a long crypto … Read more
Ant Financial is reportedly working with several banking institutions in order to revive its plans for conducting an initial public offering (IPO). The Fintech company’s decision to go public has come more than a year after China’s leading mobile payments firm postponed the process after… Read More The post Chinese Fintech Ant Financial Is Working … Read more
Small Robot, a UK-based ag-tech that is building sustainable farming robots, has successfully secured its initial £700,000 funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company, which is offering 8.05% in equity at an £8 million pre-money valuation, has already attracted the… Read More The post Overfunding: Ag-Tech Startup Small Robot Quickly … Read more
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about a major crypto-spoofing bug impacting Windows 10 that has been fixed as part of Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday update. Also, read about the launch of … Read more
Australia enacted investment crowdfunding laws some time ago but the initial iteration was a bit of a no starter due to some glaring omissions by the Australian government. In late 2018, this changed when the parliament fixed the most pressing issue – the fact that“proprietary… Read More The post Australia: Birchal Takes the Lead in … Read more