Lloyds: Low Interest Rates & Fintech are the Most Important Trends that Will Shape Banking Over the Next 10 years.”

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Lloyds Banking Group Chief Executive Officer Antonio Horta-Osorio made the statement that “low-interest rates and fintech are the most important t...

Finvasia Offers Commission Free Trading Forever

Finvasia is an India-based Fintech firm that hit the radar last year when it raised an undisclosed sum of investment capital at a valuation of around $22 million. The company’s mission is to bec...

Brian Korn on OCC FIntech Charter: Novel Attempt by Regulator to Adjust to Changing Times

The concept of a Fintech Charter for emerging firms in the financial services industry has generated plenty of attention on Capitol Hill and with Fintech entrepreneurs. Originally pitched by the Offic...

SEC Metrics on Reg A+

On 12/31 the SEC published a report on Reg A activity as of Q3 that has some eye-opening bullets. Here are a few of the key metrics, along with my observations and musings. 147 offering statements fil...

Here is the UKs Paper on Corporate Governance Reform

Brexit fallout has created an “all-hands” situation for the UK. Departing the EU poses many challenges including the possibility for a diminished access to the single market. Prime Ministe...

Voice of Reason: Mercatus Explains Need for Fintech Charter to Boost Innovation

“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old” ― Peter F. Drucker The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) rattled the cages of big finance and state regulators in ...

Funding Circle Stops Originating Loans in Spain

Following big news of a $100 million funding round, Funding Circle has announced it will stop issuing new loans in Spain. The announcement was posted on the Spanish version site of the SME peer to pee...

Indiegogo Announces Crowdfunded Films Heading to Sundance & Slamdance 2017

On Friday, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced that some of its funded success films are heading to this year’s Sundance and Slamdance festivals. The funding portal shared: “We’re a...

Shut Down: Kickstarter Suspends “Tinder For Adoption” Adoptly’s Campaign

Just one week after launching its Kickstarter for its“Tinder for Child Adoption” app-based platform, the fundraising effort for California startup Adoptly was suspended on the crowdfunding giant...

New #FundedClub Member: MyShowcase Closes Successful Crowdcube Initiative

On Friday, multi-brand, multichannel, personal beauty advisory service MyShowcase finished its equity crowdfunding run on Crowdcube and secured £1,036,170 from 396 investors. MyShowcase now offer...

Gaza Sky Geeks Crowdfunds to Launch Coding Academy

Gaza Sky Geeks is running another crowdfunding campaign called “Power Up Gaza’s Geeks”.  There is just over a week left in the campaign, and the group is currently at $277,869 ̵...

Seedrs Alum Eventopedia Receives $120,000 Microsoft Scholarship

Seedrs alum and online event planner community Eventopedia announced last week it was accepted into Microsoft’s BizSpark Plus program, which the platform stated offers a selected startups that are c...

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