Hong Kong Monetary Authority Teams Up With ASTRI to Launch the Fintech Career Accelerator Scheme

Posted 28th December 2016

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently announced it has teamed up with the Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) to launch the Fintech Career Accelerator Scheme (FCAS) to...

Five Key Take-Aways from FINRA’s Expulsion of Crowdfunding Portal UFP

Posted 28th December 2016

FINRA recently completed a settlement expelling from FINRA membership UFP, LLC, a registered funding portal that operated under uFundingPortal.com. The matter marks both early and decisive action b...

China Establishes Asia Fintech Fund of Funds to Focus on M&A

Posted 28th December 2016

China’s Global Times has reported that the country established a foundation focused on financial and technology mergers and acquisitions throughout Asia. Asia Fintech Fund of Funds (FOF) is b...

EU Horizon 2020 Future & Emerging Technologies Applications Due January 2017

Posted 27th December 2016

Backed by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation grant, the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) initiative aims to bring together investors and entrepreneurs to work on res...

“Lazer Team” Director Matt Hullum Confirms: Sequel to Start Filming in Late 2017 Spring (Video)

Posted 27th December 2016

Less than one year after Indiegogo success Lazer Team hit theaters, director and producer, Matt Hullum announced filming for Lazer Team 2 is set to begin spring 2017 in Texas. The film received ...

Spanish Banking Group BBVA Acquires Fintech Startup Openpay

Posted 27th December 2016

Spanish banking group, BBVA, recently announced it has acquired, Openpay, a fintech startup and payment service provider (PSP) that facilitates e-commerce, including on mobile devices, for large busin...

Peak Design Announces: 99% of The Everyday Backpack, Tote & Sling Have Been Shipped to Kickstarter Backers

Posted 27th December 2016

Peak Design, the company behind The Everyday Backpack, announced last week that 99% of its backpack, tote, and sling have successfully been shipped to Kickstarter backers. The project was launched on ...

Crowdcube Alum Innis & Gunn Receives Several Awards at Tastings’ World Beer Championships

Posted 27th December 2016

Earlier this month, Crowdcube success Innis & Gunn received various awards during Tastings’ annual World Beer Championships. The brewery’s Rum Finish was a gold medal winner, the Orig...

Hope Not Hate’s Nick Lowles On Campaign Against Nigel Farage: “It’s Time to Draw A Line in the Sand”

Posted 27th December 2016

Just days after launching its self-running crowdfunding campaign against Nigel Farage for his comments against Brendan Cox and Hope Not Hate, the organization’s founder and national coordinator Nick...

“Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5” Board Game Nears $8.5 Million During the Final Two Weeks on Kickstarter

Posted 27th December 2016

With less than two weeks until its popular crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter closes, Adam Poots’ latest project, Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5, has secured nearly $8.5 million from more than ...

CreditEase Anointed “Best Non-Bank Private Wealth Product”

Posted 27th December 2016

CreditEase has been recognized as the “Best Non-Bank Private Wealth Product” by The Asian Banker, a Singapore-based provider of strategic intelligence on the financial services industry....

Bold Prediction: Microsoft First to $1 Trillion Valuation Powered in Part by Crowdfunding

Posted 27th December 2016

Michael Markowski is making a bold prediction stating Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will be the first company to breach the $1 trillion mark in valuation. It is only this year that Microsoft topped...