Alternative finance startup OpenTap is aiming to disrupt an environment where many creditworthy borrowers do not have access to short-term personal loans from the traditional financial services secto...

Bank Indonesia (BI) in Jakarta announced last week the opening of its Fintech office, which will aim to evaluate existing and conduct research on new fintech models, products, and services.  The off...

With global news feeds covering countless US turkey day traffic jams, StartEngine’s new Jetpack Aviation campaign may provide the solution to next year’s dilemma…for pickup up missin...

The Luxembourg government and its private sector partners announced the appointment of Nasir Zubairi as CEO of Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT). “I am excited to be working with the...

OppLoans has extended its lending operations to include Georgia and Mississippi, targeting underserved customers with less-than-perfect credit. For those who qualify, OppLoans is now offering pe...

Cashboard, a Berlin-based online investment startup, announced that it has raised €3 million from a Luxembourg-based fintech fund Digital Space Ventures and from its existing investors Redalpine Ca...

Cydrownia S.A., a Poland-based hard cider company, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Beesfund. The brand is seeking €90,000 and has decided to sell almost 12% of its shares, for les...

Announced earlier this month, SPDH Technologies doing business as VentureNear.com, became the first intrastate crowdfunding platform approved in the state of Minnesota. The announcement was accompan...

Following a number of delays for its anticipated 3D Laser Printer, Glowforge announced it is beginning to ship pre-release units. The company revealed California manufacturer Flex is also working on t...

Coverage in minutes. No trip to the doctor necessary. Incredible pricing. This is what most people want to hear when they are considering purchasing life insurance. Online lender SoFi is doing just th...

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has outlined its strategic goals for 2017 to 2020 and like much of the developed world, the financial regulator is embracing innovation and Fin...

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform CrowdRise announced its annual Giving Tower campaign for #GivingTuesday on November 29th. The Giving Tower is described as an innovative and turnkey fundraising pla...