Here are the Ten Fintech Firms that Singapore Just Gave S$1.15 Million

As part of the first annual Fintech Festival, Singapore gifted S$1.15 million to ten different Fintech firms. Sponsored by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Sin...

Fig Announcement: Increases the Minimum Dividend Rate For Game Shares “Psychonauts 2” From 30% to 70%

Last week, crowdfunding platform for games, Fig, announced it was increasing the minimum dividend rate of Psychonauts 2 Fig Game Shares from 30% to 70%. CEO of Fig, Justin Bailey also revealed tha...

Metro Bank Collaborates with Backbase to Launch Commercial Banking Platform

On Monday, Metro Bank announced it has teamed up with fintech company Backbase to launch a new commercial banking platform. This collaboration was reportedly established to further Metro Bank’s cust...

Singapore Lures Global Fintech Startups with Money & Guidance

Singapore is on a mission to become the global leader in Fintech innovation. From fast-tracking the creation of a regulatory Sandbox to launching the largest Fintech hub in the world, Singapore envisi...

After Trump, business, not politics, will have to bring about change

At the Meaning conference in Brighton, entrepreneurs spoke of the need to create companies that benefit society and how crowdfunding could help achieve this“Western democracy just awoke to its worst...

PwC & Crowdfunding Centre: Women Entrepreneurs Outperform Men – Given the Opportunity

PwC and the Crowdfunding Centre are prepping to jointly publish a report in early 2017 entitled “Women Unbound”.  Their initial feedback indicates that women led crowdfunding campaigns ar...

Care Concern Group is Raising £3 Million on Downing Crowd

  Care Concern Group, described as a high-quality care home for the elderly in Edinburgh, is raising £3million through Downing Crowd, a crowdfunding platform that invests in a wide range of UK b...

SEC Commissioner Piwowar: “The Great Potential of Fintech Should Not Be Hindered by Our Current Regulatory Structure”

As a growing number of nations around the globe embrace the potential of Fintech to provide superior services to consumers, businesses and the under-banked, one country stands out as lacking in leader...

The Development of Investment Crowdfunding in South Korea

The Amendments to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the Capital Markets Act) passed the South Korean Parliament in July 2015 and went into effect on January 25th, 2016, laying...

Owen Prell: Movies & Equity Crowdfunding

With equity crowdfunding on the rise, more and more companies from various industries have decided to use the funding method as a way to attract investors. Thanks to Title II (Reg D 506c), III (Reg CF...

Korea Exchange Launches Korea Startup Market using Blockchain Technology

The Korea Exchange (KRX) has launched the Korea Startup Market (KSM) a service that provides a marketplace where the shares of early stage companies can be traded in the public market. As part of the...

Game Changer: Startup Crowdfunding

  Game Changer: Startup Crowdfunding: CrowdFund Beat.

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