NYC-based Consumer lender Versara Lending has acquired the personal loan marketplace lender Peerform aiming to grow its prominence in the consumer lending space. Peerform will now operate out of the...

Peer to peer lender ArchOver has announced it will extend its exclusive partnership with international credit insurer and collections company Coface by a further three years. The 2-year old secured bu...

OFF3R has launched an independent Index designed to outline performance of equity crowdfunding and peer to peer lending platforms.  OFF3R is a platform aggregator allowing investors a single site or ...

A crowdfunded handset designed to help people disconnect from their smartphones has suffered a series of setbacks.

P2Binvestor (P2Bi), a marketplace lender that provides growing businesses with debt capital through a crowdfunding model, announced today that it has raised $7.7 Million in Series A1 funding led by Ro...

LendingHome is a niche online lender that is focused on the mortgage market. In a relatively short period of time, LendingHome has gone from zero to well over $700 million in residential mortgages. Th...

SEC Chair Mary Jo White announced her departure plans today.  As the Obama administration is quickly coming to a close, White stated her intent to leave at the end of his term. White was appointed th...

On Monday, online lender Prosper Marketplace announced its board of directors has named former CFO David Kimball as the new CEO after Aaron Vermut stepped down from the position. Vermut notably serv...

Crowdfund Beat Newswire, Regulation A+ Conference Proves to be Compelling Destination for Consumer Products Companies Looking to Extend their Brand Equity LOS ANGELES, CA  / The Crowd Invest Summit, ...

On Monday, UK-based fintech firm Nutmeg announced it secured 30 million during a Series C funding, which was led by Hong Kong independent finance advisers firm, Convoy Global Holdings. Other participa...

The European Commission has reportedly set up an internal task force that is focused on financial technology (aka fintech). While sharing details about the group, Roberto Viola, director general for ...

Elementree, a vegan portfolio company and the principal owner of Okobay, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on FundedByMe. This news comes just a few month after the company acquired Pop ...