Folk2Folk, a UK P2P business lender, today announced its expansion plans with the aim of lending £1bn in business loans by 2020, with its newest branch opening in Gloucestershire today. Folk2Folk ...

BMO Financial Group CEO Bill Downe today announced that Frank Techar is appointed Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group, effective today;  Techar is currently the COO. Darryl White will succeed Techar as ...

  Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company (ASTRI) have jointly launched the HSBC-ASTRI Research and Development I...

Meetzoo, launched its open beta on iPhone earlier this month, aims to secure £150,000 of first stage investment within 30 days. The platform has already £40,890 within the first day of funding fro...

New research released by Nesta indicates the sharing economy is woefully untapped. Nesta states this disconnect is quite pronounced when it comes to social objectives. In a nationwide survey conducted...

NextGen Crowdfunding reported on Monday that investor commitments for Title III equity crowdfunding campaigns have officially surpassed $10 million. NextGen is tracking Title III companies through its...

Supporters of Sacred Stone Camp’s Dakota Access Pipeline protest have successfully secured more than $1.1 million on GoFundMe. The campaign, which was launched six months ago, has been dubbed t...

Peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle announced on Monday it is making changes to its interest rates. The lender stated that it regularly reviews the rates and takes into account various facto...

Just a little over a month after Tesco launched its crowdfunding platform, BackIt, the website has helped one of the campaigns successfully secure its funding target.  Drunken Berries originally sou...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has announced the creation of the Office of Innovation to implement its Fintech framework.  The Office will be up and running by Q1 of 2017. The ne...

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has adopted Multilateral Instrument 45-108 Crowdfunding (MI 45-108). The new rule is actionable immediately and introduces a crowdfunding prospectus exemption f...

With less than a week until its extended equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube closes, World of Zing has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target, thanks to more than 120 investor...