Shocker: Elizabeth Warren Tells President Obama to Demote SEC Chair Mary Joe White

Senator Elizabeth Warren is rattling cages once again. This time she is targeting SEC Chair Mary Joe White asking President Obama to fire or demote Chair White in a public letter. According to her mis...

Affirm Receives $100 Million from Morgan Stanley

Affirm has received a $100 million lending facility from Morgan Stanley. Affirm will use the new capital to expand its Point of Sale (PoS) financing to more retailers. The company stated it expects to...

Brief: Money360 Provides $6M Permanent Loan to Texan Property

Real estate marketplace lending platform Money360 announced earlier this week it has provided a $6 million permanent loan for the refinancing of a single-tenant industrial building that is located in...

Report: Blockchain to Help Consumers Save Billions of Dollars

Capgemini is out with a report on Blockchain that predicts consumers are poised to save “$16 billion dollars” on banking and insurance fees. Their premise is that “smart-contracts...

Orto Luxe Car Sharing Platform is Raising Capital on AngelsDen

The advent of the sharing economy is forcing car manufacturers to rethink their business models. Uber and Lyft are two of the highest profile companies at the forefront of this transformation. By disr...

Brief: Kickstarter to Hold “Ghost Arcade” Games Festival

On Thursday, Kickstarter announced it is set to host its very own “Ghost Arcade” Games Festival at BRIC in Fort Greene Brooklyn on October 29th. The reward-based crowdfunding platform stated that ...

There are Now 17 Registered Reg CF Platforms. Can they be Sustained?

Reg CF investment crowdfunding (Title III of the JOBS Act) has only been actionable since May of this year. At the end of May there were 10 FINRA/SEC approved Regulation CF platforms as follows: SeedI...

Louise Beaumont Departs GLI for Open Bank Working Group

Louise Beaumont, the long-time Head of Public Affairs & Marketing of GLI Finance has departed the firm. According to her LinkedIn profile, Beaumont has taken a position as Vice-Chair of the Open B...

Brief: GoFundMe Named #1 Place to Work Among Medium-Sized Companies on Fortune’s List of Best Workplaces

On Thursday, GoFundMe announced it was dubbed #1 place to work among medium companies on Fortune’s List of Best Workplaces. The crowdfunding platform stated that Fortune’s partner, Great Plac...

Put Your Feet Up & Relax: Secret Spa Hits Angels Den to Raise £250,000 For Expansion

Secret Spa, a platform that allows users to book 5-star spa beauty and wellness treatments to their home, office, or hotel, has launched an Angels Den equity crowdfunding campaign. The company is see...

Brief: Fundrise Launches Three New eREITs

Fundrise has officially added three new eREITs to their plaforms offerings: West Coast eREIT, Heartland eREIT and East Coast eREIT.  These three new funds will compliment the current two offerings th...

Lending Robot for Advisors Launches Connecting to Lending Club Platform

Lending Robot, the robo-advisor that connects retail investors to P2P loans, has launched a new product: LendingRobot for Advisors. This new service will help connect registered investment advisors to...

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