Singapore robo-advisory startup Bambu raises seed funding
The rise of the robots is making some people uneasy, but the investors behind a $400,000 seed investment into robo-advisor startup Bambu aren't. Read more: www.techinasia.com
Huddlestock swipes $1.5m for crowd-based trading
Crowd-trading platform Huddlestock has raised $1.5m in a seed round of funding. The capital comes from a number of Norwegian family offices and private investors. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Bank-backed Visible Alpha unveils investment research platform
Visible Alpha has announced the commercial availability of its new investment research platform with content contributed by more than twenty research firms. Read more: www.finextra.com
P2P Investment platform from Capital Springboard launched
Capital Springboard has launched a peer-to-peer financing platform for accredited investors seeking high returns on short-term invoices. Read more: www.enterpriseinnovation.net
German & Austrian SMEs look to Finnest for growth
Finnest, an SME or “Mittelstand spezialist,” is helping Austria-based Biogena to fund its expansion in Germany. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com
INTL FCStone launches web-based gold trading platform
INTL FCStone Inc’s London-based subsidiary has unveiled its physical trading platform for the global bullion market, PMXecute+. Read more: www.bankingtech.com
Tech-powered funding platforms will replace investment banks
With the growth of the securities crowdfunding industry in Singapore, local private investment platform Fundnel has been making moves to grow and deepen its business operations in the market. Read more: www.dealstreetasia.com
Bank Vontobel selects Horizon as automated trading engine
Horizon Software today announced that Bank Vontobel AG has selected Horizon Platform for Automated Trading (HPAT) for electronic execution. Read more: www.finextra.com
Finvasia takes funding for investment portal
Indian investment platform Finvasia has raised an undisclosed round of funding in its pre-launch phase. The investment values the company at Rs150 crore ($22m). Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Fluent rebrands as Hijro for blockchain asset marketplace
FinTech company Fluent, the financial operating network for global trade, rebrands as Hijro and announces the Hijro Trade Asset Marketplace. Read more: www.businesswire.com