Crowdcube raises $10.4m on own equity crowfunding platform
Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has raised £8m ($10.4m) through a campaign on its own platform.
LendingHome forms mortgage risk team, offers better protection
LendingHome, the largest mortgage marketplace lender, continues to instill investor confidence for investing in its high-quality, high-yield real estate assets. Read more: finance.yahoo.com
Wealthy provides a FinTech funding platform in India
Wealthy is an online investment service that makes it easy for everyone to invest like a pro. Read more: yourstory.com
Canstar launches comparison portal WealthBricks
Start-ups are targeting this market with solutions that deliver advice, products and access to markets. The challenge, though, for start-ups and investors alike is discovering one another. Read more: www.finextra.com
Spanish crowdfunding platform Arborius lands €1.3m
Spanish crowdfunding platform Arborius has closed a €1.3m investment round.
Myanmar microfinance could see FinTech first
Blockchain technology could be coming to Myanmar, where a local company is hoping to become one of the first microfinance firms in the world to use a blockchain-based core banking system. Read more: www.mmtimes.com
Crowdo gets licence for P2P lending and equity crowdfunding
Crowdohas received its CMS licence from the MAS for securities crowdfunding to deliver both peer-to-peer and equity crowdfunding. Read more: www.dealstreetasia.com
The turn to crowdfunding: it’s too expensive to die
A study from NerdWallet.com finds campaigns to raise money for funeral and burial expenses are the fastest-growing cause in crowdfunding. Read More: time.com
India’s LenDenClub streamlines P2P lending platform
Fresh from its seed round,LenDenClub made good on its promise and has launched a new version of its P2P lending platform. Read More: www.crowdfundinsider.com
Could crowdfunding be the next big investment scandal?
The UK’s crowdfunding industry is one of the great success stories of the so-called FinTech (financial technology) sector. Read More: www.independent.co.uk