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Less than four years after securing more than £1.9 million through its previous Crowdcube round, UK-based tech startup Pavegen has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already surpassed £1 million in funding. Prior to launching the funding round, the company raised  £513,000 which... Read More

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Refinitiv, a provider of financial markets data and infrastructure that has served more than 40,000 institutions in over 190 countries, recently announced it has acquired AlphaDesk, a cloud-based Order Management System (OMS) that offers order and portfolio management, risk, and compliance solutions for buy-side clients.... Read More

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Davies Lawyers | John J. Lennard, Ariane Hunter-Meunier and Eytan Dishy | May 27, 2019 The Department of Finance (Canada) (Finance Canada) has released, for public comment, draft legislative proposals (Draft Proposals) to amend the Excise Tax Act (ETA) in order to address certain issues regarding the treatment of virtual currencies for the purposes of

UK-based business lender Growth Street announced on Tuesday it has surpassed 2,500 investors, while simultaneously launching its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). The lending platform reported that by offering a 5.8% annual fixed rate of return, the Growth Street ISA has a one-year fixed term, and... Read More

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United Overseas Bank (UOB) announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Mastercard to launch its new regal business metal card specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While creating the card, UOB reported that it and Mastercard conducted face-to-face interviews and surveys with senior executives... Read More

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Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Monday it has listed Ontology’s ONT Token to its Wallet and Card App. According to Crypto, the listing of ONT marks the 20th token to be added to the platform, joining cryptocurrencies and stablecoins such as Bitcoin (BTC),... Read More

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Climate changes pose big risks to real estate investments. The good news for REIT investors is that environmental, social and corporate governance-focused products are growing at a rapid clip.

Dutch banking group Rabobank has reportedly abandoned plans to launch its very own cryptocurrency wallet. According to The Next Web, Rabobank announced plans to launch a crypto service, called Rabbit, which was promised to “bridge the gap between banking accounts and cryptocurrency wallets.” A Rabobank... Read More

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Less than a week after securing its initial £1.5 million funding target in under an hour through its latest Crowdcube round, Money Dashboard is now nearing £2.5 million thanks to more than 1700 investors. As previously reported, Money Dashboard’s app empowers over 100,000 users to... Read More

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RightMesh | John Lyotier | May 27, 2019 Imagine this scene from many millennia ago: a lone hunter walks through the savannah just after the sun has gone down. His spear is at the ready. His hair stands on end, his pupils dilate, and his nostrils flare open. All his senses are heightened, ready to

Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading service LocalBitcoins has shut down trading among users in Iran, likely in order to comply with US sanctions, Coindesk reports. Iranian LocalBitcoins customers are still allowed to withdraw bitcoins but reportedly cannot conduct new trades or update previous ones. According to reporter... Read More

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Four German banks including, DekaBank, dwpbank, DZ BANK and Helaba, have partnered with finledger to issue promissory notes using Ethereum blockchain, according to a release. The issuance is said to be a first ever as the pilot offering seeks to establish a base point standard... Read More

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The Institute for Financial Services Zug IFZ at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has published their annual crowdfunding report and it appears that Switzerland is developing a robust online capital formation market. The author of the study is Prof. Dr. Andreas Dietrich.... Read More

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Portag3 Ventures, the venture capital arm of multi-asset class alternative investment platform Sagard Holdings, recently announced it has appointed six new senior advisors. Founded in 2016, Portag3 claims to be an early-stage investor that’s dedicated to backing the new generation of innovative, global financial services... Read More

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