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EIB agrees $100 million investment loan package for Funding Circle

The European Investment Bank today agreed a £100 million investment in loans to UK small businesses originated through Funding Circle, the world’s leading marketplace for business loans.

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Kerv and PSI-Pay put a ring on payments

PSI-Pay and Kerv Wearables have announced that they are partnering up to enable the world’s first contactless payment ring, to be released to the global market.

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Swedish crowdfunder FrontOffice Nordic lists on stock exchange

Swedish company reconstruction firm FrontOffice Nordic AB, which raised almost €600,000 from crowdfunding investors on FundedByMe in February 2016, has been listed on the Nordic Growth Market (NGM) stock exchange.

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Equity crowdfunding firm SyndicateRoom to open Series A round

SyndicateRoom, the equity crowdfunding platform which pioneered the investor-led model, today announces plans to open its Series A funding round for investors. The offer will open on SyndicateRoom’s platform on Tuesday 10 May at 09:00.

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European Commission: No need for EU-wide crowdfunding legislation

The European Commission is today publishing its report on the EU crowdfunding sector, part of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan.

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Crowd-sourced quant investment firm Quantopian lands in Australi

Quantopian, the crowd-sourced quantitative investment firm, will launch in Australia this weekend with a series of outreach events for local practicing and aspirational quants.

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Community bankers' association partners with alternative lender Bizfi

Western Independent Bankers (WIB), a trade association which markets to over 600 community and regional banks, announced today that it will partner with Bizfi, a financial technology company that provides a wide range of financing options for small businesses, as the exclusive Premier Solution Provider for alternative finance.

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SyndicateRoom brings crowdfunders to IPO market

SyndicateRoom, a leading UK crowdfunding platform, announces today its intermediary status with the London Stock Exchange, enabling crowdfunding investors to participate in IPOs and placings on the London Stock Exchange Main Market and AIM.

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Euronext trades first crowdfunded securities

Today, the first buy and sell orders of a crowdfunded security were placed on the Euronext Expert Market (Public Auction), an electronic trading platform for non-listed securities.

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Elevate announces Scott Greever as MD

Elevate Credit International Limited (“Elevate UK”), provider of short-term loan Sunny, has today announced the appointment of Scott Greever as Managing Director.

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GLI Finance hires Andy Whelan as CEO, announces strategic Review and NAV Update

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Andy Whelan, GLI's Interim CEO, has been appointed as the Company's permanent Chief Executive.

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IOSCO publishes statement on regulation of crowdfunding

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a Statement on regulation of crowdfunding.

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Mangopay partners with GoCardless to let crowdfunders pay by direct debit

Mangopay, the online payment API for marketplaces and crowdfunding platforms announces its partnership with London FinTech start-up GoCardless, specialists in online Direct Debit payments.

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Government urged to raise awareness of alternative financing options for SMEs

Lack of awareness amongst SMEs of alternative finance options is creating a potential economic hole of up to £20bn, according to the latest report released today by GLI Finance.

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Seedrs to launch in the US

Seedrs today announces that it will commence a beta test of its platform in the United States within weeks, following Friday’s vote by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement Title III of the JOBS Act.

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HCL supports International Personal Finance in Polish lending business

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global IT services provider today announced that the company has supported International Personal Finance plc (‘IPF’ or ‘Group’) with the successful launch of its digital lending business in Poland.

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Zopa appoints Capital One co-founder to board as QED invests in P2P platform

Europe’s leading peer-to-peer lending company, Zopa, today announced that Nigel Morris, Managing Partner at QED Investors and the co-founder and former COO and President of Capital One, has joined its board as a non-executive director as part of an investment by QED Investors.

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ICE wins Isda crowdsourcing utility mandate

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has selected ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) to build and operate the crowdsourcing utility for the ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM).

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P2P loans come to Canada with Lending Loop

Lending Loop has launched its Online Marketplace across the country to provide Canadians a better way to borrow and a smarter way to lend.

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European Commission consults on plans to create a single market for capital

The European Commission is launching the Capital Markets Union Action Plan today to help build a true single market for capital across the 28 EU Member States.