Earlier this month, the European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR) went into effect across the entire European Union. A dramatic step forward in removing internal borders in regards to capital formation, and part of the overall Fintech Action plan, the regulation allows firms in need
The company's revenue increased from GBP20.6 million ($26.38 million) in 2015 to GBP33.2 million ($42.52 million) in 2016; its earnings also improved with a GBP -5.8 million (-$7.43 million) loss versus GBP -8.8 million (-$11.27 million) in 2015 and the company reported a fourth quarter operating profit; the 2016 results also showed loan originations increasing by 30% to GBP689 million ($882.4 million) in 2016. Source
Member platforms of the UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) are close to crossing more than $12bn in total loan originations; P2PFA small business lending platforms have recently increased lending and helped the origination number to grow significantly. Source.
UK based Revolut has had a bad few weeks with reports showing their CFO left in January to no fanfare,...
European marketplace lender Lendix will offer loans to Italian SMEs; the platform will now support peer-to-peer loans from EUR30,000 ($32,175) to EUR2 million ($2.1 million) for Italian businesses; Lendix has originated a total of over EUR70 million ($75 million) in business loans from borrowers in France and Spain. Source
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PayPal announced today that its users will now be able to transfer cryptocurrency from their accounts to other wallets and exchanges.
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LMAX Digital, an institutional spot cryptocurrency exchange and part of UK-headquartered LMAX Group, hit its peak volume so far in 2022 on Thursday.
Lawmakers are set to end even the smallest anonymous crypto transactions, and plan measures that could see unregulated exchanges cut off.