Tagged: colombia

February 28, 2020 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Colombia-based Fintech Puntored confirmed recently that it plans to invest around COP$20 billion (appr. $6 million) into further expanding and strengthening its existing network of 75,000 payment points. Puntored’s financial services have been developed to make it easier for millions of people to conduct transactions… Read More

June 23, 2019 @ 9:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a cross-border, cross-currency money platform, announced last week it has expanded its international payment services to Colombia. According to Western Union, the services being expanded are between its Western Union Business Solutions division and Acciones&Valores in Colombia, to offer the WU GlobalPay for… Read More

December 10, 2018 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a month after announcing the launch of its SMS bitcoin cash wallet service in Brazil, as well as three more European countries, Poland, Croatia, and Romania, CoinText.io, a wallet to transact cryptocurrency using SMS messages, announced on Monday it has expanded the services in… Read More

May 31, 2016 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Prodigy Network is one of the largest entrants in the real estate crowdfunding sector within the US.  To date, Prodigy has raised approximately $160 million for its portfolio of property located in New York City.  What is unique about Prodigy is the fact it… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Arguably the largest equity crowdfunding offer ever, BD Bacata raised over $150 million to finance the first skyscraper in Bogota, Colombia in decades.  It was real estate developer and real estate crowdfunding platform operator Rodrigo Niño who figured out the methodology to help finance the… Read More

October 16, 2015 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to continue the expansion of its company, Dutch crowdfunding platform, Lendahand, recently launched a second campaign on Symbid. Lendahand, which was founded by Peter Heijen, Koen The, and Peter Stolze, provides funds to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies. These include countries such… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Prodigy Network, the largest real estate crowdfunding platform operating today, has been pushing forward led by founder and CEO Rodrigo Niño.  The entrepreneurial Niño claims the largest equity crowdfunding project ever. BD Bacata, in Bogota, Colombia, raised approximately $200 million in equity crowdfunding to finance the… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month Harvard Business School published a case study on the real estate crowdfunding platform Prodigy Network and its founder Rodrigo Niño.  Authors Karim Lakhani, Katja Hutter and Greta Priar, reviewed the dramatic rise of Prodigy Network and the vision of Niño that “crowdfunding will… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Last February, Naja was featured in Crowdfund Insider’s “Crowdfunded Fashion: 7 Hot Products.”  Founded by Catalina Girald, Naja recently overfunded its most recent Kickstarter campaign, raising nearly $26K for its scintillating and socially-conscious lingerie. Although a small campaign, both the concept and product remain relevant,… Read More

December 23, 2013 @ 5:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In applying a loose definition of the term “crowdfunding,” Rodrigo Nino stands as the undisputed king of the emerging fundraising methodology. He and his team at Prodigy Network crowdfunded a building in Colombia to the tune of over $175 million from investors both in Colombia… Read More

January 24, 2013 @ 11:30 pm By Max Raskin  |  

From the pyramids to the Empire State Building, the world’s largest structures have typically been financed by the superrich. New York-based Prodigy Network, best known for marketing the Trump SoHo hotel condominium, is now trying a different model: It’s bringing crowdfunding to real estate, soliciting… Read More