Tagged: czech republic

December 8, 2024 @ 4:03 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Czech Republic has approved extensive financial market reforms aimed at fostering growth in the crypto and blockchain sectors, in a strategic move to position itself as a premier cryptocurrency hub. According to reports, the newly passed legislation addresses key barriers faced by cryptocurrency companies… Read More

November 7, 2024 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

R3 and its Corda platform have been selected to provide services for the European DLT [distributed ledger technology] pilot regime. Corda is the first DLT to be approved by ESMA [the European Securities and Markets Authority] The DLT Pilot Regime opened up applications in the… Read More

October 17, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CSD Prague reportedly received its first European DLT register approval. The Central Securities Depository (CSD) claims that is focused on leading innovation in the European capital market with the introduction of DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology). This technology has the potential to significantly enhance the financial… Read More

July 20, 2024 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following its entrance in other European Union countries, Mintos, the investment platform providing a range of alternative and traditional investment options, is now focused on continuing its European launch by making its entry in the Czech Republic investment ecosystem. Since its inception back in 2015,… Read More

January 10, 2022 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

BrikkApp, a European online real estate investment platform, is aggregating over 200 real estate investment crowdfunding platforms, according to a statement from the company. The new marketplace aims to simplify the process of matching money with investment opportunities around the world. BrikkApp notes that it… Read More

October 16, 2021 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

During the market recovery following the Coronavirus crisis, European peer-to-peer platforms that emerged by 2017 have managed to rebound “at above-market growth rate,” according to a report from Robo.cash. The Croatian P2P lender noted that “calm upward trend is supported by a 2% increase in… Read More

September 16, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondster a Czech based peer to peer lending platform, says it will allow loans for investors to be secured with Bitcoin. Bondster states that just last week the first batch of loans secured by bitcoin were originated on its platform. Bondster claims there was an… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondster, an online investment platform where individuals may invest in secured loans, has launched a secondary trading marketplace, according to a note from the company. The Czech crowdfunding platform now provides greater liquidity for investors enabling them to cash out before the maturity of a… Read More

July 1, 2021 @ 9:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European peer-to-peer lending platform Mintos has released its latest Risk Score updates. As noted by the Mintos team, this most recent update is based on key developments and data analyzed during Q1 2021. Mintos writes in a blog post that if you are new to… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PriceHubble, a B2B Proptech firm, has finalized its fourth acquisition by adding Czech Proptech company Realtify. Pricehubble is currently operating in nine different countries. As noted by its management: “PriceHubble is a PropTech company, set to radically improve the understanding and transparency of real estate… Read More

May 10, 2021 @ 1:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender Bondster says that lending volume has returned to pre-COVID levels during the month of April, according to a note from the company. Bondster, a Czech Republic-based platform, says P2P loans saw a significant decline in interest during the last year’s outbreak of the… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Twisto, a buy now pay later (BNPL) Fintech, has received a €16 million investment led by Zip Co and Elevator Ventures.  Twisto is attempting to follow in the footsteps of firms like Affirm that just went public at a market cap of over $11 billion…. Read More

January 13, 2021 @ 1:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Czech Republic-headquartered Octobank is introducing what it claims is Europe’s first neo banking platform that’s focused on serving SMB e-shops and merchants. Octobank has launched a freemium plan for small merchants that are registered businesses in the Czech Republic. The package comes with a business… Read More

January 9, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Jan Večerka  |  

With plenty of options out there, choosing which investment opportunity is right for you is a potential minefield. You can look into the traditional market investments such as stocks and mutual funds, but there is also the burgeoning real estate crowdfunding market to consider. This… Read More

November 7, 2020 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Fumbi Network, which was founded by Juraj Forgacs in late 2018, has chosen French crypto-asset security firm Ledger as its custody and security solutions provider. As explained by Ledger, Fumbi Network is “a simple and secure service that enables those in the Slovak… Read More

August 21, 2020 @ 8:00 am By Christin Friedrich  |  

In mid-June the 5th CrowdCamp of the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) took place virtually from Prague in cooperation with Deloitte. For three days, crowdfunding platforms and representatives of the European institutions, such as the European Investment Bank, exchanged views on the topics of sustainable financing… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, European mobile-based payments platform Trisbee has successfully secured its initial €250,000 funding target from more than 60 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, Trisbee is on a mission to become a completely independent banking… Read More

February 18, 2020 @ 9:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Trisbee, a European mobile-based payments platform, is now seeking €250,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The platform is currently offering 12.20% in equity at a €1.8 million pre-money valuation. Launched in 2018, Trisbee is seeking to become a completely independent banking and payments… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech startup BudgetBakers has received regulatory approval from the Czech National Bank to join the bank’s API’s, according to a release. BudgetBakers has developed a Wallet global personal finance management application. The European PSD2 Directive instructs banks to make their client account data available to third… Read More

February 25, 2019 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it is now offering Apple Pay to Czech Republic customers of Twisto, a mobile payment provider. Wirecard reported that the Czech Republic is the latest country where it has integrated Apple’s payment service immediately upon the… Read More