Tagged: new zealand

November 26, 2019 @ 9:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

In advance of a forthcoming referendum on Cannabis, over $6 million has been raised for medicinal marijuana startups in the past 18 months via investment platform PledgeMe. The New Zealand government is poised to determine whether marijuana should be legalized and regulated for recreational use…. Read More

November 18, 2019 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Besides having a very witty name, plant-based fast-food chain, Lord of the Fries, is planning an expansion in New Zealand by raising growth capital on PledgeMe. The company is seeking up to NZ $2 million with a minimal hurdle of $1 million. If the company… Read More

November 8, 2019 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Auckland, New Zealand-based Harmoney, an online lending platform that connects borrowers with lenders, recently raised NZ$25 million ($15.8 million) through a Series C investment round led by two Australasia-based investors. Established in 2014, Harmoney has acquired funding from Australia-based private equity company Kirwood Capital and… Read More

November 7, 2019 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Medical cannabis company Puro, described as the “Sauvignon Blanc” of marijuana is raising capital on PledgeMe. The Malborogh, NZ based company is seeking NZ $2 million in equity representing a 7.9%% equity stake in the company. The minimum investment has been set at NZ $500…. Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New Zealand-based Brave New Coin (BNC), a data and research firm focused on the blockchain and digital equities industry, has partnered with multi-currency futures exchange BTSE in order to release the BNC-BTSE Composite Index (BBCX).  According to a press release shared with Crowdfund Insider, the… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Starting September 1,  in New Zealand companies will be able to pay employees in cryptocurrencies. As Crowdfund Insider previously reported, a Tax Bulletin published by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, the New Zealand tax authority, cryptocurrency may be used to pay employees as long as it… Read More

August 26, 2019 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announced on Monday it has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Digital Asset (DA) and VMware to work together on distributed ledger technology (DLT) initiatives in Australia and New Zealand. ASX reported that under the new partnership it… Read More

August 25, 2019 @ 10:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australasia’s peer-to-peer lending marketplace Harmoney recently announced it has appointed David Stevens as its new CEO. Harmoney reported that Stevens steps into the CEO role in early 2020. The lender’s founder and current CEO Neil Roberts will step away to focus on strategy and product… Read More

August 15, 2019 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Unicorn and stealth bank Transferwise announced on Wednesday it is launching its debit Mastercard services in Australia and New Zealand.  Transferwise reported that its Platinum debit Mastercard has helped more than 250,000 in the UK, the U.S., and Europe avoid hidden bank fees when… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

New Zealand appears to be the first country to officially approve paying employees in crypto. According to a Tax Bulletin published by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, the New Zealand tax authority, crypto-assets may be used in remuneration as long as it adheres to certain… Read More

August 8, 2019 @ 12:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Prospa Group Limited (ASX: PGL) has established its first warehouse facility specifically to fund New Zealand small business loans. According to a note from Prospa, the 3-year facility has an initial capacity of NZ $45 million. Prospa currently provides access to capital in… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 9:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Auckland-based craft brewer, Behemoth Brewing Company, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe. Behemoth Brewing Company currently exports to 11 countries and is seeking growth capital. The company seeks to raise a combined total of $3.5 million through the equity offer with $2 million… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 7:17 am By Cali Haan  |  

A court in the Southern District of New York has granted provisional relief to defunct New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia as it attempts to maintain access to customers’ trading balance data managed by an Arizona firm claiming the exchange owes it $2 million USD. Cryptopia… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 10:35 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Adam Clark, a self-taught programmer who founded the now liquidating “decentralized” cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, already has a new exchange in the works, Decrypt Media has found. Clark’s LinkedIn profile lists him as “Platform Architect / Lead Developer at Assetylene.co,” a company in September of last year… Read More

May 18, 2019 @ 9:30 am By Cali Haan  |  

Liquidating New Zealand crypto exchange Cryptopia has announced that it has halted trading and frozen customer assets and balances, “In order to… get an accurate picture of the current situation.” Accordingly, no withdrawals of fiat or crypto will be permitted by the exchange until, “…an… Read More

May 16, 2019 @ 7:18 am By Cali Haan  |  

Cryptopia, a New Zealand-based cryptocurrency trading platform that, in February, watched helplessly for days as hackers drained an estimated $16 million USD in cryptocurrency tokens from exchange coffers, has gone into liquidation. According to business advisory firm Grant Thornton New Zealand, which is overseeing the liquidation:… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment technology provider Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) announced on Wednesday it is set to expand its services into Australasian later this year, thanks to two major investments. The first step is to open two sales offices in Australia and the second is the expansion of its… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 3:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Spotcap has selected Simon Keast as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. According to a release, Keast joins the Fintech having held a number of senior roles across the banking and insurance industry, including Head of Small Business Designs and Solutions at… Read More

March 20, 2019 @ 3:29 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The man accused of killing 50 people at a New Zealand mosque and hospitalizing dozens more, including a 2-year-old child, claims in his lengthy “manifesto” that he made money from Bitconnect, a now-collapsed cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that ripped off participants for billions of dollars. In… Read More

March 19, 2019 @ 10:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Prospa has reported that loan originations have surpassed $1 billion. Prospa has now delivered the loans to over 19,000 Australian and New Zealand small businesses. The Fintech has also shared its top-level financial numbers. For the year ended 31 December, 2018 loan originations… Read More