Tagged: spac

March 22, 2022 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Forge Global begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today under the ticker FRGE. The public listing is following the completion of a SPAC deal with Motive Capital Corp. Financial Technology Partners and FTP Securities (FT Partners) served as financial advisors to Forge… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

FOXO Technologies Inc. will become a publicly traded firm in a SPAC deal with Delwinds Insurance Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: DWIN). Shares will trade under the symbol FOXO once completed. The transaction is said to have a value of $369 million. FOXO, will raise up to… Read More

February 16, 2022 @ 11:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Akulaku, an Indonesian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm, announced this week it has received $100 million from the Siam Commercial Bank in Series E financing. The news comes months after the firm announced a $125 raise which was co-led by Silverhorn Group, who has… Read More

February 12, 2022 @ 2:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The explosive growth of Fintechs and their rising influence in finance has been neatly summarized in F-Prime’s State of Fintech Report for 2021. Start with the raises. In 2021 Fintechs attracted close to $120 billion of capital in private markets, with more than 300 nine-figure… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

As part of a SPAC deal, Binance will invest $200 million in Forbes – the largely business-focused publication. Last year, it was announced that Forbes would merge with SPAC sponsor Magnum Opus Acquisition Ltd (OPA.N), a blank check firm targeting the global consumer, technology, and media… Read More

January 23, 2022 @ 4:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last May 2021, it was announced that Acorns, a digital wealth management platform, would become a publicly traded firm in a SPAC deal valued at $2.2 billion. Last week, it was announced the SPAC merger had been axed. Pioneer Merger Corp (NASDAQ: PACX), the SPAC… Read More

January 18, 2022 @ 11:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

eToro, an online investment platform, says it has added exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks to its US-facing offerings. eToro already offers crypto trading in the US. Crypto trading is offered via eToro USA LLC and securities trading is offered via eToro USA Securities, Inc., a… Read More

January 11, 2022 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

As part of a previously announced $8.5 billion SPAC deal with EJF Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: EJFA, EJFAU, EJFAW), Pagaya is reporting an “upsized” PIPE of $350 million – an equity offering that was said to be oversubscribed. The PIPE was increased by $150 million from… Read More

December 23, 2021 @ 3:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fractional real estate investment should continue to grow in 2022 as it is shaped by five trends, Andy Zhao said. Zhao is the CEO of Ark7, a fractional real estate investment platform offering passive income and value appreciation opportunities. He has managed a wide range… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 5:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto 1 Acquisition Corp. a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), is expected to trade on the Nasdaq this week. The securities of the SPAC were certified on Friday, and registration was approved on the same day. In fact, Nasdaq has them on their calendar to… Read More

December 2, 2021 @ 4:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Grab, an Asian delivery firm and Fintech, traded on the Nasdaq today as part of a SPAC deal that raised gross proceeds of USD $4.5 billion in the largest-ever U.S. public market debut by a Southeast Asian company. The value of the deal was pegged… Read More

November 23, 2021 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Circle, a digital asset firm that is a top stablecoin issuer and owner of investment platform SeedInvest, has invested $10.5 million in Crowdcube. The total funding round was $13.5 million. Circle’s investment in Crowdcube was made via USD Coin (USDC) – a dollar-based stablecoin. The percentage… Read More

November 19, 2021 @ 11:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A review of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement actions in this fiscal year show a growing threat posed by cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) scammers. The year ended Sept. 30. The SEC filed 434 new enforcement actions in FY2021, and that is a… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 4:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Southeast Asian “super-app” Grab is working to restore service today, the company said. Customers across Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia have reported trouble using the super-app, with some voicing their frustrations on social media. “We experienced a service disruption this morning that impacted a number… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 6:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

TradeStation Group, an online broker, announced today it is going public through a SPAC with the Quantum Fintech Acquisition Corporation. The new company will list on the NYSE under the symbol QFTA after the transaction closes some time in the first half of 2022. It… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 10:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced a $38.8 million settlement of charges against Akazoo S.A., a purported music streaming business based in Greece, for allegedly defrauding investors out of tens of millions of dollars in connection with a 2019 SPAC business combination. Akazoo’s… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 8:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

MoneyLion Inc., a neo-bank Fintech that reports over 2.8 users and an annualized net revenue run-rate of over $150 million, will commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow (September 23, 2021) as the SPAC deal is approved. Following a special meeting yesterday of… Read More

September 3, 2021 @ 6:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

MoneyLion, a neobank that announced a SPAC deal earlier this year, is moving closer to becoming a publicly-traded company. According to a release, the S-4 registration statement has become effective. A special meeting of Fusion Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FUSE), the SPAC sponsor, on the 21st… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

eToro Group Ltd, a modern investment platform that combines both traditional, including fractional shares, as well as digital assets in a social environment, has posted interim Q2 2021 financial results in advance of its forthcoming float on the Nasdaq in a SPAC deal. Yoni Assia,… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aspiration Partners Inc., a Marina del Rey-headquartered Fintech firm that provides clients with tools to help with prioritizing sustainability in their spending habits, is set to go public through a merger with a blank check company. As mentioned in a release, the deal with InterPrivate… Read More