Tagged: spac

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

August 20, 2021 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Circle is a Fintech that is best known for its dollar-based stablecoin, USDC, that has grown rapidly in recent months. Today, USDC is the second most popular stablecoin following Tether, with a market cap of over $27 billion. While about half the size of Tether… Read More

August 9, 2021 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoin creator and payments rails operator Circle says it intends on becoming “a full-reserve national commercial bank.” In a blog post, Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire expanded on their mission to become a federally chartered bank. Allaire stated: “We are embarking on this journey alongside the… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FinAccel, the parent of Kredivo, an AI-powered digital consumer credit platform based in Southeast Asia, and VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II (NASDAQ: VPCB), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Victory Park Capital, revealed on August 2, 2021 that they have finalized a definitive agreement… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hippo Holdings Inc (HIPO.WS) says it aims to improve homeowners’ insurance by leveraging customer data in order to make it quicker and simpler to obtain coverage. This, according to the Insurtech firm’s CEO. As reported by Reuters, Hippo is valued at $5 billion and went… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 6:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a group of people and companies for misleading claims about a recent special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), assertions which stood to gain one CEO $200 million in shares. Facing charges are SPAC Stable Road Acquisition Company, its… Read More

July 11, 2021 @ 1:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish, a tech firm focused on creating financial services for the digital assets sector, recently revealed its plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) via a merger with Far Peak Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: FPAC), a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC…. Read More