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Headlines on the small cap U.S. and Canadian companies we follow, pulled from the wires as they publish. Every story opens at its original source.
B2B Marketplace for Gold, MarketOrders, Seeks £400,000 on Crowdcube to Fund Blockchain Development
MarketOrders, a B2B platform that enables users to buy gold and diamond jewelry directly from international suppliers, is raising capital on Crowdcube. According to the campaign...
Standard Tokenization Protocol Raises $7 Million in Funding
Standard Tokenization Protocol (STP) has raised $7 million in funding, according to a release. The STP-Standard is said to be an open source standard that defines...
Crowdfunding Secrets Behind TEN Successful Kickstarter Campaigns
This team is a powerhouse! Not only have they launched ten successful Kickstarter campaigns, but they ve also built up an international brand in the process....
Bento For Business Announces Expansion of Leadership Team
Bento for Business (Bento), a provider of B2B payments solutions, announced on Thursday two new leadership team hires. Joining Bento are Paula Bachman as Chief Financial...
Online Lender creditshelf Reports Growth During First Quarter
Online lender creditshelf (CSQ.F) has reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. According to the Germany-based Fintech, revenues tripled in the first...
Kik is Crowdfunding $5 Million in Crypto to Help Fight SEC
Coindesk Daniel Palmer May 28, 2019 Canada-based messaging app firm Kik has launched a crypto crowdfunding campaign to support a likely court battle with the U.S....
SmartGurlz on Wefunder
"In 2017, we launched our award-winning digital learning company on Shark Tank. Since then, we have earned more than $1.6 million in revenue, 300+ retail outlets,...
App-App on Wefunder
"We're working on this because we want to expedite rewards for users while keeping costs down for restaurants. There's been a big push to providing rewards...
Fintech Scotland Announces the Country’s Fintech Community Now Exceeds 100 Enterprises
FinTech Scotland announced on Thursday the fintech community in Scotland has now increased to over one hundred innovative firms focused on re-inventing financial services through new...
PayPal Provides Over $10 Billion in Funding to 650,000 Loans of More than 225,000 Small Businesses Around the World
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced on Thursday it has provided more than $10 billion in funding through more than 650,000 loans to more than 225,000 small businesses...
Korean Government Convenes Emergency Meeting to Address Stirring Crypto Markets
Stating that they plan to closely monitor market condition(s) (and) strictly control illegal acts such as fraud and (multilevel marketing), officials from the Korean Department of...
OurCrowd Appoints Former Jefferies Vice Chairman Alec Ellison as Chairman of US Operations
Leading investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has announced that Alec Ellison, former Vice Chairman of Jefferies, LLC, and former Chairman of Jefferies’ Technology Investment Banking group, as...
Bitcoin Lifestyler and Purveyor of Fraudulent Nevada “Bitcointopia” Land Scheme Sentenced to 21 Months
A series of legal troubles experienced by well-known Bitcoin evangelist and lifestyler Morgan Rockcoons, 31, have concluded in California with Rockcoons being sentenced to 21 months...
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission Updates Information on ICOs and Crypto Assets: Operate Lawfully
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has updated regulatory information pertaining to initial coin offerings (ICOs) and crypto-assets. In a release, ASIC recommended that businesses...