Crowdfunding
Japan's second-oldest museum forced to crowdfund to pay bills
Japan’s second-oldest museum has raised US$3.4 million through crowdfunding after reportedly being denied additional financial support to cover soaring utility bills to preserve its collection of anim...
Hong Kong plans to regulate crowdfunding
Hong Kong’s government announced plans on Monday (Dec 19) to ensure all crowdfunding must seek official approval following a clampdown on democracy protesters using donations to pay for their legal de...
Lighting up the future of road safety with smart helmets
Lumos Labs wants to make the world safer for cyclists
Crowdfunding a war: How online appeals are bringing weapons to Ukraine
In a workshop in western Ukraine, a technician adjusted a metal bracket that had been attached to a racing drone so that it could carry a grenade, turning an aircraft sold in hobby stores into a letha...
Luminor unit to buy 71.6% of equity and debt crowdfunding platform Funded Here
LUMINOR Financial Holdings' wholly-owned subsidiary, Starland Axis, has agreed to buy a 71.6 per cent stake in equity and debt crowdfunding platform Funded Here for S$2.9m, Luminor said on Saturday (F...
China's Ant Group to close crowdfunded medical aid service
[BEIJING] Ant Group announced it will shut down its online crowdfunded medical aid service Xianghubao on Jan 28, a decision that comes at a time of tightening of financial technology regulations in Ch...
Leveraging reward-based crowdfunding during Covid-19
OVER the past year, Singapore firms have faced unforeseen market disruptions created by the Covid-19 pandemic. Worldwide country lockdowns, supply chain disruptions, and restrictions on business opera...
Siam Validus is first foreign fintech firm to get Thai debenture crowdfunding licence
CROWDFUNDING platform Siam Validus, a joint venture between Validus and SCG Distribution, is the first foreign fintech firm to be granted a debenture crowdfunding licence by the Securities and Exchang...
Siam Validus is first foreign fintech firm to get Thai debenture crowdfunding licence
CROWDFUNDING platform Siam Validus, a joint venture between Validus and SCG Distribution, is the first foreign fintech firm to be granted a debenture crowdfunding licence by the Securities and Exchang...
MAS, CAD launch investigation into CoAssets Group for possible offences under Penal Code, SFA
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Commercial Affairs Department have launched a joint investigation into various companies under the beleaguered CoAssets Group for possible offences un...
