crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance. In 2015, over US$34 billion was raised worldwide by crowdfunding.

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Finland’s Alt-Lending Bill Becomes Law
Finland’s Alt-Lending Bill Becomes Law
April 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Finland’s government has passed proposed legislation targeting the crowdfunding and alternative finance industry, reports on Wednesday (April 13) said. The Finnish Crowdfunding Act was designed to...

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Canada Hurled Into SME Crowdfunding Controversy
Canada Hurled Into SME Crowdfunding Controversy
January 19, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The CEO of the Investment Industry Association of Canada is not exactly on board with crowdfunding. Reports in Financial Post published late last week said Ian...

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Japanese Crowdfunder Sees Unlikely Support
Japanese Crowdfunder Sees Unlikely Support
January 11, 2016  |  B2B Payments

When Japanese crowdfunding site ReadyFor? launched, it did so amid federal legislation viewed by opponents as against gender equality. But according to Friday (Jan. 8)...

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Dutch Crowdfunding Reaches New Highs
Dutch Crowdfunding Reaches New Highs
January 05, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Crowdfunding is seeing significant traction across global markets, but in one particular jurisdiction, researchers are pointing to major growth. Douw & Koren research released Monday...

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Will Crowdfunding Really Attract Crowds?
Will Crowdfunding Really Attract Crowds?
December 08, 2015  |  News

It was and is supposed to be the great “playing field leveler” – crowdfunding for the masses was made possible by the Jumpstart Our Business...

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ProtonMail Crowdfunds Cyber Defense Against DDoS Attack
ProtonMail Crowdfunds Cyber Defense Against DDoS Attack
November 09, 2015  |  News

Swiss encrypted email provider ProtonMail has been held hostage by continued distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) since last week, but the company is fighting...

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