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Africa Gets Crowdfunding Association
The African Crowdfunding Association (ACfA) has been launched as a way to lobby for the creation of crowdfunding legislation on the African continent.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wait, Did Facebook Just Build A Kickstarter Competitor?
Facebook’s on a quest to absorb the Internet, and now it looks like it could invade crowdfunding. Today the company released a new Fundraiser product that allows nonprofits to set up a campaign page, show off a video explaining their goal, collect cash, and let people share News Feed posts with buttons so their friends can instantly contribute without clicking to a new page. As is, Facebook’s Fundraising feature could compete with platforms like Crowdrise.
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- Investing, Technology
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Crowdfunding May Cut `Not in My Backyard’ Risk for Renewables
If you paid for it, you probably won’t be mad that it’s near your house. That, at least is what the proponents of green energy are saying.
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‘SEC Ruling on Crowdfunding Both Opportunity and Stumbling Block for Startups’, Expert Says
There has been a lot of talk about SEC’s approval of Title III of the JOBS Act, which allows, for the first time, also non-accredited investors to join equity crowdfunding campaigns.
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- Technology
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Final Rules for Title III, Retail Crowdfunding, to be Announced by SEC this Friday
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will reveal the final rules regarding Title III of the JOBS Act this Friday, October 30th. The long-awaited regulations will mark the completion of the bi-partisan bill that was signed into law over three years ago.
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- Technology
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India’s First Live Crowdfunding Event Hosted in Kolkata
The country’s first live crowd funding event was witnessed at Kolkata on a cruise on river Ganga last evening.
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- South Asia
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Microlending Peer to Peer … and Back Again: After six years, Zidisha CEO presses for low-debt loans, high transparency
Many have called for more transparency and increased accountability in microcredit - and raised concerns about the often high cost of microloans to poor recipients. Since it was founded six years ago, the nonprofit Zidisha has sought to address these issues by providing a direct connection between lenders and entrepreneurs. CEO Julia Kurnia discusses the model and its challenges in part one of this Q&A.
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Report: Equity Crowdfunding Platforms ‘Crowding Out’ Banks, VCs & Angel Investors in the U.K.
Equity crowdfunding platforms are “crowding out” banks, venture capitalists and business angels in the UK, suggests a new paper published by researchers from the University of St Andrews and the University of Stirling. St. Andrews explains that UK startups are “embracing the £146 million Crowdcube economy.” Crowdcube may be the largest investment platform but other sites like Seedrs and SyndicateRoom are playing a significant role in this financial transition. The paper builds upon existing research in the space including, Mollick’s, Cambridge University and more.
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- Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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