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September Regulation Crowdfunding activity weakened, with 48 new offerings and $16.9 million committed. Closed deals, valuations, and average check sizes also declined year over year. Wefunder led the market by committed dollars, while CCA/CCLEAR said participation broadened even as capital totals fell.
Republic Core’s latest annual report reveals reported outcomes across 645 crowdfunding holding records. The filing says 14.3% were marked insolvent, dormant or dissolved, while 4.3% had reported liquidation outcomes. Kingscrowd uses the disclosure to examine what investors may have recovered so far and why exit counts alone do not show full returns.
Germany’s ECSPR crowdfunding market is shrinking as Bergfürst begins winding down and other platforms have exited or changed status. The article argues that the EU passport has not displaced Germany’s legacy crowdinvesting model. It cites ESMA data and uses Germany as a case study in regulatory competition.
P2P-Banking published its September 2026 volume table for international P2P lending marketplaces. The reported platforms generated a combined 189 million euro in loan originations. Mintos led the list, ahead of Bondora and Loanch. The figures are based on the site's own research and include estimates for some markets.
A market report projects South Africa's crowdfunding market will grow from USD 91.4 million in 2025 to USD 219.7 million by 2034. It cites a 9.92% CAGR for 2026-2034 and highlights AI, regulation, and platform trust as key drivers. The report also references Livestock Wealth's liquidation and the use of crowdfunding by nonprofits.
Crowdcube: secondaries becoming a core business. The UK/EU platform has £543M in PISCES secondaries in its pipeline, with 29 listings worth up to £750M possible over the next two quarters — infrastructure it built ahead of the PISCES framework, now drawing interest from European firms too.
Peer-to-peer lending in the United States is presented as a growing credit market with broad consumer and small-business use cases. The article cites a 2024 market size of $52.7 billion and projects $164.6 billion by 2033. It also outlines benefits, risks, and the role of major platforms such as LendingClub, Prosper, and Upstart.
Kingscrowd reports that 865 of 5,824 Reg CF issuers have raised more than once since 2016. Those repeat issuers account for $1.41 billion, or 52.6% of the $2.7 billion in recorded campaign amounts. The article also highlights examples such as Avadain, Cytonics, Boxabl, and Pirouette Pharma.
Reg CF funding portals remain a small segment of the securities crowdfunding market, with 73 FINRA-registered portals listed and one new launch this year. H1 2026 issuers raised $139.5 million, down 28% from H1 2025. Wefunder, DealMaker Securities, and StartEngine led deal flow.
Brazil's tokenized asset market exceeded R$10 billion in August 2026, about ten times its level a year earlier. The market is heavily concentrated in private credit, which accounts for 88% of tokenized value. The report also notes growing use of CVM rules for tokenized offerings and a new regulatory pilot proposal.
Latvia said eight regulated fintech platforms have facilitated more than €13 billion in investments and attracted over 800,000 foreign investors. German investors account for about 30% of demand, according to the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia. The figures were shared during a trade mission to Berlin aimed at deepening financial and technology ties.
GoFundMe is seeing more fundraising for essentials such as rent, utilities, car payments, and groceries. The article cites CEO Tim Cadogan and the company’s 2025 Year in Help report, which says essentials fundraising rose 20% last year. It argues the platform reflects worsening financial strain for many U.S. households.
