Retail Investors and Crowdfunding Platforms in Chile: Risks, Opportunities, and Regulatory Challenges
The fintech ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 112% over three years, expanding from 1,166 platforms in 2018 to 2,482 in 2021.
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The fintech ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 112% over three years, expanding from 1,166 platforms in 2018 to 2,482 in 2021.
Academic research by Signori and Vismara (2016) estimates the annual return on equity crowdfunding investments at approximately 9%.
Digital payment transactions in the European Union increased from 4.8% of total transactions in 2007 to 73.3% in 2014.
More than 87% of adults in Colombia held at least one formal financial product according to national financial inclusion reporting.
Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 (RPFP) sets a threshold excluding equity crowdfunding offers above 5,000,000 EUR from its standardized framework
Following the implementation of EU ECSP regulations and domestic legislation in 2022, market consolidation left 1 equity crowdfunding provider and 3 debt platforms operating in Poland.
Access to agricultural credit must serve as a driver for the ecological transition to Agriculture 4.0, which requires substantial upfront capital.
The number of registered self-employed individuals in Russia reached 15.9 million as of 28.02.2026, representing over 20.8% of the economically active population.
As of August 2025, the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye has officially licensed 18 equity-based crowdfunding platforms.
The study analyzes quantitative data from 750 overfunded campaigns out of 800 successful campaigns conducted between 2015 and 2024.
The share of SMEs in GDP in Kazakhstan increased from 28.4% in 2018 to 36.5% in 2023, employing 4.3 million people across 2.2 million registered entities.
Finnish growth companies received €161m (-55% YoY) across 30 (-23% YoY) deals from domestic and foreign investors.
An exploratory study based on 19 semi-structured interviews analyzes the financial instruments and stakeholder expectations surrounding Italian energy communities.
The Financial Conduct Authority spent £14m on its InvestSmart campaign to promote positive investing principles.
Investment firms with total consolidated assets of €30 billion or more are categorized as credit institutions under Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.
In 2024, a total of CHF 550.2 million was raised via crowdfunding platforms in Switzerland, representing a minor decrease of 1.5% compared to 2023.
Danish real GDP rebounded to 3.5 percent in 2024, with expectations to reach 3.0 percent growth in 2025.
Venture capital invested in Alberta technology companies grew 26% from $561 million in 2021 to $707 million in 2023.
The visible angel investment market in Europe reached 1,220 Million Euros in 2024, reflecting a -2,8% decrease from 1,255 Million Euros in 2023.
In 2021, there were more than 300 million users of digital payments and more than 30 million users of digital banks across Latin America.
The 2018/2019 academic year was a record year for spinout exits from UK universities, with sales of spinout company shares totalling more than £61 million, an increase of 37% from 2017/2018.
In 2016, 151 financing rounds of Swiss start-ups were reported, representing an increase of 26% compared with 2015.