🔗 After 20 years of crowdfunding, the question is simple:
Are we transforming finance, or just digitizing it?
ICAFR Málaga made one thing clear:
the next phase depends on trust, coordination, and real infrastructure.
https://t.co/XSpm4XsFsP
Thrilled to welcome UK crowdfunding pioneer Bruce Davis to GECA's Steering Committee 🤝
Chair of the UK Crowdfunding Association, co-founder of Zopa & Abundance Investment.
https://t.co/C6FNQETIay
#GECA#Crowdfunding#EquityCrowdfunding#AlternativeFinance#FinTech
🌍 GECA Monthly Pulse — May 2026:
🇬🇧 UK POP & PISCES now live
🇪🇺 European equity crowdfunding grew again
⚖️ EU AI Act timelines keep shifting
🇺🇸 Reg CF turns 10 in the US
🔗 Tokenised secondary markets keep expanding
Read the full article:
https://t.co/0gfcsk8ler
🎙️ New GECA Podcast: Nora Szeles (TokePortal) on democratizing capital markets
From Budapest Stock Exchange to Malta-based crowdfunding pioneer
Why retail investors stabilize markets, ECSPR realities & the First Crowd Incubator
🎥 https://t.co/flYl4Ogbm1
#ECSPR#Crowdfunding
🇳🇱 Welcome Kwantor to #GECA!
Netherlands' digital equity platform: ✅ Zero notary fees for transfers ✅ No STAK overhead required ✅ Employee participation without voting dilution ✅ 100% digital cap table management ✅ Partnership with Crowdpowder
https://t.co/PdWEe6FLgj
🇳🇱 Welcome Crowdpowder to #GECA!
Netherlands' equity consultancy making ownership strategic: ✅ Up to €5M crowdfunding annually ✅ ESOP for talent retention ✅ Digital share management ✅ Founder control maintained ✅ Pan-European reach
"Making equity work for people"
🇪🇪 Welcome @VerdaX to GECA
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) investment platform from Estonia
✅ Up to 18% returns ✅ Structured payment schedules ✅ 100% renewable infrastructure ✅ Verified investor access ✅ Transparent dashboards
Led by Gatis Gasuns
https://t.co/YZ0o74E6gN
🇩🇪 Welcome BERGFÜRST (@bergfuerst) to #GECA!
Germany's leading digital real estate investment platform: ✅ 93,000+ investors ✅ €140M+ invested ✅ Secondary market for liquidity ✅ €10 minimum investment
Democratizing real estate crowdfunding since 2011
https://t.co/PdWEe6FLgj
🇪🇸 GECA at #ICAFR Málaga (April 8-10)
Andy Field, Karsten Wenzlaff & Konstantin Boyko hosted "Crowdfunding 2.0: What Comes Next?"
86 academics & practitioners discussing: ✅ Cross-border innovation ✅ AI governance ✅ Secondary markets ✅ Tokenization
Thanks Rotem Shneor!
#GECA
ICAFR26 starts today in Málaga.
Looking forward to bringing platform leaders together to discuss cross-border crowdfunding, regulation, and what comes next for the market.
📅 April 8–10
https://t.co/F1KW16vlet
🌍 Meet Andy Field at ICAFR Málaga, April 8-10
Hosting workshop: "Crowdfunding 2.0: What Comes Next?"
Topics: ✅ Tokenization & AI ✅ Secondary markets ✅ Cross-border coordination ✅ Platform collaboration
Come along! Contact Andy directly https://t.co/pOxMc949mA
#GECA#ICAFR
We’ll be at ICAFR26 in Málaga this week.
A good opportunity to have practical conversations around secondary markets, UX, and data in crowdfunding.
📅 April 8–10
https://t.co/F1KW16vlet