Everything about European investment platforms

Mintos, a Latvian investment platform best known for offering investments in loans, has added individual stocks to its offering. You can now invest in more than 4,000 US, European and other global stocks from 1 euro. The launch brings Mintos into more direct competition with online stock brokers.

The French financial regulator AMF has found problems at 5 crowdfunding platforms. Key project information was missing, and platforms could not always prove that investors had received the required risk warnings. One platform offered shares, although its authorisation covered the issuance of bonds.

In the first half of 2026, Dutch crowdfunding platforms raised 576 million euros. Alongside the growth in funds, the annual volume generated through individual crowdfunding investments appears on track to match that of 2025. Property still accounts for the highest volumes, but beyond that, platforms are proving to be just as important for SMEs.