Earlier this week, IEG Holdings Corporation (OTCQX: IEGH) made headlines when it uplisted from the OTCQB® Venture Market to the OTCQX® Best Market, the top tier of the three marketplaces operated by OTC Markets Group. Before becoming eligible to be traded on this tier, companies must undergo a qualitative review by OTC Markets Group and […]

Digital, mobile and card payment platforms continue their steady growth behind vastly improved technologies and advancing secure solutions, with experts believing the trend will take hold of the mainstream market in 2016. News, purchase orders, product updates and current events of note in the markets today involve NXT-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTD), Heartland Payment Systems Inc. […]

A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is a fuel cell that produces electricity through an electrochemical process. SOFCs offer low emissions, long-term stability, high efficiency, and fuel flexibility. The excellent fuel flexibility of the devices permits the use of safe, cheaper, and readily available hydrocarbons such as natural gas, methane, and syngas. SOFCs, however, function […]

Immune Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: IMUN) made two additions to its board recently, and if experience and knowledge are said to be key indicators of effectiveness, employees and shareholders alike have reason to be elated with the news. Dr. Clifford A. Selsky and Paul Akin carry a wealth of experience in their respective areas of influence […]

The Arizona-based junior exploration company, Star Mountain Resources, Inc. (OTC: SMRS), is only interested in acquiring high-potential mining resources that it will turn into producing assets. The company focuses on base and precious metals in North America and has operations in New York and Utah. Led by a knowledgeable management team, Star Mountain Resources can […]

A recent article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR), entitled The Sharing Economy Isn’t About Sharing at All, shows that FlexWeek, Inc.’s (OTC: FXWK) innovative online platform for travelshare rentals is an idea whose time has come. The FlexWeek platform ‘allows timeshare owners to discover, book and offer unused vacation time (travelshares) directly to the […]

Before the opening bell, International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) took a major step in the development of its human parthenogenetic stem cell-derived neural stem cells (ISC-hpNSC) for the treatment of moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease when it announced the commencement of enrollment for its upcoming phase I clinical trial. This announcement followed the Melbourne […]

Before the opening bell, Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK) announced a strategic partnership with leading New York City-based capital markets advisory firm PCG Advisory Group (PCG). Following this announcement, PCG is expected to serve as an advisor for the company’s ongoing investor relations, social media and public relations strategies. “Our search for a partner […]

A technology that dates back two millennia is behind OurPet’s Company’s (OTCQX: OPCO) new Switchgrass Biochar Litter. As Emily Wayne of Oxford University explains in Conquistadors, cannibals and climate change: A brief history of biochar (http://dtn.fm/A4Czi), “In 1870, James Orton, a little-known American geologist and explorer, noticed that alongside the typically grey, acidic soils of […]

Unimpeded opportunity for all Americans is essential to our economic and political prosperity. To retain hegemony in bringing new products and services to the marketplace both in the U.S. and abroad, franchise systems continue to provide the widest possible entrepreneurial opportunities for everyone. Los Angeles-based Giggles N’ Hugs, Inc. (OTCQB: GIGL) is a first-of-its-kind, award-winning […]