Tagged: lse

July 11, 2022 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumers from lower-than-average socioeconomic backgrounds found it challenging to access online banking during the COVID-19 outbreak, while many continue to depend on in-person banking services. This, according to an update from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The research, released in the… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Given its established history, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) was due for a major update. The LSE was established back in 1698 as simply a list of prices posted to the wall of a back-alley coffee house. Then about 100 years later, it began hosting… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has reportedly agreed to terms in order to acquire portfolio optimization platform Quantile, further extending its post-trade offerings to the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market. Over the years, Quantile has managed to expand its team to more than 80 employees, with… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The London School of Economics (LSE) has joined the Governing Council of Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-focused blockchain that seeks to offer a solution to less efficient forms of distributed ledger technology. The Council provides “decentralized governance” for the public ledger and comprises up to 39… Read More

July 14, 2021 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the leading UK-based Fintechs LendInvest is now a publicly-traded firm. LendInvest’s shares commenced trading on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market today in an initial public offering (IPO). Shares are trading under the ticker symbol “LINV”. As was previously reported, LendInvest will raise… Read More

July 7, 2021 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise (formerly dba Transferwise) has successfully completed a direct listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on its Main Market. The accomplishment is another milestone mark for the global Fintech that has transformed the industry of moving money around the world. The listing on the… Read More

June 21, 2021 @ 7:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Augmentum Fintech plc (LSE: AUGM), the UK’s only publicly listed investment firm that’s focused on the Fintech industry, has made a $10 million (c. £7.3 million) investment into Helsinki based Tesseract Group Oy, marking Augmentum’s first investment into Finland. As noted in a release shared… Read More

June 15, 2021 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise, formerly doing business as Transferwise, is to complete a direct listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) according to reports. Wise, a global Fintech and stealth bank, is a leading provider of global transfers and payments. The site was launched in recognition of the… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stock trading volumes in Hong Kong have reportedly increased by as much as 4x compared to those on London’s main stock exchange, as large tech stocks continue to attract investors from other jurisdictions. Some have referred to Hong Kong’s stock trading as the “Nasdaq of… Read More

November 22, 2020 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Most of the staff members at Kazakhstan-based Fintech firm Kaspi.kz (LSE:KSPI) have been working from their homes due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The company claims its business has been doing well despite the challenges created by the Coronavirus crisis. Kaspi provides payment systems and digital… Read More

August 2, 2020 @ 12:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange (LSE), which is based in the City of London, England and has a market cap of around $4.6 trillion, is reportedly looking into whether it should sell its Borsa Italiana business, so that it can appease certain European Union regulators, and… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 1:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech PrimaryBid has launched a call to action to empower “ordinary investors” to purchase shares in deeply discounted offerings. Earlier this month, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced a series of measures aimed at assisting companies to raise new share capital in response to… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange Group-backed Fintech firm Nivaura introduced its highly-anticipated product, Aurora, on February 14 to an audience of around 150 financial market professionals including Dealers, Issuers, IPAs, Exchanges, Rating Agencies and CSDs. Avtar Sehra, CEO and chief product architect at Nivaura, noted: “The… Read More

November 23, 2019 @ 4:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, Crowdfund Insider covered the new partnership announced by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and PrimaryBid. The LSE is, of course, one of the largest traditional stock exchanges in the world with a history that dates back to 1571. Just this past week,… Read More

November 21, 2019 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Prominent blockchain group Algorand has announced an upgrade to its protocol that is said to significantly expand the range of decentralized applications and processes that can be built on the platform. The update expects to unlock the ability to develop scalable blockchain-native solutions for real-world… Read More

October 9, 2019 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Nivaura, a regulated Fintech firm supported by the London Stock Exchange Group, has hired HSBC executive Chris Jones, the company confirmed. Nivaura helps clients review and process capital market legal documents. Jones will be advising on product features and he will also be responsible… Read More

April 15, 2019 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has collaborated on the first securities based on blockchain technology. The LSE is one of the largest regulated exchanges in the world and the second largest by volume operating in Europe (Euronext is first). A report in the Telegraph said… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

WeSwap, a peer to peer currency exchange platform, is going public on AIM. Back in 2016, WeSwap raised £2.45 million on Seedrs at a pre-money valuation of £24.1 million. The crowdfunding round came soon after a venture funding where WeSwap raised  £6.5 million, led by investment firm… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle (LSE:FCH), the leading online lender in the UK providing financing options for SMEs, completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) this past week. Shares began unconditionally trading today (October 3rd). Originally priced at 440 pence per share, Funding… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle has set the share offer price at the low end of the range, according to a note published by the company. Previously, Funding Circle had announced it would offer up to 136,039,416 shares at a price between 420 pence to 530 pence per share…. Read More