Tagged: united kingdom

July 16, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from the United Kingdom-based The Payments Association suggests the area’s burgeoning Fintech sector can play a key part in helping folks emerge from poverty. Navigating the rising cost-of-living: Payments innovation as a game-changer analyzes the cost-of-living crisis and poverty premium in the… Read More

July 15, 2023 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CFIT, the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology, announced that its initial ‘Open Finance Coalition’ will demonstrate the power of leveraging financial data to deliver better financial outcomes to consumers and SMEs. It also announced the first coalition partners who have “committed to progressing Open… Read More

July 15, 2023 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Public, a US-based multi-asset investing platform, launches in the United Kingdom, entering its first market outside the United States. With the firm’s UK expansion, Public aims “to be the preeminent place to invest in US-listed equities, offering over 5,000 stocks, deep data and insights, and… Read More

July 15, 2023 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (AIM: LINV), which claims to be the UK’s leading platform for mortgages, has today launched a new, “market-leading” Buy-to-Let range as it looks to back landlords in this challenging market. LendInvest is supporting landlords “to get back into the market with rates starting from… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moss, the corporate card and spend management solution, has selected GoCardless, the bank payment company, as its direct debit provider in the UK to support its international expansion. Moss automates month-end administrative tasks for SMB finance teams, “freeing up their time through eliminating manual work… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Webull Corporation, the owner of the Webull trading platform, announced the launch of its retail brokerage services in the UK. Through licensed financial services trading firm Webull Securities (UK) Ltd., a subsidiary of Webull, residents of the UK can now trade U.S.-listed equities and fractional… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has expanded its Tap to Pay service by offering the product in the UK.  The first two platforms offering the service are Revolut and Tyl by NatWest. Revolut is a top Fintech providing banking services in the UK and around the world. Tyl is… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 5:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered digital bank Monzo is reportedly holding discussions regarding a potential merger with Nordic region firm Lunar. This, acccording to recent reports from Bloomberg. Lunar, a virtual bank with more than 650,000 clients across Denmark, Sweden Norway, has previously secured €35 million in order to… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 1:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, part of the largest securities crowdfunding group globally, has announced a new mobile App that facilitates online investing. According to an email, the new App is available on both the Apple App Store as well as Google Play. The Seedrs Mobile Apple leverages either… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 12:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Nikhil Rathi, addressed in a speech the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the role of Big Tech in financial services. The speech was delivered today at the Economist Impact Finance Transformed event. Rathi said… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

RideTandem has raised £2.3 million in a funding round led by Blackfinch Ventures, according to a statement issued by the firm. At the same time, Seedrs has listed the securities offering on their platform, enabling smaller investors access to participate in the offering. RideTandem has… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, today announced it has achieved certification against the UK government’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (UKDIATF), a government initiative aimed at “establishing a secure and trustworthy digital identity ecosystem in the region as a part of its digital… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The City of  London, working with HM Treasury, has published a review of UK financial services declaring there is an opportunity to become more efficient and competitive. While Brexit has thrown a wrench in the works, the UK continues to be a top global financial… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, the bank payment company, has appointed Franck Cohen as the Chair of its Board of Directors to accelerate its path to profitability. The industry veteran and entrepreneur reportedly “brings a wealth of experience in the technology and software space, including stints as the EMEA… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

As was anticipated, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt outlined his vision for pension reform that will enable these funds to invest in private firms. Hunt said he wanted to increase returns for pensioners while unlocking capital for early-stage firms. We’ve grown faster than France,… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, the global, regulated digital asset exchange, brokerage, and custodian, announces the launch of its Crypto OTC Desk. This new service offering “further strengthens Archax’s position as a credible bridge between the blockchain-centric crypto community and the traditional investment space.” Archax claims that it has… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement on its ongoing crackdown of crypto ATMs in the UK that are not authorized. The FCA says it has investigated 34 locations in the UK since the start of the year, typically working with other law… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SumUp, the financial partner for over 4 million businesses worldwide, has selected Form3, the cloud-native account-to-account payments platform, in order “to provide direct access into the UK Faster Payments Scheme (FPS) and Bacs Scheme to further enhance its business account offering for UK customers.” SumUp… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech SumUp has announced the appointment of Anna Kuriakose as Chief Product Officer. She joined SumUp in mid-June 2023 and will be “based in London.” Anna was formerly at Meta, “where she was the product director for Messenger on Windows and Mac and web-based… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bundlee, which claims to be a sustainable and scalable kidswear rental subscription, creating a better future to grow into, has secured 101% (£335,986) of its £330,001 target (at the time of writing) from 106 investors with 4 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried… Read More