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Ethical lender Salad Money has secured a £2 million investment from Ceniarth, a family office dedicated to supporting underserved communities, marking a significant 67% increase in its existing facility agreement. This funding boost, partially backed by Fair4All Finance, a not-for-profit focused on financial inclusion, builds… Read More
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PensionBee, a UK firm focused on the consumer retirement market, has found significant public support for a shareholder resolution urging Meta to address growing concerns over “how it uses personal data to power its AI systems.” The poll found that more than 50% of respondents… Read More
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Smart Pension, one of the UK’s workplace pension providers, launches its new investment strategy, which will see 15% of its flagship growth fund invested in private markets. This commitment supports the UK Government’s efforts to “encourage investment into national infrastructure and private companies, and reflects… Read More
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In a significant cybersecurity incident, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a prominent data broker, disclosed that the personal information of approximately 364,000 individuals was compromised in a data breach that occurred in December 2024. The breach, which has raised alarms about the security of sensitive personal data,… Read More
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BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), the world’s leading asset manager, recently issued a notable warning about the future of Bitcoin in its updated iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) filing, submitted in early May 2025. The firm, overseeing assets worth more than $11.6 trillion—greater than the combined GDP of… Read More
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Lumio, a Fintech that raised growth capital on Crowdcube, has announced a partnership with Lloyds Bank. Lumio offers an app that aims to help people grow their money on autopilot. In 2021, Lumio raised over £1 million at a pre-money valuation of £3.5 million. The… Read More
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Outlier Ventures says it will work with the Midnight Foundation on a privacy tech accelerator focusing on decentralized identity and financial services. The Midnight network is a privacy-enhancing blockchain project developed by Shielded Technologies. Outlier explains that privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are a class of advanced… Read More
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Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) recently revealed that it had been the target of a hack that was enabled by certain insiders. The event embarrased the crypto exchange as it has long sought to lead the sector in security and safety. Today, Irdeto, a Dutch cybersecurity firm, says it has… Read More
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Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) says its Legend Trading Platform is now available for UK customers. Robinhood Legend is free to use for anyone with an account with the brokerage. It allows customers to trade 6,000 US stocks from their desktop browser, with no FX fees. Options trading… Read More
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Vodafone customers may now Pay by Bank in Germany due to a partnership between Tink and Adyen (ADYEN:AMS). Tink is part of Visa (NYSE:V). Pay by Bank is an open banking process that allows for immediate transfers between two banks in a secure environment. Tink… Read More
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Tribe Payments has announced a partnership with Finmo to offer end-to-end payment and treasury services to banking and Fintech clients across key growth markets, specifically the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe. Tribe’s issuer and acquirer processing platform will be integrated with Finmo’s treasury and financial management… Read More
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TrueLayer, a UK-based payments firm, is now working in the gaming sector following an agreement with Tebex. According to a company statment, Tebex is utilizing TrueLayer’s services in Germany, France, Spain, Belgium and the UK. TrueLayer offers a “Pay by Bank” network that enables immediate… Read More
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DunPort Capital Management, a private credit manager, and Vertis Capital Partners, a UK-based alternative investment firm focused on asset-backed finance and private credit, announced a partnership. As part of the transaction Vertis will take an initial minority stake in DunPort which is expected to “increase… Read More
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OpenFX, the FX infrastructure company revolutionizing cross-border payments, announced its emergence from stealth with $23 million in funding led by Accel, with participation from NFX, Lightspeed Faction, Castle Island Ventures, Flybridge, Hash3 and strategic fintech investors. This milestone follows the company’s “growth from $0 to… Read More
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Trading and investing platform, eToro, announces the addition of 12 cryptoassets to the U.S. platform. In addition to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum, U.S. users now have the option “to invest in: Aave, Cardano, Chainlink, Compound, Dogecoin, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Ripple, Stellar, Shiba Inu, Uniswap,… Read More
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Dojo, the UK payments technology provider, announces it has secured an investment of $190 million from Vitruvian Partners, a global growth investment firm. The investment marks the first equity raise in Dojo’s history. The funds enable Dojo to accelerate the company’s growth in the UK… Read More
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A quarter of adults in the UK are ‘silent savers’, preferring to keep financial matters private and rarely discussing savings or investments with others, according to research by KPMG UK and the charity National Numeracy. The study of 2,000 UK adults which also found that… Read More
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NatWest Group has announced the expansion of NatWest Thrive with a new digital platform designed “to empower the next generation to take control of their financial futures.” NatWest Thrive, which started as a youth club program, now “combines over 30 years of community initiatives –… Read More
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Programmable financial services company Stripe showcased its latest products to accelerate the growth of British businesses, “including a major expansion of its money management capabilities, tools to make it easier to trade internationally, and the world’s first AI foundation model for payments.” UK businesses are… Read More
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Palla, an international payments platform that enables instant cross-border payments for global financial institutions and fintech firms, announced today that it has raised $14.5 million in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led “by Revolution Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Ardent,… Read More
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