Global

November 29, 2021 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleving Group (previously doing business as Mogo Finance) has shared its unaudited results for the nine months of 2021, “conclusively determining the company’s course to the best financial year in its history.” As mentioned in a blog post published by the Mintos team, the group’s… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Online marketplace lender October is currently active in five European nations. October CEO and Founder Olivier Goy recently noted that he launched October 7 years ago in France. While commenting on the financing landscape 7 years back and now and the challenges and opportunities this… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rnwl, a platform planning to transform/improve the current buying and managing insurance process, has secured 184% (£276,448) of its £150,002 target from 304 investors (at the time of writing) with 23 days left in its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Located in Cambridge, United… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Boring Money, a company that helped 1 million consumers find the appropriate investment products and advice, has raised 124% (£2,237,469) of its £1,800,000 target from 671 investors (at the time of writing) with 2 days left in its crowdfunding campaign via Crowdcube. The company reports… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK research firm Hardman & Co. has distributed a white paper that says investors are underweight venture capital. The research was published with the support of SyndicateRoom, Deepbridge, One Four Nine, and Nova Growth  Capital. Once a securities crowdfunding platform, SyndicateRoom now offers a… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Bank North, a challenger bank that is digital-first with a unique strategy with physical operations, has hired Louise Halliwell as Head of Savings. Bank North recently completed a Series A funding round after receiving a Banking License (AWR (Authorised with Restrictions)) approved by the Financial Conduct… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

British Business Investments, has committed £7 million to Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender with a unique approach for loan originations. British Business Investments is a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, a UK government-backed entity. According to a note from Folk2Folk, British Business Investments aims… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Paysend, a global payments Fintech, has selected former President Mastercard Europe, Javier Perez, to its Board of Directors. Paysend states that Perez will have an active role in its future business strategy, working closely with the company’s senior management team to drive further global expansion. Perez… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The ability to establish and maintain trust with clients is the foundation of “every successful business,” according to UK-based Fintech Modulr. And, while customer trust might be one of the more “intangible” corporate assets, it’s one that can be “felt keenly on the bottom line,”… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European P2P lender Bondora notes that November is “known to be the gloomiest month in Estonia.” However, as the days became darker, the Bondora team decided to “focus on the bright side.” Here are some of their recent highlights and milestone moments. Over €500 million… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cloud-native core banking solution provider, Thought Machine, has reportedly reached Unicorn status (valued at $1 billion+) following a $200 million Series C round that was joined by the investment divisions of some of its major banking clients, such as JPMorgan Chase, ING and Standard Chartered…. Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s Fintech Unicorn Klarna has seen its losses increase significantly during the first 9 months of this year, as costs surged considerably amid growing demand for flexible payment options like Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services. The Stockholm-headquartered company is reporting a pre-tax loss of… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lithuania has been working to position itself as a competitive Fintech center in Europe. In fact in April 2021, Lithuania Reserve bank Governor Vitas Vasiliauskas publicly stated that Fintech should compete with traditional financial services firms. A recent report issued by Fintech Hub LT shares that… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Christmas buying season is currently underway for many of your company’s business customers, the MarketFinance team notes. UK-based MarketFinance, an established online lender that recently raised £280 million in debt and equity and was approved for flex loans, writes in a blog post that… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Future Planet Capital, an impact-led, global VC company launched to invest in high-growth firms the world’s leading universities and research centers, has raised 111% (£2,777,247) of its  £2,500,065 target from 412 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 24 days left in its… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Russia’s digital banking platform, Tinkoff, has reportedly acquired a controlling stake (51%) in Just Look, the business entity behind Jump.Finance, a Fintech firm that automates interactions with freelancers, including making payments. The transaction was carried out on behalf of Tinkoff Business, the division of the… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 8:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Judith Hartley, CEO of British Patient Capital, says the performance of UK venture capital is a notable success story during a challenging period for businesses across the world British Patient Capital is a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of British Business Bank plc, the UK government’s… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 7:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australian Ethical has, a “responsible investment and fastest-growing super fund manager” with over $6 billion in Funds Under Management (FUM), has awarded $500,000 to fund climate and tech solutions in its inaugural 2021 Visionary Grants. The funding was made via the philanthropic entity the Australian… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 2:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Robo.cash team has published an update that covers (what they claim to be) high-yield investments in the United Kingdom. Robo.cash aims to introduce people to different “safe, high yield investments, what they offer and how to go about them.” As mentioned in the update,… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling reveals that two-fifths of small businesses (43%) report that their performance is back to pre-COVID levels, with almost a third (30%) “stating they are performing better than they were in February 2020.” The research from Enterprise Nation and Starling Bank reveals… Read More