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February 27, 2017 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Labeled a landmark event for Islamic Finance, Yielders has claimed to be the first UK Fintech company gaining a Sharia Compliance Certification. The equity-based property crowdfunding platform, founded by Irfan Khan,  successfully completed the independent sharia certification conducted by IFC and overseen by a prominent scholar. Achieving… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance, an association that represents the UK’s global Fintech community, together with its strategic partner Hogan Lovells, is reviewing the “potentially transformative role” of regulatory technology or Regtech.  Specifically, they are reviewing the highly fragmented US financial regulatory environment – one that stifles innovation… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, the first peer to peer lender to launch in the UK, has been recognized as a Superbrand receiving this status for the first time. Zope joins a coterie of some of the world’s most recognized brands including Virgin, British Airways, and Apple. Superbrands is… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Yoyo, a mobile wallet platform, has announced the launch of its new AI-led, marketing automation platform, Yoyo Engage.  YoYo, a member of UK based Innovate Finance, made the announcement while at Davos as part of Innovate Finance Fintech delegation. Yoyo Engage is said to help… Read More

August 3, 2016 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Hogan Lovells, the international law firm, has launched its “Regulatory Accelerator” described as an online tool for Fintech firms seeking to better understand Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations. The tool was created in concert with Innovate Finance and is available for free for members. Referencing… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 7:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Nesta, a UK innovation foundation, has partnered with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) on a research document focusing on crowdfunding and “good causes.” By good causes, the authors mean charities and social entrepreneurs.  The report states that while “crowdfunding might be rapidly changing… Read More

August 8, 2014 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Aircraft Asset-Backed Peer to Peer Lending Available to Retail Investors. Following a brief beta launch, Ablrate has now fully launched the world’s first platform for retail and small institutional investors to invest in aircraft transactions.  The team at Ablrate aim to harness this P2P lending to… Read More