Tagged: cardiff

May 12, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank, the digital bank, has reportedly doubled the size of its Cardiff office and “created hundreds of new jobs as its growth continues.” 868 employees are based in the region, “a 117% increase on the bank’s original 2020 pledge to hire 400.” As mentioned… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling recently confirmed that it has committed to “a one third reduction target in its carbon emissions by 2030 and to offset carbon emissions from its own operations and supply chain annually from 2021.” As noted by Starling Bank in a release:… Read More

October 3, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A £1.7m development loan to New Generation Developments is the latest move by Assetz Capital. The specialty lender has facilitated nearly £1.5bn of retail and institutional funds to UK businesses to date. New Generation Developments Ltd, a Cardiff-based construction company, secured the loan to build… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling is expanding its business operations into Europe. As of H1 2022, “subject to regulatory approval,” Starling intends to make its Banking as a Service (BaaS) solution offering available in the European Union, which includes France, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain, according… Read More

May 14, 2020 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  UK-based Anna, a mobile business current account and financial administrative assistant services provider for SMEs and gig economy workers, is reportedly looking to expand its operations into Europe. Anna’s management has sold a majority stake in the company to ABHH, an established multinational banking… Read More

December 2, 2017 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Monzo announced it is seeking to open a new office in the city of Cardiff. According to the challenger bank, its London office is currently bursting at the seams, with 171 people working in its headquarters and 67 working remotely. “To help us… Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hokkei, a new Cardiff based restaurant launched by two MasterChef finalists Dale Williams and Larkin Cen, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign to raise £275,000 on Seedrs. As previously reported, Williams and Cen are looking to share 25% of the business, which aims to flip… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to start expanding their Cardiff-based Hokkei Chinese restaurant, Masterchef finalists Dale Williams and Larkin Cen have launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £275,000. The cooking duo met on the show’s set in 2013 and have since decided to kick up their cooking talents a… Read More