Tagged: innovate uk

July 26, 2021 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Updated plans to put the United Kingdom at the front of the global innovation race have been shared by the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, the UK Research and Innovation unit as well as other organizations and individuals. Released on July 22, 2021,… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

PayDashboard, an “interactive payslip platform” has been selected by Innovate UK to receive a £167,072 funding grant to support its continued growth in the financial wellness space. The London based Fintech was selected to receive the sum as part of the Government’s sustainable economic recovery… Read More

June 27, 2020 @ 6:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Billon Group has received a £50,000 grant to create an immunity certificate platform using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The funding came via a Fast Start Competition by Innovate UK. The goal is to speed up and support workers’ return to a safe workplace. Billon group… Read More

March 9, 2020 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, will be offering a “Women in Innovation Award” that will provide up to 10 women with £50,000 each to help them scale their business ventures. The Women in Innovation program was first launched in 2016 and since then the… Read More

August 25, 2017 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based fintech startup Paybase has reportedly secured a £700,00 grant from Innovate UK as it prepares to launch its new payments platform. The company stated that it provides an end-to-end solution for Payments, Compliance, and Risk – all rolled into one unified API. Paybase explained that… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK government is pitching in to help finance international transfer platform Tramonex.  The London-based Fintech startup has been given a £250,000 grant by Innovate UK to fund the development of a cross currency payments system that leverages blockchain technology. The prototype is expected to… Read More

April 14, 2016 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate UK has published its “delivery plan” for 2016/2017.  The government agency intends on investing over £500 million to support disruptive innovation by boosting young companies and entrepreneurs.   Dr. Ruth McKernan, Chief Executive of Innovate UK, said fostering innovation was the only way the… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 11:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Squirrel, Tento, Swave, Bubbal and Mentat have been awarded up to £35,000 each to solve real-world problems as winners of Innovate UK’s IC tomorrow Fintech Innovation Contest, according to brand-e. In addition to funding from Innovate UK, each will work in partnership with industry and government bodies… Read More