Tagged: london

April 22, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Currencycloud, a provider of B2B embedded cross-border solutions, published a blog post earlier this month that explained how embedded finance works and integrates with the financial system. The Co-founders of HUBUC (CEO Hasan Nawaz and COO Ignacio Javierre), which reportedly uses Currencycloud APIs, provided… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global enterprise software company R3’s Development Fund has reportedy reached the milestone of $10 million in capital deployed “across over 30 investments in more than 20 of the most promising early-stage blockchain and confidential computing companies,” according to a release shared with CI. As noted… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based 3s.money, a startup that assists corporates with accepting and managing their bank transfers in foreign markets, has reached a £40 million valuation following a £3 million Series B round that was led by TMT Investments. As stated on 3s.money’s website: “3S Money is a… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth has reportedly entered into software deals with US banking institutions Capital One and Fifth Third, according to a report from BI. OakNorth has managed to onboard two new clients for its credit intelligence product offering. Capital One and Fifth Third Bank will be using… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Clear Junction, a global payments solution provider, revealed on Tuesday (April 20, 2021) that it’s offering banking and payments solutions to Turicum Private Bank, with a key focus on handling real-time payments in GBP and EUR. Turicum Private Bank is a privately-owned banking institution… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (April 19, 2021) that inflows into digital asset investment… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Credit Kudos, the challenger credit reference agency and Open Banking solution provider, revealed on Tuesday (April 20, 2021) that it has been chosen as the Open Banking provider for Curve, the Fintech company that aims to bring your cards into one smart card and… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 7:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Fintech FintechOS, which aims to empower banks and insurers to become “future-ready,” revealed on Tuesday (April 20, 2021) that it has secured $60 million in capital through a Series B round that was led by Draper Esprit. FintechOS’ management noted: “FintechOS the global technology… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The founder of digital banking challenger Revolut is reportedly planning a new round of funding that could value the Fintech at over £7.2 billion (appr. $10 billion). Sky News reports that the digital bank may be looking to work with  FT Partners, the US-headquartered Fintech-focused… Read More

April 16, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyd’s Lab has announced its sixth cohort with a special focus on “product simplification” and climate. Lloyd’s revealed on April 15, 2021 that the next eleven insurance technology (Insurtech) startups joining the sixth cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator program will aim to develop… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom and India may be considered global leaders when it comes to adopting the latest financial technologies which aim to benefit both individuals and businesses, according to Alderman William Russell, the Lord Mayor of the City of London. Fintech is transforming the traditional… Read More

April 11, 2021 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ten high-potential technology firms have reportedly been chosen for 11th Annual Fintech Innovation Lab New York. As noted in the announcement (published on April 7, 2021), Fintech solutions aim to leverage AI and advanced data analytics to “address key industry challenges including sustainability.” As mentioned… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Six early investors in UK stock trading app Freetrade have seen their stakes in the firm surge to be valued at around £1 million after the business saw its valuation increase to over £265 million, according to a report in the Telegraph. The reported returns… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Diem, a startup that aims to combine traditional banking with a service that allows users to sell their unwanted items to the company, has secured $5.5 million in capital via a seed round that was led by Fasanara Capital. Diem provides a user account,… Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DMALINK, which develops technology for creating an open, transparent and accessible currency market for banks, funds, corporations, had planned to raise £100,013 via Seedrs. There are 16 days left to invest in DMALINK’s operations and the company has already secured £146,252 (or 146% of its… Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based MarketFinance, one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) invoice finance platforms, has reported reaching profitability as it returns a record start to the year. The Fintech business lender has reportedly started the year off with a considerable increase in lending volumes. MarketFinance has disbursed… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new United Kingdom Visa to attract Fintech experts might lead to undesirable results unless the government figures out how to effectively deal with some of the potential issues, according to analysts. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, noted in Wednesday’s (March 3, 2021)… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom might reportedly consider making several key changes to London’s current listing rules post-Brexit. The country aims to remove a barrier that has prevented special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) from choosing the European nation. The updates are meant to attract technology-focused public offerings…. Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered SETL, a settlement and payments infrastructure provider, has reportedly hired Marjan Delatinne to serve on its executive management team as the company’s Head of Payments. Marjan will be responsible for further expanding SETL’s payments business, and also its market infrastructure and asset management products…. Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The total value of venture capital secured by UK-based firms surged to the highest level in Q4 2020 according to estimates from Refinitiv Deals Intelligence. UK firms secured £2.4 billion in capital from 137 different deals during the last three months of 2020, which is… Read More