Tagged: plum

March 7, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, an international Fintech platform, recently announced its partnership with investing app, Plum, in order to support its cross-border payments and FX requirements. Airwallex was selected as Plum’s international payments and FX partner “to support the launch of Plum’s new stock investing feature that will… Read More

March 5, 2022 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment app Plum has reportedly added a widget feature for its iOS clients in order to make it more convenient to keep track of their finances. Plum customers may now review how much they are saving into customizable pots via their iOS home screen without… Read More

February 16, 2022 @ 4:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plum, Europe’s money management app, has appointed Phu Ly to serve as Product VP, as the business gets ready for a year of steady growth following a recent $24 million Series A round. Ly has been responsible for leading product teams at high growth, digital-first… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plum, a fast-growing Fintech, has launched a securities offering on Crowdcube this week and the pitch has quickly topped £6.5 million backed by over 9750 individual investors. Plum is raising equity capital at a pre-money valuation of £90 million. Plum’s initial funding target was pegged… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 1:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Plum, a money management app, says it is returning to crowdfunding with a forthcoming securities offering on Crowdcube, according to a company release. Back in 2019, Plum raised £2.47 million at a pre-money valuation of £14.5 million on Seedrs. In 2018, Plum raised £1 million… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 11:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although digital banking challengers have managed to onboard millions of new customers during the past few years, they’re still not completely trusted by UK-based consumers. Most of the nation’s residents don’t think that these new digital lenders will be able to maintain operations in the… Read More

August 21, 2020 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Button, a mobile commerce technology company, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with money management AI assistant Plum. Button will notably be powering Plum’s new Rewards Program, which will enable users to shop and save with various big brands, including Groupon, ASOS, and… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced smart savings mobile app, has raised $10 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Japan’s Global Brain, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The latest investment comes less than a year after Plum raised $3 million through… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Christian Faes is the founder and Chairman of one of the most successful Fintechs in the UK. While there may be better-known names in the Fintech world, LendInvest, a property finance platform, has emerged as a leader not only in the sector of finance it… Read More

November 15, 2019 @ 2:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nesta, in partnership with Open Banking Limited (OBL), has announced the Open Up 2020 Challenge finalists. According to Nesta, the 15 finalists were selected out of 107 entries. Many of these Fintechs are live and in the market already. This group of Fintechs will compete… Read More

November 14, 2019 @ 1:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced smart savings application, has raised around $3 million via its second investment round, bringing the company’s total funds raised to approximately $9.3 million. Plum recently introduced its new Android app, which extends the firm’s digital offering across Facebook Messenger and… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, announced on Thursday it has achieved 433% user growth in one year, growing from 75,000 to 400,000 users, and has attracted a $4.5 million investment that brings total investment in the firm to $6.3 million. The… Read More

July 11, 2018 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Money management chatbot Plum is now supporting challenger banks Monzo and Starling Bank. Plum states that it already supports most major UK banks and currently has around 130,000 users – collected since launch in 2017. Plum states that is has so far saved £24 million… Read More

July 9, 2018 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, has successfully secured its initial 850,000 funding target through its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. This round of funding comes less than a year after Plum raised nearly £925,000 on the funding portal.  As previously reported, Plum was launched… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 2:33 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Plum’s second crowdfunding raise on Seedrs is proving to be just as successful as its first £925K campaign. Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, returned to Seedrs in late June seeking an additional £850,000 in funding. Funds from the latest Seedrs round will be used to… Read More

June 19, 2018 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after securing nearly £925,000 through its first equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, has returned to the funding portal, seeking an additional £850,000 in funding. As previously reported, Plum was launched in January 2017 by the… Read More

September 6, 2017 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, completed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs and secured £923,255 in funds. The company, which was launched in January 2017 by the former head of international at TransferWise, Victor Trokoudes, is said to be the first AI-powered Facebook… Read More

July 8, 2017 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, has secured its initial 700,000 equity crowdfunding target just days after launching the round on Seedrs. The initiative makes its debut just eight months after the AI business raised its $500,000 seed round led by 500 Startups. As… Read More

July 4, 2017 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, has launched a crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The offer is seeking £700,000 for a convertible that allows investors to purchase shares at a 20% discount at some point in the future. The EIS eligible listing has… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The winners of the inaugural Crowd2Shelf Contest debut on Staples’ new entrepreneurial store. Created by Fundable and sponsored by Staples, the Crowd2Shelf Contest drew thousands of startups across the country competing for a chance to crowdfund their way to Staples. Contestants demonstrated demand for their innovative… Read More