Tagged: uk

February 26, 2020 @ 7:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital Risks, a UK-based insurtech startup, announced on Wednesday it secured $10.4 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by DHL Holdings. Founded in 2015, Digital Risks claims to be a “new force” in the insurance industry by offering a flexible and… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wombat Invest, a UK-based investment app, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 equity crowdfunding target on funding portal, Seedrs. The company is currently offering 9.07% in equity through the funding round, at a £2.5 million pre-money valuation. The latest crowdfunding campaign comes less than two… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Collective Benefits, a UK-based insurance platform for self-employed workers, has secured a total of 3.3 million through its seed funding round. Founded in 2019, Collective Benefits gives freelancers “the safety net” they deserve. “There are now 6 million self-employed workers in the UK and we… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-headquartered Raisin, a cross-border savings and investment marketplace, has confirmed the strategic placement of more than €20 billion with banks based in 25 different countries. Raisin’s management noted that it’s currently managing an investment volume of more than €500 million.  Raisin also announced that it… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Interested in generating returns of 20% to 30% per year? Axiafunder may be for you.  The digital platform that crowdfunds high-quality litigation lawsuits claims to be able to provide outsized, non-correlated returns for investors. Current investment opportunities listed on the platform include cases alleging commercial… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 7:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Youtility, an Open Banking-enabled home finance technology solution provider, has secured £4.5 million (appr. $5.8 million) in capital via an investment round that included contributions from Barclays and City entrepreneur, Michael Spencer. Youtility’s management said that the funds will be used to expand the… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 8:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading UK based digital bank Revolut has closed on a $500 million series D funding according to a note from the company. The Fintech was valued at $5.5 billion making it one of the most valued private Fintechs in the world. Funding was led by… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider covered the transition by Al Rayan Bank to an app-based banking platform. Today, the Bank has provided additional information on this transition. According to company representatives: “Customers need to register for the Mobile Banking app by 4th March to ensure uninterrupted digital banking,… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday that its users will soon have the option of credit monitoring through its mobile banking app. Monzo revealed that users will be able to see their scores in just a few taps without any need to fill out… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling has kicked off a new advertising campaign focusing on banking services for SMEs, according to a release. The digital pitch promotes Starling Bank as supporting small businesses claiming the bank helps your business fly. Starling Bank is said to be spending “multi-millions”… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 10:00 am By Ilia Obraztsov  |  

Any new blockchain startup needs funding, but where does that all-important juice come from? While venerable entities (let’s not list them, presumably, you know what and who they are) certainly have the means to plank billions into their chosen ventures, they can’t be expected to… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) , the world’s sixth-largest bank with over $2.6 trillion in assets, has moved a step closer to introducing a wide range of personal banking products in the United Kingdom. The move would be similar to what Goldman Sachs has done… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Al Rayan, a Sharia-compliant bank, has decided to close down its online banking service by February 26, 2020. The move will now force its clients to switch over to the bank’s app-only financial services with only a short six days notice period. Al Rayan’s… Read More

February 22, 2020 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech Cashplus is updating its mobile-based app with the spend tracking option offered by Google Maps, the company’s management confirmed on February 20, 2020. The Spending Insights feature uses data obtained from Google Maps to identify where and the exact time when a payment… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 10:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wollit, a UK-based “socially-focused” fintech startup, announced on Thursday it received an investment from venture capital firm Anthemis and banking giant BBVA’s venture creation partnership. Founded in 2017, Wollit claims to be a financial stability network that is giving “peace of mind” to people in… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 9:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

allplants, a “vegan delivery company,” has successfully secured more than 3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round was launched earlier this month, and quickly raised £2 million in just 48 hours. Founded in 2016, allplants describes itself as an award-winning… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Centre of Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has announced that three courses—AI in Finance, Fintech Foundation and “Extrapreneurship” are now accredited by the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT). AI in Finance and Fintech Foundations’ syllabuses will jointly focus on current developments in Artificial Intelligence… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a property finance platform, has funded a £12 million loan for a development by a repeat LendInvest borrower. LendInvest reports that the loan was funded in under 8 weeks. The borrower first became a client of LendInvest in 2017 and has now completed a… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital Banking Banking challengers have been introducing innovative financial products in order to compete with traditional banks. Challenger or neobanks attracted $5.2 billion in funding last year, which is more than triple of what they received back in 2018 ($1.6 billion). Italy-based Nexi, a digital… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 11:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SoftBank, a Japan-based global conglomerate holding firm with more than $283 billion in assets, is reportedly planning to invest $100 million, through its second Vision Fund, into Behavox, a UK-based company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor workers’ behavior at financial services firms. SoftBank’s management… Read More