Tagged: uk

May 12, 2023 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs has been a bit quieter following its acquisition by Republic but in recent days, the company has posted a comment on platform activity without providing and metrics. Published by Seedrs CEO and Republic EVP Jeff Kelisky, he noted the challenging economic environment that is… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

There are signs of confidence returning to the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses and the lending market they rely on, iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index finds. The new research, “carried out with over one hundred SME finance brokers who collectively submitted over 2,500 SME… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TransferMate and Barclays have announced a new collaboration that will bring an international receivables solution to the market, “to help UK businesses reduce transaction costs and save time.” Barclays clients operating in GBP will now be “able to invoice their customers in their clients’ local… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has selected OpenFin‘s technology for its flagship LSEG Workspace platform. The partnership will “leverage OpenFin’s secure zero-install delivery model and container technology to simplify distribution of LSEG‘s next-generation data and analytics to customer desktops.” LSEG Workspace reportedly “provides wealth advisors,… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asda customers can now get £20 added to their Asda Rewards cash pot if they open a new Asda Money Credit Card or Asda Money Select Credit Card account, “provided by digital lender Jaja Finance, on or before 4 July 2023.” Asda Rewards is Asda’s… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tide has distributed a statement calling for a more aggressive approach to dealing with fraud. Tide is a neobank for small businesses providing accounts in partnership with ClearBank. The company reports having over 500,000 UK SMEs as customers. Tide is asking the UK government to… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 11:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Barclay’s have signed a new multi-year strategic partnership. Building on their longstanding relationship, the agreement “includes a wide range of capabilities to support Barclays across the full ecosystem of businesses to enhance delivery for customers and clients and prepare… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Money is the number one cause of quarrels for three out of 10 couples in the UK, according to a survey by Starling Bank. Couples aged 45-54 reportedly “have the most disagreements (39%), along with parents (37%).” The research, which “questioned 4,000 over 16s in… Read More

May 7, 2023 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SCRYPT, the Swiss-licensed crypto trading firm offering digital asset solutions for institutions, announced a strategic partnership with London-based Fiat-as-a-Service platform Fiat Republic in order “to supercharge SCRYPT’s fiat on/off ramp capabilities, as well as improve automation of customer settlements to its institutional trading platform.” This… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody has announced plans to become a net-zero company by 2050, as a signatory of the taskforce for leading tech companies fighting climate change, Tech Zero. With over 300 tech companies already among the signatories, Zodia Custody is reportedly the first digital asset custodian… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allica Bank claims it is one of the “fastest” UK Fintechs to hit profitability – “becoming monthly profitable in June 2022, less than three years after securing a banking license – and achieving a £3m pre-tax profit in the second half of the year.” Allica… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LHV Bank, a provider of Banking Services and SME Lending solutions, announces it has been authorized “as a credit institution by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), becoming the first institution to receive a banking licence without restrictions in 2023.” This milestone achievement “allows LHV Bank… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Bank (ETR: DBK) announces that it has reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all-cash offer for the acquisition of Numis Corporation Plc. Numis is a UK corporate broking and advisory house “providing strategic advice and capital market connectivity to 166 retained… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the United States continues to pursue a rule-upon-regulation strategy that undermines public listings, increasing cost and compliance requirements, the UK is looking to improve the number of public firms by simplifying its listing rules. The policy objective has been discussed for years, and today… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Banking as a Service Provider Griffin, has appointed Marina Gorey as Chief People Officer. Griffin states that this marks a new phase for the Fintech, which was recently authorized, subject to restrictions, as a UK bank by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). David Jarvis, CEO and… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The trading window for securities issued on the Seedrs platform is currently open, with 690 different securities potentially available for trading. The monthly trading opportunity is open for the next six days. While starting slowly, the secondary market has continued to inch higher, providing investors… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK businesses received, “on average, £237,402 worth of fines following data breaches or violation of data protection rules in the last 12 months, with half (50%) of respondents listing financial data as the most likely to be compromised.” The findings come from ISMS.online’s latest State… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the world, recently decided to take legal action against an issuer that raised growth capital on its platform. In 2022, Student Rents raised over  £466,000 from 179 investors for a 9.39% equity stake in for a… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Iress recently announced that Reassured, the UK’s “largest” life insurance broker, has selected The Exchange platform in order “to power both its advised and non-advised protection business.” Iress was “chosen after a thorough selection process based on the potential for a long-term partnership and its… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Last year, Student Rents listed a securities offering on Crowdcube, raising £466,172.55 from 179 investors. The company was selling equity in the firm at a pre-money valuation of £4.5 million. According to the offering page, Student Rents claimed over 300 paying agents having matched 11,000… Read More