Tagged: uk

April 19, 2023 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

British Business Investments, a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, aims “to increase the supply and diversity of finance for smaller businesses across the UK by boosting the lending capacity of a range of finance providers.” Since it was established in 2014, British… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In today’s volatile environment, and with 84% of businesses expecting running costs to spike further this year1, SMEs are “increasingly reliant on real-time actionable insights to guide critical decisions.” Latest figures from Pulse, the “one-of-a-kind,” data-driven tool and resource hub for SMEs, from Nucleus Commercial… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm By Barry James  |  

As the USA House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Fintech, and Inclusion, hold a hearing on stablecoins Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in the USA, in the UK, and around the world, attempts to shoe-horn digital money from central and private banks (CBDCs and Stablecoins) into existing… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, part of Republic, has commented on its performance in the impact investing sector. In a Tweet, Seedrs noted that, to date, the online investment platform has enabled the following: £330 million in funding for sustainability-focused startups Sustainability securities offerings listed on the platform hold… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Challenger credit card Fintech Yonder announces a raise of $15.5 million (£12.5 million) in equity and $62 million (£50 million) in debt following its Series A funding round. The investment round was “co-led by Northzone and RTP Global alongside angel investors Joseph Moore, founder of… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) has posted the recommendations for the next stage of Open Banking in the United Kingdom. JROC is made up of HM Treasury, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)…. Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) notes that we should never doubt the importance of the UK and Europe to their business operations. Coinbase writes in a blog post that they may be a US-listed company but they know that “to succeed in their mission of increasing economic freedom,… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Curve, the financial super app and digital wallet that empowers you to maximize rewards from your existing cards and gives you the ability to earn in cashback or in crypto, has announced the launch of a new function that “enables its customers to transfer their… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 9:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Payments Association, which celebrates innovation and collaboration across the payments industry, has released a new whitepaper examining the current arrangements for sharing data to prevent economic crime in the UK, “citing collaboration between regulated entities and between public and private sector is key to… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, and Virgin Money, the “full service” digital bank serving 6.6 million customers across the UK, are announcing that they have partnered in order “to launch a new digital investment solution for UK retail investors.” The service has been “developed… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report published by the UK’s small business lending platform, Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), in partnership with insights consultancy Savanta, looks at “how resilience for small businesses and the impact of staff wellbeing is more important now than ever before.” Small businesses have “been hard… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LondonLink, which claims to be an established Crypto brokerage focused on curating risk-adjusted returns for “smart-money,” has so far raised 92% (£324,390) of its £350,000 target from 96 investors, with 25 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Located in London,… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading alternative finance providers, has announced that it has “funded a loan of £2.83 million for a new residential development in the affluent area of Purley, south London.” The loan has been “granted to a… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at LendInvest plc (AIM: LINV) recently shared its FY 2023 Trading Update. LendInvest, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading platforms for mortgages, announces its trading update “for the year ended 31 March 2023, ahead of its full year results announcement… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gretel, a Fintech on a mission to reconnect the public with £50bn in “lost savings” and investments, has raised 69% (£454,219.58) of its £650,000 fundraising target (at the time of writing) from 113 investors via it crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. Gretel reports a… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, recently delivered a speech in which he commented on the major issues the UK faces, and tried to set out how they “fit together and the challenges they give rise to.” Baily said that in recent weeks,… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 12:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

InvestEngine, a Fintech that offers commission-free ETF investing for individuals and small businesses, has closed its securities crowdfunding round, having raised £1.94 million, topping its goal of £1.25 million, according to an email from the company. This is the second time InvestEngine has leveraged Crowdcube… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Trust and Starling Bank have launched a three-year partnership aimed at ensuring more people “have access to nature, both now and in the future.” Through the partnership, it is “estimated that over 1 million people will be able to benefit from improved access… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 1:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, it was reported that the US market experienced a 25% quarterly decline in Fintech funding during Q1 2023 in comparison to Q1 2022. Today a similar report provided by Tracxn, indicates that the UK saw a whopping 89% decline during Q1 2023 in Fintech… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

In the UK, early-stage private firms are supported with innovative tax exemptions designed to make investing in risky ventures more appealing. As everyone knows, a robust entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem is crucial for a growing economy. UK policymakers have made investing in private firms more… Read More