Tagged: uk

October 22, 2022 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based challenger bank Atom has appointed Andrew Marshall as the company’s chief financial officer. He will be replacing Atom co-founder David McCarthy whose departure was first reported  in September of this year. Marshall has reportedly worked at Atom for the past six years, holding several… Read More

October 21, 2022 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group plc has entered into a partnership with the Vodeno Group (comprising of Vodeno Limited and its subsidiaries) which will see the creation of a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) business in the UK. This strategic partnership will “enable businesses to embed financial services products such as… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has introduced Innovation Sandbox in order “to accelerate its collaboration with Fintechs and improve the digital products and services it offers to customers.” Innovation Sandbox will reportedly “help the Group bring a variety of Fintech opportunities through the design and test cycle… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

DivideBuy, a UK-based Fintech that provides point of sale (POS) financing, has topped £250 million in lifetime sales, according to a note from the company. The company was founded in 2014. DivideBuy reports over 500 merchants in the UK and claims its customers have boosted… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), which claims to be the United Kingdom’s largest lending platform for small business borrowers, announced the appointment of Greig McEwan as Chief Technology Officer. Greig joins Funding Circle’s Global Leadership Team, “reporting to CEO, Lisa Jacobs.” Greig is “a customer-driven technology leader… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based open banking and request to pay Fintech firm Ordo has secured £10 million in a Series A round that was reportedly led by Equinox Systems. Established in 2018 by the former management team of the Faster Payments scheme, Ordo allows companies to request payments… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paytrix, an embedded payments company for “high-growth” vertical software platforms, announced that it has secured £5 million of new capital.” The investment round was “led by Hambro Perks, an international investment firm focused on private investing, alongside investment from Bain Capital Ventures, Fin VC, Better… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 11:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered payments Fintech, allpay Limited, have teamed up with Salt Edge, a key player in Open Banking services, to enable businesses to offer customers, including people with vulnerable financial situations, a convenient payment experience, being a part of the larger financial inclusion initiative of the… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HR and payroll services provider, SD Worx, is committed to making additional investments in people-based Fintech services for its clients by working with Modulr, the embedded payments platform that supports quicker payroll payments. Traditional Bacs payments for payroll usually take around three business days to… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Plum, a smart money app, has easily topped its crowdfunding goal by raising over £1 million in just 8 hours on Crowdcube. The securities offering launched last week and is scheduled to close tomorrow. As it stands today, Plum has raised £1.65 million from 4277… Read More

October 17, 2022 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Developed by Lockton’s Emerging Asset Protection (LEAP) team in collaboration with global custody insurers, the facility is supported by Lloyd’s syndicates, together with “highly rated” insurance companies. This provides Lockton clients with policy wording and full access to London market capacity, estimated today “to be… Read More

October 17, 2022 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prime property finance firm CapitalRise has reached £200 million in prime property loan origination, funding developments across London and the home counties to the value of over £640 million. As noted in a blog post, CapitalRise originated £99 million of these loans in a 12-month… Read More

October 17, 2022 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Molo Finance are pleased to announce the expansion of their buy to let product range. Relaunching back into the market, Molo will be adding the following products to their buy-to-let portfolio: Fixed rate mortgages: starting from 6.69% on 65% LTV for individual buyers and 6.99%… Read More

October 15, 2022 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zumo, the UK-based wallet and crypto-as-a-service enterprise solution provider, has announced at Sibos 2022 that it has “become the latest member of the World Economic Forum’s Crypto Sustainability Coalition.” Part of the wider Crypto Impact and Sustainability Accelerator, the newly formed coalition will explore “how… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

YuLife, the tech-driven financial services brand on a mission to inspire life, recently announced that funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. have joined as investors in the company, “having participated in YuLife’s recent Series C funding round.” The investment, along with… Read More

October 13, 2022 @ 2:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Since Talenthouse completed the acquisition of Coolabi which covers several markets including UK, US and China, both businesses are working together “to deepen Talenthouse’s proposition within the Creator Economy space and diversify its offering amidst an unsteady market.” With market conditions looking to continue in… Read More

October 13, 2022 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoHenry, the UK-headquartered provider of a pre-paid debit card and financial education app for kids, has secured $55 million in capital in order to fund its move into new markets. GoHenry has raised growth capital on a crowdfunding platform, pursuing multiple funding rounds on Crowdcube,… Read More

October 13, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Digital Pound Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Modulr to the Digital Pound Foundation’s membership community. Since its inception in 2016, Modulr has “grown to become the leading provider of embedded payments to businesses across the UK and Europe.” Authorized by the… Read More

October 12, 2022 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Railsr, the embedded finance experience platform, has chosen SurePay as its UK Faster Payments (UKFP) Confirmation of Payee (CoP) vendor in order to assist its clients with combatting fraudulent activities and misdirected payments carried out in the United Kingdom. With SurePay, Railsr may now take… Read More

October 12, 2022 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MarketFinance, which claims to be one of the leading fintech credit and payments companies, has secured a £30 million credit facility from Viola, the Israeli technology investment group, in order “to expand its B2B Pay Later embedded finance offering for SMEs.” Available in Sterling, US… Read More