Tagged: uk

May 30, 2022 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tred, a company that aims to build the United Kingdom’s “leading” green neo-banking platform, has secured 117% (£702,642) of its £600,000 target (at the time of writing) from 895 investors via its crowdfunding campaign carried out through Crowdcube. Certified by both B Corp & 1%… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FanHub, a play-2-earn game bringing an “extremely engaged” community to Web3, has secured 86% (£215,845) of its £250,008 target from 140 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 24 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Located in London, FanHub operates in the… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strabo, which aims to offer wealth analytics “at your fingertips,” has acquired 110% (£193,573) of its £175,003 target (at the time of writing) from 163 investors through its crowdfunding campaign via Seedrs (with 17 days left in the campaign). Located in London, Strabo operates in… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has released the findings and recommendations of a review by Kirstin Baker, which is one of its independent non-executive Directors, “to identify lessons from Open Banking for the CMA’s approach to designing, implementing and monitoring remedies in its market… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the world, has launched a Dutch facing section of its website as it positions itself to benefit from pan-European investment crowdfunding rules. New rules were issued by the European Union in November of 2021. Currently, many… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scalapay, which claims to be one of Europe’s leading Buy Now – Pay Later providers, and Twig, the “next generation” of banking and Web3 green payment infrastructure, recently announced an “exclusive” partnership. This partnership will “allow customers to resell products they have purchased via Scalapay… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearpay, a key player in Buy Now, Pay Later payments known as Afterpay outside the United Kingdom and Europe, has made its in-store payment functionality available to SMBs across the UK’s high streets. By providing installment payments in-store, Clearpay is supporting them to drive more… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The APPG for Challenger Banks and Building Societies are pleased to confirm that Metro Bank is now the latest challenger bank to join them as an Associate Member. The APPG is a cross-party group of MPs and Peers that focuses on informing parliamentarians about challenger… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

CRIF, a provider of credit information in Europe, has partnered with invoice financing provider Penny to allow UK SMEs to have their invoices paid instantly, according to a company statement. The new partnership combines Penny’s instant payment services with CRIF’s credit scoring solution. The companies… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel), a regulated crypto hedge fund manager, has “outperformed the S&P500 since January 2020, despite the initial strong performance of equities during the COVID period.” As noted in an update shared with CI, its Digital Asset Arbitrage Fund had… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 3:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based crypto wallet and payments platform, has announced the launch of Zumo Enterprise, its new B2B ‘Crypto-as-a-Service’ solution that “enables companies to offer crypto products and services to their customers.” The “first of its kind” in the UK, Zumo Enterprise is “the market’s… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 2:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AssetTribe announces the launch of its digital platform, connecting investors “to a broad and diverse range of alternative assets, opening up this interesting and important asset class especially during these turbulent times of high inflation and uncertain stock markets.” AssetTribe is an investment community aiming… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 1:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

RELAI, the savings and investment app, has secured €2,159,470 in capital as part of its latest funding round. After a strong private phase, which saw €1.2m invested by the likes of Redalpine, “more than 850 investors have joined the table, contributing an additional €970,000, surpassing… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 12:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a UK Credit Union “first,” Optimus Cards, the UK’s provider of white label card and banking solutions for traditional and new forms of currency, has introduces a flexible and “responsible” Credit Card product to Credit Unions at the Annual ABCUL conference. As mentioned in… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Blockchain Business Council – the international industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem – has announced a merger with market standards association for the adoption of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, Global Digital Finance (GDF). The merger sees the two organizations “join their respective resources,… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercuryo, the cryptocurrency payments firm, has revealed that it has hit 3 million users globally. The key milestone represents an acceleration in growth for the London-based business, having reached 2 million clients only four months back (in January of this year). Mercuryo is an international… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based Previse has raised $18 million in a Series B round that will help it expand its footprint around the world. Previse is an SME working capital platform. The funding was led by Chinese giant Tencent with existing investors Augmentum Fintech and Reefknot participating in… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tranch, a London-headquartered Buy Now Pay :ater (BNPL) platform for SaaS sellers and professional services providers, is ready now to come out of stealth, having secured £3.5 million in capital via a pre-seed equity and debt funding round. The investment round has reportedly been led… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance UK is pleased to confirm their partnership with the UK’s Fintech Founders group, an independent not-for-profit organization representing the United Kingdom’s entrepreneurs and founders in the Fintech industry. As an international “leader” in the crypto-asset sector, Binance is committed “to working with associations and… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Freetrade, the UK-based stock brokerage app provider, has secured £30 million via a loan agreement in order to boost its financial resources without having to commit to a new valuation for the firm. The FT reports that the announcement comes at a time when startups… Read More