Tagged: uk

December 21, 2021 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (December 20) that for the week ending December 17,… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Rnwl, an Insurtech startup, has closed its funding round on Seedrs. According to the offering page, Rnwl raised £492,225 from 534 investors in 34 days. Rnwl was offering equity at a pre-money valuation of £6 million. The security was EIS qualified and approved for the… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Broker Insights – the “high-growth” firm whose digital platform is focused on transforming the commercial insurance market – has secured nearly $8 million (appr. £6 million) in a Series A round led by Mercia Asset Management. Chroma Ventures, which first backed Broker Insights with seed… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined HSBC Bank plc £63,946,800 for “failings in its anti-money laundering processes.” As noted in an update from the FCA, HSBC used automated processes to “monitor hundreds of millions of transactions a month to identify possible financial crime.”… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

SingularityDAO, a spin-off of SingularityNET, has announced DynaSets – a diversified portfolio of crypto assets managed by hedge fund professionals and artificial intelligence (AI). According to a company release, DynaSets is now in Beta and hedge fund traders “will play a major role in all… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee, has revealed that if Brits diverted half of the money they’re expected to spend this Christmas to their pensions, they could be “as much as £1,442 better off by the time they reach retirement.” This amount could “increase… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Chantelle Arneaud  |  

Our third year of living with Covid-19 is about to start. Given the new omicron variant, we anxiously wait to see if it causes a spike in infection, which may cause a downward turn in economic growth. What does this mean for equity fundraising in… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

2021 continued to be another “unprecedented year in the financial services industry,” according to an update from payments specialist Banking Circle. The team at Banking Circle points out that not only did the impact of COVID-19 “continue to accelerate change, but a number of new… Read More

December 19, 2021 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank has announced an increase to business lender Simply’s ENABLE Funding facility. In total, the facility will reportedly offer £300 million of funding to SMEs across the United Kingdom. This is notably the largest facility under the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Funding… Read More

December 19, 2021 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HERMESNET, which aims to automate a manual legacy in private equity (PE), has acquired 96% (£145,211) of its £150,000 fundraising target from 107 investors. HERMESNET has secured capital via its crowdfunding campaign being carried out through Crowdcube (with 24 days left in the sale at… Read More

December 19, 2021 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DeadHappy, which is the “home of the deathwish” and changing attitudes to death… “one deathwish at a time,” has secured 104% (£5,326,640 from 443 investors) of its £5,100,007 target with 24 days left in its crowdfunding campaign being carried out via Seedrs. Based in Leicester,… Read More

December 19, 2021 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marieke Flament, the Chief Executive at NatWest’s virtual bank for businesses, is reportedly getting ready to leave her role after two and a half years. Flament will be joining Switzerland-headquartered blockchain foundation NEAR as the CEO, she confirmed in statements shared with Reuters. The non-profit… Read More

December 19, 2021 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starting from December 17, 2021, Amazon clients in the United Kingdom will have access to a new, flexible payment method – Instalments by Barclays, helping them to “finance purchases of £100 or more on amazon.co.uk.” As mentioned in the announcement, the reusable credit account may… Read More

December 18, 2021 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, Chief Strategy Officer at UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender. Blend Network‘s Roxana Mohammadian-Molina talked about some of the landmark projects that they’ve helped out this year. She also commented on what her team is doing… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW), an international payments enablement and software company, has announced that it has acquired WPM, a software provider that enables secure payment experiences for universities and colleges across the UK. As mentioned in the announcement, the acquisition will build on Flywire’s education… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Plaid, a leading open banking platform, has published a blog post that reflects on 2021 while providing some insight into their expectation for 2022. Authored by Keith Grose, GM of International at Plaid in London, explained that Fintech’s disruptive capacity is far beyond financial services…. Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 10:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nationwide, one of the world’s largest building societies, has reportedly moved its member website to Microsoft Azure. The move, which was designed, built and released by Nationwide’s Cloud team with assistance from digital transformation consultancy Contino, aims to improve the robust security features of the… Read More

December 16, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Twig, the London-headquartered Fintech firm that’s bridging the gap between finance and re-sale, has shared its inaugural whitepaper which highlights “the new way in which Gen Z are consuming, based upon a total cost of ownership and a commitment to a sustainable lifestyle.” As mentioned… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a peer-to-peer lending platform for secured loans, says it has provided a £1.3 million loan to Amor Homes Ltd to complete its luxury development in Cheshire. Assetz Capital states that having built four luxurious homes in South Cheshire the developers are now exiting… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld multiple bans on crypto-asset promotions today. The impacted firms include Coinbase Europe, CoinBurp, Lumo Money, Exmo Exchange, Papa John’s, Payward/Kraken, and eToro. In regards to Coinbase, four issues were investigated with each being upheld by the regulator…. Read More