Tagged: uk

October 25, 2021 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a top European online investment platform with global aspirations, has launched a Private Deal Room catering to high net worth (HNW) individuals, angels, and sophisticated investors. In an email, Seedrs said they “believe the Seedrs Private Deal Room will help allow a new generation… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Wesleyan Bank reveals that Australia-based Fintech firm Sandstone Technology is now a  digital partner to enhance its platform for individuals and small business clients. Sandstone Technology front-end virtual banking solutions offer an intuitive banking experience across multiple channels for personal and business applications. Equipped… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transact Payments Limited, a provider of European BIN sponsorship and modular payment, debit, credit and prepaid services, reveals that it has experienced 380% growth in settlement volumes (EUR €) “from 2017/18 to 2020/21 across its expanding client base.” As mentioned in an update shared with… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Carbon footprint tracking firm Cogo has completed a $20 million Series A round, which has been announced just a few weeks ahead of the COP26 UN climate summit. The impact-led Fintech firm has reportedly entered strategic partnerships with major banking institutions, which came ahead of… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accelar has introduced a Nature Finance Impact Hub, which aims to boost market confidence in nature-positive initiatives, by isolating their key financial and environmental benefits. A strategy and sustainability consultancy, Accelar’s main business and goal is to assist with promoting the clean growth transition by… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over 70 financial institutions have reportedly worked with Valk‘s digital transaction and tokenization platform this year. Private market digital platform VALK says that it is “building for expansion after achieving over $4 billion in assets and deals managed on its platform in a year” as… Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bond Financial Technologies, Inc., the enterprise-grade platform for embedded finance, announces the availability of its new product, Bond Embedded Credit. Clients are able to build and deploy personalized credit products via a single integration, including underwriting, risk management, servicing, and compliance. Embedded Credit, along with… Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Barclays has introduced automated policy management and compliance tech from Regtech firm Clausematch to 90,000 workers across the globe. We're excited to share that @Clausematch #PolicyPortal is now streamlining compliance for all @Barclays employees globally! The rollout of the Portal is the culmination of a… Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement to expand its oversight to cover “paid for advertising and user-generated content.” The securities regulator asks that the Online Safety bill should designate content relating to fraud offenses as priority illegal content and thus require… Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Updraft, the financial app provider, has confirmed its largest investment round, securing  £72 million in equity and debt, in order to support its expansion and assist more UK consumers on a  path to attaining financial independence. The investment round has been led by NatWest, which… Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial services and digital payments company Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) has introduced subscription-based tools in the United Kingdom — Square Marketing and Square Loyalty — in order to help companies with expanding their sales. Following the announcement, shares of the firm appreciated marginally on Wednesday… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Plaid, a top open banking platform, and Currencycloud, a multi-currency transfers Fintech, have agreed to a strategic partnership, according to a release. The collaboration between the two firms is expected to deliver new joint solutions to make it easier for firms in the UK, including… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Virgin Money has reportedly entered a contract with Hometrack in order to gain insight into the potential impact of climate change on its portfolio. Building on their business relationship, Virgin Money will aim to benefit from Hometrack’s Climate Change Risk analysis, which is offered via… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dedicated prime property investment platform CapitalRise announced on October 19, 2021 that it has now returned £66m in capital and returns to investors, “maintaining its unblemished track record of no investment losses or investment defaults since inception.” Of the total £66 million in redemptions, over… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 6:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has announced the launch of a new product range that offers reduced rates and fees for environmentally friendly properties. The move is described as the firm’s latest push to support sustainable landlords and reduce the environmental impact of the built environment…. Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plum, a fast-growing Fintech, has launched a securities offering on Crowdcube this week and the pitch has quickly topped £6.5 million backed by over 9750 individual investors. Plum is raising equity capital at a pre-money valuation of £90 million. Plum’s initial funding target was pegged… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FIBR, the connected virtual banking platform, has launched so that it can serve European SMEs, by combining the stability of a bank with the agility and technology of a Fintech service provider. Based in the Netherlands, FIBR is focused on lending to European SMEs. The… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Insurtech firm BondAval has raised a $7 million seed round led by UK-based venture fund Octopus Ventures. Bondval also received the backing of Expa, along with support from existing investors Insurtech Gateway and TrueSight Ventures and several entrepreneurs, including Tom Blomfield (Monzo and GoCardless), Charlie… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a Series A funding round of $20 million last year, payments Fintech Primer has closed on a Series B funding round of $50 million. According to a note from the company, Primer received a valuation of $425 million. ICONIQ Growth led the funding with… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 8:02 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 (October 18) that for the week ending October 15,… Read More