Tagged: uk

August 19, 2021 @ 7:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the years, tonnes of gold has been mined. Researchers, reporters/journalists, investors, as well as gold bullion dealers have been focused on tracking the estimated total amount of “overground” gold across the globe, the team at UK-based Minted notes. The Financial Conduct Authority approved Fintech… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 4:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has sent a “Dear CEO” letter to the management of the UK investment crowdfunding platforms. Signed by Debbie Gupta, Director of Consumer Investments Supervision, the missive cautions platforms on ensuring that investors fully understand the nature of the risk affiliated… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 3:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), a fast-growing global transfers Fintech and stealth bank recently completed a direct listing of its shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Today, Wise is announcing American Depository Receipts (ADRs) enabling US-based customers and retail & institutional investors to invest in the Fintech… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marygold & Co, a neobank that is providing banking services in partnership with LendingClub Bank, has purchased Tiger Financial & Asset Management in a move said to be a precursor to a UK launch of a Fintech app. According to International Advisor, Marygold & Co’s… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GLORY LTD., an international provider of cash tech solutions to the financial, retail and quick service restaurant industries, reveals that it will aim to become the “cornerstone” investor in the UK’s OneBanks, the shared branch banking “innovator,” as part of a Series A round in… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (LON: LINV) has reportedly entered a £150 million partnership with Barclays (LON: BARC) and HSBC (NYSE: HSBC). UK-based LendInvest, an asset management platform that’s focused on property finance, has reportedly committed to £150 million partnership with Barclays and HSBC in order to get funding… Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revolut, a top neobank that has global aspirations, is making millionaires of many of its employees. It is not just its founders that benefiting from the Fintech’s success but others that have picked up shares in the private company as it has grown. Revolut’s most… Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Žltý melón has partnered with Salt Edge, a European Open Banking service provider, to incorporate PSD2 compliant access to data to improve the loan application process. Žltý melón is a peer-to-peer lender based in Slovakia that also offers a host of services in partnership with… Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Paytia, a payments provider that ensures secure transactions by phone, has partnered with Talkdesk, according to a note from the company. UK-based Paytia is on a mission to enable consumers to pay over the phone without fear of card theft or fraud. Paytia’s Secure Virtual… Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iSpent19 is pleased to confirm the rollout of its money management app that’s meant to offer UK users with a new way of monitoring and managing their funds via transaction personalization and sharing. …and WE ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE! 🥳 It is with great pleasure to… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Open banking platform Yapily has hired Roland Selmer as Chief Product Officer (CPO), according to a note from company. Yapily shares that Selmer brings deep experience in building API first products at organisations operating in highly regulated markets. Prior to joining Yapily, Selmer was Senior… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital bank Revolut reveals that they’ve been working in “overdrive” to make things “easier” for clients. Revolut, which recently secured an additional $800 million in capital at a $33 billion valuation, has shared that August brings users “stacks of all-star” updates in… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 12:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Starling notes that with their platform and financial services, clients are able to bank “anywhere.” According to Starling Bank, that’s what makes them a wonderful app for business owners “out and about at festivals.” As part of this ongoing support for the… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Monzo notes that getting paid can be fun, but quite often, what “goes on behind the scenes isn’t.” According to Monzo’s blog post, if anything, getting paid may “take the fun out of business fundamentals.” Monzo, which is currently the subject of… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A team of experienced investors, technologists and Fintech professionals, Mode has been offering innovative financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe and across the globe since their inception back in 2018. Although we might be aware that Mode serves as a Bitcoin app, its vision… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New data from European Fintech iwoca, one of the largest small business lenders, reveals how embedded finance will play a key role for SMEs as they try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Timely insights “bring to life” the wide-ranging benefits of embedded finance, according… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Fintech firm SumUp has teamed up with the National Garden Scheme in order to lead the digitalization of charity by enabling “seamless” charitable donations via its card-reading tech, at an event supported by Dame Mary Berry, President of the National Garden Scheme, at Chilworth… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Datam, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that allows companies or businesses to begin accepting card payments within minutes, has raised £560,920 of its £550,001 target from 224 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs. There are 24 days left in the company’s sale, as… Read More

August 15, 2021 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WorldRemit, a UK-based digital cross-border payments firm, recently introduced its money transfer services in Malaysia’s markets through its app and web-based platform. Clients are now able to send funds from Malaysia, in addition to 50 other nations including the United Kingdom and the US, to… Read More

August 15, 2021 @ 12:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small Robot Company, which intends to bring PerPlant farming to the world’s largest crops with a “unique” level of intelligence and “precision” to a $240 billion/year sector, has secured £3,434,851 of its £2,000,000 target (at the time of writing) from 1974 investors via Crowdcube. Small… Read More