Tagged: uk

January 20, 2021 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance has published a note regarding Fintech investment in the UK. According to their numbers, the UK retains its title as the top investment destination in Europe for Fintech firms at with $4.1 billion in venture capital and growth private equity invested across a… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a top UK Fintech providing property finance, is adapting to the ongoing health crisis by scheduling its first virtual conference. The LendInvest Broker Day will host a series of online sessions led by speakers including LendInvest’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, Director of… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has announced US dollar savings accounts for UK customers. According to a release, Revolut will offer interest rates of 0.65% AER for Metal customers, 0.50% AER for Premium customers, and 0.40% AER for Plus customers on US dollar funds. There is no… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Online balance sheet lender, Nucleus Commercial Finance, reports that it has secured a £200 million funding line, which should help with increasing the platform’s capacity or ability to support more UK-based businesses. The new funding line should help ensure that the lender is well-positioned to… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although neo banks or digital banking platforms have been gaining significant market share during the past few years, consumers still appear to be somewhat hesitant when working with these new providers as their primary accounts, according to recent research by Accenture. The 2020 Accenture Global… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based challenger bank Tide reportedly announced on Monday it is planning to expand its services to India.  According to Business Standard, Tide is planning a test launch in India during the first quarter of 2021. The company will later be doing a wider rollout later… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CrowdProperty, a property investment platform, has confirmed several key changes to its board, with the recent appointment of Mark Stephens, the former Chief Executive at Allica Bank. Stepehens has joined CrowdProperty as a non-executive director. Stephens, who recently retired from his position at Allica and… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Proptee, a new property investment platform that announced in November 2020 that it was planning to launch operations in the United Kingdom in January 2021, has released an update in which it noted that they believe that as a company or business, they’ll do better… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo has announced several updates. The digital bank confirmed recently that the Year in Monzo 2020 is now available via its app. As explained by the banking challenger, the Year in Monzo shows customers key insights into how they spent, saved, and… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Global has partnered with BCB Group, to “better globalize” its offerings, according to a release. Huobi is a large digital asset firm based in Asia. BCB Group is a payment services provider that enables clients with European fiat the ability to send fiat to… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Konsentus, a firm that provides open banking identity and regulatory checking services to protect our customers and partners from the risk of fraud has acquired Open Banking Europe (OBE) S.A.S. from PRETA, according to a release. Details of the transaction were not provided. Open Banking… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hiro, a UK-based insurtech startup, quickly secures £1.6 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round, which originally sought to raise a minimum of £1.2 million, has so far attracted over 500 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, Hiro describes itself as… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Perenna, a UK-based mortgage fintech startup, announced on Monday it secured $10 million through its Seed funding round, which included investments from Kevin Flaherty, the former head of structured products at Deutsche Bank, Tony Mallin MBE, managing partner of Star Capital. Founded in 2018,… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a call for input on the consumer investment market that closed to comments last month, the UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued a report on how the regulator “works to protect consumers from investment harm” citing activity during the first 10 months of 2020…. Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Revolut notes that with the New Year comes new features. The challenger bank has launched a new desktop Web App that will allow customers to better manage their finances. In addition to the “handy” new desktop Web App, Revolut has introduced upgraded… Read More

January 17, 2021 @ 10:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Karshare, a UK-based car-sharing startup, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £1.4 million secured. The funding round, which has attracted nearly 560 Seedrs investors, was launched last month, originally seeking £1 million. As previously reported, Karshare stated… Read More

January 17, 2021 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling claims that more consumers appear to be switching to its Fintech platform than “ever before.” As confirmed by review site Which?, Starling Bank has topped the chart for current account switches – which means that clients decided to part ways with… Read More

January 16, 2021 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With digital or neo banking gaining more users and popularity during the Coronavirus pandemic, the leading challenger banks in the US and Europe recently confirmed steady growth and adoption. Trading Platforms reveals that seven US or American challenger banks managed to record a combined user… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based LendInvest, a property finance platform, has reportedly told its investors that it’s well-prepared to deal with new lockdown measures. This, after making upgrades to its business processes, risk mitigation efforts and various financial metrics during the lockdown enforced in March of last year. The… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Uma Rajah, CEO and Co-founder at CapitalRise, a UK-based prime property lending platform. CapitalRise is an investment platform that seeks quality over quantity with just 2% of deals being approved by the platform. Sophisticated or high net worth investors may… Read More