Tagged: uk

October 10, 2020 @ 1:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  UK-based Fintech firm and stealth bank TransferWise, which recently booked its 4th year of profitability while processing £67 billion in transfers in the past year, has published its Q3 2020 report which goes over how the company has been focusing on its goal of… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 10:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Yayzy, a UK-based sustainable banking app, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £625,000 in funding secured. The round launched last month, originally seeking £200,000, and has attracted 865 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, the Yayzy team has… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), an SME lender that facilitates loans in both the US and parts of Europe, notes that the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) was originally scheduled to end on September 30, 2020. But the UK government has confirmed that the CBILS… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The LSE Group has issued a statement on the proposed divestment of Borsa Italiana Group in a transaction with Euronext. The deal will see a sale to Euronext for an equity value of €4.325 billion, plus an additional amount reflecting cash generation to completion. The… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech Payhawk, a corporate expense management solution provider that secured €3 million in seed funding in March 2020, notes that “the ticket to ride the rollercoaster of hype in any emerging technology is expensive.” Hristo Borisov, the co-founder and CEO at Payhawk who’s focused… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 10:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirex, a UK-based payments platform, has secured more than£2.7 million raised through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which quickly secured its initial £1 million minimum target, has so far attracted nearly 5260 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, Wirex is a UK FCA-licenced… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based cryptocurrency exchange platform coinpass recently announced it has crypto asset trade association, CryptoUK.  Founded in 2018, coinpass aims to deliver an on-ramp platform and trading experience that enables novice and professional traders and businesses to use its trading platform as a way to access… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Monument Bank has received regulatory approval this week to operate under a restricted license receiving a green light from the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Monument Bank seeks to cater to the affluent providing a service that is just a click away as… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Less than two years after securing more than £1.5 million through its previous crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, renewable investment platform Abundance has returned to the funding portal and quickly surpassed its £350,000 funding target and is now nearing £535,000.  As previously reported, Abundance launched… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The  British Business Bank has issued a response to a review by the National Audit Office Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS).  The British Business Bank notes that the report highlights that the Bounce Back Loan scheme has succeeded in quickly supporting smaller… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, a European Fintech that leverages open banking to offer a deposit marketplace, says growth in the UK has topped expectations in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 health challenge. Raisin claims it is going “against trend” and has passed its 2020 annual growth target of… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 7:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a peer to peer lenders, says it has completed its securities offering on Seedrs that was matched by Future Fund money. In total, Assetz Capital raised £1.5 million with half of that amount coming from retail investors. The Future Fund is used for… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

B-North, a Fintech that is looking to acquire a bank license, is raising capital on Growth Capital Ventures (GCV). According to the offering page, B-North has raised over £1.23 million – topping its hurdle of £500,000. Craig Peterson, co-founder and chief operating officer of GCV,… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stephen Murphy, CEO at Genesis, a leading Low Code Application Platform (LCAP) and solution provider for the financial markets, has confirmed that his company has received a “strategic” investment from Citi (NYSE:C). The capital will be used to accelerate the growth of the company’s operations… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has launched a new feature that enables its users to track subscriptions and re-occurring payments to more easily manage these expenditures.  The “Subscriptions” feature organizes these charges in a single location so users can see how much they are spending and on… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sam O’Connor, the CEO at Coconut, a company that provides a tool for self-employed individuals that helps them manage their business finances, has confirmed that their platform now connects with Tide, Transferwise, Tesco Bank and Virgin Money. O’Connor noted that they’ve added four more banking… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 7:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has instituted a ban on the sale of crypto derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) that reference cryptoassets for retail investors, according to a note distributed by the regulator. The ban goes into effect on January 6, 2021. The decision… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 3:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The United Kingdom Crowdfunding Association (UKCFA), the leading industry voice in the UK for online capital formation, has commented on the merger announced today between Seedrs and Crowdcube. The two trailblazers in the Fintech sector of online capital formation have dominated the UK crowdfunding… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling has announced the launch of online banking for its personal and joint bank account customers. The new online portal will allow Starling Bank’s customers to manage their money from their desktop or laptop as well as their smartphones. Previously, Starling had been… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Whitehall Finance, a working capital platform, is crowdfunding on Seedrs. The Fintech is seeking up to £350,000 for equity at a pre-money valuation of £3.5 million. As of today, the EIS qualified offering has raised £114,000 from 21 individual investors. The company reports that it… Read More