Tagged: uk

February 10, 2020 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small Robot, a UK-based ag-tech that is building sustainable farming robots, announced on Monday that venture capitalists 7percent Ventures has been confirmed as its lead investor after investing £200,000 into its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. This brought the funding round’s investment amount to more… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bricksave, a UK-based property investment platform, will be closing its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs later this evening with nearly £775,000 in funding raised. The initiative has attracted 375 Seedrs investors. The company launched the funding round in December and quickly secured its initial £600,000… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barclays announced on Monday it has extended its partnership with multinational financial services corporation, Visa. Barclays reported that the European agreement with Visa, which recognizes the “unique position” Barclays has in the market, is designed to drive innovation and product development as well as facilitate… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 7:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SteelEye, a UK-based compliance technology and data analytics firm, announced on Modnahy it has raised $10 million through its Series A funding in a round led by the FinTech Strategic Investments team at Eight Roads, a proprietary investment firm backed by Fidelity. Founded in 2017,… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 7:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank has reportedly secured £60 million from existing investors Merian Global Investors and Harry McPike’s JTC. The banking group has successfully raised £323 million and the latest funding follows two investment rounds of £105 million, which were led by Merian in 2019…. Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 6:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Popular Fintech Curve will launch in the US during 2020 according to a statement by CEO and founder Shacher Bialik delivered during the annual Fintech Week Tel Aviv. Curve is an “over the top” or OTT banking platform that is not a bank. The company… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 2:21 am By JD Alois  |  

allplants, a “vegan delivery company,” is claiming title to the largest vegan crowdfunding round in the UK after raising £2 million in just 48 hours now at £2.2 million backed by over 800 investors. The offering is still live on Seedrs and smaller investors can… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 1:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered firm Laka has secured €4.2 million for the ongoing development of its bicycle insurance platform. The firm will be establishing its European headquarters in Amsterdam and will use the funds raised to further expand its operations across Europe. Laka’s latest investment round was led… Read More

February 7, 2020 @ 10:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dragon Payments, a multi-cryptocurrency exchange dedicated to the UK market, announced this week it has been placed into Compulsory Liquidation. The company, which was originally named London Block Exchange (lbx), reported that a winding up order was made against the company on January 31st. Paul… Read More

February 7, 2020 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rnwl, an Insurtech startup founded by SyndicateRoom creator Gonçalo de Vasconselos, has revealed its intent to raise seed capital online. It is a natural decision for the company as Vasconselos got his start in the online capital formation sector of Fintech. But which platform should… Read More

February 7, 2020 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is reportedly planning to recruit a specialist with a professional background in blockchain and cryptocurrency-related businesses. The FCA says it wants to hire an intelligence associate with experience working in the digital asset industry, in order… Read More

February 7, 2020 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Savvy Navvy, a UK-based marine navigation mobile app, has successfully secured its initial £400,000 equity crowdfunding target through its latest campaign on Seedrs. The funding round was launched on Thursday and quickly raised the funds from more than 200 Seedrs investors. Founded in 2017, savvy… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 1:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Laybuy, an interest-free “buy now, pay later” payment solutions provider, is teaming up with UK’s WHSmith, in order to provide users the option to buy now and pay later through the WHSmith.co.uk website. Customers will be able to buy products now, and will receive their… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After successfully offering IBAN check-ups in the Netherlands, Rabobank has reportedly spun off Fintech startup SurePay as it gets ready to establish business operations in the United Kingdom, ahead of the launch of the newly developed Confirmation of Payee rules. SurePay presently offers Confirmation of… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rimilia, a UK-based SaaS fintech, announced earlier this week it raised $15 million through its latest investment round, which saw participation from Eight Roads Ventures and Kennet Partners, and Silicon Valley Bank. The company, which was founded in 2008, revealed it provides intelligent, finance automation… Read More

February 5, 2020 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mode, a financial services firm backed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and is owned by the R8 Group, has reportedly launched its Bitcoin banking mobile app. Cointelegraph reported that the UK startup has made its mobile app available globally, except in the U.S. Customers outside… Read More

February 5, 2020 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

According to the UK government, Cathryn Ross has been appointed as the first Chair of the new Regulatory Horizon Council, a government-supported committee to make certain UK regulation keeps pace with innovation and enables it to thrive while safeguarding the public. Ross is currently the… Read More

February 5, 2020 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The addition of Molo, UK’s first, all-digital mortgage lender, Underpinned, a career management platform for freelance workers, and accounting services provider Paystream to the Starling Business Marketplace will take the digital bank’s business integrations count to 14. The integrations aim to build on services that… Read More

February 4, 2020 @ 11:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Barclaycard, a major brand for credit cards at Barclays, a leading London-based multinational investment bank and financial services company, has confirmed a deal in which it will reportedly become the preferred payments partner for 60,000 e-commerce retailers hosted on BigCommerce’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) online platform. The… Read More

February 4, 2020 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HOP Vietnamese, a UK-based fresh food concept that is on a mission to showcase a “passion” for Vietnamese colorful food, culture, and street atmosphere, is now set to close its highly successful equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.5 million raised. The restaurant… Read More