Tagged: uk

November 6, 2019 @ 1:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, the UK’s largest crowdfunding platform by total funded, has tallied its 1000th raise, according to a report from the company. Luke Lang, Crowdcube’s co-founder and CMO, stated: “Reaching our 1000th raise shows how committed communities are backing trail-blazing businesses in greater numbers than ever… Read More

November 5, 2019 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Freetrade, a challenger stockbroker that provides free share trading in smartphones, recently closed a €13.4 million (appr. $14.9 million) series A funding round in which it received investments from its first capital investor. This past summer, Freetrade closed a crowdfunding round on Crowdcube raising… Read More

November 5, 2019 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Curve, an “over the top” banking service that consolidates all bank-issued cards into a single smart card and app, has integrated Samsung Pay for UK-based clients, according to a company release. Adding support for the new payment system makes it easier for Samsung smartphone… Read More

November 4, 2019 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the UK’s tax, payments, and customs agency, has made changes to its crypto-asset taxation framework for local firms and individuals. HMRC, which creates tax guidelines and various other financial policies, published tax guidance updates that aim to clarify the… Read More

November 4, 2019 @ 1:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based TotallyMoney, a Fintech firm that helps its clients make better financial decisions by putting them right at the center of their credit data, has reportedly raised £5 million (appr. $6.5 million) from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). TotallyMoney’s management says it aims to make financial… Read More

November 3, 2019 @ 10:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Modular contemporary company nHouse has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round comes less than a year after the company raised £302,800 through its previous Crowdcube initiative.  As previously reported, nHouse creates spacious, high-tech, and free “grand design” styled homes in a… Read More

November 2, 2019 @ 1:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) has announced updates to the lending experience for retail investors in the UK. According to a blog post, on 2 December, the company will launch a new selling tool that is expected to improve retail lenders’ ability to access funds more regularly… Read More

November 2, 2019 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Pollinate, a company that offers a merchant services platform, has reportedly launched after receiving £60 million (appr. $77.6 million) in investments. The company’s financial backers included EFM Asset Management, Mastercard, Motive Partners, and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Founded in 2017, Pollinate provides… Read More

November 1, 2019 @ 3:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Goji has launched an asset custody service to support the growth of crowdfunding platforms, according to a company release. Goji states that FCA’s regulatory obligations to safeguard client assets can either be operated internally on the platform or rely on a third-party custodian. Goji currently… Read More

November 1, 2019 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fast-growing Fintech Landbay says October was a great month for the real estate peer to peer lending platform. Without providing any details, Landbay tweeted out the news. Earlier this year, Landbay reported that a “leading financial institution” had committed to funding £1 billion in buy… Read More

November 1, 2019 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based crypto firm Knabu is reportedly testing bank regulatory reporting with US-based Factom, Inc., a blockchain innovations company that provides various blockchain as a service (BaaS) platforms. In statements shared with Coindesk, the UK-based company revealed that it launched its 30-day pilot on October 31,… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a UK based Fintech platform for property finance, has hired a new Director of Mortgage Underwriting, and a second Business Development Manager for the North West. According to a note from LendInvest, Gene Clohessy joins the team as Director of Mortgage Underwriting and will… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset custody platform Koine has been granted authorization for the issuance of electronic money (EMI Licence) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Koine added that it has selected the UK as its “jurisdiction of preference” when it comes to a regulated market and that… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs continues to add value to its investment crowdfunding platform as it moves beyond online capital formation. Today, Seedrs is announcing a partnership with CityFalcon to prove market intelligence by incorporating a trending news feed on the site. Additionally, Seedrs is incorporating “sector pages” where… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 4:03 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom is going through a period of change, it appears. In an email distributed by co-founder Tom Britton, he stated that SyndicateRoom is switching to “fund-first approach to investing.” As explained in the email: “We’re in the process of redesigning our crowdfunding offering. We need… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading invoice financing platform MarketInvoice is going big. The Fintech has announced that it is now supporting larger businesses regarding their lending needs. According to a release, MarketInvoice will now accept businesses with turnover between £5 million to £50 million as it continues to scale… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Turing Intelligence Technology (TurinTech.ai), a research and innovation-driven artificial intelligence (AI) firm that focuses on automatic optimizations, has raised over £1 million through a seed funding round. Currently based in Cambridge, TurinTech.ai was established by four researchers at University College London (UCL). A resident at… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, a subsidiary of Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) and a prominent digital securities platform, will tokenize a 180-unit luxury residential development that is located in Manchester, UK. The tokenization is being completed in partnership with Alliance Investments, a UK-based direct-to-developer real estate investment company. River Plaza claims… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 6:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank, a digital challenger bank, is now offering a debit card that allows customers to spend directly in Pounds or Euros (ie no standard forex fee). According to a release, the dual currency card feature goes live on the same day as Starling launches… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has utilized Open Banking APIs for the first time with a tie-in to Intuit QuickBooks, according to a note from Revolut. This will be the first time that Revolut has collaborated with a third-party provider to use the advanced functionality of UK… Read More