Tagged: uk

October 29, 2019 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokyo-based Softbank, a multinational conglomerate holding company that provides fixed-line, mobile telephony, internet, telecommunications, and digital television products, is planning to invest $655 million into Greensill, a UK-headquartered supply chain finance company. Softbank has been a prominent investor in the Fintech sector having taken positions… Read More

October 29, 2019 @ 1:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender, CrowdProperty, is reporting that it has now lent more than £50 million after closing on the 121st loan today during a “record month” of lending £5 million. CrowdProperty says it has supported the development of over £120 million of property… Read More

October 29, 2019 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Trustology has integrated MoonPay into its TrustVault custodial wallet platform, according to a release.  The partnership enables users to easily buy cryptocurrencies by connecting their TrustVault app with the fiat-to-crypto payments platform MoonPay. TrustVault users may now go into the App and immediately purchase BTC,… Read More

October 29, 2019 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

A recenty survey indicates that merchants are very interested in Open Banking. While the topic started as an esoteric policy goal with few people really understanding what it meant, a report from Sentenial/Nuapay indicates popular interest exists and that 97% of merchants are already looking… Read More

October 28, 2019 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Koyo, a Fintech in the online lending sector, has raised $4.9 million in debt and equity capital in a funding round led by Forward Partners with participation from Seedcamp. The company reports a few interesting co-investors including Christian Faes, founder & CEO of LendInvest and… Read More

October 26, 2019 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom’s largest remaining payday loan company will be shutting down its operations, despite thousands of complaints regarding its lending procedures still unresolved. Chris Laverty, Trevor OSullivan and Andrew Charters of Grant Thornton were appointed as joint administrators of QuickQuid on 25 October 2019,… Read More

October 25, 2019 @ 2:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Koodoo, a new investment crowdfunding platform, has launched in the UK, according to a note from the company. Koodo says it wants to connect social responsibility and commerce by pairing startups that focus on social or environmental change with investors. Koodoo strives to be a… Read More

October 25, 2019 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Hectare is raising capital once again on the pages of leading UK based crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Its current securities offering is for £1 million for a 5.88% equity stake that is now in over-funding mode as £1.44 million has been committed representing 8.27% equity in… Read More

October 25, 2019 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Capital On Tap, a Fintech firm that provides working capital including loans and credit cards to small businesses, recently reached a milestone of lending £1 billion to small companies since the firm began operating in 2012.  Capital On Tap had lent £500 million by… Read More

October 24, 2019 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

With seven days left in its equity offering, Patch is crushing its goal on Crowdcube. Crush has raised just under £2 million on a goal of raising £500,000. The company is offering an 8.67% equity stake in the firm at a pre-money valuation of £20.55… Read More

October 24, 2019 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

GFIN, or the Global Financial Innovation Network, has gained multiple US regulators as members. GFIN now lists the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) as members joining the Commodity Futures Trading Commission… Read More

October 24, 2019 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender RateSetter has announced the appointment of Martyn Scrivens as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Board Risk Committee.  Scrivens officially joins the Board on 1 November 2019. Scrivens commented on his selection: “RateSetter stands out with its unique model, strong reputation… Read More

October 24, 2019 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based digital bank Revolut has launched in Fintech-friendly Singapore, according to a company release. In 2018, Revolut set up an Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore, where the Fintech now employs twenty people. Revolut says it is planning to triple its headcount in Singapore in the… Read More

October 23, 2019 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Santander InnoVentures recently led an expansion investment round for San Francisco-headquartered Roostify, an online mortgage lending platform. The size of the investment made has not been shared publicly. Established in 2012, Roostify provides an integrated platform that connects customers and lenders in order to… Read More

October 23, 2019 @ 6:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling Bank has raised £30 million in a new funding round, according to a company release. Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited is leading the round with an investment of £20 million. Starling’s existing investor, JTC, has topped off the round with £10 million…. Read More

October 22, 2019 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut has partnered with Mastercard to issue credit cards using the global network. According to a release from Revolut, the new deal will reach 210 countries and territories with he first cards hitting the US by the end of the year. Revolut is a UK… Read More

October 22, 2019 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Capitalise.com has announced a new partnership with iwoca and an unnamed “high street bank” to provide instant decisions on credit for participating businesses labeled “Instant Offers.” The service is said to remove any delay for online lending. iwoca is an online lender that offers loans… Read More

October 22, 2019 @ 1:03 am By Cali Haan  |  

NOTE TO READERS: In the days following publication of this article, Oleg Bakatanov, CEO of Depos Technologies OU, “a company developing dBonds protocol and Depos (DUSD) stablecoin,” responded to our inquiry and stated that his company is, “not a part of Deutsche Bank team…doesn’t cooperate with… Read More

October 21, 2019 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Today, 12 Canadian Fintech firms are in the UK on a 5-day trade mission led by the UK Department of Internation Trade (DIT). The visit is part of an initiative in support of these Fintechs seeking to enter the UK market. According to DIT, the… Read More

October 21, 2019 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Snap, a UK-based travel platform, is now seeing £1.1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2016, Snap states that it uses technology, and the power of its community, to aggregate travel demand and match it with spare capacity from independent coach… Read More