Tagged: uk

September 5, 2019 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based insurtech AkinovA announced on Thursday it is teaming up with OpenFin to adopt OpenFin’s services for the deployment of its trading platform for the risk transfer value chain. According to AkinovA, the integration will allow users to access the AkinovA marketplace with an interface… Read More

September 4, 2019 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Railsbank, a UK-based banking group, announced on Wednesday it raised $10 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Moneta Capital with participation from CreditEase, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Singapore Life, and Firestartr. Founded in 2015, Railsbank describes itself as an open banking… Read More

September 4, 2019 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published its first “Global RegTech Benchmarking Report,” sponsored by EY Japan. According to the research, the Regtech industry has topped $5 billion in revenue in 2018 following a five-year surge in startup activity. CCAF reports that, while… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender RateSetter announced on Tuesday the launch of its new investment products. The lending platform reported that its goal is to deliver the most consistent returns and the most liquid investment in peer-to-peer investing. RateSetter noted that its delivery of consistent returns is… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, Kingston’s professional football club AFC Wimbledon has successfully secured its initial £2 million funding target from more than 3,600 investors. The initiative made its debut with a mission to raise the funds for… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Standard Chartered announced on Tuesday it has formed a strategic agreement with Traydstream to introduce its digital trade document matching services to the Bank’s clients, which is claimed to deliver increased efficiency and transparency to document trade processing and improving the trade finance experience for… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Curve, a UK based Fintech crowdfunding on Crowdcube, is killing it, according to a note from the company. Curve now claims to be the fastest startup to top £4 million ever crowdfunding on Crowdcube topping the amount in “just minutes” after opening up the offer…. Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a marketplace for property finance, has announced rate reductions for their products as well as a “cashback” program for legal fees. According to a release from the platform, LendInvest will now contribute up to  £750 for legal fees on “select LTVs.” Buy to Let… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

    The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) reports that Innovative Finance Individual Savings Accounts (IF ISAs) now stands at over £588 million. The P2PFA states that more than 40,000 accounts have invested in P2PFA members IF ISAs by the end of Q2… Read More

September 2, 2019 @ 7:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender for local, rural and SME businesses, has now surpassed £300 million in lending, according to a company release. Folk2Folk notes that it is the 3rd largest P2P Lender to UK businesses in terms of money lent. Folk2Folk has a unique local… Read More

September 1, 2019 @ 10:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Troubadour Goods, a London-based menswear brand that specializes in designing and creating handcrafted leather goods, has returned to Seedrs just a little over two years after securing £583,769 through its previously equity crowdfunding round. The company, which quickly raised its new initial £411,248 funding target,… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 10:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced earlier this week the launch of its new 3D secure (3DS) payments feature. According to Revolut, the feature was created to help fight against fraud and to keep Revolut users safe. “3DS is a step you take when buying something online… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property investment platform the House Crowd is crowdfunding on Seedrs. Founded in 2012, the House Crowd explains that it has evolved from an FCA regulated P2P platform in the buy to let space to doing multi-million-pound property developments. The House Crowd states:… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, leading UK based securities crowdfunding platform Seedrs confirmed it had agreed to terms of a £4.5 million funding round. Crowdfund Insider reported on the investment earlier this month and now Seedrs has publicly confirmed that two of their major institutional shareholders have committed to… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut is working with WWF and The Rainforest Alliance regarding the emergency appeal to support those dealing with the devastation caused by fire to the Amazon rainforest. Revolut has a donations feature as part of its bank application. Revolut initially launched this past… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one month after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK-based tech-enabled beauty business blow LTD has surpassed its initial £1.5 million funding target is now nearing £1.8 million. The initiative’s debut comes just a few years after blow LTD raised £1.35 million… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 12:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) will venture across the Atlantic to visit with and perhaps form partnerships with Latin American Fintech firms. Along for the ride are six UK based Fintech firms which have been selected to participate in Finnosummit taking place in… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

MERJ Exchange, the national stock exchange of Seychelles, will partner with Globacap, a capital markets platform for digital securities, to offer tokenized assets to EU and UK investors. Globacap is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). MERJ will be offering securities in its… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 1:34 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A judge in Southwark, England, has seized $900 000 in Bitcoins from confessed prolific hacker Grant West, 27, once described as a “one-man cybercrime wave,” The Guardian reports. The judge reportedly warned West that he would face an additional four years in prison if he… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 7:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Money transfer Fintech Azimo says it has reached profitability, according to a release. Azimo apparently turned the corner in Q2 of this year. Azimo states that has grown 60% year over year as of the end of June. The growth was fueled in part by… Read More