Tagged: uk

November 27, 2017 @ 1:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK’s first FCA regulated Islamic Fintech platform, Yielders, has been awarded the Islamic Economy Award in the Money and Finance category. The Islamic Economy Award is overseen by Thomson Reuters and the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre. The Award recognises innovative world-class business initiatives… Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, reward-based crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding portal successfully secured £1.2 million from nearly 1150 investors. As previously reported, Crowdfunder boasts a community of more than  600,000 users and has worked with more than 80,000 projects since launch…. Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK-based fintech firm Humaniq announced it has formed a partnership with regtech Coinfirm to build an even better digital experience for users of the Humaniq application using the cutting-edge AML solutions. According to Humaniq, it and Coinfirm are aiming to provide complete solutions for the world’s… Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Lendable has entered into £300 million loan deal with investment and mortgage firm Castle Trust. This news comes just a couple weeks after the online lender hit its £100 million milestone. Founded in 2014, Lendable describes itself as a peer-to-peer lending platform… Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, short-term peer-to-peer lending platform Welendus has successfully secured its initial 150,000 funding target from more than 100 investors.  As previously reported, Welendus was founded in 2015 and aims to re-define the short-term lending market… Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 6:25 am By JD Alois  |  

ZoomDoc, a doctor on demand service, is crowdfunding on Seedrs seeking £500,000 for a 19.99% stake in the company. ZoomDoc has set a pre-money valuation of £2,001,544 and, as it stands today, £283,724 has been committed by 84 investors. Founded by practicing NHS GP, Dr…. Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 5:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Chris Skinner, a Fintech industry commentator, author, speaker, and publisher of the Finanser blog, has invested in Meniga, a digital banking solutions. Skinner has been part of the Meniga Advisory Board since 2011. Based in London, Meniga works with some of the world’s largest financial… Read More

November 26, 2017 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Qure, a UK-based medical platform that connects patients at home with highly-experienced medical practitioners in their area through an app, has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding target from more than 300 investors through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The platform, which was founded in 2016, launched… Read More

November 26, 2017 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedcamp has just closed a £41M seed fund to invest in 100 new startups across Europe on their 10 year anniversary. The fourth fund is two times larger than the last Seedcamp fund and is said to be backed by 60 leading corporates, VCs and fund… Read More

November 25, 2017 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three years after securing more than £3.5 million through its first equity crowdfunding campaign, UK-based parking innovator JustPark has returned to Crowdcube and is looking to raise £1.5 million. As previously reported, JustPark was founded by entrepreneur Anthony Eskinazi and is seeking to lead the disruption of… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 7:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Many people are still sorting through the various proposals announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond during the Autumn Budget statement from the past week. Parsing through the nuances of the many policy pronouncements is an annual affair. So what is in the Budget… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowd Bonds, a type of debt-based crowdfunding, are gaining traction in the healthcare investment sector with a particular focus on high quality care homes, according to UK crowdfunding platform Downing Crowd. Downing Crowd itself has launched a new £2.5 million Crowd Bond for two established care… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bond, a brainchild of a group of London-based business and cryptocurrency aficionados, announced on Friday the launch of its £3.75 million blockchain-based digital equity offering in a convention asset fund. The offer is now available to accredited investors worldwide and gives investors the opportunity to purchase securities, known… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Short-term peer-to-peer lending platform Welendus has launched a new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The online lender is now seeking £150,000 as it prepares to expand. This campaign launch comes less than a year after Welendus raised £117,580 on Seedrs.  Welendus, which was founded in 2015, aims to re-define… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two years after securing nearly £1.3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK coffee and cocktail shop, Grind, has returned to the funding portal and not only raised its initial funding target of £750,000, but it has also surpassed… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform RateSetter announced on Friday it has appointed Richard Steele as its regional manager for the Midlands. According to the online lender, Steele has more than 15 years of business lending experience and prior to joining RateSetter, he held the relationship manager… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Property Partner, a UK based property crowdfunding platform, is nearing £100 million in assets under management (AUM). To help hurdle past this milestone,  Property Partner is offering a 2% cash back offer on two listed properties. If you invest a minimum of £20,000 you can… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese marketplace lending platform Yirendai (NYSE: YRD) announced on Friday it has received its ISO 27001 Certification from the British Standards Institution. According to the online lender, the ISO 27001 certification is an internationally recognized best practice framework for an information security management system (“ISMS”) and… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Crowdcube announced it has formed a partnership with Virgin Startup’s new equity crowdfunding accelerator, Crowdboost. According to the funding portal, CrowdBoost is dedicated to entrepreneurs that are looking to raise funds and grow their business through existing communities and crowd. “It has become… Read More

November 23, 2017 @ 12:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Broody, a business incubator, has picked up a 5% equity stake in Crowdfunder – the leading rewards based crowdfunding platform in the UK. Broody is supported by London based advertising agency Mother. Crowdfunder is nearing the close of an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. With… Read More