Tagged: uk

May 26, 2017 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK housing market has struggled for years as high demand has challenged supply. The markets have reacted naturally by driving housing costs up. Home buyers and renters have struggled to keep up. London has become one of the most expensive property markets in the… Read More

May 26, 2017 @ 5:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Shortly after the terrorist attack, The Manchester Evening News partnered with the British Red Cross to launch a donations campaign on JustGiving to raise £2 million to support the families of the victims killed and wounded in the tragic Manchester Arena attack. The campaign has… Read More

May 26, 2017 @ 4:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hungry for an investment or just plain hungry?  Vita Mojo provides a solution to both! Vita Mojo, a quickly-growing UK restaurant chain and software company that is backed by the €6B global caterer Elior, is on a mission “to make food personal.” With industry leaders already on… Read More

May 25, 2017 @ 7:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa has announced that it will launch its Innovative Finance ISAs or IFSA in June pending HMRC approval. Zopa believes demand for the new ISA will be high and said it will give priority access to existing customers. In advance of the IFISA, Zopa is… Read More

May 25, 2017 @ 6:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

ArchOver, a UK P2P business lending platform, has secured full authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority to operate as a P2P lending platform (Article 36H). Since launching in September 2014, ArchOver has facilitated over £35 million of investment over its platform, operating under interim permissions granted by… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 10:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“Our aim is to enable women behind and in front of the camera in the industry during a time when gender inequality still exists.” UK online investment platform SyndicateRoom announced that the independent UK film Kat and the Band has been fully funded, having reached its £400,000 target…. Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle, an online lender for SMEs, has received full authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  Funding Circle is now queued up to offer the IFISA – an event that is expected to fuel platform growth even further. The FCA has struggled to complete… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 6:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Relendex has launched its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) following authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Relendex offers loans for commercial real estate via its online marketplace. The UK Government introduced the IFISA in April 2016 as a vehicle for investors to… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 5:14 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Orca, a leading independent data, research and analysis providers on the UK P2P lending market has announced its plans to launch its own four-factor rating service for individual P2P providers, the Orca Rating. The rating will be designed in partnership with Dublin City University’s Irish Centre for… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 11:13 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based private investment house IW Capital has completed the first close of a £2.2 million funding for SaveMoneyCutCarbon. The company is an energy and water savings consultancy and online retailer. SaveMoneyCutCarbon works with organizations and homes to reduce energy and water consumption and cut operating… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 11:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has announced a new partnership with fast-growing shared workspace company WeWork.  The new partnership will help boost Crowdcube’s European expansion goals.  Crowdcube will be opening offices in both Paris and Amsterdam within the next two months and will continue to roll… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Full stack crowdfunding platform FlashFunders has been sold to Boustead & Co. While no official announcement has been made, social media profiles are being updated to reflect the transaction. Co-founded by Vincent Bradley and Brian Park, FlashFunders was one of the first Regulation Crowdfunding portals… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 9:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Linked Finance, an Irish P2P lending platform, has received full authorization by the UK Financial Conduct Authority which will enable the platform to actuate growth into the UK market, according to multiple Irish news sources. In late April, the Ireland government announced a Public Consultation on the Regulation… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 8:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

WiseAlpha, a UK online lending platform that gives everyday investors access to high yield institutional bond and loan investments, has raised over £627,000 on its Crowdcube return in just 7 days, coming in at 125% over its original target. More than 433 investors have invested in return… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Kufflink is out with a report that UK investors are turning to property investment in response to Brexit uncertainty and the forthcoming snap election.  Kufflink is a relatively young P2P lender in the property sector so any shift in property investment… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 6:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform RateSetter has appointed Joanna Wright as Chief Risk Officer. Wright joins RateSetter from GE Capital where she was Chief Risk Officer for GE Capital Bank in the UK, leading a team of over 200 risk professionals with responsibility for prudential and enterprise risks… Read More

May 19, 2017 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Assetz Capital has surpassed £250 million in lending for UK businesses. The platform has accomplished this milestone in the four years since its launch in 2013. The company reports that approximately 20,000 registered lenders have earned over £21 million in interest… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 7:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK Fintech TransferWise has reached operational profitability six years after launch, according to a release. The Estonia-founded, London-based currency exchange startup indicated that it is currently amassing £8 million a month in revenue and is on target to reach £100 million for 2017. “To have hit… Read More

May 17, 2017 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Growth Capital Ventures (GCV) says it is ready to help fuel early stage companies in the North with a £57.5 million investment fund. GCV said it is working with Maven Capital Partners to help fund promising businesses. In late 2016, Maven invested £1.1 million in… Read More

May 16, 2017 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

One of the most challenging problems with perk-based crowdfunding is that too frequently project creators fail to deliver. While outright fraud may be rare, projects that don’t deliver or over-promise and under-deliver is commonplace. This has undermined the entire ecosystem as backers have become wary… Read More