Tagged: uk

July 16, 2024 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Following its rebranding from Seedrs to Republic Europe, the online investment platform is reporting that it generated more than over £24.5 million in activity in June. The above number incorporates primary offerings, secondary trading, funds as well as private deal rooms which typically involve more… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), along with the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR), are seeking feedback on the rise and use of digital wallets. Today, digital wallets are ubiquitous. From smartphone-based applications to hybrid crypto wallets, the use of physical cash is on the decline. Regulators… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital, a funder in the SME commercial property and residential development markets, is pleased to announce that Mark Roberts has joined the expanding business to lead the growth of their development finance arm. While Mark’s role is national, his remit will also “focus on… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantexa, the global enabler of Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors announced that its Decision Intelligence Platform will be adopted by the University of Liverpool’s Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest trusts… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The recent election of Labour in the UK is likely to result in “major changes” to fintech and payments markets, according to an analysis shared by Juniper Research. Juniper Research notes in a blog post that as industry watchers, they wanted to “examine the new… Read More

July 14, 2024 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has announced the launch of its white-label payment orchestration solution, which is set to propel payment acquirers, gateways, platforms and other ecosystem players with agile and customizable modular tech to stand out in a fiercely competitive market. As an independently-owned, vendor-agnostic… Read More

July 14, 2024 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Griffin, the UK’s bank for fintechs, is pleased to announce that it is now a certified B Corp – the global community of companies committed to high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. This milestone reinforces Griffin’s dedication to “embedding sustainable and… Read More

July 14, 2024 @ 7:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, a provider of crypto compliance solutions, is working with VASPnet, the “assured” source of regulatory reference data on virtual asset service providers (VASPs), to integrate real-time, high-quality data on the regulatory status of VASPs into its product offering. Sourced directly from 92 regulators in… Read More

July 12, 2024 @ 7:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) posted updated rules designed to encourage more public share listings in the UK. The “overhaul” of the rules are part of a broader push to ensure and grow the UK’s status of a leading global financial… Read More

July 12, 2024 @ 9:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank has recently announced that it launched its first Limited Company Buy-to-Let product as part of its continued focus on becoming a leading specialist lender. Owning a property through a Limited Company structure “can be more tax efficient than owning the same property on… Read More

July 11, 2024 @ 3:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has ramped up its name and shame approach to scofflaws who allegedly commit financial services crimes. While in the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission, has long publicly posted their enforcement actions this is not as common in the UK…. Read More

July 11, 2024 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK British Business Bank has posted its Small Business Equity Tracker for 2024. The numbers aren’t so great compared to 2022, as investments in UK smaller firms tanked by 48% to £8.8 billion. The number of deals declined as well by 25% to 2152…. Read More

July 11, 2024 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The new Labour government is expected to “embrace” the UK Fintech industry. The UK has long been a top global financial services sector, and support of Fintech is key to growth and ongoing relevance. According to a report in CityAM, the new Chancellor of the… Read More

July 11, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Data generated by Pitchbook and posted by Innovate Finance, a UK-based group that supports the Fintech community, highlights global Fintech funding trends in the first half of 2024. The data includes both equity and debt funding raises. Fintech has been a significant success story “for… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 2:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported yesterday, Seedrs has rebranded to Republic Europe. Republic, based in the US, announced the acquisition of the investment crowdfunding platform in 2021.  The re-branding is an obvious transition as Republic aims to create a global brand of online capital formation and ancillary… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clients of service providers including Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland will now be able to share their access and support needs. Experian announces Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) as the newest partner of its Support Hub service. As part of Experian Support Hub, LBG, home… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 7:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business activity grew in nine UK nations and regions in June, after having risen in all 12 in the previous month, the latest NatWest Regional Growth Tracker showed. The NatWest Regional Growth Tracker Business Activity Index is said to be “the first fact-based indicator of… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 3:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, the UK’s platform for mortgages, announces the introduction of dual representation for bridging projects, now available across our entire product range. This innovative feature, powered by LendInvest’s Mortgages Portal, “offers customers greater flexibility and efficiency in managing their bridging deals.” With dual representation,… Read More

July 9, 2024 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, has lent several hundred million pound to British businesses in the first half of this year, as it continues its track record of supporting the most ambitious and innovative businesses across the UK. OakNorth’s focus has been on “supporting… Read More

July 9, 2024 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethos, a financial services company dedicated to ethically minded consumers in the UK, has partnered with Thought Machine, the cloud-native banking technology company, to launch a Shariah-compliant digital service. Ethos will deploy Thought Machine’s core banking platform, Vault Core, to offer seamless and real-time Shariah-compliant… Read More