Tagged: united kingdom

September 1, 2022 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

With the completion of the acquisition of Seedrs, Republic has announced that it is now the “first global private investment platform,” which will provide access to investment opportunities for retail investors around the world. Republic has shared that it has received final regulatory approval to… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital, the billion pound+ business lender – funding 1 in 12 new homes by SME House Builders, has raised 119% (£297,697) of its £250,003 target from 240 investor via Seedrs with 21 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign (at the time of writing)…. Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Sourced Capital has reportedly made two new senior hires who will be joining the firm’s investor relations group as the business targets £26 million in lending by the end of the year. Matt Mason has been hired by Sourced Capital to serve as the… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), the top academic group studying Fintech, has published a report on digital finance in Latin America and its impact on SMEs’ access to capital. The SME Access to Digital Finance Study: A Deep Dive into the Latin America… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Security Token Market is pleased to confirm that Archax, a global cryptocurrency and FCA regulated digital asset ecosystem, has joined the STM data partnership network. Archax provides professional investors and institutions “with a primary market for investing into digital asset projects, as well as a… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos and UK-based litigation financier Fenchurch have mutually agreed “to wind down cooperation due to potentially increased reputational risk for Mintos and also the lending company, resulting from the ongoing liquidation of Fenchurch’s former parent company.” According to the proposed payment schedule, Fenchurch will have… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Atom Bank reveals that the 6-month trial of a 4-day work week was really positive for workers and that customer service ratings have not been negatively impacted. App-based Fintech Atom bank said that its four-day working week trial was a success due to several… Read More

August 28, 2022 @ 9:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jupiter Fund Management is interested in parting with its 10% ownership stake in top UK digital bank – Starling Bank, according to a report. Sky News says that Jupiter may sell the shares at over £200 million, perhaps a transaction may entail a discount. The… Read More

August 26, 2022 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nationwide Building Society has improved the process for new and existing members opening a savings account by now “allowing them to fund the account straight away as part of the application process.” Previously members would have to wait a few days “until the account was… Read More

August 26, 2022 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital on Tap has secured a £200m funding facility with JP Morgan and Triple Point “to support UK small businesses.” The funding will help small businesses “access credit at a time when the UK is anticipating a recession and facing historic inflation rates.” Launched in… Read More

August 26, 2022 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, announced that it plans “to launch options on UK Carbon Emission Allowances (UKA Options) on October 10, 2022, subject to regulatory approval.” Gordon Bennett, Managing Director of Utility Markets at ICE,… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LianLian Global, a global cross-border payments service provider, and London-based lendtech Uncapped have announced a strategic partnership “to provide ecommerce entrepreneurs and online merchants in the US and UK with access to fast and flexible financing to grow their business through the LianLian Global platform.”… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research released by specialized payments platform Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) reveals how retailers “may be missing out by not accepting payments in crypto.” A significant 80% of crypto owners “want to pay for goods with their crypto balances but are held back by a lack of… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has announced a new ENABLE Funding facility to Propel, an independent asset finance provider. Propel was launched in 1996 to provide accessible finance to SMEs in the UK. Today, Propel has grown to become one of the UK’s largest independent finance… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Young digital bank Zopa has surpassed £2 billion in deposits. The bank claims to be one of the fastest challenger banks to top this milestone. Zopa Bank is authorized and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and by the Financial Conduct Authority. Zopa started its… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Transact365, a UK-based global payments platform powering merchants across the globe, has partnered with digital asset exchange FINECTUM. The partnership means that merchants using Transact365’s payments platform “can now accept and process crypto payments, including BTC, LTC, USDTE, USDTT, ETH and more, across five continents.”… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Ten-year-old securities crowdfunding platform Seedrs has recently posted a blog on platform capital raising, which highlights sector growth. Seedrs reports that it took 8 years to top £1 billion in funding raised, but two years later, Seeders has doubled that amount surpassing £2 billion this… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Fintech Unlimint announced the launch of its Banking as a Service (BaaS) product, Unlimint Banking and Cards (UBC),”a one-stop payment accounts and card issuing and processing solution.” The new offering “allows companies globally to launch and embed digital payment products for their customers based… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Growth Capital Ventures has led a £695,000 investment round into Finexos, a fintech platform set “to improve access to credit for millions of people around the world.” Oversubscribed by almost 40% from the initial target, the funds will be used “to drive forwards Finexos’s market… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liquidnet, a technology-driven agency execution specialist, recently announced the appointment of Nichola Hunter as the firm’s Global Head of Sales for Fixed Income. In fast-evolving markets, Hunter will be tasked with growing customer relationships through the delivery of tailored and innovative solutions. Based in London,… Read More