Tagged: united kingdom

August 23, 2022 @ 3:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital banks and neobanks are a fairly recent evolution in the financial services world. Incumbent banking has been around for decades, if not hundreds of years. Old banks taking deposits for safekeeping, paying little in return (or charging fees), packaged with mediocre services, and queues… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Huw Davies, Chief Commercial Officer, Ozone API, which has been involved in the development of Open Banking from the very beginning. Ozone API started by developing the sandbox and reference implementation for the UK Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) –… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Citigroup Global Markets Limited £12,553,800 “for failing to properly implement the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) trade surveillance requirements relating to the detection of market abuse.” By failing to properly implement the MAR trade surveillance requirements, Citigroup Global… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning on August 22, 2022, everyone in the United Kingdom can reportedly use Atlantic Money in order to transfer from Euro to 9 different currencies across the globe. This means in addition to international transfers from British Pounds, customers can also transfer Euros – “for… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 5:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year, Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) made a big announcement regarding expanding services across the Atlantic. The social investment platform announced the acquisition of Ziglu in the UK – an FCA-regulated e-Money platform and crypto asset provider. All subject to regulatory approval, of course. A few days… Read More

August 21, 2022 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the organization behind the largest real-time payment solution, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the RuPay card Scheme, has  “signed an MoU confirming a partnership with the payments solutions provider… Read More

August 20, 2022 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The property sector across the United Kingdom is set for a £3 billion “boost” as specialist bank GB Bank officially launches “after receiving its full UK banking license.” The banking license “allows Middlesbrough-headquartered GB Bank to start driving its ambitious plans forward.” It has committed… Read More

August 19, 2022 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Bank has completed the UK’s first transaction “utilizing a digital promissory note purchase.” This “landmark” transaction significantly “increases speed of payment and paves the way for a significant increase in the use of promissory notes for a broad range of transactions.” As noted in… Read More

August 19, 2022 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to Buy Now – Pay Later (BNPL) providers pertaining to misleading advertisements. A copy of the “Dear CEO” letter sent to BNPLs is viewable here. BNPL platforms offer point of sale credit to consumers which… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Vyne, an open banking service provider targeting payments, has announced a partnership with Wix (Nasdaq: WIX) – a website creation provider including for e-commerce sites. The partnership is said to give Wix’s UK based merchants access to Vyne’s open banking payments infrastructure, allowing direct payments… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 10:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app with more than 20 million customers worldwide, has “rebranded its service for 6 – 17 year olds.” ‘Revolut <18’ is “an account for young people which is connected to their parent/guardian’s Revolut account, helping young people feel positive and… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London, which claims to be the first purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, welcomed Economy Minister Gordon Lyons MLA “to mark the opening of its new Northern Ireland Headquarters, based in the landmark Soloist office at Lanyon Place in Belfast.” During… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims to be the “fastest-growing” cryptocurrency platform, announced that it has received regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom (UK) as “a crypto-asset business.” This registration will “enable Crypto.com to offer a suite of products and services to… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nebeus, the European cryptocurrency app, has announced a partnership with Modulr, the embedded payments platform, “to augment its offering with accounts, real-time payments and Visa cards.” This move makes Nebeus one of the first European companies “to leverage Modulr’s one-stop card issuing solution across the… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Casper Arboll from Perenna notes that the firm has secured a banking license “with restrictions by the PRA and the FCA.” They are delighted to share that Perenna has been awarded a banking permit but with certain restrictions by the UK’s Prudential Regulatory Authority and the… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital is pleased to enter a partnership with LexisNexis Risk Solutions in order to adopt the LexisNexis® RiskNarrativeTM platform across its business. The platform uses automation, AI and machine learning to offer an enhanced, configurable and accessible financial crime lifecycle management service. This should… Read More

August 16, 2022 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Jarvo, a private firm raising capital on Seedrs, is reporting that it hit its £200,000 funding target in just 42 seconds. According to the company, this beats the previous record for the fastest funding round held by digital bank Monzo. That’s a wrap!! 🎉🎉 overfunded… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AutoLend is one of Blend Network’s most “popular” features. As explained by UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, Autolend is used by many of their investors “to ensure they don’t miss the chance to lend on [their] loans.” Melissa Turnbull from Blend Network’s… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 11:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CapitalRise has reportedly acquired another funding line, which the firm states should allow it to take on a larger number of projects based in London as well as Home Counties. The UK-based prime property lender noted that the agreement has been made with a prominent… Read More

August 13, 2022 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BT has announced Barclaycard Payments as the latest business “to join its new partnership network, aimed at helping the UK’s smallest firms to grow.” Barclaycard has signed up to BT’s partnership network, “following The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), with the aim of delivering a… Read More