Tagged: united kingdom

April 11, 2022 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest PLC (LSE: LINV) noted on Friday (April 8, 2022) that platform assets under management (AUM) surged 36% on-year in fiscal 2022, and funds under management increased 18%. The non-bank mortgage lender also revealed that for the year ended March 31, 2022, funds under management… Read More

April 9, 2022 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

An aggressive recruitment market may hinder startups operating in Scotland’s fast-growing Fintech industry, according to Fintech sector professionals (from Origo). Supported by a £300 million UK Government investment this past August, Edinburgh’s Fintech sector consists of various financial services innovators, however, newcomers seeking out new… Read More

April 9, 2022 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm RITMO has finalized a $200 million debt funding round, which was led by i80 Group and Avellinia Capital, making it one of the largest rounds of any digital commerce finance business in Europe and Latin America. The debt financing was reportedly offered by… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Gaviti helps companies recoup outstanding receivables via their automated platform. Last year, their customers recovered $6.2 billion in A/R Receivables “by streamlining an otherwise tedious process,” according to Yan Lazarev, Co-founder & CEO of Gaviti. Gaviti, an automation system developed to assist firms… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eventus Systems, Inc., an international provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has announced that Nick Wallis has just joined as MD for the Europe, EMEA region – “leading the fast-growing company’s sales efforts in the region.” Wallis has extensive experience “in… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  FintechOS, an international tech provider for banks, insurers, credit unions and other financial services firms, and Salt Edge, a key player in offering open banking and secure customer authentication solutions, have entered a partnership “to provide innovative and secure technology services to joint clients… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced that it has agreed to acquire Global Data Consortium Inc (GDC), an international provider of “high-quality” identity verification data “to support clients with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements.” Established back in 2012, GDC specializes in “delivering high-speed electronic digital… Read More

April 5, 2022 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rewire, which claims to be the first digital financial services platform for migrant workers, has entered a partnership agreement with value SIM provider Lebara. The collaboration should give Rewire access to Lebara’s UK client base, the opportunity to fast-track its growth in the United Kingdom… Read More

April 5, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK government commenced a consultation on crypto-assets in early 2021. This past week, the UK government indicated its intent to acknowledge stablecoins as valid forms of payment while aiming to emerge as the world’s top crypto hub. This stands in stark contrast to the… Read More

April 5, 2022 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) is pleased to confirm the publication of the Open Banking Standard, version 3.1.3 – including updates to the Read/Write API Specification and Customer Experience Guidelines (CEGs). This is “a minor update to version 3.1.2 which was released in… Read More

April 5, 2022 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has made several new hires according to a release. The appointments include a Fintech executive who steps into the Finance Director role. According to the FCA, Craig Chapman will join the regulator as Finance Director in May. Chapman is currently… Read More

April 5, 2022 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube is accelerating in France. That is how the new French version of Crowdcube announces itself. Crowdcube is one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the UK as well as Europe. Having long operated in Europe, recent rule changes will make it easier for… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 9:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

HM Treasury announced today that the UK government will acknowledge stablecoins as a form of valid payment. The government is expected to create legislation to bring stablecoins within the payments regulatory perimeter, creating conditions for stablecoins issuers and service providers to operate and invest in… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Exabel and Gridwise are partnering to provide Gridwise Analytics for Investors. Exabel, a data and analytics platform for investment teams. Gridwise is said to be the largest and only “first-party ground-truth level dataset on how people and goods are moving across the gig mobility economy.”… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Zvilo, a Balkan-based challenger bank, is reporting a  €50m debt facility provided by a “leading London-based alternative asset management company.” Zvilo says that it plans to offer digital financial solutions that will save users money while focusing on the Balkan region, with a population of… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa Bank, previously Zopa the P2P or Marketplace lender, is now profitable according to a note from the company. The news arrives 21 months after Zopa was approved to operate as a digital bank in the UK. Zopa did not provide details as to how… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

YouGov’s report The Future of Financial Services Report looks at the ongoing transformation of the US and international financial service industry as it “faces the headwinds of changing consumer expectations and wider industry fragmentation.” Recent data collected “paints a revealing picture of disruptions within the… Read More

April 3, 2022 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oceain Insights, a digital video interview platform that uses AI to offer Corporate Personality Assessments, has raised 78% (£156,617) of its £200,004 target from 27 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 24 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Located in Haywards Heath,… Read More

April 3, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK’s Sourced Capital notes that one of the “best” reasons for investing in property is the “potential” financial returns. However, what if you were not able to commit to “hands-on” investments? Sourced Capital has shared some of the alternative property investments. With… Read More

April 2, 2022 @ 7:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has reportedly put the card schemes on notice that it is looking into their fees and how to assist merchants with entering better deals, including by promoting the alternative of account-to-account payments. While sharing its plans for 2022/23, the… Read More