Tagged: united kingdom

December 13, 2021 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Locket, which offers technologically-advanced, prevention-first home insurance, has acquired 145% (£1,090,635) of its £750,000 target with 4 days left (at the time of writing) in its crowdfunding campaign carried out via Seedrs. It was previously reported that Locket hit its initial funding target in just… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Genesis Custody Limited has been authorized by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a Registered Cryptoasset Business. Genesis is a digital currency prime brokerage. Genesis Custody provides multi-asset cold storage for full custody of client assets. Genisis states that clients’ private keys are fully… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Just Move In, which claims to be on a mission to build the United Kingdom’s highest rated home move platform, saving customers time, hassle & money, has secured 139% (£1,396,199 from 337 investors) of its £1,000,000 target via Crowdcube (at the time of writing) with… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sustainable Accelerator 5, which provides a diversified portfolio of “exciting” SEIS & EIS sustainability startups, has acquired 98% (£590,600) of its £600,000 target via Seedrs from 300 investors with 3 days left (at the time of writing) in its crowdfunding campaign. Based in London, United… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HOKO // The Homeowner’s Architect has raised 89% (£446,973) of its £500,000 target (at the time of writing) from 251 investors via its crowdfunding campaign carried out through Crowdcube. Currently, there are 11 days left in the firm’s campaign. The UK-based company reports a £15,000,000… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s P2P lender Blend Network notes that as we approach the year-end, they wanted to do a “throwback to some of the landmark projects we funded in 2021.” The Blend Network team writes in a blog post that they have shared some of the schemes… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two-thirds of the UK’s small business leaders (63%) feel “lonely” in their role, which could prevent their firm from “reaching its full potential,” according to an update from UK-based digital bank Starling. Of 1,046 business leaders surveyed by Starling Bank, seven in ten (70%) say… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Green Fintech firm Sugi has reportedly teamed up with Artorius in order to provide the wealth manager’s customers with access to environmental metrics that may help them with building “greener” investment portfolios. Sugi says that its mission is to transform green investing. The company wants… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, Gonçalo de Vasconcelos founder and CEO of Rnwl, announced they have decided to close their funding round on Seedrs early having more than surpassed their goal. de Vasconcelos is a veteran Fintech founder having launched the online investment platform SyndicateRoom, several years… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and OpenExchange Inc. have announced the launch of an expanded virtual platform for firms across the globe to share company results, investor days, and other public company communications, like ESG and inclusivity announcements. As mentioned in the update, LSEG has… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from online pension provider PensionBee has found 88 per cent of Brits don’t feel confident about the key agreements that arose from COP26. In the weeks since the UK hosted world leaders for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), PensionBee discovered… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Global VC firm Antler has closed on a new UK fund, according to a statement by the company. The UK fund  closed at £21.4 million and will be used to enable Antler’s UK team to build a portfolio of around 70 companies in the UK. … Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Creditspring says its customers have grown by almost 430% in the last 12 months having surpassed 100,000 customers. Last July, the direct lender reported topping 50,000 customers. Creditspring is a “credit subscription service” that is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Option Finance has… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, an international retail bank, payments, and shopping service, has announced the launch of the Klarna browser extension, which had been in “beta testing with over 100,000 consumers.” The extension enables consumers to “shop with Klarna’s flexible payment options on their desktop at every online… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chip, the savings app that aims to bring consumers the best rates while automatically building up their savings, has made changes to its membership plans as it focuses on making more of the app free and gets ready to launch a simplified fee structure. Chip,… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new study of institutional investors and wealth managers, who collectively manage around $108.4 billion in assets, reveals 85 per cent say they now have dedicated teams reviewing cryptocurrencies and digital assets, though for many it is a new development. The research, commissioned by London-based… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank (LSE:MTRO), the United Kingdom’s community bank, has introduced its Magic Money Christmas Tree marketing campaign with the goal to raise funds via a gold coin mechanism for various children’s charities through its 78 stores. Created by Metro Bank’s in-house studio and domestic agencies… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Locket, an Insurtech raising capital on Seedrs, says it hit its funding goal in just 10 minutes last Friday. The initial offering sought £750,000 in a convertible security that holds a 15% discount to a future priced round. The investment is EIS eligible and holds… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender that is owned by Computershare, has unveiled several new products as part of a range redesign intended to support greater energy efficiency in the United Kingdom‘s private rental sector. Zephyr’s management noted that their new EPC Deal products… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech Butter is planning to compete with and potentially replace traditional credit cards with the introduction of its own BNPL card. Although 65% of UK consumers carry credit cards, the number being issued has declined by around 3% during… Read More