Tagged: united kingdom

June 1, 2021 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BondIT, an established provider of asset and wealth management tech, has hired Dr. David Curtis as its Partner and Head of Global Client Business. In his new role, Curtis will be expected to lead BondIT’s business expansion internationally in order to meet the rising demand… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealth management providers are always looking to empower their customers with the best financial security and equitable access to the appropriate financial services. But they may be challenged because of the costly, inefficient, and outdated technology solutions being offered today. WealthOS is introducing what it… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Envestors is a unique online investment platform operating in the UK that bridges the crowdfunding market with a white-label service. Envestors also operates a “private investment club” that lists offerings for sophisticated investors. Since its launch, Envestors reports over £112 million raised for early-stage ventures. To… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bankable, the global developer of Banking as a Service (BaaS) solutions, Aion Bank, a full service, European licensed digital bank and credit institution regulated in Belgium, and Vodeno, a Cloud-based “360” platform for digital financial services, have unveiled as 10-year strategic, multi-layered partnership for European… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut says that over the next several weeks that it will be adding new digital assets for trading each Tuesday. Revolut states that “Token Tuesdays will add new cryptocurrencies to the 21 tokens already supported in the banking app. The bank states that… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK based money app Ziglu, which has been developed by Mark Hipperson, one of the founders of Starling Bank, reveals that it will be introducing an investment product offering that will provide an interest rate of 5% APY. Called Sterling Boost, the product will be… Read More

May 31, 2021 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banking Unicorn Revolut reveals that May 2021 could potentially have been its best month ever in terms of product updates and overall progress. The Revolut team notes in a blog post that they introduced Version 8.0 of their Fintech app which added new Gift… Read More

May 31, 2021 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Major banking institutions in the UK like Barclays have decided to block or prevent their clients from transferring money to virtual currency exchanges. Digital banking Fintechs such as Monzo and Starling Bank have also been cracking down on crypto-related entities and transactions they may be… Read More

May 31, 2021 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    UK banking group NatWest recently announced it is encouraging small business customers to make a climate commitment and join the government’s Together for our Planet ‘business climate leaders’ campaign, which was launched by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Business & Energy Secretary. NatWest… Read More

May 31, 2021 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based payments platform GoCardless notes that Yorkshire Energy CEO Anne Faulder, who has a background in executive roles in local and central government (and the NHS), understands how building a “strong culture” around shared values is “vital” for any business that wants to “make a… Read More

May 30, 2021 @ 10:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £10m in funding from 11,795 investors. Curve also claimed it was the fastest ever company on Crowdcube to raise… Read More

May 30, 2021 @ 10:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), an SME lender that facilitates loans in both the U.S. and parts of Europe, recently announced it received accreditation under the British Business Bank’s Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS). Funding Circle reported that RLS loans will be offered alongside the platform’s… Read More

May 30, 2021 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Railsbank, an established embedded finance platform, has reportedly hired Ben Smith as General Manager for Australia as the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform expands operations across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Smith has earned a degree in Chemistry from The University of Manchester before he moved to… Read More

May 30, 2021 @ 2:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Total trade volume between Qatar and the United Kingdom reportedly reached £7 billion last year, even though there were restrictions in place (partly due to COVID). The strong trading activity is also being reported after various challenges related to the pandemic and resulting socioeconomic uncertainty,… Read More

May 29, 2021 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS), Europe’s largest digital asset investment firm with $3.7B in AUM, as of May 27, 2021, recently revealed that it has made an investment in Viridi Funds (Viridi), an “emerging” fund manager. CoinShares‘ management noted that it will be… Read More

May 29, 2021 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s JustUs, a peer to peer (P2P) lending platform, has announced that it will be launching operations in the US in 2022 (on a state-by-state basis). We're coming to America ! #GlobalP2P @JustUsCrowd #Moneybrain #BiPS https://t.co/Dk2U4YIvjq — Lee Birkett (@MrLeeBirkett) May 27, 2021 Lee Birkett,… Read More

May 29, 2021 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech Alliance.PH and Fintech Philippines Association (FPH) have launched the Philippines Fintech Industry Sandbox pilot which was first unveiled during the Singapore Fintech Festival 2020. The sandbox pilot is supported by the United Kingdom’s ASEAN Economic Reform Program (ASEAN ERP). It has reportedly been… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 5:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), an SME lender that facilitates loans in both the U.S. and parts of Europe, announced on Friday it has teamed up with Atom Bank to provide £300 million of new funding to small businesses. Through the collaboration, Atom will use… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 1:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Yann Murciano, CEO at UK-based Blend Network, an online peer to peer (P2P) lender. Murciano talked extensively about the “unbundling” of banking and FinTech, and how now we are witnessing the “rebundling” of banking and FinTech again. He pointed out that… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s easyMoney, the investment platform from Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easy family of brands claims that it has “never lost a penny on its loans.” This, after over three years since its entry into the markets. However, easyMoney’s management states that their record of having no… Read More