Tagged: united kingdom

May 28, 2021 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Sourced Capital, the home of property-backed peer to peer investing, notes that diversifying assets in an investment portfolio to address and mitigate the effects of market volatility is a widely-adopted practice. If you are looking to hedge against volatility in equity… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A lot has changed in the United Kingdom’s mortgage market during the past few months, the team at Landbay. an online finance platform for buy to let mortgages, has noted in a blog post. These changes have had a significant impact on all parties involved,… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThinCats, a UK-based lending platform, had published a blog post earlier this month asking whether historically low insolvency rates are “disguising the real financial health of mid-sized businesses.” The ThinCats team has carefully examined insolvency rates across over 400,000 mid-sized SMEs as part of their… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modulr, a Payments as a Service API Platform for digital businesses, notes that embedded financial services can be considered the fourth platform. UK-based Modulr writes in a blog post that embedded financial services have kicked off an “exciting innovations race.” The company also mentions that… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 7:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Zopa is rolling out a “test and learn approach” for the future of workers by allowing all employees to work from wherever they want – including up to 90 days abroad. COVID has forced most companies to reassess working arrangements as virtual offices… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 6:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Blend Network, an online P2P lender, reveals that April 2021 saw the largest monthly rise in United Kingdom’s house prices since February 2004. According to the Nationwide House Price Index, average UK house prices increased by 2.1% in April compared to March after the… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 11:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Tuesday (May 24) that for the week ending 24 May… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced it is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £7.9 million secured from nearly 9700 Crowdcube investors. Curve reported that the… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Assetz Capital, a peer-to-peer lender that originates secured loans, notes that even during the COVID-19 pandemic, typical capital raise has not been impacted in a “seemingly” large way. According to a blog post from Assetz Capital, businesses are currently looking for funding and there… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based LendInvest, a property finance Fintech, reveals that they’ve been an early Open Banking adopter, as part of the Buy-to-Let process, using the technology’s potential to facilitate faster deals. LendInvest Senior Underwriter, Tom Steer, recently discussed how Open Banking is working for the company’s underwriting… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and global payments platform, has finalized a $125 million Series B round that was led by One Peak, along with contributions from Infravia Growth Capital, Hermes GPE Innovation Fund, and existing investors including Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play. The capital… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking is about giving users better control over their banking information. Instead of your bank hoarding the details regarding your transactions and account, users are able to decide how and when they want to share these details with other financial services providers and other… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, has officially launched its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which was announced earlier this month, has already secured more than £6.8 million from… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 1:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based MarketFinance, one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) invoice finance platforms, notes that in early March 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak had announced the UK government’s Help to Grow program in his Spring Budget. MarketFinance notes in a blog post that the program is designed… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital bank Revolut announced on Tuesday that Revolute Business has launched an invoicing tool to streamline payments for UK and EU businesses. According to Revolut, Revolut Business customers may now send professional invoices that simply their Revolut Business accounts. These invoices may also be personalized… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

A UK court has rejected a plan to address mis-selling by sub-prime lender Amigo (AMGO.L) causing shares to sink by 50%. Amigo offers loans to individuals from £2,000 – £10,000 over terms between 12 and 60 months, with a maximum APR of 49.9%. In 2020,… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 1:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest, a major retail and commercial bank in the UK, will reportedly be letting clients set up their own daily digital bank transfer limits – which should help reduce the potential damage done by authorized payment push (APP) scams. NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Manchester-headquartered Fintech firm Hydr (pronounced Hi-der) revealed on Monday (May 24, 2021) that it has launched its proprietary invoice finance platform in order to assist small businesses with streamlining their cash flow management. Co-founded by experienced Fintech industry professionals with extensive knowledge of the challenges… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digiseq recently unveiled what it claims to be a wearables breakthrough via a mobile app that’s able to turn supported objects, embedded with an NFC chip, into a contactless payments device. Digiseq’s Manage Mii mobile app supports “Rapid Contactless Personalization” for clients to imbue any… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 10:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zvilo, a UK-based challenger banking startup has successfully raised more than £425,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The investment round, which orignally sought to raise £200,000, has already attracted over 260 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, Zvilo stated it is a new digital platform that seeks… Read More