Tagged: united kingdom

May 14, 2021 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Sharegain, a UK-based fintech, announced earlier this week it has launched BetterLend. According to Sharegain, BetterLend allows clients to deliver social and environmental change through their securities lending actives. “Through BetterLend, Sharegain clients are using their lending activity to create positive change across four… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shared plans for a new Consumer Duty, which will aim to provide a greater level of consumer protection for retail financial markets for companies to follow. UK companies are currently required to adhere to FCA guidelines and various… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Guru Capital announced on Friday it is set to acquire UK-based fintech, Oval Money. According to Guru Capital, Oval Money will be integrated into its portfolio company, CFD Broker ETX Capital. As previously reported, Oval Money provides easy to read, readily available information… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digivault, the “secure” digital asset custody business of Nasdaq listed Diginex Limited (Nasdaq: EQOS), has reportedly become the “first” stand-alone crypto custodian to receive approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in order to register as a custodian wallet provider “under the Money Laundering,… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 2:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ilumoni, a Fintech app that aims to assist consumers with borrowing, has secured £1.2 million in an over-subscribed seed funding round. ilumoni has finalized its round after introducing the Beta version of its app earlier this year. ilumoni is a “purpose-led,” AI-enhanced Fintech solution provider… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thousands of UK supermarkets and other retail outlets have reportedly committed to a “cash-friendly” pledge from Which?, an expert testing, reviewing, and advice service. According to the terms of the pledge, retailers are guaranteeing that they will keep taking physical currency notes and coins as… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

In a digital world, physical cash still counts. A lot, according to UK regulators. A speech delivered today by Sheldon Mills, Executive Director for Consumers and Competition at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), he revealed that 5 million individuals still count on the pound sterling… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Property investment marketplace CrowdProperty has reportedly launched its Australia-based division in order to support property development in the country. David Ingram has been appointed as the Chief Executive for CrowdProperty’s business operations in Australia. CrowdProperty has issued over £100 million in loans to UK-based property… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Napier, a provider of anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has revealed that it will be offering ClearBank, the Cloud-powered clearing bank, with its Transaction Screening system. As a purpose-built, tech-enabled clearing bank, ClearBank provides Cloud-based banking services to financial service providers, FCA-regulated companies and Fintech… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Manuel Silva Martinez, General Partner at Mouro Capital, says that concerns about the UK venture capital industry is entirely unfounded. In the UK, venture firms are the most common equity investors in early-stage UK companies. VCs top both investment crowdfunding platforms as well as individual… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

  LendInvest, a property finance Fintech, is working with Homes England to finance and build 500 apartments in Ashford, Kent. Kings Crescent Homes is the build and the project is expected to cost £90 million. Construction is expected to start immediately to bring into use… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Tide, an established business financial platform, and Sage, a provider of Cloud business management software, revealed on Wednesday (May 12, 2021) that they’ve teamed up to offer integrated banking and accounting solutions to Tide members. Developed specifically for users taking their initial steps towards… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced on Tuesday it is planning to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.  As previously reported, Curve is on a mission to simplify the… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Zumo, a crypto wallet and payments Fintech based in Edinburgh, Scotland, has announced ZumoKit – a crypto as a service platform. The new B2B product is targeting Fintechs and financial institutions that wish to offer cryptocurrencies in a compliant way to meet the demand of… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Scottish Equity Partners has invested in FundApps, a UK-based Regtech, for an undisclosed amount according to a note from the company. FundApps is described as a “compliance-as-a-service” (CaaS) business, that improves the way investment managers deal with the regulatory burden by combining cloud technology, regulatory… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Railsbank, an established Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, has teamed up with RationalFX, a UK payments and foreign exchange provider. Through the partnership with Railsbank, RationalFX will be strengthening its product offering in European markets. Railsbank now offers ledger and payment services that will allow RationalFX’s clients… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut, one of the fastest-growing Fintechs with over 15 million customers, revealed on May 11, 2021, that it has integrated with Elliptic, a provider of digital asset risk management and blockchain analytics software. This partnership should allow Revolut to expand its cryptocurrency offering…. Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 1:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra, a financial services software and Cloud-enabled solutions provider, has decided to extend its partnership with Be | Shaping the Future, a global group offering consulting, IT and digital engagement services to the financial services sector. The partnership extension should see Be offering managed services… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 12:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Insig AI, an AI and machine learning firm serving the asset management sector, has officially introduced its services (May 10, 2021), after the company’s listing on the AIM London Stock Exchange. Insig AI is a data science and machine learning (ML) solutions provider that offers… Read More

May 10, 2021 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Regtech ALT/AVE is leveraging Hedera Hashgraph to target paper waste within the financial services industry. According to a note from the company, their new service docStribute has been launched to distribute mandatory, regulated documents to customers, offering an alternative to sending documents to customers via… Read More