Tagged: united kingdom

March 10, 2021 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank reports a surge in SME lending with 89% of businesses seeking funding in 2020 because of Covid-19. The Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets report states that 45% of SMEs surveyed applied for financing in 2020 in contrast to just 13% in… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 11:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs Secondary Market opened this week and following the trades, Seedrs has posted on its blog that it claims the title as the UK’s biggest marketplace for private companies. Of note, is the fact that private companies who haven’t raised on Seedrs before can list… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Fortu Wealth, a UK-based fintech that provides an all-in-one personal finance platform for high-net-worth individuals and a B2B banking-as-a-service (BaaS) solution for private banks and wealth managers, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with Currencycloud, a provider of B2B embedded cross-border… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Tuesday the launch of its multicurrency Mastercard debit card in the UK and EEA, as well as its new rewards program, X-tras, across the globe. Wirex reported that after reaching 75,000 people on the waitlist for the new card,… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The rollercoaster ride that is Bitcoin’s (BTC) and the wider crypto market’s latest rally has some wondering if we’re nearing a market top. However, Kraken analysts are not convinced that we’ve reached the top just yet. Kraken Intelligence, the US-based digital asset exchange’s team of… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month, Seedrs shared some data on its Secondary Market – a trading market for securities issued via the crowdfunding platform. While still relatively small, the market provides a valuable liquidity path for a traditionally illiquid sector of finance as most private securities holders must… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Chip, a UK-based automatic savings app, announced on Monday it has appointed Tom Evans as its new Chief Technology Officer. According to Chip, Evans joins the fintech from 10X Banking and brings more than 24 years of experience in software development and engineering. Prior… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

White Oak, an alternative lender serving UK businesses, says it has surpassed £270 million in CBILS lending while receiving an increased allocation of by the British Business Bank. CBILS, or Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, is one of a series of government programs designed to… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Quva, a UK-based fintech that specializes in alternative investments, announced on Monday it has launched its platform with a mission to digitally transfer the way private equity firms, venture capital funds, and angel investment networks currently manage the end-to-end investment process. Founded in 2020, Quva… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender Folk2Folk says they are experiencing ongoing inflows for its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) – a tax-free retirement savings account. Launched in July 2017, the IFISA has reportedly seen year-on-year growth attracting a cumulative total of more than £26 million in ISA funds. Inflows… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new United Kingdom Visa to attract Fintech experts might lead to undesirable results unless the government figures out how to effectively deal with some of the potential issues, according to analysts. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, noted in Wednesday’s (March 3, 2021)… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech challenger Starling Bank has secured £272 million in capital via a Series D funding round led by Fidelity Investments. Starling Bank reported a £1.1 billion pre-money valuation. This latest investment round diversifies Starling’s slate of institutional investors to include some of the largest… Read More

March 7, 2021 @ 9:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sugi, a UK-based green investment mobile app, has successfully secured its initial £350,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The campaign, which recently made its debut, has already attracted more than 170 Crowdcube investors. Sugi describes itself as a new way for everyday… Read More

March 7, 2021 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK government, via the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is planning to invest £153 million, in order to create new products and services that are based on recent advancements in quantum technologies. Quantum tech is expected to have a major impact on the financial… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just a little over six months after raising £2,346,770 through its previous Seedrs campaign, Howsy, a UK-based rental marketplace platform, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise £800,000. The funding round has so far raised over half its funding target from nearly… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after raising £479,440 through its first Crowdcube funding round, Monva, a UK-based intelligent comparison platform for financial products and services, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise a minimum of £200,000. The newly launched funding round has already attracted more… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bybit, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced on Friday it is set to suspend its services to UK customers in order to comply with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ban on cryptocurrency derivatives. Last summer, the FCA published its final rules banning the sale of derivatives… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prominent digital bank Revolut is offering the opportunity to get a 1-month trial of the Revolut for Company Grow plan or Revolut for Freelancer Pro plan for free. To take advantage of this offer, users need to upgrade their plan to Company Grow or Freelancer… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 9:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Paysend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced on Thursday a strategic partnership with Mastercard starting in the UK and EEA. Paysend reported that through the partnership it will “boost” the potential of the new Paysend Global Account, combining its Global Transfer together with account/product… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monzo, a UK based digital bank that recently raised £50 million as part of a Series G extension,  recently explained that it basically offers a mobile banking platform that “puts you in control of your money.” While clarifying whether Monzo is, by definition or legally… Read More