Tagged: united kingdom

August 17, 2020 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

THIS, a company producing plant-based meat alternatives, has closed its securities offering on Seedrs raising £4.476 million in just 2.5 days, according to the offering page. The crowdfunded securities offering is said to be the fastest ever to hit £1.5 million on Seedrs. Not only… Read More

August 17, 2020 @ 8:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

‘ UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Monday its latest survey reveals four in five (80%) UK SMEs are confident they will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, which was conducted with the Great British Entrepreneur Awards (GBEA) was done on more… Read More

August 17, 2020 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cyberattacks against US-based financial industry firms increased by around 240% between February and April 2020, according to a new report. These attacks have become more prevalent after the global COVID-19 outbreak, as more individuals and businesses are using online services. Tom Kellerman, head of cybersecurity… Read More

August 17, 2020 @ 1:30 am By Adam Thatcher  |  

In recent years, equity (or investment-based) crowdfunding has been a popular alternative source of funding for early and later-stage companies. This is due to the increasing availability of capital and willingness of the general public to invest in innovative companies, the potential efficiency gains for… Read More

August 16, 2020 @ 10:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RemitRadar, a UK-based money transfer marketplace, is now seeking £400,000 through its recently launched equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2014, RemitRadar describes itself as a money transfer marketplace aggregating major money transfer systems to provide consumers with a “​one-stop “​ money transfer and… Read More

August 16, 2020 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Honeycomb Investment Trust (LON: HONY), which focuses on investing in credit assets originated by non-bank lending platforms, mainly in the UK, might be getting ready to make another offer to Pollen Street Secured Lending (PSSL), according to a public statement. PSSL’s board members had… Read More

August 15, 2020 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Barclays-backed Fintech, Crowdz, which serves as a financing marketplace that allows SMBs to sell unpaid invoices for cash, has teamed up with Edward Altman‘s latest project, Wiserfunding, a business credit score provider. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider: “As Silicon Valley’s Crowdz… Read More

August 15, 2020 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During the past few months, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reportedly took down more than 300,000 website URLs that were related to fake celebrity-backed or endorsed investments. More than half or 150,000 sites involved potentially fraudulent cryptocurrency investment offers. The NCSC noted on August… Read More

August 15, 2020 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

There are now at least 67 FIntech unicorns, globally, that are valued at a combined $244.6 billion, according to a recently published infographic by CBInsights which shows that North America, particularly the US, is home to some of the world’s largest Fintechs. Fintech unicorns are… Read More

August 14, 2020 @ 10:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sophia Technologies, a UK-based on-demand marketplace for the private tuition industry, has successfully secured its initial £300,000 equity crowdfunding target through its Seedrs campaign. Launched in 2019, Sophia’s key mission is to provide a more accessible, convenient, safe, and efficient way of supporting education… Read More

August 14, 2020 @ 1:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) have reportedly committed to a Memorandum or Understanding (MoU) on financial services, in order to support inclusive economic growth and development. The UK government and the BoT signed the MoU on August 7, 2020, according to… Read More

August 13, 2020 @ 11:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The next or upcoming UK Budget will have to be the “most pro-business ever” so that it can counter the negative impact of the recession, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), a member-led, non-profit and non-party organization that represents SMBs. The United Kingdom… Read More

August 13, 2020 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 outbreak has accelerated the digital lending sector’s adoption of Open Banking policies and related technology, according to industry participants. The data-sharing initiative, which requires that banks share “anonymized” customer data with qualified third-parties (after obtaining consent from the owners of the financial data),… Read More

August 13, 2020 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BYP Network, an empowerment platform dedicated to black professionals, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £800,000 secured. The funding round was launched last month and has attracted over 1100 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, BYP Network was founded… Read More

August 13, 2020 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA-backed Fintech firm Holvi, which provides bank accounts to sole traders and SMBs, is reportedly preparing to exit the UK market only six months after establishing operations inthe country. Holvi’s management noted that Brexit and the COVID-19 outbreak has made it challenging to maintain its… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bagboard, a UK-based PaaS/Adtech platform, has successfully secured its initial £600,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2016, Bagboard describes itself as a new, revolutionary advertising platform that’s looking to make shopping sustainably a whole lot easier and affordable. The… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

THIS, a plant-based meat replacement company, has claimed title to the fastest ever securities offering raising £1.5 million on Seedrs. As well, TRHIS is the fastest ever FMCG business to hit its target that was pegged at £2 million. THIS had revealed the forthcoming securities… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Fintech firm Vitesse, which enables real-time cross-border payments, revealed on August 11, 2020 that it has secured £6.6 million in capital through a Series A investment  round. The firm’s funding round was led by Octopus Ventures. Existing shareholders Hoxton Ventures and several other angel… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital announced on Wednesday it has launched its new Access Account Marketplace. According to Assetz Capital, the marketplace allows investors to apply a discount when buying and selling Access Account loan holdings. “Access Account investors can now choose whether to… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK banking group NatWest recently announced it is bringing Apple Pay to its Business credit card customers. NatWest reported that the option will provide a safer, more secure, and private way to pay, as well as helping customers avoid handing their payment card to someone… Read More