Tagged: united kingdom

July 14, 2020 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report indicates that COVID-19 has hit UK Fintechs hard as this sector of finance may need to raise £825 million for these firms to make it beyond the global pandemic. According to KPMG‘s Fintech Focus report, annual losses for Fintech startups are hovering… Read More

July 14, 2020 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Lanistar, an alternative financial services provider, has acquired £15 million in additional capital in order to support its upcoming commercial launch later this year. Established in 2019, the personal financial management company has received funding from family members of CEO, Gurhan Kiziloz, which… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based insurtech Honcho has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The new crowdfunding campaign less than six months after raising nearly £900,000 through its Crowdcube round. Honcho revealed that the Seedrs campaign is a follow-on round from the £1.2 million crowd raise completed in April… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

In under three years, UK-based Fintech Paysend has topped 2 million customers mark for its global transfers service, according to a company release. Paysend states that its growth is accelerating as it hit the one million customer mark in September 2019 and surpassed 1.5 million… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

The Wirecard AG (WDI:DE) scandal has rocked the Fintech world as the once high flying firm that was a member of the DAX filed for bankruptcy following the revelation of a €1.9 billion in missing funds. Regulators, elected officials as well as Fintech industry insiders have… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Lloyds Bank is in the process of incorporating a new subscription management service within its banking app, according to a release from the company. The new service will be provided in partnership with Minna Technologies and Visa. The subscription management service will enable users to… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 11:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital is set to close its fourth equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £700,000 raised from close to 600 Seedrs investors. The funding round was launched last month to raise a minimum of £500,000.  As previously reported, Assetz Capital… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 11:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Sports Edit, a UK-based e-commerce retailer, has successfully secured its initial £650,000 equity crowdfunding target on Crowdcube. Launched in 2015, The Sports Edit describes itself as a multi-channel reticle that offers “carefully” curated selection of premium activewear and accessories. “Our whole team is passionate… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Evilnum, an advanced and persistent threat group, has been targeting UK-based Fintech companies and others throughout Europe since 2018. Evilnum uses “spear-phishing” emails and various social engineering tactics to initiate their cyberattacks, according to ESET, an online security company. The researchers at ESET noted that… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ASMX, a blockchain-enabled secondary market platform, has confirmed that its upcoming launch was delayed due to an unexpected technical problem that is currently being addressed. ASMX’s solution aims to provide more liquidity for investors. The platform was scheduled to go live in March of this… Read More

July 11, 2020 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Narinder Khattoare, CEO at Kuflink Group, a platform that connects borrowers with lenders, by providing a steady flow of accessible finance and competitive interest rates, claims that UK-based investors are returning to real estate backed peer to peer (P2P) investments. Khattoare noted that investment inflows… Read More

July 11, 2020 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Cogress, a leading property investment company, confirmed that it’s getting ready to begin lending soon as the company prepares to secure £5.5 million in capital through its investors, after finalizing several new deals. Cogress raises funds via private equity, hotel investments, and mezzanine debt…. Read More

July 11, 2020 @ 12:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Monument Bank, a new all-digital bank that’s reportedly backed by City of London veterans, is preparing for launch in the coming months. The digital challenger aims to serve the UK’s “mass affluent.” The digital-only bank is currently in the final stages of acquiring a banking… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 10:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equipsme, a UK-based startup that is aiming to democratize health insurance by making it an affordable reality for businesses of all sizes, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 equity crowdfunding target on Crowdcube. The company is now offering 4.64% in equity at a £10,922,896 pre-money… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CRIF Realtime, a credit scoring tool provider for small businesses, has teamed up with UK-based Finpoint, a platform that lets borrowers compare different options anonymously and negotiate directly with finance providers. Both companies aim to work cooperatively in order to speed up the process of… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By Peter Azu  |  

Almost every startup company will need some sort of external funding source to get going, but navigating the UK funding world can be quite difficult. Not only are there a lot of options that can seem almost identical, but there are many requirements and rules… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 11:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Landbay, a buy-to-let mortgage lender that provides various borrowing opportunities, says that automatic valuation models (AVM) and desktop valuations used by major buy-to-let lenders during COVID-19 are not possible for more specialized lenders. A desktop valuation usually refers to valuations that are undertaken with… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Houst, a UK-based short-let management company, is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £4.5 million raised. The funding round has attracted more than 475 Seedrs investors and was approved from the Future Fund, a UK government initiative to support… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 9:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Current accounting and tax platform Coconut is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £2 million secured. The funding round was launched last month, originally seeking £700,000 in funding. As previously reported, Coconut describes itself as a current account that… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BYP Network, an empowerment platform dedicated to black professionals, has quickly surpassed its initial £500,000 equity crowdfunding target on Seedrs. Founded in 2016 after a culmination of Black Lives Matter movement and Kike Oniwinde’s (founder of BYP Network) personal experiences, BYP Network claims it is… Read More