Tagged: united kingdom

May 19, 2020 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Wirex, a UK-based payments platform, announced on Tuesday it is diversifying its funding options by allowing customers in Russia to fund their accounts by allowing top-ups using domestic bank cards. According to Wirex, users may now link their bank-issued credit or debit card to… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TV.FIT, a UK-based fitness content subscription platform, has successfully surpassed its initial £1.4 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round launched earlier this month and has already attracted more than 200 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, TV.FIT describes itself as… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards into a single card and app, has announced that its premium Curve Metal card and affiliated benefits are now available to its customers in the European Economic Area (EEA). Curve customers in the EEA can… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 6:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Travel Fintech Fly Now Pay Later has raised £35 million in both debt and equity capital in s Series funding round, according to the company. As leisure and travel companies struggle during the Coronavirus crisis it appears that investors have pushed that concern aside betting… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

SME lender B-North has enlisted Regtech platform TruNarrative to provide onboarding and compliance technology, according to a company release. Reportedly, the move comes ahead of authorization by the FCA and PRA. Ahead of authorization from the FCA and PRA, B-North is set to procure TruNarrative’s… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Almond Impact, a UK-based environmental startup, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its Crowdcube campaign. The company launched the funding round at the beginning of May and is offering 11.54% in equity at a £3,976,200 pre-money valuation. So far, the campaign has… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

The previously announced Future Fund will open for applications beginning May 20, 2020, following a period of deliberation where the UK government sought to sort out the details as to how, and for who, the COVID-19 support program would provide capital. The British Business Bank… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoinWorks, an Indonesia-based P2P lender, has reportedly secured $10 million in additional funding from UK lending platform Lendable. Founded in 2015, KoinWorks claims to be the leading P2P Fintech Lending in Indonesia and the first Indonesian P2P Lending company to be registered, as well as… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over six months after raising £282,015 through its recent funding round on Seedrs, prop-tech startup Brickowner has launched a new campaign on the equity crowdfunding platform and has already surpassed its initial £150,000 funding target. Founded in 2016, Brickowner stated it was… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 1:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JustUs recently confirmed that it will begin lending to borrowers who are considered key or essential services workers. The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform noted that it will selectively accept loan applications from individuals and companies that may be offering essential services during these challenging times…. Read More

May 17, 2020 @ 9:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gravitricity, a UK-based energy storage company, has successfully secured more than £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company originally sought to raise £100,000 through the funding round, which has attracted more than 1,000 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2011, Gravitricity states it is developing… Read More

May 17, 2020 @ 9:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lupe Technology, a UK-based consumer tech brand that’s created “game-changing” cordless vacuums, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £750,000 in funding. The company launched its funding round, which has attracted nearly 650 Seedrs investors, in March to raise… Read More

May 16, 2020 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Monzo is reportedly planning to acquire additional capital at a 40% discount on its previous valuation. It was reported in December that Monzo was seeking to raise an additional £100 million but it appears the Coronavirus has impacted the funding round. As… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, television network brand True Royalty Television has raised more than £1.9 million from over 200 Crowdcube investors. The funding round originally sought to raise £1 million. Dubbed as the “Netflix for Royalty” by… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Around £1.4 billion (appr. $1.7 billion) of total UK Fintech-related investments might potentially be lost due to the deadly COVID-19 outbreak. This, according to a recent survey of Fintech industry professionals carried out by techUK and blockchain company Qadre. About 68% of the 59 Fintech… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

This week it was announced that UK-based ANNA, a mobile business current account and financial administrative assistant services provider for SMEs, had sold a majority stake in the company to ABHH, an established multinational banking group. ABHH invested $21 million into the firm taking a majority stake… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 7:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Wealthtech firm Smarterly has raised £7 million in a Series A funding round led the family office of Major Oak that provided £5 million. The balance was provided by existing angel and crowdfunding investors. Smarterly has raised funding on Seedrs several times the last offering… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 7:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Although certain Fintech firms may be dealing with a funding freeze or they may be generating lower revenues, the UK’s financial technology industry most likely won’t experience as many problems due to COVID-19, when compared to other sectors. This, according to a recent report from… Read More

May 14, 2020 @ 3:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has announced new lenders approved for the Bounce Bank Loan Scheme (BBLS) as well as the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The BBLS and CBILS are two programs designed to support the UK economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two new… Read More

May 14, 2020 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Wednesday it has moved its Faster Payments connection in-house. The digital banking group revealed that the decision to shift in-house was due to the problems making and receiving bank transfers last May. Monzo reported: “At the time of the… Read More