Tagged: united kingdom

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

May 14, 2020 @ 12:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank, a leading UK digital bank, has been moving rapidly to implement COVID-19 business relief programs authorized by the UK government. Starling is the first Fintech to be approved as a Bounce Back Loan (BBLS) provider and, earlier this week, Starling and Funding Circle… Read More

May 14, 2020 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Featurespace, a firm focused on fraud prevention, has secured £30 million in capital from an investment round led by Merian Chrysalis Investment. Several existing investors also took part in the round. The firm’s software is designed to learn the normal or typical digital behavior… Read More

May 14, 2020 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Freetrade has raised over £4.5 million in just four hours raising capital online via Crowdcube. Currently, the offering is displaying £4.76 million (~ USD $ 5.8 million) from 2595 investors. The £1 million hurdle was collected in just 4:33 minutes. Freetrade raised £3 million… Read More

May 14, 2020 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  UK-based Anna, a mobile business current account and financial administrative assistant services provider for SMEs and gig economy workers, is reportedly looking to expand its operations into Europe. Anna’s management has sold a majority stake in the company to ABHH, an established multinational banking… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

monva, a UK-based intelligent comparison platform for financial products and services, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £400,000 in funding secured. The initiative, which has already attracted nearly 625 Crowdcube investors, was launched last month and was originally… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over six months after securing £436,763 through its previous Seedrs campaign, UK-based menswear brand Troubadour Goods has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already raised its initial £500,000 funding target. The company noted that the direct investment reflected in the… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Modulr, a Payments as a Service API Platform for digital businesses, announced on Wednesday it secured £18.9 million in growth funding to further develop its platform and expand into new products and markets. The funding round was led by European growth capital firm Highland Europe… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Nationwide Building Society has prepared its virtual assistant Arti to answer common COVID-19 mortgage holiday questions from the country’s residents. Nationwide’s team of mortgage, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals have been working on an initiative that involves developing, testing, and launching a… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling and Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), a marketplace lending platform serving SMEs, have formed a strategic partnership to provide loans to small businesses under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). According to a note from Starling, the bank will lend via Funding… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

We have seen a lot of anecdotal evidence that online capital formation platforms focusing on early-stage ventures continue to do pretty well in spite of the ongoing pandemic. Earlier today, Crowdcube co-founder Luke Lang tweeted out some numbers indicating robust performance on the platform during… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech TransferWise recently revealed that customers can now send money instantly to several developing economies in Asia including Pakistan, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. The TransferWise team noted: “In the past, if you were sending money to Thailand (THB), Pakistan (PKR), or Sri Lanka (LKR)… Read More

May 12, 2020 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

HM Treasury provided an update today on the progress of the various programs designed to backstop the UK economy. These programs include the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) targeted at sole traders and small firms, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) for small and… Read More