Tagged: united kingdom

April 20, 2020 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Sourced Capital is out with a release claiming the UK property market could experience a double-digit rate of decline for property values.  A recovery may take up to 5 years, according to the report. The company says the once-hot market has… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

In a widely anticipated move, HM Treasury announced a new package of bailout programs for early-stage ventures that did not qualify for programs initially set into place to support the COVID-19 battered economy. There have been profound concerns that younger, entrepreneurial firms that require ongoing… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 9:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thyngs, a UK-based mobile technology platform, announced on Friday it has joined announced on Friday it was teamed up with card-linking API provider Fidel to allow charities to earn more funding through Gift Aid donations. According to Thyngs, the new partnership is aiming to make… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 9:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Propetly, a UK-based property investing marketplace,  has successfully secured its initial £225,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. As previously reported, Propetly describes itself as a marketplace that allows property investors to find, evaluate and calculate their complete investment project. All projects… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TruNarrative, a solution for financial fraud detection, prevention, anti-money laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC), behavioral monitoring and identity verification, has teamed up with AccountScore, a London-based analytics firm offering actionable insights and analytics on banking processes. The partnership involves adding open banking capabilities to the TruNarrative… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Sprout.ai, an insurance technology (Insurtech) firm previously called BlockClaim, has secured $2.5 million in capital through its second seed round, which was led by Amadeus Capital Partners. Existing investors Playfair Capital and Techstars also took part in Sprout’s latest investment round. The London-headquartered firm… Read More

April 18, 2020 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart money app Snoop is launching its services, which aim to assist consumers with better managing their finances during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Established by Jayne-Anne Gadhia, a former executive at digital bank Virgin Money, the Snoop Fintech app leverages Open Banking standards and technology,… Read More

April 17, 2020 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AxiomSL, an established provider of regulatory reporting and risk management software, has introduced a regime agnostic offering for SFTR (Securities Financing Transactions Regulation). As noted in a release, SFTR provides counterparties with a reliable process for adhering to international reporting obligations. Customers were required to… Read More

April 17, 2020 @ 3:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

SME Marketplace lending platform Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) has been approved by the British Busines Bank as a lender under the  Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The online lender becomes one of a handful of Fintechs in the UK facilitating the program. Funding Circle said… Read More

April 17, 2020 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Thursday it has launched a new tool that helps business customers to find the appropriate Government coronavirus support scheme for them. Starling Bank further revealed that the tool asks users a series of questions related to their… Read More

April 17, 2020 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

This is interesting because it is indicative of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally approved Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) investment in Deliveroo. Before the Coronavirus, the investment was not a given as the CMA was “concerned that… Read More

April 17, 2020 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Hannah Nixon, the former CEO of the UK Payment Systems Regulator, has been hired by Curve as an Advisor to the Executive, according to a note from the Fintech. Nixon is expected to help guide Curve’s regulatory strategy as the company grows. Curve is a… Read More

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

Banco Santander S.A. (Santander Group) (BME:SAN), the world’s 16th-largest banking institution and financial services company based in Madrid, has officially introduced PagoFX, its international payments application for UK customers. Last month, Santander had revealed that it was in the final stages of developing its cross-border… Read More

April 16, 2020 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Benchmarking Study Tallies $304.5 Billion in Alternative Finance Transaction Volumes During 2018 The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), part of the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, has published the single most comprehensive report on the evolution of alternative finance. The benchmarking report provides… Read More

April 16, 2020 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based challenger bank Tide announced on Thursday it has teamed up with insurance solutions provider Hokodo to launch new invoice protection product for SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the duo, this new Invoice Protection product will members to protect their businesses and will… Read More

April 16, 2020 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Transfer Platform Sees Uptick in Users During Month of March WorldRemit, a global payments and money transfer platform, is donating £400,000 worth of vouchers for money transfers to NHS workers. According to WorldRemit, the move is to thank the health service workers during the COVID-19… Read More

April 15, 2020 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Charlotte Crosswell, CEO of Innovate Finance, has posted an open letter in support of Fintech utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, the government has received some criticism for being slow to empower Fintech’s to help facilitate the Coronavirus programs designed to support the… Read More

April 15, 2020 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Dinghy, an Insurtech backed by Allianz, is now offering up to 2 months of free professional indemnity insurance until June 14. The program is designed to assist freelancers who are not working and struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dinghy is an… Read More

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

Open banking startups CreditKudos has raised £5 million in a Series A funding round led by AlbionVC, according to a report. AlbionVC was joined by a group of Fintech angels, including Christian Faes of LendInvest, as well as Entrepreneur First, TriplePoint, Plug & Play Ventures,… Read More

April 15, 2020 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial technology (Fintech) can promote greater financial inclusion by facilitating faster and cheaper digital payments. However, these opportunities come with their certain challenges, according to a report published by the World Bank and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI). The report covers the… Read More