Tagged: united kingdom

August 12, 2019 @ 5:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs co-founder and Executive Chairman Jeff Lynn has responded to a critical article published in the Sunday Times this past weekend. The article in question portrayed Seedrs as struggling claiming: “crowdfunding site halts trading as reserves dwindle,” as it reportedly pursues a new funding round…. Read More

August 12, 2019 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after securing £1,638,150 through its previous Seedrs campaign, UK-based investment services Smarterly has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise £2 million in funding. The company is now offering 10.68% in equity at a £16,723,855 pre-money valuation. As previously reported, Smarterly stated… Read More

August 12, 2019 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

  Technology is at its best when it is ubiquitous and unobtrusive. We want tech to be available wherever and whenever we need it but it should not be something that is hard to access. It must be simple to use. Today, most tech services… Read More

August 12, 2019 @ 7:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Online property finance marketplace LendInvest has received a £200 million investment from the National Australia Bank (NAB). The investment was supported by HM Treasury. Chris Philp, PPS to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, commented on the announcement: “This very substantial investment from NAB into LendInvest… Read More

August 11, 2019 @ 10:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few years after securing more than £90,000 in funding through its previous Crowdcube round, The Hebridean Food Co. has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform with a mission to raise a minimum of £200,000. The company is now offering 10.35% in equity, at… Read More

August 11, 2019 @ 9:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayRue, a European based wallet focusing on exchange, transfer, and storage of cryptocurrencies, is now seeking £100,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. PayRue is now offering 1.96% in equity at a £5,005,156 pre-money valuation. Founded in 2018 by Mikael Olofsson and Ingemar Svensson,… Read More

August 11, 2019 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading UK crowdfunding platform, is in the midst of funding discussions according to a write up in the Times. The report indicates that an email distributed to Seedrs shareholders indicates the company is at “advanced stages in a fundraising discussion.” Seedrs has previously… Read More

August 10, 2019 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

SME Peer to peer lending platform Growth Street has joined digital bank Starling Bank‘s marketplace, according to a blog post. Excited to announce that GrowthLine is now available on the #Starling Marketplace! It means your business can apply for and manage your GrowthLine all from… Read More

August 9, 2019 @ 9:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Friday it has added new interest rates for its Savings Pots. Monzo reported that it is now 1.81% (AER/Gross) on fixed Savings Pots and 1.15% (AER/Gross Variable) on Easy Access Savings Pots. “We’re making opening and managing a savings… Read More

August 9, 2019 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based money transfer platform Xpress Money announced on Friday it has formed a new partnership with Leicester City Football Club. Through the collaboration, Xpress Money has been named the Club’s official money transfer partner. While sharing details about the partnership, Sudhesh Giriyan, Chief Executive of… Read More

August 9, 2019 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Funding Circle announced on Thursday the numbers of H1 2019, which are the results for the first six months of 2019, ending on June 30th. According to Samir Desai, the CEO and Co-Founder of Funding Circle, the online lending platform grew in revenue… Read More

August 8, 2019 @ 10:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Clearwell Capital, a UK-based company that provides funding to small and medium-sized property developers and housebuilders, is now seeking £375,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2010, Clearwell Capital states it is funded by banks, high net worth individuals and P2P lending… Read More

August 8, 2019 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prop-tech startup Brickowner has successfully secured its initial £225,000 funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The company is currently offering 2.31% in equity at a £9,504,690 pre-money valuation. As previously reported, Brickowner reported investment through its platform has grown from £347,000… Read More

August 8, 2019 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cornish Lithium, a company that aims to create a new, environmentally-responsible, lithium extraction industry in the UK, is set to close its successful equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.34 million secured from over 1100 investors. The company is currently offering 4.91% in… Read More

August 8, 2019 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Robinhood announced on Wednesday that it received authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a broker in the UK. According to Robinhood, the authorization will enable us to bring its investing platform to customers in the UK and is a… Read More

August 7, 2019 @ 3:55 am By Cali Haan  |  

A source to Coindesk is claiming that Britain’s tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs, has sent letters to three cryptocurrency exchanges requesting access to the trading records of British customers served by the platforms. According to the source, Coinbase, eToro, and CEX.IO have all received… Read More

August 6, 2019 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kingston’s professional football club AFC Wimbledon has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to help finance its return to a new stadium on Plough Lane. The organization is offering 7.67% in equity at a £24,071,520 pre-money valuation. AFC Wimbledon described itself as a continuation… Read More

August 5, 2019 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Standard Chartered Bank announced on Monday that it and Linklogis have recently completed their first joint deep-tier supply chain financing transaction for Digital Guangdong and its upstream suppliers. According to Standard Chartered, the transaction is included in the ongoing strategic collaboration between the two parties since… Read More

August 5, 2019 @ 11:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after addressing previous issues in its banking services, digital challenger bank Monzo announced it may have figured out what was causing the most recent issues, which was that it wasn’t storing some customers’ PINs correctly. The banking startup revealed in a recent blog… Read More

August 5, 2019 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank CEO and Founder Anne Boden recently published an open letter updating both investors, users and prospectie customers on the progress on the digital only challenger bank. Boden said the bank has now topped 775,000 accounts in total: 695,000 retail current accounts, 59,000 business… Read More