Tagged: united kingdom

April 19, 2019 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after raising £1.1 million on Seedrs, Riversimple, a Wales-based hydrogen-electric car company, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise £750,000. As previously reported, Riversimple has designed a new car called the Rasa, which emits nothing but a tiny amount of… Read More

April 18, 2019 @ 9:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Genba Digital, a UK-based company that is aiming to streamline the multi-billion pound market, has successfully surpassed £525,000 through its crowdfunding campaign on SyndicateRoom. The company is currently seeking £750,000 with a pre-valuation at £4,507,698. Founded in 2015, GENBA is an API driven digital logistics… Read More

April 18, 2019 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

R8, a UK-based fintech startup, has appointed Twitter founder Biz Stone to its board as it prepares to list on the London Stock Exchange. Founded in 2015 by a collective of entrepreneurs, technologists, and bankers, R8’s goal is to promote its vision o banking of… Read More

April 18, 2019 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit Kudos, challenger credit bureau and commercial applications provider of open banking, announced on Thursday it raised £2.2 million through its latest round of funding, which was led by Ascension Ventures through its social impact fund Fair by Design, with additional investment from existing investors NFT… Read More

April 16, 2019 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

GeoDB, a UK-based fintech start that aims to provide a big data marketplace that includes an encrypted, safe, transparent, verified, accurate and decentralized datapool, has successfully secured its initial £750,000 equity crowdfunding target on Crowdcube. As previously reported, GeoDB was co-founded in 2018 by Chairman… Read More

April 16, 2019 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Social media giant Facebook is reportedly removing P2P money transfer services through its messenger app for UK and France. According to TechCrunch, Facebook is set to close the service in the countries on June 15th. While it will be shut down in the UK and… Read More

April 16, 2019 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Brex announced on Tuesday it secured $100 million debt capital investment from Barclays Investment Bank to help power the next phase of its growth. According to Brex, the capital comes in the form of a warehouse line of credit, which is backed by… Read More

April 16, 2019 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Welendus (PTP Funding Limited), a peer to peer lending platform, has received an investment from the Unicorn Ascension Fund (UAF) for an undisclosed amount. The investment was said to be used for future expansion into India. Other early-stage investors in the company include Pontaq, a… Read More

April 16, 2019 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer property lender CrowdProperty has closed their £1.1 million equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs easily topping their £600,000 goal. CrowdProperty raised capital at a pre-money valuation of £15.7 million. Approximately 575 investors supported the round. The news of their successful equity offering was joined by… Read More

April 16, 2019 @ 2:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK-based fintech startup Upgrade Pack, a closed marketplace for global user access to discounted flight and hotel upgrades, has surpassed its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign target goal, swiftly surpassing £500,000 with the help of over 425 investors. To date, over £545,000 has been raised for 4.1% equity at… Read More

April 15, 2019 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Rapyd announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with OCBC Bank to enable real-time bank payments for Singapore consumers and online retailers through peer-to-peer funds transfer service PayNow. According to Rapyd, PayNow will enable OCBC Bank customers to make digital payments using… Read More

April 15, 2019 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Standard Chartered Bank announced last week it has launched an expanded online gateway and mobile app for corporate clients, to additional markets in Asia to further support its clients’ growing e-commerce and m-commerce aspirations. According to Standard Chartered, the gateway is now available in China,… Read More

April 15, 2019 @ 7:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Research compiled by YouGov, Seedrs, and banking app Dozens, shares a dim view of financial sophistication in the UK. According to the report, a majority of UK adults are poorly informed about financial services and planning for their future. The study conducted by YouGov was… Read More

April 14, 2019 @ 9:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer property lender CrowdProperty will be closing its Seedrs funding round after surpassing £1 million in funding from close to 550 investors. As previously reported, CrowdPropert describes itself as a platform that promotes investments that return up to 8% per annum noting that, to date,… Read More

April 14, 2019 @ 9:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Propio, a UK-based property investment platform, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £350,000 from nearly 465 investors. As previously reported, Propio describes itself as the home of the Property ISA.  Its platform notably combines decades of property expertise… Read More

April 12, 2019 @ 9:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Whey Forward Health, a UK-based multi-brand and wellness company, has successfully secured its initial £700,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The company, which claims itself to be a leader in the field of dairy-derived nutriceuticals, is striving to deliver the purest, most bioavailable… Read More

April 12, 2019 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Raisin has partnered with ClearScore a UK credit checking service. ClearScore will now offer access to savings accounts by integrating with the Raisin service. ClearScore claims more than 8 million UK users of the free online credit check service. These users will be offered… Read More

April 12, 2019 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The University of Strathclyde announced this week the launch of its new fintech accelerator program in collaboration with Strathclyde Business School. According to the University, the Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network (SEN) accelerator programme encourages the development of early-stage innovation-driven fintech businesses. “Four groups of entrepreneurs will have access… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced on Wednesday the launch of its Visa debit card in the UK. According to Coinbase, the debit card allows customers to spend crypto as effortlessly as the money in their bank. The card’s description reads: “Coinbase Card is powered by customers’… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 7:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech startup, Upgrade Pack, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. As previously reported, Upgrade Pack, which was founded last year, is described as a closed marketplace where airlines and hotels make discounted upgrades available to an exclusive… Read More