Tagged: united kingdom

February 5, 2019 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revolut has announced an agreement with WeWork to provide Revolut for Business customers with 3 months free “hot desk space.” WeWork is one of the leading shared office space providers that has a reputation for hosting legions of early-stage companies around the world. The privately… Read More

February 5, 2019 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Brexit claxon sounds loudly. A report released this week indicates a decline in both the number of deals and the total amount deals for the UK early stage equity market. Beauhurst has published their annual recap of total investment for 2018. The Deal quantifies the… Read More

February 5, 2019 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital challenger bank Monese announced on Tuesday it is now offering Apple Pay for all personal Monese cards across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, and Ireland. According to Monese, customers may now make payments from both their UK or European Monese cards, easily and… Read More

February 5, 2019 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 announced on Monday that Apple Pay is now available for its customers in the UK. According to N26, the mobile payment system integrated directly with N26 current accounts, which means customers may quickly add their Mastercard to Apple Pay directly in the N26… Read More

February 4, 2019 @ 11:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kraken, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in operation, has acquired UK based Crypto Facilities, according to a release by Crypto Derivatives. The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed but the two companies said it was a “nine-figure deal” and Kraken’s largest acquisition… Read More

February 4, 2019 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brushbox, a UK-based oral health subscription box service, has quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target and is now nearing £700,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2017, Brushbox claims to be the UK’s first oral health subscription box service that is designed… Read More

February 4, 2019 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

dozens, a “new banking and wealth management alternative” wants to be where you save your money. dozens will accomplish this by providing proprietary financial products including a 5% annual interest rate which will make high-interest rates accessible to more people. dozens is placing the money… Read More

February 4, 2019 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Love Lane Brewing, a UK-based brewing company, has successfully secured its initial £900,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round was launched last month and has already attracted more than 350 investors.  As previously reported, Love Lane Brewing was founded in… Read More

February 3, 2019 @ 5:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Safe Solvents, a UK-based environmental technology company, has successfully secured its initial £800,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. Launched in 2015, Safe Solvents reports that it researches, designs, formulates, and manufactures its own range of parts washing machines and advanced solvent replacement products in… Read More

February 2, 2019 @ 1:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dinosaur Financial Group issued a release on their relationship with tZero, Overstock’s digital asset trading marketplace, on Friday. The announcement that Dinosaur’s institutional brokerage firm was partnering with tZero was old news. A few days prior, tZero had announced the commencement of trading via Dinosaur as the “introducing… Read More

February 2, 2019 @ 6:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Property Partner is now offering an Innovative Finance ISA (IF ISA), according to a release from the property crowdfunding platform. Just like a regular ISA, investors may place up to £20,000 per year into an IF ISA account, which may then be used to invest… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 9:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Car & Classic, a UK-based classic car marketplace, has successfully secured its initial £1 funding target through the equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. Founded in 2005 by Cazana, which is a provider of machine-learning vehicle valuation tools backed by Passion Capital and Origin Capital, Car & Classic… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Three Joes, a UK-based sourdough pizza restaurant chain, has decided to extend its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round was launched in January and has already secured its initial £400,000 funding target and now nearing £455,000 from more than 300 investors. As previously reported, Three Joes… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Dairy-free ice cream brand Coconuts Naturally pitched their product on Dragon’s Den last year receiving two offers. Peter Jones called Coconuts Naturally the best ice cream he has tasted. Founder Cecily Mills turned them both down. Mills decided to pitch her product on Seedrs instead. The… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barclays announced on Friday it has welcomed the ten companies that will join the 2019 London Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars class, which is the sixth London programme to date. The Barclays Accelerator reportedly provides successful applicants with a Financial Technology (FinTech) focused, 13-week programme. Each of the… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 2:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) is now open for applications. GFIN is a group of 29 international organisations including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as well as the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo and fintech Flux announced on Thursday they have expanded their partnership to offer Flux receipts and rewards directly within the Monzo app. According to the duo,  Monzo customers the option to be able to see exactly what they’ve bought, whenever they use their… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading UK based investment crowdfunding platform, has launched a new fund for investors in early-stage firms. The EIS100 Fund enables passive investors to gain exposure to 100 or so individual companies over a 12 month period. Of course, investors benefit from the wonders… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 7:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 announced earlier this week the launch of its new subscription-based current account, Black. This news comes days after N26 celebrated its fourth birthday and weeks after the company successfully secured $300 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by venture capital and… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 7:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

B2C2, a UK-based cryptocurrency liquidity platform, has received its authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Founded in 2015, B2C2 claims to be one of the largest cryptocurrency liquidity providers and the leader in electronic OTC trading. The company reported it is trusted by retail… Read More