Tagged: united kingdom

November 26, 2018 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Securities lending platform for digital assets Lendingblock has issued a statement indicating that the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has made an in-principle decision to grant the firm authorization as a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) provider. Lendingblock adds that it continues to work closely with the GFSC… Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 7:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after surpassing £40 million in online lending, UK based peer to peer lender in the property space, Proplend, announced on Monday it has now reached £50 million in online lending. According to the lender, all loans are commercial property backed, comprising a… Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 7:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a statement on the PayPal acquisition of iZettle – an event that was announced in early 2018 and closed in September. PayPal purchased Sweden based iZettle for $2.2 billion as the company seeks to gain access… Read More

November 25, 2018 @ 9:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing £566,488 through its second Seedrs round, UK fintech CityFALCON has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform for the third time and already raised its initial £150,000 funding target.  As previously reported, CityFALCON has received awards from Twitter,… Read More

November 24, 2018 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Uniti, perhaps the most interesting electric car company raising money via crowdfunding, has opened their offering on Crowdcube for early registrants. According to the offering page, Uniti is looking for £1 million at a pre-money valuation of £97 million. The page indicates that 169 investors… Read More

November 23, 2018 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published its annual report on the UK alternative finance for 2017. This is the 5th UK benchmarking report CCAF has published. According to the research, overall the sector of finance grew 35% versus the year prior to… Read More

November 22, 2018 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Yoyo Wallet has partnered with easyCoffee to provide mobile payments and loyalty app for the company. easyCoffee is in expansion mode planning to open up 200+ locations across the UK over the next three years. easyCoffee is a coffee chain founded by entrepreneur Nathan Lowry… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 5:31 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A representative from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told attendees at The Regulation of Cryptocurrencies event in London today that he is concerned that “Complex, volatile and often leveraged derivatives products” built on cryptocurrencies with “underlying market integrity issues” are being marketed to retail… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing more than £1.1 million on Crowdcube, UK technology startup Verv has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform with a goal to raise a minimum of £350,000. As previously reported, Verv was launched in 2014 and has developed an intelligent energy… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Starling Bank announced last week it launched its in-app Marketplace for small businesses. According to Starling Bank, the new wave of Marketplace partners includes the launch of accounting software platform Xero and the latter will enable the bank’s 20,000 business banking customers to automatically… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 7:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Form3,  cloud-based platform for global payments processing, announced on Tuesday it secured $13 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by venture capital firm, Draper Esprit plc, with participation from existing shareholders Barclays Bank plc, Angel CoFund, and several individuals. Founded in 2016, Form3… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 5:18 am By Therese Torris  |  

At LendItFintech Europe in London this week, CI caught up with Emmanuel de Cazotte who was recently appointed to head Lemon Way Payment Ltd of the newly opened office in London of the European payment processor. Lemon Way is a payment solution specialized in serving… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

CYBG has committed to fund up to £400 million of personal loans, subject to certain conditions, on Salary Finance. CYBG is a consortium of financial firms including Clydesdale Bank, Yorkshire Bank and Virgin Money. Salary Finance is a platform that connects to the payroll of employers… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday it is now bringing instant signup to Google Pay. This news comes just six months after the fintech announced users are now able to use Apple Pay for purchases. Monzo reported that if users sign up to Monzo today on… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

With just three days left in their self-crowdfunding campaign (unless they extend), Crowdcube has booked over £7.1 million at a pre-money valuation of £73.7 million. Crowdcube has self-crowdfunded their company several times in the past. According to the campaign page, 2322 investors have backed this most recent… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 7:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Ethical Butcher, a UK-based company that supplies London’s restaurant and catering trade with ethically sourced meat, is now seeking £350,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2014,  Ethical Butcher reported it has won a number of Great Taste Awards, which includes Top… Read More

November 19, 2018 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK online lending platform WiseAlpha is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with nearly £2.6 million in funding. The round has attracted more than 1460 investors. As previously reported, WiseAlpha aims to give retail investors and corporates access to senior secured and high yield bond… Read More

November 18, 2018 @ 8:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chip, an AI-powered automatic savings account mobile app, has successfully secured more than £3.4 million from over 5,580 investors in less than two weeks through its recent equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company previously raised nearly £1 million through its first Crowdcube round in 2017…. Read More

November 18, 2018 @ 8:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hill and Friends, a UK-based handbag brand, has successfully secured its initial £655,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The round was launched earlier this fall and has attracted more than 235 investors. As previously reported, Hill and Friends is described as a contemporary luxury… Read More

November 18, 2018 @ 11:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Data platform Quovo reports it has been granted registration in the Open Banking Directory. As a Registered Account Information Service Provider (RAISP), regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Quovo gains better access to the UK market and potentially continental Europe. The registration, which… Read More