Tagged: united kingdom

September 17, 2018 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a UK based online investment platform, has added two new non executive directors to its board. Ian McCaig, former CEO of First Utility and LastMinute, and Mark Brooker, former COO of Betfair and Trainline, have been enlisted to help guide the growing Fintech. Seedrs… Read More

September 17, 2018 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a leading online property finance platform, has closed on a $39.5 million Series C funding round that is comprised of both debt and equity. The funding has been in process throughout the summer and is viewed as positioning the UK based company for an… Read More

September 15, 2018 @ 9:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK-based company that uses waste plastics to create strong, longer-lasting roads, MacRebur, has raised more than £2 million from over 1,200 backers. The round originally sought to raise £1.5 million and quickly secured the… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK-based healthy snack brand Emily Crisps has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding target from nearly 240 investors. As previously reported, Emily Crisps was founded in 2013 by Emily Wong and Ale Ascani with a mission to change… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Scotland announced on Thursday that it has named Prudential UK its new strategic partner. According to the fintech organization, the strategic partnership reflects Prudential UK’s strong ongoing commitment to playing a lead role in the digitalization of financial services in Scotland and across the UK. … Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Edinburgh based Fintech ShareIn says it is experiencing a period of rapid growth having increased staff to a team of 24, a 100% increase over the last 12 months. The online investment software and compliance company has recently moved into the largest office in Codebase… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom and Singapore held their 4th joint meeting of financial services regulators and policymakers. The meeting took place in London yesterday where officials discussed regulatory initiatives and standards of conduct in the financial sector. Both the UK and Singapore have pursued Fintech innovation… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender iwoca says it is UK’s fastest growing SME finance provider. The claim comes following the publication of the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 which ranked iwoca 30th on the list. The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, published last Sunday, 9th September 2018…. Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Azimo, a European money transfer service, has has been added to the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 list joining a prominent list of UK tech firms including some big names in Fintech. This is the first year for Azimo to be added to… Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based healthy snack brand Emily Crisps is now seeking £1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2013 by Emily Wong and Ale Ascani, Emily Crisps’ main goal is to change the way people eat for the better, and more importantly, the tastier…. Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ingo, a London-based company that specializes in sushi handrolls, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company is now seeking £300,000 in funding and is offering a 13.46% stake (pre-money valuation: £2,250,000). Inigo was reportedly founded by Jeremy Bliss, who is a Melbourne… Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn, TransferWise, announced on Monday its yearly report, which indicated some growth and development for the money transfer service platform.  Founded in 2011, TransferWise is on a mission to provide a positive, irreversible change in the world of finance. It claims to be the fairest, easiest… Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two years after securing nearly £4 million through its first equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, digital banking solution gohenry announced on Tuesday it is planning to launch a new Crowdcube initiative. As previously reported, gohenry was founded in 2012 by a group of parents… Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

At the request of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, has seen his term extended until January 2020. In publicly published letter, Chancellor Philip Hammond officially extended his request that Carney remain at the Bank; “Further to… Read More

September 10, 2018 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AI web app butterwire has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding target from nearly 100 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. According to butterwire, the app was launched in June 2018 and is described as professional research and portfolio analyst platform that may… Read More

September 10, 2018 @ 8:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Augmentum Fintech plc (LSE: AUGM) announced on Monday it invested £2.5 million in Unmortgage as part of the UK-based startup’s £10 million seed funding round. Founded in 2016, Unmortgage describes itself as a company that offers a completely new way for people to get on “the… Read More

September 7, 2018 @ 10:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MacRebur, a UK-based company that uses waste plastics to create strong, longer-lasting roads, has successfully secured its initial £1.5 million funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The campaign recently launched, just a little over a year and a half after MacRebur secured £1,274,140 through its… Read More

September 7, 2018 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

According to Electroneum, more than one million people have now downloaded their mobile cryptocurrency mining app on the Google Play store. Electroneum says their app enables users to mine and transfer its digital currency, ETN, through their phones Electroneum says it is one of only 25,271… Read More

September 7, 2018 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

COMPEON, a full-service commercial financing provider that connects businesses to both traditional banks and Fintechs, has created a new “digital link” with online lender iwoca to provide access to speedier loans. COMPEON, based in Düsseldorf, says this steps up the existing partnership between the finance portal… Read More

September 6, 2018 @ 7:00 pm By Alexander Dunaev  |  

Wonga enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame. The company achieved £300 million of revenue in 2012, just six years after it was founded. Managing growth of this nature is enormously challenging and one doesn’t need to look far to spot similar issues at other warp… Read More