Tagged: united kingdom

August 30, 2018 @ 7:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital challenger bank Starling Bank announced on Thursday the launch of its current accounts specifically for 16 and 17-year-olds. According to Starling Bank, the accounts will have the functionality of a full current account, empowering young people to manage their money effectively and offering them payment… Read More

August 30, 2018 @ 7:25 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based property crowdfunding platform Property Partner is now offering a new investment vehicle. According to a note from the company, the “online property stock exchange” is adding high yield loans to its offerings. These development finance loans are expected to deliver a net return… Read More

August 29, 2018 @ 11:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yielders, a property investment platform based in the UK that is also the first FCA regulated Islamic Fintech, has closed on a pre-series A funding round. Exact terms of the deal were not revealed. The capital infusion comes at the same time that Yielders is… Read More

August 29, 2018 @ 1:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

As the entire world knows, the UK and continental Europe are in the midst of a nasty divorce. This pending separation has engendered massive, ongoing negotiations between London and Brussels. But what happens if there is a “no-deal Brexit?” And how would this impact financial… Read More

August 29, 2018 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Fintech money transfer service Azimo has partnered with leading African payments business Interswitch Group. The announcement came during a UK trade delegation to Africa arranged by the PM’s office. Azimo was the loan Fintech to join the small group of firms traveling to… Read More

August 28, 2018 @ 7:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading European investment crowdfunding platform, has formed a partnership with US based investment platform Republic. The details of the arrangement have just been revealed but rumors of a pending arrangement have percolated for months. This is not the first UK / US pan-Atlantic… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdstacker, a UK-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, recently announced it has exceeded £50 million in funds raised for UK businesses that are featured on its portal. According to the online lender, 100% of the P2P lending funds raised for British businesses through Crowdstacker has come directly… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Propifi, an upcoming UK-based peer-to-peer (P2P) property crowdfunding platform, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target through its Crowdcube equity crowdfunding round. The campaign has so far attracted more than 300 investors. As previously reported, Propifi is on a mission to provide a new, easy… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 6:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Azimo, a digital money transfer service based in London and Krakow, is set to join Theresa May’s official delegation to Africa – her first official visit to the continent. Azimo is one of 29 companies selected, and the only Fintech, for the visit to Nigeria,… Read More

August 26, 2018 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rise Art, a UK-based online gallery marketplace, is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with nearly £700,000 from more than 330 investors. The latest funding round comes just a little over two years after securing £520,000 in funding through its first Crowdcube… Read More

August 25, 2018 @ 12:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its highly successful Crowdcube campaign set to close next week, UK-based fintech Glint is set to close the funding round with nearly £1.8 million thanks to more than 1,200 investors.  As previously reported, Glint was founded in 2015 and is now on a mission… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 11:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a week after launching its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs, Short-term peer-to-peer lending platform Welendus has successfully secured its initial £850,000 funding target. Founded in 2015, Welendus seeks to redefine the short-term lending market by launching a peer-to-peer short-term lending platform… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirex, a hybrid personal finance platform that merges blockchain tech and traditional finance, announced on Thursday it received its e-money license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority. The company claims it is only the third crypto-friendly company in the world to receive this type of license,… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 7:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marcus began its existence as a mere online lender seeking to provide consumers with affordable credit all online. But as time moves on, it is becoming more clear that Marcus is being positioned as not just providing loans but becoming the bank of the future:… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Andersen EV, a UK-based electronic vehicle charge point brand, quickly surpassed its initial £200,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round was launched earlier this week and is now nearing £265,000 thanks to nearly 30 investors. Founded in 2015, Andersen EV… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender Proplend recently announced the launch of its new Tranche A auto-lend facility, which allows Lenders that are participating on the property lending platform to now have an automated investing option that allocates their available cash to eligible loan parts. The facility also… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brilliant Bills, a UK-based personal and household financial productivity app to improve security, save time and money, is now seeking £350,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The mobile app, which is designed to be secure, completely free, and totally private with unlimited, encrypted… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based edtech startup Zzish is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £525,000 in funding from over 300 investors. The launch of this latest round comes just a little over a year after Zzish secured more than £1.3 million through its first… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut has announced the official launch of a new product. Revolut “Metal card” enables users to receive cash back in either cryptocurrency or fiat at a 1% rate outside Europe and 0.1% on transactions made in Europe. Revolut previously incorporated cryptocurrency options on their banking… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Curve announced on Tuesday it has appointed Alejandro Massalin as its new Head of Marketing. According to Curve, Massalin brings 20 years of marketing experience to the startup and will be uncharged of its user base, along with leading brand and marketing strategies…. Read More