Tagged: united kingdom

February 7, 2024 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum has reportedly secured a € 25m Series B investment, spearheaded by CommerzVentures and “bolstered by Speedinvest, along with the continued support of our existing investors.” Tuum‘s said the funding round underpinned their “dedication to spearhead a banking revolution with agile, expansive solutions.” Tuum has… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK fintech Atlantic Money is set to offer its fixed-fee money transfers across additional major markets. Within 1.5 years of launching in the UK, Atlantic Money has “met relevant requirements to offer its services in the United States, Canada and Australia.” Users will be able… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Obligate has formed a strategic partnership with Archax, a digital asset services provider based in London. Through this partnership, Obligate provides its platform “for on-chain capital markets, while Archax contributes its extensive service offering in digital asset management.” As a first service, Obligate clients will… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ironically, according to Dima Kats, CEO of Clear Junction, banks and financial institutions are probably some of the most unbanked segments in the world. From high fees to long settlement times, regulatory pressures to difficulty in accessing multi-country payment options, the issues and barriers facing… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Phasecraft – the startup led by top academics developing world-leading quantum algorithms – has won a £1.2 million UK Government contract as part of the UK’s Quantum Catalyst Fund. Phase One of the Fund saw Phasecraft awarded “a contract for a feasibility study to explore… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a top UK – EU investment crowdfunding platform owned by Republic, has distributed the “Seedrs Sector Report 2024.” In the report,  Seedrs highlights platform activity. Newly appointed Managing Director John Lake opens the report stating: “… 2023 also saw us launch our long-awaited European… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vault Hill, which is described as an AI-powered metaverse designed to enrich engagement & create new revenue channels, has acquired over £215,000 from 45 investors (at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. There are currently two days left in… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX, which claims to be one of the largest institutional digital asset prime broker and the CFTC registered swap dealer, announces a strategic partnership with Fusion Digital Assets, TP ICAP’s FCA registered UK-based wholesale spot cryptoasset exchange. The integration with Fusion Digital Assets provides FalconX… Read More

February 4, 2024 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two in three (66%) larger UK businesses say they are very familiar with open banking and users report an average annual saving of 150 hours usually spent “on operational tasks such as processing invoices and financial data, recurring payments and processing refunds, new research reveals.”… Read More

February 4, 2024 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of England has recently shared a Working Paper, focused on open banking, and it is attributed to several authors including Tania Babina, Saleem Bahaj, Greg Buchak, Filippo De Marco, Angus Foulis, Will Gornall, Francesco Mazzola and Tong Yu. As noted in the paper… Read More

February 4, 2024 @ 1:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Businesses in the United Kingdom have reportedly entered the new year with renewed positivity as overall confidence rose to the highest level for nearly two years. The Barometer – which measures businesses’ confidence by assessing their trading prospects and optimism in the economy – shows… Read More

February 4, 2024 @ 1:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading platforms for mortgages, has launched its Strategic Partners program for 2024, relationships that will be directly managed by Nigel Robbins, who was recently promoted to National Account Manager. In his new role, Nigel will… Read More

February 2, 2024 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty has received £ 3 million in funding from Canada-based Flow Capital Corp. The company said the capital infusion will enable it to accelerate its existing innovation and growth plans. CrowdProperty said it is planning some platform upgrades as well as increasing… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Scotland says it will be partnering with Deloitte, Tesco Bank, Morgan Stanley, and ABRDN on its first innovation challenge. The inaugural innovation challenge, established in concert with the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), focuses on simplifying compliance by leveraging AI and other technologies. The… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A former UK finance minister on Wednesday (January 31, 2024) has reportedly joined crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) to serve as the firm’s global advisor. As reported by CNBC, this latest appointment made by Coinbase is expected to strengthen the digital asset firm’s regulatory position at… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), which claims to be among the leaders in unified observability and security, has recently announced that it is working with Lloyds Banking Group, which is reportedly one of the UK’s largest financial services providers, in order “to measure the environmental carbon impact… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 1:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, announces a new report on the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) market in the UK and Europe. The independent report, commissioned by ClearBank and produced by leading analyst house Celent, finds “that EMIs now… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tandem, a UK digital bank, has announced the appointment of Maria Khan, as Director of Product and Digital, and Chris Parker, as Head of Marketing. As Director of Product and Digital, Maria leads “the development of Tandem’s exciting digital offering, working with the team to… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kriya, a B2B payments Fintech, has announced that it has secured a new £50 million debt facility from debt partner Viola Credit. This will allow the fintech “to power over £1 billion of B2B Payments over the next 24 months.” With this facility, Kriya intends… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Prince’s Trust NatWest Youth Index 2024, released recently, finds half (49 per cent) of 16–25-year-olds in the UK think the cost of living crisis has had a worse impact on their life than the pandemic. As noted by the Natwest Group, it shows young… Read More