Revolut: The Amazon of Banking
Nikolay Storonsky, founder of Revolut has taken a different approach than many other challenger banks; instead of focusing on a few core products, they have ...
Funding Circle to be Valued at up to $2.4 Billion After IPO
Funding Circle announced the price range for its IPO that will value the company at around $2.4 billion at the upper end of the range. ...
UK Treasury Committee Calls for the Regulation of Crypto Assets
The UK’s Treasury Committee launched an inquiry earlier this year into digital currencies and distributed ledger technologies. This inquiry has been completed and the report ...
ThinCats Secures New Funding Deal
Insight Investment which has over £600 billion in AUM and is part of BNY Mellon Group has agreed to a funding deal of up to ...
Funding Circle Will Test IPO Market
The price range for Funding Circle’s IPO may be available as soon as tomorrow; the company is expected have a post-IPO valuation of $2.6 billion; ...
LendInvest Raises $39.5 Million in a Series C
Leading UK fintech property lender, LendInvest, has closed a $39.5 million (£30.5 million) Series C equity investment. The round was led by existing investor Atomico ...
China UnionPay Expands into Europe
China UnionPay is the biggest payment card issuer in the world and is now launching their cards in the UK; the move will challenge Visa ...
Fintech is Breaking Into the Mainstream
We heard earlier this month that the word fintech has now been added to the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary. The Open Banking Standards are proving to be ...
UK Government and Banks Working Together to Fight Fraud
While little details are known at this time, the UK Government is reportedly partnering with banks on a joint anti-fraud initiative; Stephen Jones of UK ...
Ethical Investing Causes Rift in the UK’s Robo Advisor Market
Ethical investing has been on the rise across the world and not it has caused a bit of a rift in the UK’s robo ...