FinTech

Feb
28

UK P2P lender JustUs secures over £1.3m in capital to disrupt lending with better crowdfunded financial products

JustUs says it aims to “disrupt” the lending landscape and become an established provider of crowdfunded financial products.

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Feb
27

South Wales identified as one of the UK’s leading fintech clusters that can help power the recovery

South Wales has been identified as a key fintech cluster ripe for further expansion in a new report aimed at further boosting the sector across the UK.

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Feb
27

UK fintech review lays out a plan to supercharge the industry

A £1bn growth fund, changes to visas and new listing regulations are among the recommendations to grow the UK fintech sector.

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Feb
26

Fintech Ignition Advice expands European team with UK footprint

Fintech Ignition Advice continue their growth with a move into the UK market establishing new teams in London and Edinburgh.

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Feb
24

UK government set to offer fintech visa

The UK government will use a visa scheme targeted at financial technology (fintech) professionals to fill gaps in the sector’s workforce.

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Feb
23

Hedge fund billionaire backs bitcoin payment startup

The funding round for Bottlepay comes amid increased interest in bitcoin from institutional investors and large corporates.

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Feb
22

UK fintechs seek ‘cure for Brexit’ in Lithuania

Thanks in part to Brexit, Lithuania is becoming a fintech hub as a growing number of UK-linked digital financial companies are getting licences there so they can continue to operate in the European Union. The Baltic eurozone state with a population about a third the size of London is now leading the EU in fintech with over 230 companies, according to the Invest Lithuania government agency. About two dozen have links to Britain. One of the first to come after the 2016 Brexit referendum was London-based Revolut bank. “Lithuania is currently a hub for our European operations after Brexit,” Virgilijus Mirkes, CEO of Revolut Bank in Lithuania, told AFP. “We […]

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Feb
20

PaymentComponents partners with Codebase Technologies for the MENA region

Codebase Technologies and PaymentComponents have entered into a strategic alliance to further drive the Open Banking in the MENA region.

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