Nesta names Open Banking challenge winners
Nesta has named Mojo Mortgages, Moneybox, Plum and Wagestream as the winners of its £1.5 million open banking competition.
Allica Bank hires three fintech heavyweights
Business bank Allica Bank has continued its recent growth with a trio of senior fintech hires.
Fintech startup TrueLayer raises $25 million
London-based fintech startup TrueLayer has raised $25 million from investors including Temasek, Anthemis, Connect Ventures and Northzone, the company said on Monday. The firm, which develops technology that enables financial technology companies to access account data from high street banks, said it will use the funding to continue to grow its business. Founded in 2016, TrueLayer is one of several startups seeking to take advantage of European Union and UK open banking rules which require lenders to open up their data to other companies so they can tailor products to their customers. “The company is growing,” said Francesco Simoneschi, TrueLayer’s chief executive and co-founder. “We wanted to continue to increase […]
UK digital bank Ziglu launches P2P payments for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
London-based challenger bank Ziglu said Monday that it has been licensed as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the U.K.’s FCA.
Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa expanding in India, US, Africa
Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa has unveiled its expansion plans, having raised $5 million from investment and advisory firm O1ex.
Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa expanding in India, US, Africa
Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa has unveiled its expansion plans, having raised $5 million from investment and advisory firm O1ex.
Santander takes big stake in UK FinTech
Spanish bank Banco Santander is acquiring just over 50 percent of the U.K. payments platform Ebury for £350 million ($453 million), Ebury announced in a press release on Monday (Nov. 4). The Ebury payments platform gives small and medium-size companies the ability to trade internationally. The acquisition is scheduled to close in the first quarter of next year and is intended to help boost Santander’s global payments business. “Small and medium-sized businesses are a major engine of growth around the world, creating new jobs and contributing up to 60 percent of total employment and up to 40 percent of national GDP in emerging economies,” said Santander’s Executive Chairman Ana Botín. […]
Koyo FinTech raises $4.9M to assist underbanked UK borrowers
FinTech startup Koyo, which uses Open Banking to offer loans to underbanked UK borrowers, announced that it has raised $4.9 million in funding. The round, a mixture of debt and equity funding, was led by Forward Partners, with participation from Seedcamp, Christian Faes (founder and CEO of LendInvest) and Charles Delingpole (founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage). Founded last year by Thomas Olszewski, the FinTech firm aims to secure loans for people with a limited credit history through the use of Open Banking data. “If someone is new to the country, or otherwise has a thin credit file, it can be difficult for that person to access credit,” said Olszewski. “For […]
