investment

Mar
10

Scottish Equity Partners takes significant stake in Glasgow-based fintech

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed a significant growth equity investment in Glasgow-based fintech firm AutoRek.

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Mar
09

Starling Bank surpasses £1bn valuation with latest funding round

Anne Boden’s fintech challenger Starling Bank has raised £272m in a funding round that values the company at £1.1bn.

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Mar
05

Fintech startup ClearGlass Analytics closes $3.6m for pension funds transparency platform

Fintech startup ClearGlass Analytics has closed a £2.6 million ($3.6 million) funding round for its platform.

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Mar
04

UK life insurer acquires fintech business

UK-based mutual insurer Royal London has agreed to buy fintech firm Wealth Wizards from LV= for an undisclosed sum.

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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
18

Crypto wallet and exchange company Blockchain.com raises $120 million

Blockchain.com has announced that it has raised a $120 million funding round. The company develops a popular crypto wallet as well as an exchange.

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Feb
18

Banking giant unveils robo-advice offering

US financial services company Goldman Sachs is entering the robo-advice space with the introduction of a service targeting retail clients.

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Feb
17

Bitcoin rises above US$50,000 for first time

Bitcoin rose above US$50,000 on Tuesday US time, before falling back a bit, the first time the digital currency has hit this level.

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