£12.5 Million Accessed by Businesses Through PayPoint-YouLend Partnership
- 1 year 5 months ago
- Investment
Handepay, PayPoint Group, and their partner YouLend, an embedded finance platform, today announce that the partnership has supported over 750 fundings to businesses over the last year worth more £12.5 million.
Mediobanca and Founders Factory to Invest in Fintech Startups
- 1 year 5 months ago
- Investment
Mediobanca Group, Italy’s largest investment bank, has signed a partnership with Founders Factory, the London-based global company builder and early-stage investor, to launch a new fintech venture studio and accelerator. This joint venture, underpinned by an overall €12 million investment from Mediobanca, will facilitate innovation in financial services by supporting international early-stage fintech startups as well as further boost support... more
Euroclear Completes Acquisition of Goji
- 1 year 5 months ago
- Investment
Euroclear, the global provider of financial market infrastructure, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Goji. Euroclear announced its intent to acquire Goji on 12 December 2022. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Magnifi Launches Linked Account Capability to Create Unified Investment Management for Its Subscribers
- 1 year 5 months ago
- Investment
Magnifi, the AI-powered co-pilot for sensible investors from TIFIN, has launched a new feature that allows it's over 20,000 subscribers now get AI help to not only manage investments held within their Magnifi brokerage accounts but now also from assets held in external accounts.
Investing Platform Public Launches in the United Kingdom
- 1 year 6 months ago
- Investment
Public, a US-based multi-asset investing platform, launches today in the United Kingdom, entering its first market outside the United States. With the firm’s UK expansion, Public aims to be the preeminent place to invest in US-listed equities, offering over 5,000 stocks, deep data and insights, and a simple and transparent fee structure with zero commission trading and low FX fees.
ESG Self Assessment Platform ESG Bay Raises Six-figure Investment Supported by FundMyPitch
- 1 year 6 months ago
- Investment
ESG Self Assessment Platform ESG Bay has raised £135,000 in pre-seed investment from investors on the FundMyPitch platform. The funds will be used to drive expansion plans and bolster headcount by 50 per cent. The investment was led by Bigspace Investments Ltd as well as a number of angel investors, raising 180 per cent of ESG Bay’s initial £75,000 funding target through the FundMyPitch platform.
P2P Investor Predictions for 2023 Are Confirmed
- 1 year 6 months ago
- Investment
Over the past year, the European P2P market has strengthened and outlined a trend towards moderate growth, as was forecasted by Robocash investors. According to a survey conducted in 2022, 43% of platform users indicated that the market will grow moderately next year. Since the beginning of 2023, the European P2P industry has shown an average growth of 5% MoM.
UK FinTech Funding Drops 37 Per Cent
- 1 year 6 months ago
- Investment
UK FinTech funding has dipped in the first half of 2023, as total cash raised by UK fintech firms reached $2.9 billion in the first six months, showing a 37 per cent decrease compared to the later half of last year, according to new figures from industry body Innovate Finance.
Notion Capital Closes Oversubscribed Fifth Fund at €300M ‘Hard Cap’ and Announces Three Senior Promotions
- 1 year 6 months ago
- Investment
Notion Capital (“Notion”), Europe’s leading early-stage venture investor in business software and fintech, has today announced the final close of its new €300m fund Notion Capital V SCSp (“Notion V” or “the fund”), which closed at its ‘hard cap’. The successful fundraising progress is testament to Notion’s strategy, past performance and strong base of supporters, as well as the resilience of the European tech sector in the face of macroeconomic... more
British Business Bank Report Reveals No Improvement in the Share of Venture Capital Investment to Female Founder Teams Over the Past Decade
- 1 year 6 months ago
- Investment
Recent research from the British Business Bank found there has been no improvement in the value of investment deals to all-female founder teams over the past decade.
“Metaverse 4 Finance”: dpixel, the Sella Group Venture Incubator, Invests in Four International Startups
- 1 year 6 months ago
- Investment
The four startups selected by dpixel - the Sella group Venture Incubator - as part of “Metaverse 4 Finance”, the first Italian acceleration program aimed at identifying and supporting the growth of national and international startups for the development of innovative, economically sustainable, inclusive, and secure solutions in the field of metaverse applied to finance, come from the USA, United Kingdom, Romania, and Switzerland.
Fintel Makes Inaugural Investment Through Fintel Labs Incubator
- 1 year 6 months ago
- Investment
Fintel, the leading provider of fintech and support services to the UK retail financial services sector, today announced that is has made an investment into a new and exciting financial technology company, Plannr Technologies Limited. The investment was made through Fintel Labs, a venture designed to foster innovation in the sector through investing in and supporting emerging financial technology.
Bondstream™ Receives Prestigious Nomination for the 2023 Go Global Awards
- 1 year 7 months ago
- Investment
Bondstream™ is proud to announce its nomination for the esteemed 2023 Go Global Awards, hosted by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation.
Masterworks and Other Fractional Platforms Are Transforming Alternative Investments
- 1 year 7 months ago
- Investment
For high net-wealth individuals and institutional investors, sinking funds into assets like fine art, antiques, high-end wines or luxury watches is nothing new. But the new breed of fractional investing platforms, led by Masterworks, has been bringing change to centuries-long practices.
Quona Capital’s 2022 Impact Report Reveals Global Portfolio Companies’ Progress on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- 1 year 7 months ago
- Investment
Quona Capital, a venture capital firm investing in innovative fintech startups in emerging markets, has released its
