Early-stage venture capital stays resilient as headwinds batter public tech stocks May 18, 2022 Early-stage venture capital firms are doubling down on investments in 2022 despite a sell-off frenzy in public tech stocks and growing scepticism of growth-focused tech valuations.
Exclusive: European tech lending surges as startups look beyond equity rounds May 17, 2022 European tech lending boomed to $14.77bn last year as startups looked beyond equity finance to fuel growth, a new report has found.
How to harness the power of fintech May 16, 2022 | City Talk ICAS’ latest webinar focused on ‘Fintech opportunities and the evolution of accountancy’, providing insight as part of April’s Finance + Technology series. Susanne Chishti, CEO of fintech investor network FINTECH Circle, presented the session and shared her expert knowledge on the fintech sector, explaining how CAs can harness the power of fintech solutions. When Susanne launched FINTECH [...]
Plus500 hikes profit expectations after first quarter trading frenzy May 16, 2022 Shares in London listed fintech group Plus500 jumped this morning as bosses hiked profit and revenue guidance for the year on the back of a bumper set of first quarter results.
OakNorth boss Rishi Khosla is braced for the next economic crisis May 13, 2022 Rishi Khosla has become rather used to dealing with economic crises over the past seven years.
Exclusive: Pressure mounts on Treasury over BNPL regulation as Woolard says ‘pace has slowed’ May 12, 2022 Pressure is mounting on the Treasury to greenlight the next stage of buy-now pay-later regulation as concerns grow over the use of the products in the midst of a cost of living crisis.
Exclusive: Moneybox sails past crowdfunding target as it readies crypto push May 11, 2022 London wealth management fintech Moneybox sailed past funding targets today as it bagged £4.9m crowdfunding to fuel its expansion into crypto and individual stock trading.
City giant Brewin Dolphin posts £1.9bn fund inflows amid market volatility May 11, 2022 City giant Brewin Dolphin notched up £1.9bn inflows in the first half of the year as it bucked the investor jitters sparked by soaring inflation and war in Ukraine. In the six months to 31 March, the asset manager saw total income jump 4.8 per cent year-on-year to £209.5m, as profits were boosted to £48.1m, [...]
Yapily snaps up German open banking firm as it ‘builds the muscles’ for global push May 10, 2022 London fintech Yapily has snapped up German open banking firm finAPI today as it “builds the muscles” for a push into a swathe of new global markets.
Payments firm Paddle bags ‘unicorn’ status with $200m funding boost May 10, 2022 London fintech firm Paddle has bagged a $200m funding injection today at a valuation of $1.4bn, making it the latest UK firm to achieve so-called ‘unicorn’ status with a value of more than $1bn.