April 2022: FinTech Wire Monthly
Here’s your list of the most exciting news in the FinTech world. This time for April. This is a set of cherry-picked facts, so dive in to know more about the industry.
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March 2022: FinTech Wire Monthly
Another month has passed and we’re back with our summary of the most important FinTech news. March 2022 was a difficult period, but many interesting events happened then too. Let’s dive in and pick the most important facts.
Read moreFebruary 2022: FinTech Wire Monthly
Years of building financial software have taught the Code & Pepper team to associate disruption with positive changes brought about by advanced economic thought and technology. It’s all about the improvement of financial processes so there is more balance between all the market participants.
Read moreFinTech Wire #56: Just One Bad News Can’t Beat the Success of Abeg
November is a happy month for many FinTech companies, but some strange things need to happen now and then. Boots will not offer cashbacks in crypto yet (what a surprise), that’s all for bad news, however. Let’s celebrate with Abeg, a Nigerian startup, which got so popular so quickly, that it’s story could be a material for a Hollywood movie.
Read moreFinTech Wire #55: Ziglu’s Crowdfunding Breaks Records, SEON Partners With Creditstar
This week in FinTech brought successful funding rounds for the crypto investment platform Ziglu and Buy Now Pay Later unicorn Zilch. Meanwhile, the investment app Freetrade announced its seventh crowdfunding campaign that launches next week. Apart from that, we look into an exciting partnership in the lending world and a brand new app set out to propel climate investment.
Read moreFinTech Wire #54: Nimbla Secures £5.1m Funding, Klarna Launches One-Stop Shopping App
This week we have news from Nimbla and Collective Benefits about large investments coming their way to drive their growth. Make sure you don’t miss new exciting partnerships: Verto and ClearBank join forces in the cross-border payments sphere, while Atom Bank and Landbay make a deal in the mortgage lending market. To top it all off, we take a look at Klarna’s one-stop shopping app. Read on!
Read moreFinTech Wire #53: Klarna Partners with Stripe, B2B BNPL Solution to Expand into the UK
Buy now pay later solutions have been in the spotlight of the FinTech news feeds this week. Klarna has made a significant move towards further growth by partnering with another industry leader Stripe, while the German startup Billie has raised funding to bring BNPL to British businesses. However, BNPL is not all roses: a recent survey by Laybuy reveals that the majority of customers agree that credit checks should be required to access these products.
Read moreFinTech Wire #52: Clausematch Available to Barclays Workforce, Worldcoin Promises Free Crypto
In this week’s FinTech Wire we will hear from startups Proportunity and XanPool that raised new fundings and revealed their plans for growth. We will also discuss the outcomes of the successful collaboration between Clausematch and Barclays that dates back to 2014 and learn about a brand new, minority-focused initiative by Wealth8 and WealthKernel.
Read moreFinTech Wire #51: Biggest Equity Crowdfund on Crowdcube, UK FinTech Adoption Reaches 86%
This week the savings platform Chip breaks records with its crowdfunding round held on Crowdcube. Meanwhile, Plaid, the open banking company, has released a report revealing that more people use financial technology than video streaming services or social media. Read on for more insights from this research as well as a breakdown of new product launches from Credit Kudos, ilumoni, and GoHenry.
Read moreFinTech Wire #50: Payments Processes in the Era of Digitisation and the UK as a FinTech-friendly Ecosystem
This week’s FinTech Wire news selection reflects the strong position of the UK as a FinTech-friendly ecosystem that is inclusive, technologically-advanced and based on solid regulatory foundations. When it comes to the FinTech actors, the spotlight is now on the providers of payment solutions who are pitching their scalable and cost-effective products.
Read moreFinTech Wire #49: Borderless Solutions Empower Their Users and Secure the Biggest Fundings
How do you overcome barriers? FinTechs featured in this week’s Code & Pepper news selection seem to know the answer providing their audiences with experiences that work across borders, help to save time and most importantly, empower their users to be in charge of their financial wellbeing. Find out more about a major Open Banking event, a fund encouraging NFT projects and successes of companies that optimise processes around payments, money transfers, education loans and donations!
Read moreFinTech Wire #48: TrueLayer Gains Unicorn Status, Recognise Gets Green Light from the PRA
This week the news is all about open banking. From a new Unicorn company through illuminating findings on the EU bankers’ attitudes to the UK’s largest seed round of any open banking startup. Apart from that, we’re taking a look at an SME challenger bank, a partnership built around cryptocurrency, and a study on embedded finance. Read on to get the full story.
Read moreFinTech Wire #47: a suspicious coincidence and a major change for Curve
This week was packed with neobanking-related events and some of them were groundbreaking. We got new brands, we got drama and we got flex – and this is an actual name of two new products of different companies. Want to find out who is flexing the most? Read more!
Read moreFinTech Wire #46: Europe’s Largest-Ever Equity Funding Round and New British InsurTech Unicorn
European FinTechs are growing stronger. Every week we hear about yet another successful funding round and record valuation. This time, the spotlight is on InsurTech Marshmallow and BNPL startup Scalapay. There are also some interesting partnerships between multinational financial institutions and innovative FinTechs, so read on to learn more!
Read moreFinTech Wire #45: FinTech Events Inspiring New Ideas, Partnerships and Networking Opportunities
We might be far into the second half of 2021 but there is no sign of slowing down for the financial industry. It’s as if with the end of the summer in the northern hemisphere, everyone is ready to go back to school to study and see their friends. There is a noticeable proliferation of webinars, shows and conferences such as Money 20/20 Europe or Sibos by SWIFT. There are also more and more new names joining the ranks of successful FinTechs with Sugi, Point and BankiFi taking the lead this week. Find out the details in the latest issue of FinTech Wire!
Read moreFinTech Wire #44: PayPal Users in the UK Get Access to Crypto, W1tty Secures License from FCA
New week, new startups covered in FinTech Wire. Today, you can read about Shares.io, a social investment platform, and W1tty, a challenger bank soon to be launched in the UK. We will also hear from their more experienced counterparts that have some exciting news to share: PayPal, Nubank, and TrueLayer.
Read moreFinTech Wire #43: FinTech Sector Growing More and More Sustainably
FinTech newsreels are booming with information about new products and investments. It is reassuring to see that a large chunk of these initiatives are in the spirit of sustainable growth. Find out about new apps from Minted and Hapi, the development of Moss and Aspiration and a project by The Scottish National Investment Bank.
Read moreFinTech Wire #42: Credit App That Nurtures Financial Stability and Money Management Tool for Kids
Another week and another dose of juicy news waiting for you in our FinTech Wire series. Apart from exciting exciting updates from UK businesses such as Kroo, Zilch, Keebo, Appital, and LendInvest, you’ll also learn about Canada’s RBC Ventures interesting launch dedicated to… kids! Keep reading to find out about the inspiring achievements of the FinTech world figures.
Read moreFinTech Wire #41: World Bank’s FCI Invests in London-based FinTech, UK Startups in a Bullish Mood
How is the UK startup landscape 18 months after the beginning of the pandemic? Despite the challenges, a recent survey shows that businesses turn pretty optimistic about the next 12 months. New funding rounds and positive financial data seem to back this optimistic outlook. Keep reading for more good news!
Read moreFinTech Wire #40: Investment Apps Gained 1.6m New Users, UK Gets Its First Cashless Credit Offering
This week in FinTech news we have exciting new launches in the realms of cashless credit, cross-border payments, and cashback initiatives. Besides that, a recent study has listed 10 top investment apps in the UK, some of which have scored over 80% increase in new users since March 2020. Get more details below!
Read moreFinTech Wire #39: Funding Successes, Expansion Plans, and Investment AI on Main Street
This week’s FinTech Wire is full of impressive funding rounds, international acquisitions, exciting expansion plans, and an AI-powered investment app being the cherry on top. Sounds exciting? It totally does! So go ahead and learn about the latest achievements of Yapily, Soldo, Clim8, Bridgeweave, Zilch, and Solarisbank!
Read moreFinTech Wire #38: Inclusive Potential of FinTech
We live in interesting “financial times” with FinTech transforming every sphere of how money is made and managed. Recent selection of FinTech Wire News only adds to this excitement, showing that modern technology contributes to the financial inclusion of different groups from all around the world, ranging from Nigerian businessmen, American working families to Lithuanian representatives of generation Z. Discover which FinTechs have rocked the boat this week!
Read moreFinTech Wire #37: Successes in Banking and Earthquakes in the Crypto Market
This week was especially rich in good news from the UK and EU FinTech industry, however some disturbing things happened too, mostly in the crypto market, with another major bank banning transfers to the largest crypto exchange. Read the news for all the details you need!
Read moreFinTech Wire #36: FinTech innovations that change the world for the better
What’s new in the UK’s FinTech world? They say bad news travels fast, but we make sure the good news reaches you even faster. This week we have our eye on exciting launches and successful funding rounds among local businesses. Read more to find out about the great achievements of tomato pay, coinpass.com, Codat, StepEx, and Dozens!
Read moreFinTech Wire #35: UK FinTech has become less London-centric since the pandemic
This week we’re looking at some exciting changes in the British FinTech landscape as more and more hubs sprout outside of London. But there’s more! Click to learn about Tide’s new functionality, Swoop Funding’s impactful partnership, and some significant investments!
Read moreFinTech Wire #34: New Revelations by Crypto and AML Researchers
This week was full of new, surprising news, most notably about the crypto adaptation and growing compliance costs in the UK. But as usual, we also have some great news about successful funding rounds all over the FinTech sector. Read more for all the exciting details!
Read moreFinTech Wire #33: Anti-Greenwashing Initiative in the UK, OneBanks Partners with G4S
The green finance trend is growing strong, but the question is how to support the initiatives that are truly making a difference and distinguish them from greenwashing mumbo-jumbo? It seems that the UK government has a good idea. Read the details here!
Read moreFinTech Wire #32: Bankable, Aion and Vodeno Form a Partnership to Become BaaS Leaders in Europe
This week’s big news proves that exciting times are coming in the field of Banking as a Service. Learn what this partnership means to the sector and what other updates we’ve prepared in this issue of FinTech Wire!
Read moreFinTech Wire #31: New UK Bank Joins the Game
UK FinTechs are represented strong in this issue of FinTech Wire. Both startups and mature enterprises can surprise. Read more to see how a new bank can dedicate itself to one goal – providing accessible housing to the Brits!
Read moreFinTech Wire #30: Buy Now, Pay Later Is Everywhere
This week’s FinTech news are dominated by one topic: buy now, pay later FinTechs. The world is crazy about them, they keep raising millions, merging, expanding and doing all sorts of growth related stuff. Find out what exactly is happening in this sector right now!
Read moreFinTech Wire #29: KogoPAY Raises £1 Million, eBay & YouLend to Offer Loans in the UK
The FinTech community joined forces to discuss one of the hottest topic recently, sustainability in finance. Read on to learn more about this event and other news featuring eBay, YouLend, KogoPAY and VitraCash.
Read moreFinTech Wire #28: Pennyworth Beta App Goes Live, Fronted Raises Another £1m
This time, we have news regarding startups that made appearances in the previous editions of FinTech Wire: Pennyworth and Fronted. What are they up to? And what other updates we have for you? Read to find out!
Read moreFinTech Wire #27: Crowdfunding Campaign, Distributed Ledger Technology, and Trading Bots
Ikigai makes a comeback to FinTech Wire with the recently launched crowdfunding campaign, ALT/AVE helps banks go paperless with a new distributed ledger technology, and b-cube.ai starts the Initial Coin Offering. Here you’ll find the trending news from the industry!
Read moreFinTech Wire #26: Global Initiative Launched in Wales, New Technology Will Detect Market Abuse
Scaling up FinTech startups will have an opportunity to grow in Wales, PwC’s FinTech Scale up programme will support nine ambitious WealthTech startups… It seems like accelerators are getting back to normal. And what else happened in FinTech lately? Find out!
Read moreFinTech Wire #25: UK FinTechs with Fresh Capital, Bank of England to Consider Digital Currency
Last week was incredibly successful for several British FinTechs that closed their funding rounds with impressive results. We also take a look at the latest initiative announced by the UK government.
Read moreFinTech Wire #24: Green FinTech is Trending, In-Person FinTech Events Are Back
Are you wondering what news do we have for you in today’s edition of FinTech Wire? Well, the news are pretty good! Eco-friendly solutions pop up like mushrooms, and FinTech geeks will finally have the opportunity to attend a face-to-face conference this July. What else? Continue to learn more!
Read moreFinTech Wire #23: PensionBee to Go Public in London IPO, DeFi Startup Gro Raises $7.1m
Pensions, decentralised finance, and tax-free savings accounts will be the focal points of today’s issue of FinTech Wire. What’s new in these areas? Check out our weekly news review to find out!
Read moreFinTech Wire #22: Freetrade Closed a Huge Investment Round, Robinhood Filed for IPO
Some big news today! Big investments, big launches and big decisions. Which companies, in addition to Freetrade and Robinhood, made headlines last week? Click to find out!
Read moreFinTech Wire #21: The First Austrian FinTech Unicorn, Newcomers on the British FinTech Scene
Another week, another unicorn! Additionally, the FinTech community welcomes new challengers. At the same time, Canadians have to say goodbye to one of the most renowned digital banks that decided to leave the market.
Read moreFinTech Wire #20: New Unicorns in the UK and Africa, Pay-with-face Rolled Out in Russia
New unicorns everywhere! Or, to be precise, in the UK and Africa. What they have in common is that they’re both the trailblazers in their respective regions and areas of expertise.
Read moreFinTech Wire #19: The First Independent Challenger Bank in UAE, Bitpanda Card Released
While some stars of financial technology thrive more than ever, other challengers struggle to keep up with their fast pace. Will they find a way out of the problems?
Read moreFinTech Wire #18: Monument, Atom Bank and Stitch Raise Funds, Coinbase Goes Public
It seems like a good moment for FinTech investments, and there are no signs of a potential slow down. What else happened last week? Read to find out!
Read moreFinTech Wire #17: A New Donations Platform Launched, Monzo to Help Battle Gambling Addictions
What are the latest trends in payment solutions, open banking, digital banking, and beyond? Check out the fresh issue of FinTech Wire to read the most important news from last week!
Read moreFinTech Wire #16: New Ways to Spend Bitcoin, Klarna and Ikea to Offer Banking Services
So far, so good: the first half of February has brought us some pretty exciting news and developments. Last week was no different: some of the world’s most renowned businesses have surprised us with breakthrough decisions, and official bodies in some countries followed in their footsteps. Wanna find out what we are talking about?
Read moreFinTech Wire #15: Barclays and Smart Pension Join Forces While PayPal Shuts Business in India
In this issue of FinTech Wire we hear from one of our good friends, Smart Pension, that reached an important milestone, and review news from the UK, China, and India.
Read moreFinTech Wire #14: GameStop Turmoil, Nubank and Starling Bank Raise Funds, Ripple Fights Back
If you don’t live under a rock, you have to admit that last week was wild. Wall Street has never seen similar plot twists… And so hasn’t Reddit. Let’s rewind and see what exactly happened!
Read moreFinTech Wire #13: UK FinTech Joins the Unicorn Club, Europe to Discuss Digital Euro
No time to catch up with the daily news? The amount of information in the media gives you FOMO? Don’t worry, we’re here to provide you with the latest FinTech news in a condensed, easy-to-digest form! That’s what FinTech Wire is about.
Read moreFinTech Wire #12: USA vs China and regulatory problems of Visa
It may have been a very cold month, but the FinTech world is boiling! AS usually we bring you only the hottest news from all over the world and, as usually, China is trying to impact the global economy. Read on to find out how!
Read moreFinTech Wire #11: Chinese Payment Apps Banned in the U.S. and the UK Shapes its Regulatory Landscape
How is 2021 going so far? Maybe it’s hard to tell after a few weeks, but one thing is true: the FinTech world won’t stop surprising us with innovations, rumours, and even scandals. So what news made headlines of the top industry media last week? Read on!
Read moreFinTech Wire #10: XRP Controversy, TikTok Payments, and Post-Brexit Derivatives Trading
New month, new year, new chapter, and new issue of FinTech Wire! We enter 2021 with high hopes and a handful of exciting updates from the world of FinTech. What happened during the last days of 2020 and the first moments of 2021? Let’s find out!
Read moreFinTech Wire #9: British FinTech Goes Global and Cross-Border Payments Make it to LATAM
2020 was definitely an eventful year with many unexpected turns. During this turbulent time, we had the unquestionable pleasure of sharing with our readers every memorable event from the world of digital finance in our weekly FinTech Wire. Now the year is slowly coming to an end, but it doesn’t mean that there is any less to talk about. So what has this week brought for FinTech geeks?
Read moreFinTech Wire #8: Cross-Border Instant Payments in the UK and FinTech Giants Entering New Fields
Every single week we deliver hand-picked headlines from the world of FinTech to keep our readers updated with the latest industry news. In this issue, we’ll hear from new players in the payments market, as well as incumbents and top brands blazing the trail with groundbreaking solutions. Sound exciting? It is! So read on…
Read moreFinTech Wire #7: From Russia with Law and New Successes of Our Old Friends
This week FinTech Wire continues one of the stories we mentioned previously, but we also have a lot of brand new information that we’ve carefully selected just for you. Get your reading glasses and enjoy the news about Stripe, Facebook’s Libra, Ford’s vans and a case of split personality in one of the most powerful governments in the world!
Read moreFinTech Wire #6: Texas CryptoRangers and Chinese Monetary Politics
We’re back once again with the next fresh set of news from the FinTech world. This time, besides discussing businesses, we have a lot of information about new legal regulations. Read more to find out if they can impact your company!
Read moreFinTech Wire #5: Nigerian Banking, Chinese Investments and Swiss Regulations
The freshest news from the world of FinTech are back and this issue of FinTech Wire is as full of insight as ever. This time, we’re covering topics from all around the world, including Africa, Asia and Europe—but it all may affect your business!
Read moreFinTech Wire #4: US Elections, Brazil More Innovative and WhatsApp Payments in India
There is too much news flying around to keep tabs on every single one of them. Not all of them are interesting enough, not all of them important for your business. As always, we deliver only the most interesting ones right at your doorstep. Let’s dive in!
Read moreFinTech Wire #3: Acquisition Drama, New Challengers in UK and Digital Currency on the Move
How do you filter the market data to pick out the most valuable insights? Does the amount of news and updates make your head spin? The FinTech Wire comes to the rescue with a carefully selected combination of brand stories which are shaking the world of finance and banking. This week, we’ll be hearing from Visa, Pennyworth, Monument, SoFi, JP Morgan, and NerdWallet. Let’s roll!
Read moreFinTech Wire #2: Impact Investing, Biometric Cards and Shoppable Emails
Code & Pepper is calling all FinTech buffs hungry for the latest industry insights! FinTech Wire comes back with a juicy selection of fresh news, hand-picked from top headlines and press releases. This week, we’ll be hearing from major movers and shakers in sustainable investing, biometric authentication, instant purchasing, cryptocurrency, and blockchain…
Read moreFinTech Wire #1: PayTech Unicorns, Social Trading and UBI on Blockchain
Only one thing is certain in modern business: stay in the loop or drop out. With that in mind, we’re introducing the FinTech Wire—a weekly news feed curated by Code & Pepper. It covers top headlines in finance, technology, banking, and everything in between to keep you informed, inspired or maybe even intrigued… Tune into the #FinTechWire on our LinkedIn and Twitter or explore the extended version below.
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