179 results about this entity
Period: 18 Apr 2012 - 03 Jul 2024
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London-based money transfer startup TransferWise is hoping to conquer America after adding the US dollar to its list of currencies.
17 February 2015
London tech firms attracted nearly $800 million from US investors last year, with the fintech sector at the fore, according to figures compiled for the city's mayor, Boris Johnson.
11 February 2015
Andreessen Horowitz, the investment firm which rose to prominence thanks to big bets on Facebook, Twitter, Airbnb, and Pinterest among other, has led a $58 million funding round in UK money transfer startup TransferWise.
26 January 2015
Six of London's new breed of financial technology companies have been accepted onto the UK government-backed Future Fifty programme, re-affirming the capital's position as a global hub for fintech startups.
11 December 2014
Peer-to-peer currency startup TransferWise is in advanced discussion to raise $50 million from Sequoia Capital in a deal that would value the London-based company at close to $1 billion.
11 November 2014
With an overhauled website and mobile app to show off, London-based currency exchange startup TransferWise has stepped up its assault on the banking industry in its first TV ad.
17 September 2014
Heavy hitters from the fintech community have backed a 'Startup Manifesto' offering recommendations to the next UK government on everything from tax to visas to bitcoin.
04 September 2014
High profile investors Richard Branson and Peter Thiel have joined a $25 million series b funding round for London-based international money transfer platform TransferWise.
10 June 2014
How would you react if a bar treated your beer like a bank treats your money? That was the question asked by currency exchange start-up TransferWise in a hidden camera stunt filmed at a London hostelry.
15 April 2014
UK-based international money transfer start-up TransferWise has launched a free iOS app, enabling users to send money overseas from their phones.
23 October 2013
UK currency conversion start-up TransferWise, billed as a 'skype for currency exchange", has raised $1.3 million in seed funding from an A-list team of angel investors.
18 April 2012
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