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Funding Options picks up Open Up Challenge prize

Business finance marketplace, Funding Options, has been announced as one of the winners of the second phase of Nesta’s ‘Open Up Challenge’ - one of only three companies to have won both stages of this challenge.

Rabobank combines bond trading and bank loans for SME business financing

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Rabobank combines bond trading and bank loans for SME business financing

Rabobank is partnering with Nxchange to provide small and medium sized business with access to a tradable bond platform for loan financing.

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Mambu powers Lendico Switzerland

Mambu, the leading SaaS banking engine today announced it is powering Lendico Switzerland AG, helping the Swiss marketplace lender bring its digital alternative to traditional small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing to the Swiss market.

Revolut approved for Japan and Singapore push

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Revolut approved for Japan and Singapore push

Financial regulators in Japan and Singapore have given a green light to UK-based fintech Revolut and its bid to expand in Asia Pacific

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British Business Bank to lend SMEs £150m through Funding Circle

The British Business Bank today announces a commitment of up to £150m for lending to UK small businesses through Funding Circle, a global small business loans platform.

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Funding Options to join Starling Bank's in-app marketplace

Award-winning business finance marketplace, Funding Options, will soon be part of Starling Bank’s in-app marketplace for small businesses.

Monzo preps £20m crowdfunding campaign

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Monzo preps £20m crowdfunding campaign

UK challenger bank Monzo is going back to the crowdfunding well, seeking up to £20 million from ordinary punters to top up a more traditional recent £85 million funding round.

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LendingCrowd appoints Darren Cairns as chief marketing officer

LendingCrowd, Scotland’s only fintech lending platform, based in Edinburgh, has appointed Darren Cairns as the company’s new chief marketing officer (CMO).

Alternative finance platforms report stellar growth

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Alternative finance platforms report stellar growth

The UK alternative finance market grew by 35% to £6.2 billion in 2017, with P2P and crowdfunding accounting for 30% of all deals, according to a report by Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.

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Whirl launches crowdfunding platform

An all-star team of nonprofit, blockchain, and crowdfunding veterans, including Roel Wolfert (Bancor, VISA) and Martijn Hekman (World Vision, United Nations), is thrilled to announce the launch of Whirl, a socially driven crowdfunding platform that's built on the blockchain.

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Tricolor adds AI to improve risk scoring for underserved Hispanic community

Tricolor, the nation’s largest used vehicle retailer focusing on the sale and financing of vehicles to the Hispanic consumer, today announced an exclusive agreement with Phenx Machine Learning Technologies, Inc.,to expand an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered financial services platform serving Hispanic consumers.

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Iwoca names Seema Desai new COO

iwoca, one of Europe’s fastest growing small business lenders, is delighted to announce that Seema Desai has been named Chief Operations Officer (COO).

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Digital lender Credimi secures EUR10 million funding

Continental Europe’s largest-volume digital factoring platform* Credimi has received a 10 million euro capital increase from investment funds United Ventures SGR and Vertis SGR, as well as some of the investors who took part in the first round of 8.5 million euros in September 2015.

N26 to offer Mastercard exchange rate with no mark-up in event of no deal Brexit

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N26 to offer Mastercard exchange rate with no mark-up in event of no deal Brexit

In an interview with Finextra, N26’s head of international markets Alex Weber reveals that in the event of a no deal Brexit, the German challenger bank will continue to offer the same Mastercard exchange rates as it currently does, despite the potential dissolution of the cross-border payment fee cap.

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EU parliament agress to lift crowdfunding limits

Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee voted on Monday on its position on common rules on the creation and functioning of European crowdfunding service providers for business.

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PayPal expands business financing programme into Germany

Today, PayPal is expanding its PayPal Working Capital program into Germany with PayPal Businesskredit.

Zopa tops up funding round for new digital bank

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Zopa tops up funding round for new digital bank

Zopa has topped up its latest funding round, which has closed out at £60 million, giving the peer-to-peer lending pioneer a war chest for the upcoming launch of its digital challenger bank.

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Draper Esprit leads £8.5 million investment in Crowdcube

Draper Esprit, one of Europe’s leading venture capital firms, has taken a £6 million stake in Crowdcube, the global market leader in equity crowdfunding, to accelerate growth and continue its drive towards profitability in 2019.

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Securities Commission Malaysia to provide guidlines for property crowdfunding

We will be reviewing the details of the proposed structure and our Guidelines on Recognised Markets (RMO Guidelines) to facilitate the establishment of property crowdfunding platforms as announced in Budget 2019.

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Funding Options names Alastair Preacher as chief product officer

Funding Options today announced that Alastair Preacher has joined Funding Options as their new Chief Product Officer.

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