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Teen-focused educational investment app tendy signs for WealthKernel tech

A new educational investment platform for UK teens, called tendy, is teaming up with WealthKernel to power its investing services.

12 December 2022

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Stripe adds Louise Smith to UK board of directors

UK Fintech Envoy and chair of Innovate Finance has been appointed as chair of the board of directors for Stripe Payments UK Limited.

09 December 2022

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Digital finance platform Tapline comes out of stealth with funding

Tapline, a digital finance platform allowing SaaS companies to trade their future revenues for upfront and non-dilutive cash, has secured pre-seed funding of €31.7 million in equity and debt.

08 December 2022

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Stablecoin startup Membrane Finance reels in EU money licence and €2 million in seed financing

Membrane Finance, a finnish fintech building a European alternative to the USD stablecoin, has been granted an Electronic Money Licence by the country's regulator and picked up €2 million in seed funding.

07 December 2022

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Sustainable Finance Live hackathon winners announced

At Sustainable Finance Live last week, a concurrent hackathon was held alongside the keynotes and panel sessions.

05 December 2022

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Allica Bank scores £100 million funding round

SME challenger bank Allica has raised £100 million in a Series C funding round led by growth technology investor TVC.

05 December 2022

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Startup digital bank Kroo launches 2% interest bearing current account

Mobile-only UK bank Kroo has launched its flagship current account. offering customers two percent in interest on amounts up to £85,000.

05 December 2022

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Paymentology partner Tweeq obtains e-money licence in Saudi Arabia

Tweeq, a Saudi fintech, has received its e-money licence from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). The move is in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 policy, which aims to position the Kingdom as a leading force in the sector.

02 December 2022

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TreeCard raises $23 million for wooden debit card

TreeCard, the provider of a wooden Mastercard debit card that channels profits from merchant surcharges into reforestation programmes, has raised $23 million in a funding round involving Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, World Fund and EQT, Seedcamp, Episode 1 and various angels.

01 December 2022

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How Europe's biggest fintechs are formenting a new wave of startups

German neo bank N26 tops the rankings for the number of fresh startups created by former alumni, while Klarna takes the crown for the most fintech startups founded by ex-staff, according to a study by Accel and Dealroom.

30 November 2022

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Sustainable Finance Live: What is the role of risk in greening finance and financing green?

An increasing number of financial institutions are reconstructing the structure of their internal risk cycles and ESG reporting to align with ILAAP and ICAAP guidelines. Looking at the future of risk reporting in finance, head of model risk governance at Metro Bank, Suresh Sankaran discussed ESG data and risk in his Keynote: What is the role of risk in greening finance and financing green?

29 November 2022

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Sustainable Finance Live: Is sustainable finance sustainable?

Sustainable Finance Live kicked off Tuesday morning in a hybrid format, in-person and online, where leaders discussed the problem statements and solutions that are defining the sustainable finance industry today.

29 November 2022

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