Plus500 on track despite distracted Euro 2024 traders slowing activity July 8, 2024 Retail trading platform Plus500 has weathered the Euros storm and expects to deliver results in line with markets expectations.
UK payment firms urge next government to make tech giants refund fraud victims July 4, 2024 The UK payments industry has issued an election-day plea for the next government to make tech giants liable for the reimbursement of fraud victims, in a bid to alter new rules placing the burden on the financial sector.
Why London shouldn’t chase Silicon Valley in the global tech race: James Wise July 4, 2024 Every week, Charlie Conchie sits down with the biggest names in financial services, tech and fintech. This week, its venture capital investor and author James Wise.
Fintel pays Abrdn £14.6m for Threesixty amid acquisition spree July 3, 2024 SimplyBiz parent company Fintel has completed its purchase of Threesixty Services from asset manager Abrdn in the AIM-listed firm's latest acquisition.
Equals: Payments fintech notches jump in revenue ahead of potential takeover July 3, 2024 AIM-listed fintech Equals has notched a jump in revenue for the first half of 2024, helped by "strong growth" in its solutions platform, as it readies for a possible takeover offer.
Revolut keeps ‘open mind’ on possible IPO venue as it hints at listing plans July 2, 2024 The chair of Revolut has said the fintech would “keep an open mind” on a potential listing venue as its latest results hinted at plans for a much-anticipated IPO.
Revolut books record profit on higher interest rates and surge in users July 2, 2024 A major boost to Revolut's profitability would come from a UK banking licence, allowing it to offer products like mortgages and credit cards in its home market - where it recently hit nine million customers.
Currensea: Travel card fintech smashes crowdfunding target in just four hours July 1, 2024 London fintech Currensea has smashed its online crowdfunding target after just four hours as the travel debit card company looks to pounce on a rebound in demand for overseas holidays.
Truelayer: Fintech unicorn boss says ‘scale is everything’ as he takes on Visa and Mastercard June 30, 2024 The chief executive of fintech unicorn Truelayer has suggested bottom-line profitability and a potential IPO are some ways off as he focuses on scaling up to challenge Visa and Mastercard’s payments duopoly.
Bank of America backs London fintech Simply’s lending to small businesses June 28, 2024 Bank of America has thrown its weight behind London-based fintech Simply Asset Finance to support its lending to small businesses.
