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FCA reports 30,000 instances of unregulated activities in past year 

07 January 2021

The UK’s financial regulator has said it identified 30,000 instances of unregulated...

Grab Financial Group reportedly raises $300mn  

07 January 2021

Ride hailing giant Grab’s FinTech arm has raised $300mn according to The Information. &nb...

TagPay raises €25mn funding  

07 January 2021

French startup TagPay has raised €25mn in its latest funding round.  ...

Agri FinTech raises £15mn pre-launch  

06 January 2021

Oxbury, a challenger bank for agriculture, has raised £15mn in its latest funding round. ...

Divvy raises $165mn, becomes unicorn  

06 January 2021

Expense management FinTech Divvy has raised $165mn in its latest funding round.   In Br...

Affirm set for $9bn valuation with IPO  

06 January 2021

Affirm Holdings Inc aims for a $9bn valuation following its IPO, Reuters reports.  ...

Frost Money beta tests current account, plans 2021 launch  

05 January 2021

Manchester-based FinTech Frost Money has started beta testing, intending to launch in the next six m...

Unihomes acquires Yorkshire FinTech Split The Bills  

05 January 2021

Split The Bills, a FinTech based in Leeds, has been acquired by student accommodation plat...

Icount sells current account business to Cashplus  

05 January 2021

Current account firm Icount has sold its portfolio to FinTech Cashplus.   In...

UK FinTechs call for “market led” approach to open banking from regulator  

04 January 2021

The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) has asked the UK regulator to take a more “market...

MarketFinance lent over £342mn to UK businesses last year  

04 January 2021

MarketFinance reportedly lent £342.4mn to UK businesses up to November last year. &n...

Treasury asked to consider raising contactless limit again 

04 January 2021

Lobbying group UK Finance has reportedly asked for the contactless spending limit to be increased to...

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