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Tips for running a FinTech as a Young CEO
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd August 2017Anna Tsyupko is the 24-year-old CEO of London-based FinTech company Paybase. Paybase delivers an end-to-end solution for payments, compliance and risk – all rolled into one unified API. Anna has previously written for Startacus on some of the key challenges of building payments into an app and now she returns to share some top valuable tips she has learnt along the way on running a...
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The FinTech Revolution Is Here - And It’s Delicious
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st August 2017Established financial institutions we’ve got news for you - fintech startups are coming for your lunch - and they’re hungry! Dann Bibas, co-founder at Fountain, a goal based investing platform that is using smart technology to build investment plans that revolve around you, explains all..You know that expression: jack of all trades? We treat it with suspicion, right? When it ...
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Startup of the Week - Chaser
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th August 2017As any business owner will attest to, one of the biggest challenges of all is getting the cash flow right. Whilst it’s pretty easy to issue an invoice to a client for services or goods provided, it can often be a very different story when you are trying to get that invoice paid. Credit control can be a nightmare - particularly in the early days. Help is now at hand however thanks to our late...
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TravTab looks to cash in on the pain of paying for that all important holiday
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th August 2017We have written before about travel startups, but perhaps now it’s time to talk about the least fun part of taking a holiday. Holidays are supposed to be fun and exciting to plan, argue about beach vs hiking, and then eventually book, all the while giving you that feeling of anticipation you probably haven’t had since you were a child looking forward to Christmas. Then, after the perio...
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Mespo, the Bot for Personal Spending, Banks on Saving You Money
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th July 2017We are liking the look of Mespo, a bot for personal spending, that not only identifies when you might be overspending, but actually sets about fixing the overspend too.
Mespo (until very recently called Mobillity) is on a mission to help you stop getting ripped off.
Co-founded in 2016 by Lukas Zoerner and Julien Deray, and now a team six strong, Mespo set out to build an impartial financia...
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The Key Challenges of Building Payments into Your App
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th July 2017Online marketplaces or FinTech apps require eMoney infrastructure - here, Anna Tsyupko, CEO of FinTech startup Paybase highlight some of the key challenges of building payments into an app."Companies such as online marketplaces or FinTech apps require (eMoney) infrastructure because they have complex requirements that cannot simply be accommodated by a payment gateway. These ty...
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Startup Reposit named Digital DNA upSTART 2017 champion
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th June 2017Over 2 days at Digital DNA 2017, 35 tech and digital startups competed to be named winner of the upSTART pitch battle 2017. Competition was fierce as some leading startups from the UK, NI, Irish, and European technology spaces pitched before a panel of industry leading experts and investors, in the hope of laying claim to the overall prize package valued at £150k.
With major fields of...
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Startup of the Week - Flexiwage
by: Startacus Admin ~ 31st May 2017Let’s face it - we’ve all been there at one time or another. Patiently counting down the days until we get paid again. And it’s something which as an employee, is pretty much out of our control.
After all, in most cases, we start a job, are given a salary and then our employer decides how and when they will pay us.
Although we might be able to negotiate the odd pay rise, we ca...
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Fintech startup Moola banks on making investing accessible to all
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th May 2017Online investment platforms like eToro are all well and good, but they require a degree of knowledge. If you don’t understand investment or any of the markets there are to invest in, you are most likely to end up losing money, or at least minimizing your investment’s potential. So what about people who want to start investing but don’t know enough for in-depth platforms? As you m...
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Startup of the Week - MyFutureNow
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th April 2017Whilst some of us may be pretty clued up and organised regarding our personal finances, there are plenty more who are anything but. This can be especially true when it comes to our pensions. We may forget about policies we once had or have changed jobs so often that we have no idea of what schemes our previous employers had in place.Help is at hand however thanks to our latest Startup of the ...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.