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akt - the world’s first wealth-centred neobank
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th December 2020
The lowdown on akt, the fintech startup that enables you to create wealth through automated investing and earn daily interest payouts
Investing is an interesting, exciting, and scary proposition for most people. It’s a thing that people do on TV and make millions from it, a thing that you hear about a friend’s uncle being involved in and losing everything, a thing that you’d l...
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Sweep launches Seedrs campaign to help next phase of growth
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th November 2020
Sweep, the expense and travel management platform for SMEs launches a Seedrs fundraising campaign to further develop existing tools and develop new features
News from Sweep, the expense and travel management platform for SMEs which has just launched a Seedrs fundraising campaign as it continues to raise capital during a key stage of the business’ growth.
Sweep is powered by Open Ba...
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Strive, the fintech designed for families launches in the UK
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd November 2020
Launch of new fintech startup Strive, aiming to make savings fun for the whole family and help shape kids' money habits for life
A new UK based fintech for parents and kids called Strive has just been launched with the announcement of the acquisition of a popular digital piggy bank company GoSave in an all stock deal. With only 1-in-3 adults considered financially literate worldwide and homesch...
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Meniga banks €8.5m strategic investment
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th May 2020
Major investment secured by innovative digital banking fintech Meniga
Great news for Meniga, a leading provider of digital banking technology for the world’s largest banks, with the announcement that it has closed a €8.5m strategic investment led by customers Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France and lead investor in this round, Portugal’s Grupo Cré...
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Countingup raises £4m to accelerate banking and accounting roadmap
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th May 2020Countingup, the business current account that automates your accounting, has received the backing of leading fintech investors.
The London-based startup has raised £4m in a bridge round of financing led by ING Ventures with co-investment from Triple Point, CVentures and BiG Start Ventures. All are backing the company’s vision to be the one financial hub for 1m small businesses. In the...
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Startup of the Week - Anna Money
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th October 2019Business banking and admin are a doddle thanks to innovative fintech startup Anna Money...Let’s face it. Keeping on top of your financial admin can be a tad dull. Whether you’re a freelancer or a startup, it can be time consuming and can seem like a chore even though it’s absolutely essential. Recognising this very fact, our latest startup of the week has created the perfect...
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UK Challenger Banks looking to cash in on traditional banking decline
by: Startacus Admin ~ 31st March 2019Trust in traditional banking has long been in decline. Here's a list of UK Challenger Banks and associated fintech services looking to cash in on traditional banking decline...
Trust in traditional banking has long been in decline. They make their money from our lack of it, from our debts and struggles, and they often invest that money in ways we may not approve of (billions in the arms trad...
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Dozens - the fintech app embracing savings not debt
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th February 2019Dozens, an everyday bank account, a savings ally, a money manager, a financially savvy friend - all in one app, is on a mission to make saving easier and more rewarding for all and they have onboarded over 1000 customer within just two weeks of its app launch.
Traditionally, banks have relied on customer debt for profit – this is something not even the ‘challenger banks’ have qu...
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GoHenry - the pocket money card for kids
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st October 2018GoHenry - Money management for kids thanks to this innovative startup which offers a pre-paid, pocket-money Card and app with unique parental controls, for young people aged 6 to 18...
Money habits, whether good or bad, are learned as young as seven years old. Children, understandably, have no grasp of the imaginary, man-made concept of monetary value. This is why children can rack up massive bil...
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Fintech startup Nebeus aims to bring borderless banking to 2 billion
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th September 2018Crypto financial services startup Nebeus launches a £1.1m crowdfunding campaign to bring banking services to 2 billion unbanked citizens.
The World Bank estimates that the potential market value of the 2 billion global unbanked, which includes 138 million Europeans, is £380 billion. Step forward Nebeus, a London-based fintech platform which is working to bridge t...
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