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Monese - The FinTech startup which is on a mission to provide banking services for all  As we all know it can sometimes be a real chore opening a new bank account, however if you don’t have a regular fixed income or have just arrived in the country it can be even more difficult. Banks - the traditional ones anyhow, certainly don’t make it easy.Help is now at hand however thanks t...
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The lowdown on GrantFairy - the innovative UK scholarship app for students, that matches them with scholarships, bursaries and grants...Student debt is a crippling weight that many university graduates have to live with, and that we as a society have come to accept as just a part of life. Tuition fees are excruciating, and combined with basic living expenses while you’re actually at uni...
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Coconut, an app-based smart current account, combining banking and accounting services for the freelance and self-employed workforce, has opened 1,000 accounts since launch. Coconut, an app-based smart current account combining banking and accounting services, designed specifically for the UK’s ever-growing freelance and self-employed workforce has reached a significant milestone in opening...
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LOQBOX, The startup that's on a mission to help you save money and also build your credit history at the same time. If you’ve ever had trouble with your finances, chances are your credit history is not in the healthiest of states. However that doesn’t mean it has to stay that way. And the good news is that rebuilding it need not be something you have to tackle alone. In fact our ...
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Starting out in the UK & considering trading as a sole trader? Here's some current sole trader & self assessment info you'll need to know, care of Bradley Post, Managing Director of Rift Tax Refunds. I'm setting up a business. Am I better off as a Sole Trader or a Limited Company? The first steps are the most important when you're setting out in a new business. A big part of ge...
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Challenger bank, Countingup, a UK business current account with integrated accounting and tax software, goes from from beta to official launch. Challenger Bank Countingup offers accounting and banking in one place for sole traders, freelancers and small businesses. Created in September 2017 by Tim Fouracre, Countingup is VC backed startup who have worked with more than 1,000 small businesses ...
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Chip - the FinTech startup that's on a mission to help you save money in an intelligent and innovative way. Whilst some of us are naturally good at managing our finances and can both budget and save money with ease; the reverse can be true for others – we’re permanently in the red and saving money is one of those things we claim we’ll get around to one day. Whichever camp you f...
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The innovative startup Tapoly, that offers on demand insurance that covers the risks of consumers in the sharing economy market Whilst the sharing economy has brought a lot of opportunities and flexibility galore, it has also brought some challenges. For example, there are obvious risks which are taken when you are letting out your property or lending your car. Likewise, whilst the gig economy h...
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The PropTech startup that's helping first time buyers and renters in a pretty innovative way...It’s no secret that becoming a homeowner is a harder thing for many people these days than ever before. Wages aren’t keeping up with rising house prices and high rent swallows up the pennies being put away for a deposit. We have written before about some property tech startups looking to make...
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Plum is the first AI-powered Facebook Chatbot which allows you to start saving money automatically without any effort, fees or changes in spending.  Alex Michael, Co Founder at Plum started his career writing software for retail analytics at EDITED in London and spent the last two years at Tictail in Stockholm where he joined as engineer #5 and then became team lead for payments, scaling the...
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