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The lowdown on Upgrade Pack, the FinTech startup that is aiming to provide the ultimate way to upgrade flights and hotels. Today, we got our lunch for free. That’s because we usually go to the same place, and we have a loyalty card. So today, our points covered our food and we walked out feeling like maybe the world isn’t a dark and terrible place after all. That’s an exaggerati...
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London-based Fintech Commuter Club, the leading independent UK retailer and financing provider of commuter season tickets, has raised £2.2 million in an investment round led by the Coutts Investment Club, in tandem with a fundraise on leading European investment platform Seedrs. Aiming to save cash strapped consumers time and money by offering tickets as a digital subscription service, Comm...
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How one fintech startup, FilmChain, is using blockchain to help filmmakers with the money side of things... Filmmaking is a vastly more involved process than pointing a camera at some actors and shouting ‘action’. There is a huge amount of work that goes on behind the scenes before actors are even cast and long after they’ve handed in their costume and gone home. From location s...
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Currently in private beta, XPO is a payment processing app that is aiming to allow small brands to have direct access to Instagram influencers, whilst at the same time, making it simple and secure to pay influencers. “Influencer agencies have gotten away with underserving smaller brands for far too long” states Lotanna Ezeike, co-founder of XPO, a new and currently in privte beta, pay...
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Make smarter financial decisions thanks to this innovative fintech startup Finimize... Chances are many of us have had to avail of the services of a financial advisor at some point. And it’s pretty likely that we’ve been entirely reliant on their advice. Our money is in their hands and we trust that they’re doing right by us! After all, the world of finance can seem a prett...
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Challenger fintech Dozens announces that it has secured £3.8m in funding, thanks to a highly successful crowdfunding campaign on leading European investment platform Seedrs. New challenger fintech Dozens has announced that it has secured £3.8m in funding, thanks to a highly successful crowdfunding campaign on leading European investment platform Seedrs. Dozens set their funding targe...
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Oathello, the Dublin Fintech and Regtech startup that's on a mission to make signing legal and financial paperwork easier Anyone who works in the legal system knows how important notaries are, primarily witnessing the signing of documents - a simple-sounding but vital role. Because they are independent, they have to be hired, and because they have to be hired, scheduling and availability become a...
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Tax returns made easy thanks to TaxScouts, the FinTech startup which is shaking up how personal taxes are done in the UK....Ever had to complete a self-assessment tax return? If you have, chances are you’ve put the task off as long as you could and have ended up submitting it at the very last minute or, worse still submitted it late and been hit with fixed penalty as a result. It can be...
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Trust 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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"Financial wellbeing at its simplest" thanks to new FinTech startup Huuti!  Whilst some of us may be pretty savvy with our finances, for others, the opposite is true. Budgeting and saving can prove to be a lot more challenging than spending!If you can relate to that, then we reckon that our latest startup of the week will be right up your street.Huuti is an innovative new startup which ...
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