New financial technology offering sees industry heavyweights unite
A new venture aimed at “re-shaping” the mortgage sector has brought together a team with experience including roles at Santander, Experian, Morgan Stanley and Thomas Cook.
Tag: Fintech
Voice of the VC: Ignore the Brexit noise and focus on building great products
Speaking as a partner at Mangrove Capital Partners, I personally believe the Brexit could be more of an opportunity than a problem for small businesses in the UK.
Now small businesses can offer staff perks and compete with big corporates
By Staff writer
The Everline Future 50 has showcased some fantastically-disruptive new business concepts, and very few are as exciting as Perkbox – an employee engagement platform that is looking to help company owners retain their most prized assets, staff.
The future of fintech in the wake of Brexit
Britain has earnt its place as the recognised world capital for fintech, with more than half of 2015’s European venture capital investments in fintech going to London firms – amounting to a record £343m. But that could change on 23 June.
The roar from Cannes Lions: Is necessity the mother of change
By Shaun Varga
We at Ingenuity recently organised an event chaired by Lions Festivals CEO Philip Thomas (operator of Cannes Lions Festival). He spoke to an array of global brands about the power of creativity in marketing – here are the key takeaways.
Revolut: The disruptive platform taking the headache out of international payment
Named as one of the 2016 Everline Future 50, game-changing payment platform and linked card Revolut has attracted 100,000 active users in less than a year by offering users a way to spend or transfer money into 23 currencies without having to pay commission charges.
QuidCycle: The ethical finance platform turning borrowers into lenders
Finance veteran Frank Mukahanana worked in the industry for over 13 years, including stints at big names like Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. He then setup his own ethical fintech disruptor QuidCycle in 2013. The company has gone from strength to strength and has been named in the Everline Future 50 2016.
Soon-to-launch challenger bank Mondo seeks 1m investment from customers
Challenger bank Mondo, which is mobile-first by design, is in the midst of a £6m hybrid investment round and wants customers to become investors by contributing £1m through equity crowdfunding service Crowdcube.
Why Zopa’s CEO believes fintech trailblazers aren’t there to “kill the banks”
With a new CEO at the helm and loans to consumers now surpassing £500m during the year, peer-to-peer finance provider Zopa has much to celebrate – not least the accolade of Growing Business of the Year: Smaller Company at the 2016 Growing Business Awards.
After Growth Accelerator: Time for the disruptors to design the future of real business
By Barry James
It’s been clear for some time that entrepreneur support and education have just not kept up in a world where new jobs are badly needed and created almost exclusively by entrepreneurs in the startup and SME sector. Now it’s time to come together in this time of disruption. It’s time for a re-think…and a little lemonade.