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Articles and analysis on UK and European growth companies operating in the fintech sector, including developers of mobile banking apps, peer-to-peer lending platforms, robo-advisers, digital wallets, and blockchain-based solutions.

Venture Capital Funding

Investment in UK growth-stage tech companies stagnated in 2018

Just under €3.4bn went into growth founds for UK tech startups in 2108, down 3pc year on year, while investment in France and Germany remained strong

Venture Capital Funding

Checkout.com raises Europe’s biggest ever early-stage funding round

Checkout.com raises $230m in record Series A funding, valuing it close to $2bn.

Alternative Finance for Business

Internet giants set to grow SME finance market by £1.4bn within a decade

Tech giants and P2P lenders will carve out a 37pc of SME lending market by 2030 says PwC

Venture Capital Funding

UK venture capital in fintech nudges up 2pc in first quarter to £497m

Britain remains top fintech market for VCs in Europe, ahead of Germany

News

Britain will host 25% of Europe’s coming billion dollar tech companies

London attracts more foreign direct investment into fast-growing businesses than any other world city in 2018

Funding

Japanese fintech investor puts £2m into mobile currency trading app

Pipster says that Japanese investment shows confidence in Britain post-Brexit

Banking

Venture Debt: Shawbrook Bank launches new loans to growing SMEs

Shawbrook's head of Growth Capital has launched a new venture debt option for growing businesses.

Alternative Finance for Business

Interview with Steve Newton, EVP of UK & Europe at Worldpay

In this one-on-one, we discuss the future of alternative funding, why strategic partnerships between finance institutions will be key to servicing SMEs, and the challenges scale-ups face today.

Venture Capital Funding

Digital bank Monese raises $60 million to take its banking to European markets

Monese has users in 20 countries and plans to grow its headcount and office base with the investment.

News

Richard Reed backs fintech firm Countingup in multimillion pound fundraising

Startup is taking on Tide and Starling in the growing business account market.

News

Fintech firm Glint Pay promotes technical lead

Dmitry Matyukhin will lead the team following CTOs departure in April.

Alternative Finance for Business

Revolut generates 19x return for crowdfunding investors

Investors see 1,900 per cent return on original stake in fintech company Revolut in just two years.

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Partner content

Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

Accounting and Finance Software

Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial