Barclays leads $6.6 million Seed round in fashion finance platform Responsible
Founded in 2021 by Irish entrepreneur, Mark Dowds and Australian, Mitch Doust, Responsible operates a technology platform called Buy Back...
Lloyds: almost 9 in 10 card payments now contactless
Spend on debit cards made in person using contactless technology has grown from 65% to 87% in the last three...
Stackwell releases robo-investing app to close racial wealth gap
A member of JPMorgan's 2022 Financial Solutions Lab, Stackwell raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round last month that...
Fintech SaaS provider Toqio secures €20 million in fresh funding
The Series A funding round is led by AlbionVC and includes Aldea Ventures, alongside previous investors Seaya, Speedinvest, and SIX...
Global fintech funding cools in Q1 2022
While deal volumes were up, global fintech funding cooled as the muber of $100 million+ plus mega rounds dropped. Europe...
The Bank of London opens new Belfast hub
Founded by Anthony Watson, a former chief information officer at both Nike and Barclays, The Bank of London in November...
FCA fines Citi £12.5m for trading oversight failings
The penalty specifically relates to market abuse regulations introduced in 2016 to monitor the threat of insider trading or market...
TSB puts carbon tracking control in customers’ hands
Cogo uses open banking and data linked to electronic bank statements to analyse customers’ financial transactions and day-to-day spending to...
CFPB ready to regulate BNPL
With BNPL usage booming, last year the CFPB launched an inquiry into the market amid concerns about accumulating debt levels...
UK supermarket rolls out BNPL loans to tackle rising food costs
The Iceland Food Club allows members to apply for microloans of £25-100 on a pre-loaded card, which can be used...
