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Fintech Wales Welcomes Sarah Kocianski as New CEO

FinTech Wales, an independent membership association of the fintech and financial services industry in Wales, has announced the appointment of Sarah Kocianski as its new Chief Executive Officer. Kocianski, a seasoned strategist in the Fintech and Insurtech sectors, brings over a decade of experience working… Read More

British Business Bank Introduces £130M Investment Fund for Wales to Help SMBs

The British Business Bank is launching its new £130 million Investment Fund for Wales, unlocking additional funding “to help smaller businesses to prosper and thrive.” The fund will drive sustainable economic growth by “supporting new and growing businesses across the whole of Wales through investment… Read More

Fintech Wales Starts Third Accelerator Program

Fintech Wales, the not-for-profit membership organization for the Fintech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has opened the applications process “for the third season of its accelerator program, the Fintech Wales Foundry.” The closing date “for applications is 19th August 2022.” The 12-week, no equity… Read More

UK’s Ofwat Calling on Fintech, Digital Sectors to Have their Say in Innovation Fund Consultation

Following a year-long pilot that has seen over £43 million awarded to innovation in the water sector, Ofwat – the water regulator for England and Wales – is “launching a consultation to seek views about how to continue this momentum.” The £200m Water Innovation Fund… Read More

UK’s Landbay Expects Remortgage Activity to Be Very Strong in 2022

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Leaving the Coronavirus outbreak to one side, the BTL sector is in “good health,” according to an update from Landbay. The value of the private rented sector (PRS) in England, Wales and Scotland surged by 5.8% to £1.4 trillion during the past year, according to… Read More

Nine Fintechs Chosen for 2022 Fintech Wales Foundry Accelerator Program

The Fintech Wales Foundry, the flagship accelerator program by Fintech Wales, recently announced the nine Fintech startups “accepted into its 2022 Accelerator.” As noted in the update, the 12-week, no equity program, titled The Foundry: Validate Raise & Scale, is reportedly “the only accelerator of… Read More

Gazeal, a Firm Transforming How Property Is Bought and Sold, Raises £591K+ from 217 Investors via Seedrs

Gazeal, which aims to transform the way property is bought/sold with “upfront information and binding Reservation Agreements,” has raised 164% (£591,249) of its £360,004 target from 217 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs. Based in London, United Kingdom, Gazeal operates in Property / Digital… Read More

Real Estate Report: UK’s Annual House Price Growth Stayed in Double Digits in Sept 2021

The Nationwide House Price Index (in the UK) reveals that the annual house price growth remained steady in double digits for the fifth straight month in September 2021. However, it eased back to 10.0% from 11.0% in August, the Blend Network team notes. The UK-based… Read More

Sonovate Recognized as “Fintech Company of the Year” at the Fintech Award Wales

Sonovate, a payments management platform for business invoices, has been recognized as the Fintech Company of the Year at the Fintech Award Wales at the Tramshed Cardiff. According to a release, six companies were shortlisted for the award, sponsored by Cardiff Capital Region. The award recognizes… Read More

Fintech Wales Receives £250,000 from Cardiff Capital Region to Create 10-Year Roadmap for Financial Technology Development

Fintech Wales, an independent membership association that’s focused on the Fintech and financial services industry in Wales, will be working on a 10-year roadmap that aims to make the country a leading player in the global Fintech sector. The non-profit organization has received £250,000 in… Read More

Starling Bank Creates 400 New Jobs with New Location in Cardiff

Digital bank Starling Bank has opened a third UK office – this one in Cardiff. According to a note from the Fintech, the office will create 400 jobs in Wales. The new operation will grow Starling’s back-office operation that includes data science, customer service and… Read More

LendInvest’s Latest Buy-to-Let Index Reveals: Manchester Tops Charts & Hull is Named Biggest Climber

On Wednesday, specialist property lender LendInvest released its latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report, which ranks all 105 postcode areas around England and Wales based ona combination of four metrics, which are capital gains, transaction volumes, rental yields, and rental price growth. The new report also includes… Read More

LendInvest Launches Buy-to-Let Loans for Professional Landlords & Investors in England, Wales, & Scotland

LendInvest, a specialist property finance lender, announced on Thursday it has launched a buy-to-let (BTL) loan product targeted at experienced, professional property investors and landlords operating in England, Wales and Scotland. According to the platform, BTL loans are available for amounts between £50,000 and £5… Read More

All-Women Exec Legal Tech! JustBeagle Reaps £970K Seed Funding on SyndicateRoom

JustBeagle, a legal tech startup all-of-market legal services comparison site aiming to  transform traditional approaches to the purchase of legal services today announced it has raised £970,000 in seed round financing from high-net worth investors. Online crowd funding investment platform SyndicateRoom supported the raise by… Read More

LendInvest Releases Latest Buy-to-Let Index Report That Revealed Northern Markets Challenge the South East

Marketplace lending platform LendInvest announced on Friday it has released the latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report with a spotlight on university towns. Published quarterly, the LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index notably ranks each postcode area around England and Wales based on a combination of four critical metrics:… Read More

Welsh Hydrogen Car Company Riversimple Crowdfunds £1.14 Million

The Wales-based car company Riversimple closed its crowdfunding campaign on April 9th, totaling £1.14 million and exceeding their £1 million goal (with a stretch goal fo £3 million). This crowdfunding project was conducted in the attempt to match a £1.7 million grant from the European Union to hand… Read More

What the Hell Happens Now? Crowdfunding Results in 650 Guides to Brexit for MPs

Justen Hyde, a software engineer with Emergent Design Ltd, began crowdfunding eight days ago on JustGiving to address the Brexit fallout.  His initial goal?  Raise £3,959 (approximately $5,000) within a month to send every Member of Parliament — all 650 of them — a copy of “Brexit:… Read More

Brief: Seedrs Selected as Funding Partner For New Welsh Government Program

Earlier this week, equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, announced that it has been chosen to be the funding partner for the Welsh government’s Accelerate Growth Program, which is seeking £20 million. According to Tech City News, the program of training and mentoring is set to see up to 1,000 export-focused,… Read More

Wales’ First Crowdfunding Platform Funding Empire Offers Up First Loans

UK based online crowdlending platform, Funding Empire, will be listing their first loans today, October 14, 2013.  The peer to peer lending platform released this announcement following their successful launch of their lender and borrower registration process – a precursor to offering loans up to… Read More

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