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A Few UK Fintechs Who are Happy to See 2020
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A Few UK Fintechs Who are Happy to See 2020

A Few UK Fintechs Who are Happy to See 2020

Emily Donato·
EuropeFintechNews Roundup
·Jan. 9, 2020·1 min read

2019 was another great year for the fintech market overalls but not all companies saw success in 2019; AltFi takes a look at five fintech firms who were very happy to see the calendar turn to 2020; Funding Circle has seen their stock price continue to fall, though they did get a 10 percent bump in October, and an internal review found investors were waiting more than 16 weeks to withdraw cash; Metro Bank saw their Chairman and CEO leave after their accounting mishap which they are still awaiting the outcome of a regulatory probe; Growth Street also saw them departure of their CEO and the fintech had to cut 30 percent of their workforce due to a company restructuring; Funding Options was rumored to be in crisis meetings for months which eventually led to a host of executives leaving the company including Founder Conrad Ford. Altfi

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    Emily Donato

    With efforts in many different areas of the team, she helps manage, organize and execute digital and event content. She works with webinars, podcasts, social media along with managing the hundreds of speakers that attend our conferences. Emily was a part of the Zimmerman Advertising Program at the University of South Florida. She graduated in 2019 receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Advertising.

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