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·Nov. 21, 2016

Metro Bank Upgrades Its Digital Banking Platform

The UK's Metro Bank has enhanced its digital banking platform and launched new services; the new services include advanced technologies across nearly all aspects of the online user experience; the enhancements follow increased competition by digital-only banks including Starling, Atom, Tandem, Loot and Monzo; Metro Bank opened in 2010 and is also an investor in consumer loans through marketplace lender, Zopa. Source

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Europe

·Apr. 12, 2022

Cambridge University spin-off Regulatory Genome bags €5.5M from AlbionVC, others

Regulatory Genome Development Ltd (RegGenome), a spinout of the University of Cambridge, announced on Monday that it has raised €5.5M) in a Seed round.

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Jun. 27, 2019

Klarna and H&M Expand Their Partnership to US Stores

Swedish point of sale lender Klarna and retail fashion giant H&M have expanded their partnership to the U.S.; Klarna’s financing...

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·Oct. 6, 2017

Lend Academy Podcast: LendIt Europe 2017 Preview

The LendIt content team that created the agenda for our upcoming European event on October 9 & 10 share:

The main trends that are happening in European fintech today.
What is different and similar when it comes to fintech in Europe, USA and China.
How LendIt Europe is going to work and what attendees can expect.
The networking opportunities for attendees at LendIt Europe.
How Brella, our 1-to-1 networking tool, works.
Some of the highlighted sessions at the show.
How attendees will be able to get the most out of their two days at LendIt Europe.

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Europe Fintech

·Jul. 30, 2020

UK Current Account Switches Hit Record Lows

Only 98,192 account switches took place in Q2 2020, down 65 percent from Q1 when more than 280,000 switches took...

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·May. 13, 2020

Starling Lending £300m Million under CBILS through Funding Circle Partnership

The strategic partnership is intended to increase funds available to smaller firms during the current pandemic; Starling is lending via...

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Jan. 24, 2020

Revolut Launches Savings Account for Premium Users

Revolut is the latest fintech to enter the UK savings market with a new savings account for premium users that...

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Europe Fintech

·Jul. 14, 2020

Incumbent banks block alternative lenders’ access to Bank of England’s ‘Term Funding Scheme’

In the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Treasury will not provide accredited non-bank lenders access to the Bank of England’s capital...

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Europe

·Jul. 3, 2022

Is Europe now the friendliest place for crypto?

The EU has agreed on new landmark rules to regulate the cryptocurrency market, making it the most comprehensive regulatory framework in the world

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Europe

·Jul. 3, 2022

Three Arrows Paper Trail Leads to Trading Desk Obscured Via Offshore Entities

As Three Arrows Capital collapsed under market pressure, its much-lesser known trading desk, TPS Capital, remained active, sources say. But a complex ownership structure might frustrate creditors' efforts to collect.

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