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New #blockchain platform aims to tackle £3bn invoice factoring market bit.ly/2ke37TU @BitPopulous #altfi #fintech #sme
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Harry and Meghan land new jobs in fintech, writes @DJLanyon buff.ly/3BxY7kJ
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We deeply regret to inform you that after 10 years of operation, we are closing the AltFi business. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in our network for your persistent loyalty in choosing AltFi as your trusted source of fintech news over the last decade. Please see altfi.com for more details.
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Some exciting news: AltFi acquired! Read more in our Open Letter from @DJLanyon and @OliverSmithEU bit.ly/3cabBq0
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CEO of VibePay: “We’ve got a good chance of taking market share away from PayPal”, writes @AislingFinnn bit.ly/3hMU1eG
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YouTuber Vikkstar becomes ‘part-owner’ of VibePay, writes @AislingFinnn buff.ly/3wjcLdE
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Mark Carney previews “new Bank of England” moves to support fintech buff.ly/2INdhLe @InnFin #bank #innovation #fintech
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.@doddsie joins @t_blom with the honour of being the only CEOs to ever bring Crowdcube down buff.ly/2DWq6id @freetrade #crowdfunding
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✨AltFi Awards 2018 Results 📢 We would like to thank everyone for participating and congratulate the winners 🥂 #altfiawards #winners More details on altfi.com/awards
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VibePay launches open banking-powered business dashboard, writes @AislingFinnn buff.ly/3hPddck
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"Online Lending is not a fad. We're building an asset class. A fixed income opportunity asset class." @RonSuber of @ProsperLoans #AltFiAus17
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Fintech tie-up: @SyndicateRoom to offer @LendInvest bond to investors goo.gl/jKEuTi #crowdfunding #fintech
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Is "free" #share #trading the next big thing? - Hear the answer from @EdCooperTech Head of Mobile @RevolutApp, Kevin Doran CIO @AJBellGroup, Mark Ackred CEO @dabblinvest and Viktor Nebehaj CMO @freetrade on Monday 18th of March #AltFiSummit ow.ly/yemg30o21Pj
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Pan-European marketplace challenges with @Lendix @FundingCircleDE @Bondora_com @GroupIuvo @estategurus bit.ly/AmsterdamSummit
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Is #investing in residential property a terrible waste of money? - Opinion from David Stevenson goo.gl/FH6K31 #p2p #investor
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Macron minister voices support for #fintech as Lendix clinches major small business #lending deal. bit.ly/2sVa93H #sme #funding
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World’s first peer-to-peer lender gets full authorisation goo.gl/6BWQWP @Zopa #p2p #mpl #fintech
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Digital wealth manager Wealthsimple is increasing its push into the pension market ow.ly/uoe630nNIMS
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Revolut hires Francesca Carlesi as new UK CEO, writes @AmeliaKIsaacs buff.ly/3SomKf2
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Breaking: Kabbage confirms Orchard acquisition bit.ly/2qZs9Ma @KabbageInc @orchardplatform #lending #mpl #fintech
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#AltFiLondon 🔊 Agenda alert 🔊 "Are fintechs a good investment?" Hear the answer from the industry's most experienced venture investors @dcobley Managing Partner @blenheimchalcot, @evplot Partner @dawncapital & @louisesamet Partner @blossomcap
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LendInvest #bond lists on London Stock Exchange after oversubscribed raise bit.ly/2wwLmWA @LendInvest #fintech #proptech #lending
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The Special Industry Contribution Award celebrates a leading figure in the fintech industry whose impact on our community transcends far more than just a single year. And the winner is… Charles Delingpole! Congratulations! #AltFiAwards2022
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Curve bringing Samsung Pay to all banks through novel workaround bit.ly/34yEYhA @imaginecurve #samsung #allinone #card #banks
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.@lendix announces new hires ahead of entering new markets bit.ly/2B3OPgc #lending #finance #fintech
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🔴LIVE NOW It’s a full house for @TransUnionUK’s Chief Product Officer, Shail Deep👀 #FOF22
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Invesdor notches first exit as Heeros Oyj goes public goo.gl/oYLnzU @Invesdor #crowdfunding #fintech #AltFi
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New cryptocurrency app @ZigluMoney experienced “record growth” under lockdown, writes @aislingfinnn buff.ly/3eYeZH4
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📄The results are in 👑 And the winners of the AltFi Awards are: altfi.com/article/3928_altfi… Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up!🎉
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How will #psd2 & #OpenBanking affect you? Hear from @tryflux co-founder @vbarbosa, @getyolt COO @LJ_Muis, @usebean CEO @PeterMyatt & @withplum CEO Victor Troukades plus 13 more fintech favourites on the marketplace roundtable at #AltFiLondon. Register now: goo.gl/emLygD
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Blockchain crowdfunding platform launches ICO crowdfund bit.ly/2nlY9XT @AcoCollective #blockchain #crypto #crowdfunding #ico
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Thank you to our attendees for joining Europe Summit! Also a big thank you to our sponsors for their support and participation
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Fintech lender Neyber bags £21m Series C fundraise goo.gl/8DgTyR @helloneyber #fintech
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We discuss “Why Investors use P2P Lending and the IFISA” with Martin Heelam of @assetzcapital, Julia Groves of @Downingcrowd, Michael Lynn of @relendex and John Battersby of @RateSetter
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Starling Bank to launch marketplace in March goo.gl/iLzOyC @StarlingBank #digitalbanking #fintech
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VibePay launches Open Banking-powered business platform, writes @AislingFinnn bit.ly/2VaGKUc
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Bitcoin payments fintech Bottlepay raises £11m seed round, writes @DJLanyon buff.ly/3dKsrjb
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Work-Life balance: Can a successful fintech have both?, writes @AislingFinnn bit.ly/3epL1u1
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Is "free" #sharetrading the next big thing? Viktor Nebehaj CMO @freetrade , Mark Ackred CEO @dabblinvest , Kevin Doran CIO @AJBellGroup and Ed Cooper Head of Mobile @RevolutApp #AltFiLondon
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[Speaker Alert] Glad to announce @p2nvl of @lendix will be speaking at AltFi Amsterdam 2018 on November 5th. Book now to get the cheapest rate: ow.ly/Fg0630kFJgZ
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Curve is “a lifesaver for those living the multi-card life”, writes @advinvestor buff.ly/2YA2PtK @imaginecurve #review #Curve
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Share trading app @freetrade reached the EU limit on crowdfunding without a prospectus this morning, scooping £7.1m from over 8.5k investors bit.ly/2zQakGq #crowdfunding @Crowdcube
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N26 is soaring, adding 1m customers in the last 4 month alone 📈 buff.ly/2FaEwvU #N26 @N26 @N26UK
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Commission-free trading fintech @freetrade launches goo.gl/FTxHpz #fintech #investment
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“While big banks will try to copy our features, they won’t be able to copy the cost-base.” @AnneBoden on why incumbents won’t win the #fintech marketplace race. #AltFiLondon
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#AltFiAwards Well done to 3x winner @FundingCircleUK 👑Winner - Best Clarity of Data 👑Winner - P2P Business Platform of the Year 👑Winner - Editor's Choice Award All winners listed here: altfi.com/awards/2017
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Most read story of the week | McKinsey thinks #fintech is about to enter a period of massive change bit.ly/2g8X6p8 @DJLanyon
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Tide poised to overtake Co-Operative Bank after hitting 85,000 SME customers, writes @OliverSmithEU buff.ly/2x0zoG9 @TideBanking #Challenger #Fintech #SMEbanking
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Exclusive: Recognition of and trust in digital banks among women in the UK and across Europe is falling behind buff.ly/2vu5uZS #Fintech #fintechweek #IFGS2019
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The #AltFiAwards 2015 winners have been announced - Congrats to @FundingCircleUK & @MarketInvoice - #Fintech #altfi
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Revolut finally reveals 2021 accounts showing first annual profits, writes @DJLanyon buff.ly/3y4cey9
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Patrick is chief operating officer of @October_EU. As a partner at Goldman Sachs in London, Patrick was co-head of the European rates business and member of the Global Operating Committee for Rates. Have you saved your #FestivalofFinance seat yet? bit.ly/3jyX7TA
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Why aren’t there more women on the AltFi Powerlist 50?, writes @OliverSmithEU bit.ly/2px7sto
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2021's Important Trends 📈 Have you saved your seat for our first live discussion of 2021 yet? 🗣 Get your questions answered by our fantastic panel ⬇️ @davidbrear @11FS @dawncapital Register for free: lnkd.in/eJXv_2J 🗓 21 Jan ⌚️ 11:00-12:00 (UK Time) #fintech
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How #fintech can grow users #sustainabaly? #AltFiLondon @ionayoungmoney #founder of Young Money Agency #digitalfinance
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AltFi hires new editor from Forbes to expand fintech and crypto coverage ow.ly/eKwh30nGqED #editor #team #fintech #crypto #altfi 👨 @AltFiNews
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Mobile bank Atom opens to customers goo.gl/sKl8Av @atom_bank #fintech
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Fintech lender Lendix launches in Germany and the Netherlands bit.ly/2GdZgRc @lendix #fintech #onlinelending #mpl
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The #AltFiAwards 2015 winners have been announced - Congrats to @Finexkap & @Bondora_com - #Fintech #altfi
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LendInvest secures £200m investment from the National Australia Bank, writes @DJLanyon bit.ly/2YFriDa
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Digital bank Starling moves closer to launch with first debit card payment goo.gl/qlv2Gt @StarlingBank #fintech
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Fintech share-trading app Freetrade’s next move ow.ly/SOHP30npbZw #usastock #fundrise #growth #crowdfund @monzo @freetrade
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Assetz Capital launches IFISA wrapper goo.gl/c8EzaC @assetzcapital #p2p #IFISA #mpl
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The FT's third annual ranking of fast-growing companies includes some familiar names ow.ly/ZmTZ30nYxO4
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📝 The most comprehensive overview of the alternative lending landscape in 2021 is here! A huge thank you to @ezbob_uk for supporting the creation of this Alternative Lending State of the Market Report 2021 Get your copy now: altfi.com/research/alternati… #alternativelending #altfi
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LendInvest CEO @ChristianFaes makes his long-awaited push into the £200bn UK home mortgage market buff.ly/2G7xM2H @LendInvest #p2p #lending
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Swarm launches first stocks and ETFs trading platform using DeFi, writes @DJLanyon buff.ly/3lWc4py
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“The U.K. institutions will stand ready to back-fill funding if necessary, but I genuinely believe that international capital will recognise that London is the centre of #fintech.” @AdamAfriyie on the post-Brexit VC scene at #AltFiLondon
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Start up nets $20m from HSBC and Goldman to double Open Banking drive ow.ly/AKB830nzk7T #fintech #financialproducts #investors @wealthify_com @HiscoxUK @pensionbee
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🎊 Alternative Lending State of the Market Report 2020 🎊 Some topics 👇 Alternative Lending In The UK Covid-19 And Alternative Lending’s Future A View From Alternative Lending Investors Download 👉 bit.ly/2FbkbtC Sponsors 👇 @creditkudos @duedil @goodwinlaw
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Exclusive: VibePay wins dispute as Rakuten withdraws Viber Pay trademark in Europe, writes @OliverSmithEU buff.ly/3IVDrbp
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WATCH: Why WealthSimple is launching in the UK with @Wealthsimple Europe CEO @tjtriebel bit.ly/WealthTech
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Young British businesses attracted $7.7bn from venture capital firms last year ow.ly/MgmU30nqxG6
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Peer-to-peer lenders assess risk “as well or better than” the banks, says Lord Turner goo.gl/fL6XF8 @FundingCircleUK #LendItEurope
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The payments ecosystem isn’t fit for the pandemic recovery economy, writes Luke Massie for AltFi Opinion buff.ly/38Qydgb
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📢 Speaker Alert 📢 HEAR from Stéphane Blanchoz at the sixth AltFi London Summit 2019 on why BNP Paribas Asset Management is moving into investing in alternative lending. More speakers and agenda here bit.ly/2U4tb5G #altfilondonsummit
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Fintech will more ‘profoundly’ affect Britain than Brexit, says MP ow.ly/Lk9030o6p5T #alternative #lending #fintech #AltFiLondon @FundingCircleUK @monzo
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Fintech lender Lendix rebrands as October ow.ly/gI0y30mrrwn #P2P #rebrand #fintech
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Revolut to bring bond trading to millions of European customers, writes @DJLanyon buff.ly/3R8lL1e
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"For anyone looking to build a long term portfolio at low cost in an ISA wrapper... this is a million times better than the established platforms" buff.ly/2QxaKWn @freetrade #freetrade #fintech #review
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Millennial Money Matters podcast: Episode 5, Revolut goo.gl/xBtfv1 @RevolutApp #fintech #digitalbanks
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The #EuropeanInvestmentFund and @Lendix joined forces to support #SMEs last year: hear why from Angelo Salvatore and @p2nvl at #AltFiLondon. Moderated by @InstinctifPtnrs's Nick Woods. Register now for tickets: goo.gl/emLygD
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Fintech lender LendInvest clinches warehouse facility from Citi bit.ly/2z6lBQV @LendInvest #fintech #lending #funding
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Fintech lender LendInvest to launch retail bond offering goo.gl/B3z2Ci @LendInvest #mpl
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Lending Club chairman launches new $125m VC fund targeting #alternative #credit and #fintech bit.ly/2jT4paG #vc #lending #p2p
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Monzo launches ‘Get Paid Early’ for all customers, writes @OliverSmithEU bit.ly/31Mky3i
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Bitcoin-based marketplace lending platform scores $1.2m fundraise goo.gl/qyzNNt @Bitbonds #bitcoin #blockchain #mpl #AltFi
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Taking you deeper into the inner workings of the #alternative #finance sector - altfi.com/events/altfi_europ… #fintech
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Sandbox only for #fintech startups - not incumbents John Price ASIC, Daniel Foggo @RateSetterAUS & James Eyers @FinancialReview #AltFiAus17
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AltFi is live on Crowdcube today! Don’t miss your chance to join our crowdfunding raise Capital At Risk #InvestAware bit.ly/AltFicrowdfunding
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Dan McCrum, the FT journalist who brought down Wirecard, will sit down to tell his story of toppling a tech unicorn at The AltFi Festival of Finance. Don’t miss out! Tickets are sold out, but you can register for the waiting list here: altfi.com/events/the-altfi-f… #FOF22 #fintech
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