CIRCA5000 to ramp up impactful investing following crowdfund

Investment platform CIRCA5000, has stormed past the target for its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The FinTech company has raised £3m, at the time of writing, beating its initial...

Freetrade launches seventh crowdfund

Freetrade, the investment platform that is on a mission to get everyone investing, officially launched its seventh public crowdfunding round today. Freetrade’s latest pre-money valuation...

Crowdcube receives investment from SeedInvest owner

Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has raised $13.5m in a funding round, of which, Circle Internet Financial has invested $10.5m.

Investing platform Freetrade to launch seventh crowdfund

Investment platform Freetrade is to launch its seventh crowdfunding campaign on 24th November, which will be open to UK and EU-based investors.

Ziglu secures £7m in landslide crowdfund

UK-based banking and crypto app Ziglu has raised £7.19m and subsequently closed its crowdfund campaign on Seedrs early.

The EBA hopes to bring transparency to crowdfunding

The European Banking Authority (EBA) finalises new standards draft, that would require crowdfunding campaigns to become more transparent.

Shariah-compliant crowdfunding platform Ethis Global bags pre-Series A

Shariah-compliant crowdfunding platform Ethis Global has raised RM 6.8m ($1.6m) in its pre-Series A round.

Seedrs surpasses £1bn in total investments on the platform

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has surpassed £1bn in total investments recorded on the platform.

Clim8 smashes its crowdfunding target to avert climate change and boost sustainable investment

Clim8 Invest, UK-based sustainable investing app, closed its latest crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, hitting £2.85m from over 1,800 investors.

Classy scores $118m Series D to continue product development of fundraising technology

Classy, which provides fundraising software for non-profits, has closed a $118m Series D round, which was led by Norwest Venture Partners.

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What are the governance, risk and compliance trends to watch?

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Foresight and Uncapped fuel Red Flag Alert’s growth with £4.5m boost

Red Flag Alert, a credit risk data and risk intelligence firm based in Manchester, has bagged £4.5m in funding.
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FCA bans referral fees to protect struggling consumers

The FCA has banned on referral fees for certain debt advice providers in an effort to support consumers facing financial difficulties.
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Tink, ecolytiq merge FinTech and sustainability with carbon tracking feature

Open banking firm Tink and ecolytiq, a vanguard in climate engagement solutions, have come together in a collaboration.

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