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Covid-19 money worries impacting mental wellbeing

News | Payments General | 20 May 2020

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May), new research from the Open Up 2020 Challenge has revealed money worries are negatively impacting the mental health of a quarter (23%) of the population. 

COVID-19, mental wellbeing, Open Up 2020 Challenge, banking, Open Banking, apps, fintech, financial management

More than 100 fintechs applied to participate in UKs Open Up 2020 Challenge

News | Payments General | 07 Oct 2019

More than 100 fintech companies have applied to participate in the UK’s Open Up 2020 Challenge.

Open Up 2020 Challenge, fintech, innovation, Open Banking, Open Banking Implementation Entity

Open Up Challenge 2020 launches to encourage Open Banking innovation for consumers

News | Payments General | 24 Jul 2019

Nesta Challenges and Open Banking UK have partnered to launch a GBP 1.5 million prize fund encouraging fintech innovators to create solutions which help people make more of their money.

Open Banking, Open Up 2020, innovation, fintech, finance, data, UK

Nationwide selects seven fintechs to drive social impact via Open Banking

News | Payments General | 25 Apr 2019

UK-based Nationwide Building Society has selected seven fintechs as a part of its GBP 3 million Open Banking for Good challenge. 

Nationwide Building Society, fintech, Open Banking, money management, income, startups

Nationwide puts up GBP 3 mln for open banking apps

News | Payments General | 17 Oct 2018

Nationwide has announced it is channelling GBP 3 million into a competition to encourage fintech startups to develop open banking apps.

Nationwide, Open Banking, fintech, startup, The Open Banking for Good (OB4G), UK, Money Advice Trust, Nesta, Accenture, Doteveryone

EU launches blockchain project to enable users control their online data

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 17 May 2017

European Commission has launched a blockchain project called DECODE to develop practical alternatives to how we manage our information on the internet.

European Commission, Europe, security, privacy, blockchain, online data, fraud prevention, DECODE

Why the death of the overdraft doesn`t also mean the end for SMEs

Voice of the Industry | Expert Opinion | 31 Aug 2016

Steven Renwick, Satago: How can SMEs survive after the death of the overdraft and what could alternative types of funding do for them

Steven Renwick, Satago, overdraft, SMEs, funding, invoice finance, cash flow, expert opinion

Nesta and UK authorities jump aboard the big data game bandwagon

News | Ecommerce | 22 Mar 2016

The Nesta organisation and the UK authorities are currently developing a big data marketplace where users and companies can buy and sell data which will be available for commercial purposes.

Nesta, organisation, UK authorities, big data, data analysis, ecommerce, user activity, consumer, internet

Capify to provide SME alternative financing platform across UK, US, Australia, Canada

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 21 Jul 2015

Capify, an alternative finance provider powered by a proprietary technology and analytics platform, has unveiled its global rebrand to become a global alternative SME financing platform.

Capify, SME, alternative, financing , platform, UK, US, Australia, Canada, Nesta, University of Cambridge, Alternative finance, market

Victory Park Capital invests with P2P lender Funding Circle

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 20 Feb 2015

Funding Circle, a peer-to-peer lending platform that targets small business loans, has entered an agreement with US asset manager Victory Park Capital.

Victory Park Capital, P2P, lender, Funding Circle, small business loans, asset manager, peer-to-peer, Assetz Capital, finance, UK, US, Nesta

RBS strikes peer-to-peer deal with Funding Circle, Assetz Capital

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 23 Jan 2015

Financial institution Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has struck a deal with two peer-to-peer lending platforms to provide small businesses with wider access to finance, The Financial Times reports.

RBS, Funding Circle, Assetz Capital, Royal Bank of Scotland, peer-to-peer, access to finance, small businesses, platforms, lenders, lending, Peer-to-Peer Finance Association, Nesta, alternative, UK

Alternative finance market set to double in 2015 - report

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 10 Nov 2014

The alternative finance market in the UK is set to double in size in 2015, with the sector as a whole set to reach a value of GBP 4.4 billion, a recent study reveals.

Alternative finance, market, UK