Top ten fintech start-up stories in 2018
New faces and great ambitions. Let the rockets reign in this top ten trip down memory lane.
Look at lots of launches
UK tech gets £2.5bn injection
PM wants British start-ups to invest in their future.
US start-up Dough rises to student debt crisis challenge
Its founder knows from experience how dire the crisis is.
Sberbank and 500 Startups unleash Russian fintech accelerator
“There has been nothing similar to this in Russia before.”
Quebec goes on tech quest with $6m fund
The government gets going for start-ups.
The Heart beats faster in Poland with Mastercard investment
Heart Ventures looking at insurtech and fintech.
BBVA and Anthemis create hub to nurture next gen start-ups
London gets some more love.
Sociable payments start-up B-Social boots up in UK
In a city where friendliness is hard to find, it’s aiming for all-out affability.
UK start-up accelerator Buildily powers up for good causes
Helps new firms – and fights hunger and poverty through entrepreneurship.
Crypto start-up Circle snaps up SeedInvest
Acquisition will accelerate its plans for a token marketplace.
UK regulators unleash new insurer start-up unit
FCA and PRU unveil NISU.
