Finch Capital is a Financial Technology Investment firm founded in the fall of 2013. We invest in high growth companies primary in EMEA and prefer to invest after the seed round, when there is proof of concept and there are some revenues.
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Congrats to BUX, one of our first investments!
More VC being thrown at casual trading startup Bux. The app, which turns stocks and derivatives trading (via CFDs) into a game-like and...…
The too-big-to-fail debate has moved beyond a simple argument over whether banks should be broken up just because of their size. True,...
Mobile-only bank Mondo is valued at £30 million in an oversubscribed £6 million fundraise....but still has to raise
Aspiring app-only bank Mondo has been valued at £30 million in a £6 million funding round, despite the fact that it has yet to fully...…
Must read from Bloomberg on the state of Europe's incumbent financial institutions and the growth of fintech disruptors. Short summary,...
The law firm Fenwick & West, published a new report highlighting the financing terms of recent financings with a $1b+ valuation.
The Terms Behind Unicorn Valuations Background In May 2015, we published our first survey of the terms of unicorn financings. That...…
The 2015 UK Alternative Finance Report
‘ looks at the trends in the alternative finance industry, incl.. Alternative financing includes,...
Strong growth of P2P and models keep on developing! congrats!
ZopaPeer-to-peer pioneer Zopa will launch a new range of lending products in mid-March ahead of the new Innovative Finance ISA. The new...…
The Rise and Fall of the Unicorn! Nice article of the unicorn problem!
A major investor I very highly regard put his finger on it the other day, when he said to me that "too many companies spent $300-500M...…
up 10X momentum kicking in
People transferred $1 billion over Venmo in January, the company said today, showing that usage of the mobile money app is still growing...…
A similar model as Coin, let's see how traction will take off!
Curve, the stealthy London-based startup backed by notable fintech investors, finally de-cloaks today with the soft launch of its iOS app...…
Nice article "The problem with oracles" in blockchain
Many of the innovative proposals for blockchain technology reach their potential by leveraging what is commonly called a “smart...…
There will be at some point a limit on "full transparency and efficiency" The world might become more efficient but not more social....
Nice overview of the challenger banks. Some more in the making that are not on the list, what would be good to add is the...
2016 the year of Insurance disruption and enablement. Big opportunities especially in Non life insurance Distribution, Claims Management,...
Banks now account for a quarter of the lending on UK peer-to-peer websites, in a sign that the UK’s £3.2bn alternative finance market is...
LendInvest, which has aspirations to be the UK’s leading mortgage provider, said it was looking at buying a traditional high street...
Another mobile first bank in the UK!
UK-based Mondo, which bills itself as a mobile-first bank, is looking to raise £6 million by inviting customers to invest in the bank via...…
Great momentum of kabbage!
Atlanta “tech unicorn” Kabbage will more than double its workforce and lease up to two additional floors — or more than 40,000 square...…
With many tech startups having moved into highly regulated financial industries is the Zenefits admission an isolated instance of Silicon...
Africa Internet Group (AIG) which owns online retailer Jumia and 9 other e-ventures will receive $83 million from AXA Insurance in...
This market seems to be ready for consolidation and acquisition! Interesting comparison of differences of funding amounts among...
In November of last year the government of the UK set up the Open Banking Working Group (OBWG) to explore how banks and fintech firms can...
The news of his resignation was due to inadequate compliance procedures and lack of internal processes' which are necessary for an...
More M&A would be a super catalyst especially for European FinTech as for traditional tech the M&A markets has been mainly US...
Millennials and small investors aren’t the only ones using robo-advisers. Poeple with much larger portfolios are also trying them out.
Banks are watching wealthy clients flirt with robo-advisers, and that’s one reason the lenders are racing to release their own versions...…
A debt funding round in stead of equity, and valuation at last years round, anyway impressive what they are doing! Question how...
More than 73% of the world population is unbanked and more than 200 million formal and informal micro, small and medium enterprises...
Nice overview of some of the interesting companies on Finnovate
The FinovateEurope conference closed its doors on February 10th in London after two days packed with company pitches, demos, and...…
Nice overview...interesting is always that some of the "millenial" ones make money out of the older generation...who seem to like as well...
In a new report Intelligent Assets: Unlocking the circular economy potential, the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation...
Some of the industry’s biggest players have agreed to back Lemonade, the world’s first peer-to-peer (P2P) insurance company, which has...
By putting some distance between itself and its venture capitalists, BBVA is hoping to get closer to FinTech. With the closure of the...
Expect that this will become a commodity solution offered for free, which is great for consumers and the banks and solution providers...
The new world of investing!
Alistair Owen pours most of his paycheck into what he calls a travel-and-lifestyle fund. “I’m not saving up to buy anything,” said the...…
Ezubao claims to be a peer-to-peer lender however a former executive claims it's one massive Ponzi scheme. Suspects apparently buried...
Acquisition of Future advisor seems to pay-off, with B2B2C being on a roll!
RBC Wealth Management has rolled out a robo-adviser for its top advisers in a half dozen teams within the United States as part of a...…
Japan’s SBI Group, has announced it is creating a new company in partnership with digital ledger technology (DLT) startup Ripple in order...
Sonatype, secured a $30m debt and equity investment led by Goldman Sachs. GS sees Sonatype's product as central to the company's mission,...
Research from TradeBlock shows that the inverse relationship between the price of bitcoin and gold has become stronger. This means that...
Santander sold its portfolio of LendingClub loans to J.P. Morgan. The loans were sold for a premium to the outstanding balance on the...
TechCrunch highlights the growth of online lenders and gives guidance on where it expects the industry to go in 2016. The jury is a...
Opendoor, an online marketplace for real estate, launched in Dallas with $80 million in Series C funding. Investors include Khosla...
Zendrive raised a $13.5m Series A led by Sherpa Capital.Zendrive uses data from your smart phone to improve the safety of drivers. Should...
IoT in workers comp. insurance raises a debate about data privacy vs. safety benefits including sensors that could warn of an employee...
Spotcap, the Rocket Internet-founded fintech startup that operates an online lending platform for small businesses, has beefed up its...
The kayak for auto insurance! 2016 the year of insurance disruption!
Austin-based The Zebra, a startup that’s something of a “Kayak for auto insurance,” has been working to bring the process of shopping for...…
Mega funding round from China! Private markets seem to remain hot in China!
Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s online banking affiliate WeBank is close to raising fresh funds from investors including...…
Singapore becoming the Asian FinTech hub!
OCBC Bank has launched a fintech co-working space and innovation unit in Singapore and its first accelerator programme to identify and...…
Vestorly raising more money! expect to see many more B2B2C models popping up to help the intermediary step up its productivity and value add
FinTech is hot!
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said his firm now spends $3 billion a year on coding. Fintech was every banker’s buzzword at the...…
Not all is smoke and mirrors but 1Bn might include a significant unproven smoke
Currency exchange boss says TransferWise's $1bn business isn't all it's cracked up to be. Calling Britain’s most high profile...…
The shift from B2c to B2BC
Betterment for Business, the robo-advisor's new 401(k) platform, officially launches today with about 50 plan sponsors already signed up...…
Visa Europe has reported a surge in contactless payments. The payment network's contactless transactions grew year on year by 250%. This...
Dopay, the UK based payroll technology for the emerging markets has raised a $2.4m pre-series A round, led by Techstars Ventures and...
A volatile stock market is one factor making angels more cautious. This is one input that has led startup valuations to drop to their...
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