Don't miss the next fintech unicorn from the UK!
With startups such as Checkout.com, Revolut, and Zopa, London and the UK are the fintech capital of the world. These are massive success stories, and they inspire lots of founders to launch add-ons or spinoffs in the fintech space. And this industry has been reinforced even by the development of blockchain tech and AI.
Fintech, is short for financial technology, refers to the use of technology to provide and improve financial services. It encompasses a wide range of innovations, applications, and technologies that aim to enhance and automate various aspects of the financial industry.
Fintech startups leverage cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, data analytics, and mobile solutions to create new financial products, streamline processes, and improve overall efficiency in the delivery of financial services.
Below, you’ll find the list of the latest UK fintech startups that have recently received funding.
We then continue with a guide explaining the different subsections of fintech. It’s a great entry point to launch your own startup or invest in the future of financial technology in the UK.
Date | Startup | Funding | Sector | Round | Contact details | Location | Investor1 | Investor2 | Investor3 | Investor4 | Investor5 | Founder 1 | Founder 2 |
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18-07-2024 | ![]() | US$5,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Yanki Onen | |||||||
15-07-2024 | ![]() | £5,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Cassian Scott | |||||||
09-07-2024 | ![]() | US$40,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | none | ||||||||
02-07-2024 | ![]() | £2,500,000 | Fintech | Seed | London ![]() | none | |||||||
24-06-2024 | ![]() | £100,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Philip Belamant | |||||||
18-06-2024 | ![]() | £55,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Thomas McHugh | |||||||
18-06-2024 | ![]() | £55,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | CEO: Thomas McHugh | |||||||
13-06-2024 | ![]() | £8,500,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Matthew Ford | |||||||
04-06-2024 | ![]() | £4,000,000 | Fintech | London ![]() | Anton Padmasiri | ||||||||
30-05-2024 | ![]() | £2,500,000 | Fintech | Seed | Poole ![]() | Luke Davis | |||||||
30-05-2024 | ![]() | US$60,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Teo Blidarus | |||||||
21-05-2024 | ![]() | US$93,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Phillip McGriskin | Paul Townsend | ||||||
20-05-2024 | ![]() | £5,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Aaron Shaw | Dan Hogan | ||||||
15-05-2024 | ![]() | US$1,000,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Yaseen Rostom | |||||||
14-05-2024 | ![]() | US$32,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Dmytro Dubilet | Oleksandr Vitiaz | ||||||
02-05-2024 | ![]() | £750,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | Manchester ![]() | David Newman | Anna Curtis | ||||||
02-05-2024 | ![]() | £4,000,000 | Fintech | London ![]() | Olivia Stannah | Ed Hardy | |||||||
26-04-2024 | ![]() | £710,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | Newcastle ![]() | Evangeline Atkinson | Laura Mills | ||||||
21-04-2024 | ![]() | £2,400,000 | Fintech | Seed | London ![]() | Maria Tanjala | Irina Albita | ||||||
11-04-2024 | ![]() | £15,500,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Henrik Grim | Alexander Gernandt Segerby | ||||||
22-03-2024 | ![]() | £3,170,000 | Fintech | Seed | London ![]() | Amer Baroudi | Abdallah AbuHashem | ||||||
21-03-2024 | ![]() | US$24,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | Manchester ![]() | Anish Kapoor | |||||||
19-03-2024 | ![]() | US$6,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | none | |||||||
15-03-2024 | ![]() | €85,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | none | |||||||
13-03-2024 | ![]() | US$430,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | TS Anil | |||||||
12-03-2024 | ![]() | £7,500,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Mai Le | |||||||
11-03-2024 | ![]() | £108,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Andrew Thatcher | Simon Merchant | ||||||
07-03-2024 | ![]() | £500,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Max Deeley | Alexandru Dobrescu | ||||||
05-03-2024 | ![]() | Fintech | London ![]() | Callum Woodcock | Michael Saunders | ||||||||
29-02-2024 | ![]() | £320,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Boy-Anthony Kuhne | |||||||
29-02-2024 | ![]() | £450,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | Manchester ![]() | Eleanor Harry | |||||||
28-02-2024 | ![]() | US$4,700,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Karan Jain | |||||||
09-02-2024 | ![]() | £11,100,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Aran Brown | |||||||
01-02-2024 | ![]() | £5,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Jamaine Campbell | Nicola Campbell | ||||||
31-01-2024 | ![]() | £50,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Anil Stocker | |||||||
26-01-2024 | ![]() | £6,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Karan Shanmugarajah | |||||||
25-01-2024 | ![]() | £5,600,000 | Fintech | Growth | Manchester ![]() | Nick Richardson | Tom Williams | ||||||
18-01-2024 | ![]() | £35,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Antony Jenkins | Curt Hess | ||||||
17-01-2024 | ![]() | £500,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Barbara Gottardi | |||||||
17-01-2024 | ![]() | US$25,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Roy Tuvey | Eldar Tuvey | ||||||
16-01-2024 | ![]() | £780,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | none | |||||||
16-01-2024 | ![]() | £15,500,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Aidan Rushby | |||||||
09-01-2024 | ![]() | £25,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Philip Goffin | |||||||
04-01-2024 | ![]() | £40,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | none | |||||||
19-12-2023 | ![]() | US$7,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Adam Bialy | |||||||
11-12-2023 | ![]() | US$10,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | Fernando Martinez | ||||||||
11-12-2023 | ![]() | US$30,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Arnab Sen | |||||||
07-12-2023 | ![]() | £6,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Mario Navarro | Ibai Iturricha | ||||||
05-12-2023 | ![]() | £700,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Dr. Nithin Thomas | |||||||
05-12-2023 | ![]() | £690,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Darren Smith | |||||||
05-12-2023 | ![]() | £5,400,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Alick Dru | Ben Graves | ||||||
29-11-2023 | ![]() | US$65,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Ronnie Millar | |||||||
23-11-2023 | ![]() | US$12,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Ralph Rogge | |||||||
09-11-2023 | ![]() | US$12,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Leonardo Poggiali | |||||||
08-11-2023 | ![]() | £3,200,000 | Fintech | Seed | London ![]() | Nick Perrett | Ricky Knox | ||||||
24-10-2023 | ![]() | £2,500,000 | Fintech | Seed | |||||||||
23-10-2023 | ![]() | £2,200,000 | Fintech | Seed | Matt Ong | ||||||||
18-10-2023 | ![]() | US$21,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Myles Milston | Alex Green | ||||||
18-10-2023 | ![]() | US$3,500,000 | Fintech | Seed | London ![]() | Chandini Jain | |||||||
11-10-2023 | ![]() | £6,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Richard Carter | |||||||
10-10-2023 | ![]() | US$12,500,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Xavier De Pauw | Thibault Lancksweert | ||||||
09-10-2023 | ![]() | US$21,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Will Donnelly | Chris Donnelly | ||||||
26-09-2023 | ![]() | £6,600,000 | Fintech | Growth | none | ||||||||
26-09-2023 | ![]() | £17,200,000 | Fintech | Growth | Sameer Sehgal | ||||||||
25-09-2023 | ![]() | US$4,750,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Chieu Cao | Daniel Conti | ||||||
15-09-2023 | ![]() | £19,300,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | ||||||||
11-09-2023 | ![]() | US$12,500,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Christoph Gugelmann | |||||||
08-09-2023 | ![]() | £75,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Jaidev Janardana | |||||||
01-09-2023 | ![]() | £1,000,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Paula Sussex | |||||||
17-08-2023 | ![]() | £2,500,000 | Fintech | Seed | Daniel Hegarty | ||||||||
09-08-2023 | ![]() | £390,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Saad Adada | |||||||
09-08-2023 | ![]() | US$100,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Marc-Alexander Christ | |||||||
09-08-2023 | ![]() | US$500,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Saad Adada | |||||||
03-08-2023 | ![]() | £5,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Chris Mason | |||||||
28-07-2023 | ![]() | £780,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | none | |||||||
28-07-2023 | ![]() | US$1,000,000 | Fintech | Pre-seed | London ![]() | Tom Barltrop | Nick Spiller | ||||||
19-07-2023 | ![]() | £345,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | none | |||||||
18-07-2023 | ![]() | £4,000,000 | Fintech | London ![]() | Conrad Poulson | ||||||||
11-07-2023 | ![]() | US$6,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Kyran Schmidt | Ollie Steadman | ||||||
11-07-2023 | ![]() | US$30,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | James Coombes | |||||||
04-07-2023 | ![]() | £5,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Luke Shipley | |||||||
28-06-2023 | ![]() | US$35,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | James Gasteen | Neil Crawford | ||||||
26-06-2023 | ![]() | £22,800,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | none | |||||||
22-06-2023 | ![]() | US$60,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Tom Greenwood | |||||||
15-06-2023 | ![]() | US$3,100,000 | Fintech | Seed | London ![]() | Daniel Jeczmien | Dr Marc Lepere | ||||||
13-06-2023 | ![]() | US$3,800,000 | Fintech | Seed | London ![]() | Jack Tang | Michael Si | ||||||
13-06-2023 | ![]() | US$5,500,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Bogdan Uzbekov | |||||||
07-06-2023 | ![]() | US$13,500,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | David Jarvis | Allen Rohner | ||||||
18-08-2022 | ![]() | US$27,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Samir Desai CBE | |||||||
23-06-2022 | ![]() | US$40,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Louis Carbonnier | Richard Thornton | ||||||
03-05-2019 | ![]() | US$230,000,000 | Fintech | Growth | London ![]() | Guillaume Pousaz |
That’s for the recent most active startups in this industry. Now let’s deep dive into the key and exciting areas currently being developed within the fintech space:
Fintech has revolutionised payment systems, with the development of digital wallets, mobile payment apps, and online payment platforms.
Fintech platforms connect borrowers directly with lenders, bypassing traditional financial institutions.
Technologies like blockchain underpin cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and enable secure, decentralised transactions.
Automated investment platforms that use algorithms to provide financial advice or manage investment portfolios.
The integration of technology to enhance and streamline the insurance industry, including online policy management and claims processing.
Regulatory technology that helps financial institutions comply with regulations efficiently through automation and data analytics.
Platforms that enable individuals or businesses to raise funds from a large number of people.
Fintech has played a significant role in the development of mobile banking apps, making financial services more accessible through smartphones.
Fintech has disrupted traditional financial services by offering more user-friendly, cost-effective, and efficient alternatives. The industry continues to evolve rapidly, with ongoing advancements and collaborations between traditional financial institutions and fintech startups.