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Blending data and imagination to transform young people’s financial health
For most of us, starting out on our financial journey as an adult isn’t easy. And for Millennials and Gen Zs today, learning to budget with limited disposable income can feel like a fruitless exercise.
Opinion by " Anita Woods
24.11.2022
Meet SympliFi, the first blockchain-based credit platform helping underbanked businesses in emerging markets
As part of a series with Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, Maddyness spoke to Maurice Iwunze, CEO at SympliFi about funding, plans for the future and their advice for other founders. You will meet several of the forty-strong Google cohort through this series of QFQs, which aims to amplify the voices and missions of Black Founders. We have chosen to highlight Black Founders whose business’ exist in a variety of sectors and regions, exemplifying the full breadth of the UK tech sector.
Portfolio by " Maurice Iwunze
18.11.2022
Meet Symplifi, the first blockchain-based credit platform helping underbanked businesses in emerging markets
Looking for easy access to the DeFi and digital asset space? Meet Nova Finance
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Tom Sichel and Adam Greenberg, cofounders of Nova Finance about DeFi, crypto assets, giving access to powerful financial tools previously reserved for the wealthy and the Nova token.
Portfolio by " Tom Sichel & Adam Greenberg
09.11.2022
Credit reporting will level the playing field for Buy Now, Pay Later
From the consumer’s perspective, checkout finance and credit cards fulfil more-or-less the same function. They both allow the consumer to purchase an item through a short-term loan, which is repaid through monthly instalments.
Opinion by " Todd Latham
28.10.2022
Credit reporting will level the playing field for Buy Now, Pay Later
Introducing Moss, the all-in-one spend management system: an interview with CFO Christian Müller
Fintech Moss recently set up shop in the UK. Max Lunn caught up with their CFO, Christian Müller, to ask about the move, their platform and what big corporates can learn from SMEs.
Portfolio by " Max Lunn
13.10.2022
Meet Novus, the super impact neobank for conscious consumers
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Shruti Rai, cofounder and chief growth officer at Novus, about the power of people to transform the world, growing a remote team and building a super app for the conscious consumer.
Decoding by " Shruti Rai
20.09.2022
Is Open Banking working?
The UK is one of the world’s leading adopters of Open Banking solutions, and yet, some of the nation’s leading fintech experts openly criticise the technology as a flop. The perceived successes, or failures, of the Open Banking concept largely depend on who you ask. However, what is clear, is that the technology has reached a point of inflection, with many innovators ready to redefine its role within financial services.
Opinion by " Lili Metodieva
14.09.2022
Is Open Banking working?
Taking open banking to the open seas with marine finance startup SALT
Exuding entrepreneurial spirit, Joe Dalton is the CEO of marine finance startup SALT. A self-confessed people person with an upbeat attitude, his equal levels of integrity, ambition and confidence are in part due to his well-travelled childhood as the eldest of six siblings, combined with a deep-rooted belief in his desire to achieve.
Decoding by " Joe Dalton
20.08.2022
Buy Now Pay Later. What’s now and what’s later?
Buy now, pay later is a method of payment with instalments at a small or interest-free rate. The payment method sky-rocketed in 2020. But why? The COVID-19 pandemic. The global crisis created job insecurity, with people seeking alternative means to sourcing income. However, the paradox lies in the fact that people flooded to shopping online and relying on ecommerce because of closed brick and mortar establishments.
Opinion by " Alex Antonov
10.08.2022
Buy Now Pay Later. What’s now and what’s later?
Will Volt spark a neobanking crash?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past three months, you’ve probably noticed that the once sunny fintech economic climate has become increasingly foggy. There are certainly specialists who can speculate on why exactly this has happened, but as someone in the field, and as a founder myself, I’m well-placed to report on how it’s affecting the sector that I have called home for over thirty years.
Opinion by " Mark Hartley
05.08.2022
Will Volt spark a neobanking crash?
Meet Christian Owens, CEO and cofounder of fintech unicorn Paddle
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Christian Owens, CEO and cofounder at Paddle, about growing a startup into a unicorn, acquiring another business, and answering an unmet need in the fintech world.
Portfolio by " Maddyness UK
26.07.2022
Meet Christian Owens, CEO and cofounder of fintech unicorn Paddle
Hub Fintech Europe: A new fintech workspace in the heart of La Défense
With the aim of creating a unique space for the development and scale-up of fintech startups, Paris&Co, a key entrepreneurial player with its own business incubator "Le Swave", is opening Hub Fintech Europe at the top of the Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris.
Tools by " Maddyness, with Paris&Co
22.07.2022
Hub Fintech Europe: A new fintech workspace in the heart of La Défense
Get to know Crezco, the open banking platform making B2B invoice payments simpler
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Ralph Rogge, cofounder at Crezco, about making B2B invoice payments as simple as in-store card transactions, company culture and a successful seed round.
Portfolio by " Maddyness UK
20.07.2022
The cost of living crisis: an interview with Amon Ghaiumy, CEO and cofounder at Ophelos
Ophelos is a new kind of debt collection with a social purpose and mission to put people and their wellbeing first. We spoke to its CEO and cofounder about the cost of living crisis, ethical debt resolutions and the taboos of debt.
Portfolio by " Kirstie Pickering
18.07.2022
The cost of living crisis: an interview with Amon Ghaiumy, CEO and cofounder at Ophelos

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