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| 24.05.2026 | Mercury Banks on AI, Secures $200M at $5.2B Valuation | Mercury secured $200M Series D funding, reaching a $5.2B valuation. TCV led the round. The fintech leader champions AI-native banking for startups and businesses. Mercury boasts $650M annualized revenue and four years of profitability. It s... |
| 23.05.2026 | Mercury: $200 Million Series D Raised At $5.2 Billion Valuation For AI-Native Banking Platform | Mercury, the fintech company focused on modern banking solutions for startups and businesses, announced a $200 million Series D funding round at a $5.2 billion valuation. The round was led by TCV and included participation from existing inv... |
| 15.05.2026 | Allica lands £350m in British Business Bank scheme aimed at fintechs | Allica Bank has bagged lending backing from the UK’s state-owned economic development bank, in a scheme designed to bolster high-growth challengers that lend to small businesses.
The London-based fintech – which sealed its status as a $1bn ... |
| 15.04.2026 | Allica and ClearBank’s UK businesses report third year of profits | UK SME lender Allica Bank today reported its third consecutive year of profit, while the UK business of another UK fintech, ClearBank, also reported its third consecutive year of profit.
Pre-tax profits at fintech Allica were up 23 per cent... |
| 18.03.2026 | Allica Bank Valued at $1.2 Billion: Europe Adds a New Fintech Unicorn in 2026 | Share
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| 18.03.2026 | Pennylane Valued at €3.6 Billion: How Accounting-Tech Became Europe’s Next Fintech Frontier | Share
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The latest data reveals a significant milestone for the fintech industry. Pennylane Valued at €3.6 Billion: How Accounting-Tech Became Europe’s Next Fintech Frontier marks an important development that undersco... |
| 09.03.2026 | AI Revolutionizes Financial Crime: Diligent AI Secures $2.5M for KYC/AML Automation | Diligent AI, a London-and Berlin-based fintech, secured $2.5 million in seed funding. This significant capital infusion drives the expansion of its cutting-edge AI agents. These autonomous systems automate complex Know Your Customer (KYC) a... |
| 09.03.2026 | Diligent AI Raises $2.5M in Funding | Diligent AI, a London, UK-based developer of AI agents for financial crime compliance, raised $2.5m in funding.
The round was led by Speedinvest and Shapers, with participation from Y Combinator and a group of angel investors including the ... |
| 04.03.2026 | YC-backed Diligent AI raises €2.1 million to automate KYC and AML workflows using AI agents | Diligent AI, a London-and Berlin-based startup building autonomous AI analysts for financial crime compliance, today announced that it has raised €2.1 million ($2.5 million) in Seed funding to expand its engineering capabilities and acceler... |
| 02.03.2026 | Allica Bank: $155 Million Series D At Nearly $1.2 Billion Valuation | Allica Bank, a digital bank focused on small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $155 million in a Series D funding round to accelerate its growth in the UK, deepen investment in its technology platform, and begin international expansio... |
| 27.02.2026 | New speakers for Tech.eu Summit London, the reality of Ukraine’s tech ecosystem four years on, and IQM to go public | This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €2 billion and 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine,... |
| 26.02.2026 | Allica Bank Rises to Unicorn Status with $155M Funding | Allica Bank achieves fintech unicorn valuation. A $155M Series D funding round positions its worth at $1.2B. The UK digital challenger bank targets established small and medium businesses (SMEs). This capital injection fuels aggressive UK m... |
| 26.02.2026 | Revolut: Digital Powerhouse Redefines Global Finance Amidst Regulatory Scrutiny | Revolut, the UK fintech titan, achieved a $75 billion valuation in 2025, disrupting traditional banking. Global expansion remains a priority, marked by a Mexico banking launch. However, a full UK banking license still eludes the firm, amids... |
| 26.02.2026 | Allica Bank Hits Unicorn Status After $155M Raise | Small business lender Allica Bank has closed a $155 million (£114.5m) Series D funding round that has catapulted it into unicorn territory with a valuation reaching almost $1.2 billion (£886.3m).
The challenger bank, which serves over 30,00... |
| 26.02.2026 | UK’s Allica Bank Reports $155 Million Series D to Support Business Growth | London-based Allica Bank, the firm serving established small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced on 25 February 2026 the successful close of a $155 million Series D capital raise. The round, which values the company at nearly $1.2... |
| 25.02.2026 | Allica Bank Raises $155M in Series D Funding | Allica Bank, a London, UK-based digital bank for small and medium businesses (SMBs), raises $155M in Series D funding, at $1.2 Billion valuation.
Backers included Ventura Capital, GLG, Sona AM and existing investors TCV and Blue Owl.
The co... |
| 25.02.2026 | London’s Allica Bank targets 10% UK SMB market share by 2028 after €131 million raise | Allica Bank, a British digital bank for SMBs that provides a proprietary full stack technology, has announced a €131 million ($155 million) Series D capital raise as it targets 10% market penetration in the UK by 2028.
The round was raised ... |
| 25.02.2026 | Allica Raises $155M at $1.2B Valuation to Fuel Growth | Allica Bank is a digital lender based in London, and they just raised $155 million (€131 million) through a Series D funding round. That puts the company’s value at about $1.2 billion, so now it’s officially a fintech unicorn. With this new... |
| 24.02.2026 | Allica Bank to become UK’s latest fintech unicorn, following $155M funding round, according to report | UK challenger business bank Allica Bank is to become the latest UK fintech unicorn, following a $155m (£111m) Series D funding round, according to a report.
Allica is expected to announce tomorrow that its new valuation will hit $1.2bn (£89... |
| 24.02.2026 | Allica Bank joins fintech unicorn club after £100m injection | Small business lender Allica Bank will join the illustrious club of British fintech unicorns after securing a fresh funding round.
The challenger bank is said to have netted $155m (£111m) in a Series D fundraise, which will take the firm’s ... |
| 24.02.2026 | Revolut: Inside Nik Storonsky’s $75bn fintech empire still waiting for its crown | In Revolut’s shiny new Canary Wharf headquarters, the command ‘Get Sh*t Done’ is bolted onto the walls.
The unconventional office mantra is a stark reminder of co-founder Nik Storonsky’s acerbic, straight-talking manner that has kept the ga... |
| 04.02.2026 | UK Regulators Launch Scale-Up Unit to Bolster Fintech and Economic Growth | UK financial regulators launched a groundbreaking Scale-up Unit. The FCA and PRA champion innovative firms. This joint effort provides tailored support. It helps rapid-growth companies navigate complex regulations. Challenger banks like All... |
| 03.02.2026 | Challenger Banks Lead FCA’s First Scale-Up Cohort | The FCA and Prudential Regulation Authority have announced the first group of banks and building societies to benefit from their joint Scale-up Unit, an initiative aimed at supporting fast-growing, innovative financial firms to grow sustain... |
| 08.01.2026 | From Statista to ECDB – Friedrich Schwandt on the Data Gold Rush |
The digital data landscape has transformed dramatically over the past two decades, becoming a cornerstone for decision-making in business, journalism, and research.
Companies that collect, analyse, and present data effectively are now at t... |
| 23.12.2025 | UK is “not a good jurisdiction to list in", says UK fintech boss | At a recent live episode of a well-known fintech podcast in London, a tall, lean banking executive told a packed audience about a “complete geek” thing he likes to do when visiting a new city on a business trip.
Richard Davies, the CEO of U... |
| 09.12.2025 | From a Simple Idea to a Global Standard: EV Blocks Founder Wins Global Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 | What started as a frustration on site has become a global product.
PETERBOROUGH, England, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- EV Blocks is proud to share that founder Trevor Palmer has been named Global Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 at The Allica ... |
| 27.10.2025 | UK’s Allica Bank Announces Acquisition of Fintech Kriya | Allica Bank announced this past week the acquisition of Kriya, the SME lending Fintech specialising in SME working capital and embedded finance. The move aims to boost Allica’s SME lending proposition and sees the UK based Fintech move into... |
| 22.10.2025 | Allica Bank makes major acquisition as it eyes £1bn SME lending goal | Allica Bank is set to announce a fresh acquisition as the firm looks to beef up its lending capacity for small businesses, City AM can reveal.
The digital bank has snapped up London-based fintech Kriya, which specialises in embedded finance... |
| 22.10.2025 | Allica Bank snaps up UK embedded finance startup Kriya | Allica Bank, the UK challenger lender for SMEs, has acquired UK business lender and embedded payments startup Kriya, as the challenger lender moves into offering payment services to non-financial services businesses.
Allica, which offers le... |
| 20.10.2025 | Fintech industry takes aim at ‘logic-defying’ banking watchdog | The industry body for UK fintech will today take aim at the banking watchdog in a scathing report that will blast “logic-defying” regulation.
A fresh report from Innovate Finance, seen by City AM, will accuse the Prudential Regulation Autho... |
| 26.06.2025 | Profit triples at SME lender Iwoca as loans near £1bn | Profit has almost tripled at business lender Iwoca as its revenue jumped by nearly £100m in 2024, it has been revealed.
The London-based firm, which provides credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has posted a pre-tax profit o... |
| 18.06.2025 | The Fintech Surge: A New Dawn for UK Innovation | The UK is at a crossroads. The government’s recent Spending Review, led by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, has set the stage for a fintech revolution. With a £16.5 billion budget for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), t... |
| 16.06.2025 | High street banks ramp up SME lending to highest since 2022 | High street banks are scaling up their lending to small businesses, with the first quarter of 2022 hitting the highest amount since 2022.
Lenders issued £4.6bn worth of loans in the first three months of the year marking a 14 per cent year-... |
| 14.05.2025 | The Uncertain Harvest: UK Farmers Face a Storm of Challenges | The fields of the UK are fertile, but the future is anything but. Farmers are caught in a whirlwind of challenges, from trade deals to climate change. The recent trade agreement with the United States has sent shockwaves through the agricul... |
| 14.05.2025 | The Rise of Reform UK: A Political Tsunami? | In the ever-shifting landscape of British politics, Reform UK is making waves. Recent polling data reveals a seismic shift in voter sentiment. The party, led by Nigel Farage, has surged ahead of Labour, capturing the top spot in the latest ... |
| 13.05.2025 | Revolut, Allica, Zopa: Analysts back ‘enduring value’ of UK fintech | UK fintech received a wealth of praise from Peel Hunt analysts in a fresh sector note following a year of rapid growth for the industry.
Fintech firms booked record profits in 2024 and have transitioned from disrupting the banking climate t... |
| 08.05.2025 | Britain’s SMEs must get over their aversion to debt to ramp up growth | Britain’s small businesses can power growth, but only with a rebooted SME finance market, writes Allica Bank CEO Richard Davies
By any measure, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the UK economy, accounting for 60 ... |
| 19.04.2025 | Clearbank, Allica, Atom: The fast-growing future of UK fintech | Fintech has planted its flag firmly in the Square Mile.
Industry giants Monzo and Starling have become household names, helping London to established itself as a leading global fintech hub.
KPMG’s bi-annual fintech report showed UK fintech ... |
| 30.08.2024 | UK’s Allica Bank Enters Bridging Market with Tuscan Acquisition | UK’s business bank Allica has acquired bridging lender Tuscan Capital, representing Allica’s first foray into the bridging finance market.
The Tuscan team, based across the UK, will eventually “integrate fully into the Allica team, benefitt... |
| 27.06.2024 | Capitalixe Shortlisted for Prestigious Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2024 | Lissele Pratt
Capitalixe is thrilled to announce that Co-founder Lissele Pratt has been shortlisted for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year category on the 2024 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The awards ceremony will take pla... |
| 22.04.2024 | Allica Bank reports first profitable year | SME challenger bank Allica has achieved its first full year of profit just three years since opening its doors to lending.
Allica, which offers a portfolio of lending, savings and investment products to SMEs typically neglected by larger ba... |
| 20.04.2024 | UK’s Allica Bank Teams Up with ClearBank | Allica Bank says it is on a mission to give established businesses in the UK the banking they deserve.
Allica Bank explains that it aims to “offer no-nonsense business banking built especially for firms with 5-250 employees, providing dedic... |
| 09.04.2024 | Top UK Tech Firms Surpass National Gender Pay Gap Average | According to the most recent gender pay gap filings mandated by the government, tech companies such as Revolut, Checkout.com, and Starling, among others, exhibit disparities in pay between male and female employees that exceed the national ... |
| 17.03.2024 | UK’s Allica Bank Announces New Integrations to Help Businesses Streamline Operations | Allica Bank – a digital bank for established businesses with 10 or more employees – has announced partnerships with accounting software platforms Sage and Xero.
The direct integrations will mean Allica Bank business current account customer... |
| 07.12.2022 | SME-focused challenger bank Allica brings home £100 million series C | UK small business lending bank Allica has just picked up £100 million for its series C raise. The round is being led by US/London investment firm TCV, with further participation from Warwick Capital Partners, a "special situations"... |
| 06.12.2022 | Challenger bank Allica secures £100m Series C round | UK challenger bank, Allica Bank has secured £100m in Series C funding in a round led by TCV, supported by Warwick Capital Partners and Atalaya Capital Management.
Its newly acquired funds will allow the SME lending business to continue scal... |
| 05.12.2022 | Allica Bank Raises £100M in Series C Funding | Allica Bank, a London, UK-based fintech SME challenger bank, raised £100M in Series C funding.
The round was led by TCV, with participation from Warwick Capital Partners and Atalaya Capital Management.
The company intends to use the funds t... |
| 05.12.2022 | Allica Bank scores £100 million funding round | SME challenger bank Allica has raised £100 million in a Series C funding round led by growth technology investor TVC.
Allica Bank moved into profitability in June having reached £1 billion of lending and migration of 2000 new customers from... |
| 14.06.2022 | Allica Bank bags £55m funding led by British Business Bank subsidiary | |
| 14.06.2022 | Challenger bank for UK SMEs, Allica, secures additional £55m funding | Allica Bank, a UK-based bank for SMEs, has secured £55 million in additional funding, following on from the £110 million Series B funding round last November.
Allica Bank raises £55m in additional funding
The total funding raised by Allica ... |
| 29.11.2021 | UK challenger Allica Bank completes £110m Series B funding round | UK challenger Allica Bank has secured £110 million in a Series B funding round.
Allica’s investment to date now stands at £233 million
The round, led by new investor Atalaya Capital Management and existing lead investor Warwick Capital Part... |
| 27.11.2021 | UK-based fintech Allica Bank raises USD 146.7 million in series B | - |
| 26.11.2021 | London-based Allica Bank secures €130.2M Series B funding to empower small businesses; here’s how | London-based Allica Bank, a fintech SME challenger bank, announced that it has raised £110M (approx €130.2M) in its Series B round of funding. The firm has now raised a total of £233M (approx €275.9M) in funding and ranks as one of the UK’s... |
| 18.09.2020 | Allica Bank plans £100m funding round after £26m injection | UK challenger Allica Bank has secured a £26 million investment and launched a new £100 million funding round.
Allica gained a licence in late 2019 from the PRA
The bank kicks off the fresh funding to support “accelerated lending” to British... |
| 17.09.2020 | Allica Bank launches £100m fundraise | Business bank Allica Bank,is launching a £100m funding round to help it meet the current high levels of demand for finance it is experiencing from British businesses, and continue broadening services and product lines.
The bank, which recei... |
| - | Allica Bank: British Fintech Raises $155 Million for SME Banking, Becomes Unicorn | British Allica Bank has completed a Series D funding round of $155 million, reaching a valuation of just under $1.2 billion. The digital bank for small and medium-sized enterprises has secured the funds from Ventura Capital, GLG, Sona AM, a... |
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| - | Allica scoops £110 million in Series B | SME challenger bank Allica has agreed a £110 million Series B funding round led by Atalaya Capital Management, alongside existing lead investor Warwick Capital Partners.
The new equity injection comes just days after the startup boosted its... |
| - | UK business bank Allica launches £100m fundraise | Challenger bank Allica has secured £26 million investment and wants a lot more via a £100 million fundraise.
The business bank, which received its full UK authorisation in late 2019, says it has had over £1 billion of enquiries from compani... |
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