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| 13.05.2026 | ‘Dual squeeze’: FCA approvals for e-money licences plummet | The number of successful applicants for e-money licences has plummeted in the last few years raising further questions over a slow down in market growth.
Fresh figures – revealed in a Freedom of Information request by financial regulation c... |
| 06.01.2026 | British savers are moving further away from financial security | The average UK adult is thousands of pounds away from feeling financially secure, as more people struggle to bolster their savings.
British adults are more than £16,000 away from achieving their financial ‘safety net’, according to analysis... |
| 20.11.2025 | Money Management Apps That Make Budgeting Fun and Engaging | Share
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Cleo usually comes up highly recommended when searching for user-friendly budgeting applications.
The app boasts a clean and intuitive interface, making it excellent for budget beginners. Its AI-powered capabil... |
| 16.11.2025 | Adclear Secures £2.1M for AI-Powered Financial Compliance | Adclear, a London-based regtech innovator, secured £2.1 million in seed funding. This capital empowers its AI-driven platform for financial marketing compliance. The system automates FinProm reviews, drastically reducing approval times for ... |
| 13.11.2025 | Adclear raises €2.4M to apply AI in financial promotions compliance | London-based Adclear, an AI compliance platform, has raised an oversubscribed £2.1 million seed round led by Outward VC, with participation from AFG Partners and Tenity. Angel investors include Clearscore founder Dan Cobley and Coinbase MD ... |
| 13.11.2025 | AI-powered regtech lands £2.1m to help banks dodge FCA fines | An AI-powered regulation tech firm has landed £2.1m in funding to help banks avoid getting fines from the City watchdog.
Adclear, which uses software to ensure lenders’ books are in order, has capped off a funding round which has included b... |
| 13.11.2025 | Adclear Raises GBP2.1M in Seed Funding | Adclear, a London, UK-based AI “FinProm” compliance platform provider, raised £2.1m in Seed funding.
The round was led by Outward VC with participation from AFG Partners, Tenity, Haatch, Force Over Mass Capital and angels including Dan Cobl... |
| 13.07.2025 | Cash Isa limits set to be left untouched at next week’s Mansion House speech | Cash Isas will be left untouched at next week’s Mansion House speech, in a move that has been welcomed by savings experts.
Speculation had been mounting that plans to cut the annual tax-free cash Isa allowance could be announced in Chancell... |
| 09.07.2025 | The Debate: Should Rachel Reeves reduce the Cash ISA allowance? | Rachel Reeves is reportedly mulling reducing the amount Brits can save in Cash ISAs, but would such a move actually foster economic growth? Our experts set out the pros and cons in this week’s Debate
ISAs receive over £9bn in tax benefits p... |
| 15.04.2025 | BBVA Closes First Venture Debt Financing Deal in the UK with Plum | Listen to this article
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BBVA has granted £15m in venture debt to Plum, reaffirming its role as a key lender to the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, which is considered to be an important region in its broader strate... |
| 15.04.2025 | With New Debt Financing, Plum Aims for Profitability by 2025 | Greece ~
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In a 2023 interview with The Recursive, Victor Troukoudes, founder of Greek fintech Plum, said that his startup recognizes ‘human beings are social animals’, who want to be able to discuss and analyze their finances with a... |
| 23.01.2025 | RegTech Adclear raises €603k to help scale FinTech companies | Adclear, the London-based RegTech startup transforming marketing compliance for rapidly-scaling FinTech businesses, has successfully secured €603k in pre-Seed funding to grow its team and AI capabilities.
The investment from Haatch, Force O... |
| 26.07.2024 | Plum Raises £16M in Series B Funding | Plum, a London, UK-based provider of a smart money app, raised £16M in Series B funding.
The round consisted of:
£13.4M in funding from institutional investors, including a second tranche of investment from strategic partner Eurobank with p... |
| 23.07.2024 | London-based smart money app Plum raises €19 million Series B, on track for profitability in 2025 | Smart money app Plum has raised €15.8 million in funding from institutional investors, including a second tranche of investment from strategic partner Eurobank. New anchor investor iGrow Venture Capital has joined the round, alongside previ... |
| 11.04.2023 | 33% of Millennials and Gen Zs in the UK consider putting money in stocks and shares ISA | Research about the intentions and habits of Millennials and Gen Zs in the UK in relation to investing and growing money over the long term shows that 1 in 3 (33%) are considering putting money in stocks and shares ISA (Individual Savings Ac... |
| 25.03.2023 | Как искусственный интеллект может помочь в области личных финансов и финансовой грамотности | Обучение личным финансам
V. ИИ в обучении финансовой грамотности
ИИ также может сыграть важную роль в обучении финансовой грамотности. Используя чат-боты и образовательные приложения на базе ИИ, люди могут узнать о важных финансовых концепц... |
| 10.03.2023 | What’s Hot in Fintech Funding: VCs Share Their Expectations for 2023 | Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece ~
As the fintech industry continues to experience rapid growth and disrupt traditional financial institutions, venture capitalists (VCs) are actively seeking the next big thing in 2023 in the realm of fintec... |
| 06.02.2023 | Who Are the Pioneers and Emerging Stars in the Hottest Fintech Verticals? | In 2022, fintech was the second most funded industry in CEE, and fintech startups attracted close to 20% of the total regional funding. In October 2022, the total value of CEE fintech startups came to €30B, and predictions outline that the ... |
| 28.01.2023 | The mortgage ‘moron premium’ and why home loans may get (slightly) cheaper despite an expected hike in interest rates | The Bank of England is expected to increase interest rates next month, making borrowing more expensive for both businesses and individuals. |
| 24.01.2023 | Plum launches its money management app in five more countries | Fintech startup Plum is doubling the number of countries where it operates. The company is launching its product in five new European countries — Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Greece and Cyprus.
Originally from the U.K., Plum is a money... |
| 06.12.2022 | Финфлюенсеры вместо семейного совета: как финтех-приложения сегодня привлекают внимание зумеров | Почему поколение Z так ценно для финтех-приложений?
По мере того как представители поколения Zoomers начинают работать, все большее их число обращает внимание на инвестирование и составление бюджета.
Исследования говорят, что сегодня 62% лю... |
| 16.11.2022 | 30+ Greek Scaleups To Watch in 2023 | Greece ~
The most recent ecosystem data on SEE innovation ecosystems counts some 1.7K startups in Greece alone. In the last five years, the value of Greek startups has grown over seven times, reaching a combined value of $8.2B today.
And ev... |
| 14.10.2022 | UK’s smart money app Plum bags €1.1M in crowdfunding in only 8 hours: Know more | London-based Plum, a personal savings assistant solutions provider, announced on Friday that it has secured £1M (approximately €1.15M) from investors in the first eight hours of its crowdfund.
The campaign is being hosted on Crowdcube, an e... |
| 06.10.2022 | Smart Money App Plum Secures £5M in Debt Financing | Smart money app Plum is reportedly launching its third crowdfunding round after acquiring £5 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank.
Plum previously conducted a public campaign on Crowdcube that managed to acquire $8 million in ... |
| 08.07.2022 | London Fintech Plum Introduces Debit Card Supporting Budget Control | London Fintech Plum, Europe’s personal finance app, has introduced a debit card “to help its customers take control of their finances.” The card is Plum’s first move into spending, “consolidating its position as a comprehensive money app.”
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| 23.03.2022 | Clean Beauty & Grooming Brand Plum Raises $35M In Series C Funding | Plum, a vegan skincare brand operated by Pureplay Skin Sciences, has raised $35 million in a Series C round led by A91 Partners. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors, including Unilever Ventures and Faering Capit... |
| 30.11.2021 | London-based fintech Plum pockets €21 million and plans European growth with money management app | Plum, the money management app founded in London in 2016, has just raised €21 million in Series A funding.
This close of funding for the fintech comes after successful fundraising in October which saw notable investment from names such as d... |
| 16.11.2021 | 24 London-based startups that have raised $10M or more in Oct 2021 and are hiring right now | According to a ranking of international startup hubs compiled by Startup Genome for its annual Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021, the UK’s capital city London is the leading destination to grow a tech business. The report also revealed t... |
| 15.10.2021 | London-based fintech startup Plum raised additional €12 million in funding to become Europe’s ultimate money management app | The London-based fintech startup Plum is today announcing the first close of €12 million, which is part of an anticipated €20.7 million Series A funding round. The new funding will be used to supercharge the company’s expansion, and cement ... |
| 15.10.2021 | Greek fintech startup Plum secures €12M, launches crowdfunding campaign next week | Athens, Greece ~
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Greek fintech startup Plum has secured a new €12M funding, while it is also launching a crowdfunding campaign on October 18. Investors include UK-based dmg ventures, Dubai-based Ventura Capital, Global Brain from J... |
| 20.07.2021 | The best open banking apps in 2021 | Open banking is more than just a buzzword -- the emerging trend is reshaping traditional services and may become the industry’s future.
Through the use of application programming interfaces (APIs), third-party financial service providers (T... |
| 07.07.2021 | Secure Trust Bank : Victoria Plum secures £7m funding package from Secure Trust Bank following record growth period | The specialist online bathroom retailer, owned by Leeds-based private equity fund Endless, reported £103m in sales in its 20th anniversary year, up 46 per cent on the previous 12 months.
EBITDA reached £4.5m, an increase of 115 per cent on ... |
| 03.02.2021 | Startup Cities in SEE: Who Is Who In The Emerging Athens Ecosystem | Athens, Greece ~
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The Greek startup ecosystem is one of the most active in the Southeast Europe (SEE) region, with Athens winning an award for European Capital of Innovation in 2018. Next to emerging local tech ventures, an increasi... |
| 14.10.2020 | Open Up 2020 Challenge Winners Revealed | Four open-banking fintechs have been named winners at the £1.5 million Open Up 2020 Challenge.
Mojo Mortgages, Moneybox, Plum and Wagestream will each receive a £150,000 prize to grow their solution to help more people manage their money – ... |
| 24.07.2020 | London-Startup Plum Fintech raises $10M in Funding | 0 shares
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Plum Fintech is a London and Athens-based startup founded in 201... |
| 21.07.2020 | UK-based Plum raises Euro 8.7 million from Global Brain & EBRD | London: UK-based Plum raises €8.7 million in a round led by Japan’s Global Brain and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which has participated in previous funding rounds for Plum.
Alongside this, the company has received ... |
| 21.07.2020 | UK-based Plum raises €8.7 million to expand its smart money app further across Europe | British startup Plum, the so-called ‘smartest app for managing your money’, is today announcing an approx. €8.7 million funding round and key product updates that will bring complete financial assistance to its customers. The investment, wh... |
| 21.07.2020 | Plum raises $10M for its ‘smart’ money management app | Plum, the London and Athens-based fintech that offers a “smart” money management app to help you improve your “financial resilience,” has raised a further $10 million in funding as it gears up for European expansion.
The new round is led by... |
| 20.07.2020 | Young Frenchies don’t love banks | French youth want to set money aside for travel and buy a flat, as well as invest more, but 65% feel the banking products on offer aren’t helping them get there.
The survey of 18- to 35-year-olds released on Monday by OpinionWay and fintech... |
| 10.07.2020 | Five Of The Leading British AI Companies Revealed | Amid the Covid-19 gloom, many cutting-edge technology companies have quietly been getting on with raising finance – with artificial intelligence emerging as a particular focus for investors. Last month, for example, London-based Temporall r... |
| 30.01.2020 | 30 of the UK’s most exciting scaleups join the prestigious Upscale programme | After a nationwide call-out and an intensive and thorough judging process, we are delighted to announce the 30 companies joining Tech Nation’s flagship programme for mid-stage, fast-growing tech companies: Upscale 5.0.
“The UK has a fantas... |
| 14.11.2019 | UK-Greek Money Management Chatbot Plum Raises Another $3m To Help More Europeans Save Up | The based between London and Athens fintech company Plum has just closed another $3m investment by the Greek VC VentureFriends and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). With this new funding, the startup which is deve... |
| 14.11.2019 | London-based AI money management app Plum raises €2.7M, launches app | The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially in the finance industry, has set a new standard for personal financial management. The integration of AI in this sector has provided a way to meet the requirements of customers who want s... |
| 13.11.2019 | Plum raises €2.7 million additional funding to expand its AI-based savings assistant across Europe | Plum, the AI assistant that aims to boost your bank balance, today announced it raised €2.7 million in additional funding to fuel its growth and expansion across Europe. The London-and-Athens-based startup is also launching an Android app t... |
| 13.11.2019 | Plum, the ‘AI’ money management app, raises $3M more and comes to Android | Plum, the U.K.-based “AI assistant” to help you manage your money and save more, has raised $3 million in additional funding — money it plans to use for further growth, including European expansion.
The London company has also quietly launc... |
| 13.11.2019 | Plum Closes $3M in Funding | Plum, a London, UK- and -Athens, Greece-based provider of an AI assistant that enhance people’s bank balance, raised $3m in additional funding.
Backers included VentureFriends, EBRD, and Christian Faes, founder and CEO of LendInvest.
The co... |
| 29.08.2019 | Apostolos Apostolakis: Five Years Ago In Greece There Was More Funding Than Eligible Entrepreneurs To Claim It. There’s Balance Today. | Trending Topics has started a series of interviews with venture capital, private equity, and angel investors from Bulgaria and Eastern Europe, to better understand their mindset, strategies, and put together a well-rounded picture of the in... |
| 07.08.2019 | Don't Get Screwed Over by the New Changes to Your Overdraft | Banks don’t get enough stick these days. Not to get too nostalgic, but when I was growing up, saying “bankers” and “wankers” in the same sentence was all the rage! It was the in thing! I mean, whatever happened to people shaking their fists... |
| 05.05.2019 | За какими финтех-стартапами стоит следить в 2019 году Статьи редакции | Подборка Business Insider.
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| 02.05.2019 | AI-powered fintech chatbot Plum closes $4.5m funding round | |
| 02.05.2019 | The UK-based savings chatbot Plum secures $4.5 million | London-founded startup Plum that’s developed what it calls “the world’s first AI-powered personal money management chatbot” has raised $4.5 million in a funding round led by venture firm VentureFriends and the EBRD. The company plans to use... |
| 02.05.2019 | Plum, the money management chatbot, raises another $4.5M and lands on iOS | Plum, the chatbot-based app that helps you manage your money, is disclosing $4.5 million in further funding.
The round, which quietly closed in the summer, was led by venture firm VentureFriends and the European Bank for Reconstruction and ... |
| 18.06.2018 | Plum, the fintech chatbot that helps you save, adds theme-based investing | Plum, the fintech startup co-founded by early TransferWise employee Victor Trokoudes, is continuing its mission to help you manage your finances and save money. The AI-powered Messenger chatbot already offers savings functionality, includin... |
| 05.03.2018 | Scottish Company Wins Best Personal Finance App | Money Dashboard fought off serious competition to take home this prestigious award, it was the startup’s free personal finance assistant app that secured them the coveted title. Their award-winning app helps users to make the most of their ... |
| 08.08.2017 | Here’s the 22nd batch of 500 Startups companies | 500 Startups is ramping up its next batch of companies in its early-stage startup program, which this time consists of 36 startups.
The firm’s pitch to companies entering the accelerator has generally been that it can better help support gr... |
| 22.05.2017 | Plum bets on Facebook Messenger as the place to manage your finances | Plum is one of a number of fintech startups reimagining how we manage our finances online, in the form of an AI-driven or ‘smart’ chatbot. However, unlike competitors that exist primarily as standalone apps, the London startup (for now, at ... |
| 19.12.2016 | Holiday shopping out of control? There’s a chatbot for that | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Bots have exploded in 2016, so it’s no surprise t... |
| 19.12.2016 | Holiday shopping out of control? There’s a chatbot for that | Bots have exploded in 2016, so it’s no surprise they’re expected to be one of the transformative technologies of 2017. Citibank recently revealed the bot economy is expanding much more quickly than the app economy ever did. As the technolog... |
| 10.10.2016 | These chatbots want to help you manage your money | Can a chatbot help you manage your money? Three London-based fintech startups are betting on the answer being yes and have jumped aboard the messaging gravy train as they seek to entice millennials to their respective platforms.
The thinkin... |
| - | Plum Fintech | “The ultimate smart money app, helping over 1 million people invest, save and manage their spending with automation.” |
| - | Plum Fintech | “Plum is the ultimate smart money app, helping over 1 million people to invest, save and manage their spending with automation.” |
| - | Plum Fintech | “Save and invest your money for life's biggest goals, and reach your next chapter, effortlessly. ” |
