Fintech start-up Lanistar drops celebrity backer claims as Instagram influencers promote debit card

Fintech start-up Lanistar drops celebrity backer claims after 3,000 Instagram influencers were paid to promote its debit card Lanistar signed up footballer Kevin de Bruyne and Love Island’s Amber Gill It claimed to be ‘part-owned’ by ‘influential people’ in its launch campaign  But the company has since dropped those claims  Lanistar could not say how … Read more

Financier Lord Spencer leads £4m fintech fundraiser

Financier Lord Spencer doubles down on his investment in technology company shaking up bond market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 21 September 2020 Financier Lord Spencer has doubled down on his investment in a technology company shaking up the bond market.  The former … Read more

Klarna climbs to top fintech ranking after being valued at £8bn

Swedish buy now, pay later firm Klarna climbs to top fintech ranking after being valued at £8bn By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:16 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 22:53 BST, 15 September 2020 Swedish payments firm Klarna has become Europe’s highest-valued fintech firm Buy now, pay later firm Klarna has become Europe’s … Read more