| Date | Title | Description |
| 25.03.2026 | How Fintech Startups Use Digital PR to Reach Global Markets | Share
Share
Share
Share
Email
In March 2024, London-based fintech startup Zilch secured a $100 million funding round after a 12-month digital PR campaign that generated coverage in over 140 international publications. The company’s PR strat... |
| 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... |
| 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 ... |
| 20.02.2026 | Buy now, sell-off later: Where did Klarna’s IPO go wrong? | When Klarna finally kicked off its Wall Street listing in September chatter quickly emerged whether the move would open the floodgates to a fleet of fintech listings.
With the likes of Monzo, Zilch, Revolut and Starling all speculated to be... |
| 18.02.2026 | Exclusive: Fintech unicorns lukewarm on Reeves’ stamp duty holiday | Two of Britain’s most exciting IPO candidates have told peers that the Treasury’s recent overhaul of stamp duty on shares will not be enough to convince them to list in London, City AM can reveal.
Payments giant Zilch and banking software p... |
| 13.02.2026 | Nscale secures $1.4B, Eutelsat expands with €975M, and Germany’s scale-driven ecosystem | This week, we tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €3.4 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
Alongside the week’s top funding rounds, we’ve highlighted key industry ... |
| 11.02.2026 | Buy now, pay later providers set for £3bn hit in ‘regulatory reset’ | Providers of buy now, pay later services are set to feel the crunch as the UK’s financial watchdog tightens its regulatory focus on the fast-growing industry.
Merchants and lenders are set to take a combined hit of as much as £3bn following... |
| 11.02.2026 | ManageMy: $45 Million Closed For Expanding Agentic AI Workflows And Underwriting Automation | ManageMy, an intelligent orchestration platform for insurers, said it has raised $45 million, including $20 million secured in a recent Series B round co-led by Ventura Capital and OCVC, with backing from BNF and a consortium of strategic l... |
| 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 | Bank of England names first fintech cohort for scale-up regulator | The Bank of England has named the first handful of UK fintech talent which will be overseen by the new regulatory ‘Scale-Up’ unit.
Small business lenders OakNorth and Allica Bank – which was named the fastest-growing fintech ever by Deloitt... |
| 26.01.2026 | Fintechs should avoid ‘trap’ of early IPO, warns top London VC investor | Fintech firms considering joining the public markets should avoid the “trap” of floating too early or risk “disaster”, a top London venture capital investor has warned.
Speaking at an Innovate Finance panel discussion chaired by City AM, Ja... |
| 15.01.2026 | Could this be the weirdest London IPO in 2026? | What do you think the weirdest London IPO of the year could be? Take a moment to think about it.
And now, let me tell you why you’re wrong. I have the answer.
It’s a firm called Hybrid Air Vehicles, a company that makes airships.
Yes, airsh... |
| 12.01.2026 | UK Fintech Zilch to Acquire Fjord Bank to Support European Expansion Efforts | London-based Zilch has announced its intention to acquire 100% of AB Fjord Bank, a Lithuanian digital challenger bank with approximately $120 million in total assets. This acquisition marks a pivotal step in Zilch’s strategy to expand beyon... |
| 08.01.2026 | Zilch to Acquire Fjord Bank to Kickstart European Expansion | Zilch, the consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, today announces it has signed an agreement to acquire AB Fjord Bank, a Lithuania-based bank with approx. $120M in total assets that is authorised and regulated by the Ba... |
| 08.01.2026 | Zilch to Acquire Fjord Bank | Zilch, a London, UK-based provider of a consumer payments platform, acquired AB Fjord Bank, a Lithuania-based bank, with approx. $120M in total assets that is authorised and regulated by the Bank of Lithuania and the European Central Bank.
... |
| 07.01.2026 | UK fintech Zilch eyes deals spree on march towards public debut | Consumer payments giant Zilch is eyeing more deals after snapping up a Lithuanian challenger bank ahead of its long-awaited public debut.
The UK fintech has acquired Fjord Bank, helping it to secure a European banking licence and accelerate... |
| 26.12.2025 | The London IPOs to look out for in 2026 | The year 2025 will not, it is safe to say, go down in history as a blockbuster one for London IPOs. Over its first nine months, the UK capital’s bourse was even languishing below its of Omani and Mexican counterparts when it came to capital... |
| 11.12.2025 | Zilch bags payments licence | Zilch, the UK BNPL fintech, has received a licence which it says will remove its reliance on third parties and allow it to build more payment methods in-house.
Zilch, which is backed by Goldman Sachs and eBay, also said it had strengthened ... |
| 11.12.2025 | Zilch Lands FCA Payments Licence Marking Major Strategic Growth Milestone | Today, Zilch, the consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, has announced that it has secured a payments services licence from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), further cementing its position as a trusted leader withi... |
| 21.11.2025 | Zilch Becomes Official Way to Pay for Arsenal Football Club | Zilch, the consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, today announced a multi-year agreement with Arsenal, becoming the club’s Official Way To Pay.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:/... |
| 15.11.2025 | Zilch Secures $175M+ for Global FinTech Push | London's FinTech giant Zilch secured over $175 million in debt and equity. This significant funding round, led by KKCG, propels Zilch's brand expansion, new product launches like Intelligent Commerce and Zilch Pay, and strategic mergers and... |
| 14.11.2025 | Zilch Raises Over USD $175M in Debt and Equity Funding | Zilch, a London, UK-based provider of a consumer payments platform for commerce, raised over USD $175m in debt and equity funding.
The round was led by KKCG, with participation from BNF Capital, and several other strategic investors. The ra... |
| 13.11.2025 | Payments Fintech Zilch Announces $175M+ Round to Enable Business Growth | Zilch, the consumer payments platform enabling digital commerce, announced it has raised more than $175 million in debt and equity. Led by KKCG, the funding round includes contributions from BNF Capital and other investors. The recent raise... |
| 13.11.2025 | Zilch nets $175M as eyes "strategic" M&A | Zilch, the UK consumer lending fintech, has netted over $175m in an equity and debt funding round as it eyes acquisition targets. The funding round was led by KKCG, the Czech investment group, with participation from BNF Capital, the family... |
| 13.11.2025 | Zilch Raises Over $175 Million to Accelerate Growth | Zilch, the consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, today announced it has raised over USD $175 million ($176.7m) in debt and equity. Led by KKCG, the round includes participation from BNF Capital, and several other strat... |
| 13.11.2025 | Zilch secures €150 million to accelerate growth as the UK and EMEA’s fastest-growing FinTech unicorn | London-based Zilch, a consumer payments platform , today announced it has raised over €150 million ($175 million) in debt and equity to increase brand visibility through increased above-the-line (ATL) marketing spend, further product develo... |
| 13.08.2025 | Zilch revenues double as tops five million customer mark | Zilch, the UK BNPL fintech, has reported a doubling of revenues in 2025, boosted by snatching new customers and developing new products.
Revenues increased year-on-year 93 per cent to £110.3m while the UK fintech reported a 79 per cent redu... |
| 13.08.2025 | Zilch hikes provisions amid ‘record year’ for customer growth | UK fintech Zilch raised its provisions for losses in the last year as demand for buy now, pay later services ballooned.
The London-headquartered firm raised provisions for credit losses – funds set aside to cover estimated losses from faile... |
| 25.06.2025 | NYSE Content advisory: NYSE teams up with Money20/20 at its annual event in Europe | NEW YORK, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This is where money does business.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) recently traveled to Amsterdam in collaboration with Money20/20 to join, keynote, interview, and announce news at Money20/20's EU ... |
| 07.06.2025 | London’s Financial Landscape: A Dwindling Beacon for Growth | The London Stock Exchange is losing its luster. Once a vibrant hub for global finance, it now faces a troubling exodus. Companies are leaving, and the reasons are as clear as a foggy day. The latest departures highlight a growing trend that... |
| 07.06.2025 | Most UK Consumers Are Sticking With Physical Payments Cards, Zilch Survey Reveals | Listen to this article
0:00 / 2:23
1X BeyondWords
British shoppers refuse to be parted from physical payments cards, despite the popularity of digital services like Apple Pay and Google Pay, new figures from ad enabled payments company Zilc... |
| 06.06.2025 | A Wise storm has rocked the London Stock Exchange’s fintech dream | Hopes of a fintech-powered City markets revival may have been crushed on Thursday after money transfer firm Wise ditched its primary listing.
The embattled London Stock Exchange was dealt its latest blow as the UK fintech opted for a dual l... |
| 06.06.2025 | Has Klarna’s buy now, pay later bubble burst? | Buy now, pay later services have exploded in the last decade and industry titan Klarna has spearheaded growth.
The global BNPL market is expected to top $560.1bn (£412.8bn) in 2025 with 13.7 per cent annual growth.
Swedish fintech Klarna ha... |
| 05.06.2025 | Week in Business: Warning lights in the City as another firm quits London for New York | Another day, another London listed business saying sayonara to the London Stock Exchange.
On Monday, drug maker Invidior announced it will abandon its London listing and focus on the US after reviewing its structure and considering liquidit... |
| 04.06.2025 | The New Frontier of Payments: Cards, Cybersecurity, and Consumer Trust | The world of payments is evolving. Traditional credit cards are facing stiff competition from innovative players like Klarna and Zilch. These companies are not just adapting; they are reshaping the landscape. With the launch of physical car... |
| 03.06.2025 | Klarna and Zilch shrug off buy now, pay later crackdown with card launch | Klarna and Zilch have shrugged off a government crackdown on by buy now pay later payments after launching landmark partnerships with payments giant Visa to introduce physical cards.
Commerce network Klarna has begun piloting “Klarna Card” ... |
| 03.06.2025 | Zilch launches its first physical card, swaps Mastercard for Visa | UK BNPL startup Zilch is launching its first physical card, after striking a deal with Visa, which is replacing Mastercard as its card network. The multi-year partnership between Zilch and Visa was announced today (Tuesday) at the Money 20/... |
| 20.05.2025 | Klarna, Zilch, Clearpay: What does the buy now pay later crackdown mean for UK fintech? | The Treasury’s regulatory shakeup of buy now pay later services is set to reshape the UK fintech landscape and industry leaders have been left with questions.
The UK government will enact legislation that brings buy now pay later firms unde... |
| 13.05.2025 | The Rise of Immigrant-Centric Fintech: Bloom Money's Bold Leap | In the bustling world of fintech, a new player is making waves. Bloom Money, founded by Nina Mohanty, is on a mission to reshape how immigrant communities in the U.K. manage their finances. With a fresh infusion of $2 million in venture cap... |
| 12.05.2025 | Zilch: UK’s fastest-growing fintech unicorn balloons customer base | UK fintech darling Zilch has revealed it has topped five million customers and exceeded £4bn in total sales to date for retailers.
The firm, which uses buy now pay later (BNPL) services to split consumer purchases, has also confirmed its re... |
| 27.04.2025 | Inside the rapid rise of UK fintech | There’s a rocket strapped to UK fintech and it’s only speeding up.
On 28 April, UK fintech week kicks off, with industry body Innovate Finance hosting its 11th global summit.
This follows another record year for the industry, where business... |
| 14.04.2025 | UK surges ahead of France and Germany as Europe’s ‘innovation powerhouse’ | HSBC Innovation Banking, a subsidiary of Europe’s biggest lender, hailed the UK’s enterprise value in its latest innovation report.
UK innovation firms raised £3.2bn of venture capital in the first three months of the year – an eight per ce... |
| 31.03.2025 | WH Smith Sells High Street Business: A New Chapter Begins | In a move that echoes the changing tides of retail, WH Smith has agreed to sell its venerable UK high street business to Modella Capital for approximately £76 million. This sale marks the end of an era for a company that has been a staple o... |
| 27.03.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Monzo chief lands windfall amid listing debate | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week, he tackles a nice payday for the Monzo boss, an unlikely friendship, and the great British export that is the Premi... |
| 26.03.2025 | Klarna's IPO: A Beacon for British Fintechs | Klarna's recent move to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States has ignited a spark of hope in the British fintech landscape. After a prolonged drought of tech listings, this Swedish giant's ambitions could serve as a... |
| 24.03.2025 | Klarna IPO filing spurs hope of British fintech listings | Klarna IPO filing spurs hope of British fintech listings
By Charlie ConchieMarch 24, 20256:56 AM UTCUpdated ago
Text
Small Text
Medium Text
Large Text
Share
X
Facebook
Linkedin
Email
Link
A smartphone displays a Klarna logo in this illustra... |
| 19.03.2025 | Reeves needs to make ‘long overdue’ changes to spending, CBI says | Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to make “long overdue” changes to government spending as the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) demanded greater investment in innovation.
The Chancellor has previously said she is willing to “fi... |
| 18.03.2025 | Fintech unicorn council joins Revolut and Zilch bosses for Treasury meeting | Britain’s top fintech officials met Rachel Reeves on Tuesday morning in the Chancellor’s latest financial summit to boost economic growth.
The co-chairs of Innovate Finance’s Unicorn Council for UK Fintech joined leading executives at the T... |
| 03.03.2025 | Taktile: $54 Million (Series B) Raised For Decision Automation Platform | Taktile – a category-defining decision automation platform – announced it has raised $54 million in a Series B funding round, to continue empowering teams at fintech companies and financial institutions to optimize their risk management str... |
| 03.03.2025 | +++ Kaufland +++ Taktile +++ Parloa +++ Katjes +++ Startup-Hubs +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Montag, 3. März). #STARTUPTICKER
Kaufland
+++ Der Lebensmittelriese Kaufland startet mit dem Kaufland Innova... |
| 28.02.2025 | Taktile: $54 Million (Series B) Raised For Decision Automation Platform | Taktile – a category-defining decision automation platform – announced it has raised $54 million in a Series B funding round to continue empowering fintech and financial institutions’ teams to optimize their risk management strategies acros... |
| 27.02.2025 | Taktile Raises $54M in Series B Funding | Taktile, a NYC-based decision automation platform provider, raised $54m in Series B funding round.
The round, which brought total funding to date to $79m, was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors Index Ventur... |
| 27.02.2025 | Taktile raises €51.5 million to help risk experts in financial services adopt AI for decision-making | Taktile, a decision automation platform with offices in Berlin, London and New York, has raised €51.5 million in a Series B funding round, to continue optimising risk management strategies across the entire customer lifecycle.
The round was... |
| 23.01.2025 | Checkout.com Looks to Return to Profit as It Hires Hundreds | (Bloomberg) -- Checkout.com is returning to growth after a multibillion-dollar slump in valuation and years of losses, with plans to increase its headcount by 15% and return to profitability in 2025.
The London-based electronic payments fir... |
| 16.01.2025 | Fintech Payments Innovator Zilch Announces Launch of New Travel Product | Listen to this article
0:00 / 0:57
1X BeyondWords
Zilch, a fintech payments innovator of the “ad-subsidized” payments network (ASPN), announces the launch of Zilch Travel.
This partnership will reportedly make booking and paying for holiday... |
| 04.11.2024 | US BNPL firm Affirm takes “slow move” into UK market | Affirm, one of the big beasts of the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market, is making a “slow move” into the UK market. The US firm is making its foray into the UK market as the UK government announces new rules to regulate the booming BNPL secto... |
| 29.10.2024 | Zilch and Muthoot Finance: A Tale of Two Financial Innovators | In the world of finance, innovation is the lifeblood that keeps the industry vibrant. Two companies, Zilch and Muthoot Finance, are making waves with their recent financial maneuvers. Both are navigating the complex waters of funding, but t... |
| 29.10.2024 | Fintech Zilch Expands Securitization to £150M with Investment from Global Credit Funds with Deutsche Bank | Zilch, the Fintech payments innovator of the ad-subsidized payments network (ASPN), announces the expansion of its securitization facility by an additional £50 million, bringing the total to £150 million.
This investment round includes part... |
| 28.10.2024 | Zilch Boosts Securitisation to £150M with Backing from Two Leading Global Credit Funds and Deutsche Bank | Share
Tweet
Share
Share
Email
Zilch has boosted securitisation to £150M with backing from two leading global credit funds and Deutsche Bank.
Takeaway Points Zilch boosts securitisation to £150M with backing from two leading global credit fu... |
| 10.10.2024 | UK unicorn Zilch plans to boost headcount by 150 to 450 as says on target for full-year profit | London-based Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) fintech Zilch said today (Thursday) it plans to increase its UK headcount by 150 to around 450 staff, as it says it’s on course to make a full year-profit.
The co-founder and CEO of Zilch, which is clos... |
| 11.09.2024 | Growth on the agenda After successfully staging London Tech Week 2024, Founders Forum Group CEO Carolyn Dawson shares her notes on the UK tech scene | Hosted from June 10th-12th, 2024, London Tech Week (LTW) is the UK's premier tech event, continuing to grow in scale and impact. Featuring 45,000 delegates from 165 countries and 5,500 innovative startups, this annual event underscores the ... |
| 03.09.2024 | Zilch Surpasses $130M in Revenue, and Welcomes Mark Wilson to the Board | Zilch, the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), announced its first month of operating profit while surpassing a revenue run rate of more than $130m (£100m). The business has reached these milestones within just four years o... |
| 02.08.2024 | Global Payments Fintech Thredd Extends Partnership with Zilch | Listen to this article
0:00 / 1:35
1X BeyondWords
Thredd, the global payments platform, reports both industry-wide growth in fintech-led digital payments and the renewal of its partnership with Zilch, the ad-subsidised payments network (ASP... |
| 24.06.2024 | Zilch Raises £100M Financing | £100,000,000 securitisation deal to fuel expansion strategy (Graphic: Business Wire)
Zlich, a London, UK-based provider of an ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), raised £100M in a securitisation debt deal.
The deal was led by Deutsche Ba... |
| 19.06.2024 | Fintech Zilch Secures £100M Financing Deal to Support Expansion Strategy | Zilch, the ad-subsidized payments network (ASPN), announces a key £100 million securitised debt financing arranged by Deutsche Bank (DB).
The financing will enable Zilch to grow its business and “accelerate Zilch’s ability to create and lau... |
| 22.04.2024 | Danish challenger bank Lunar trials voice-enabled AI-powered chatbot- voiced by CEO | Could an AI-powered voice-enabled chatbot answering a user's financial wellbeing questions voiced by a challenger bank’s CEO be the future of banking?
The idea is currently being road-tested by Danish neobank Lunar, which along with UK adve... |
| 12.10.2023 | UK Fintech Zilch Launches Product to Help Consumers Excluded from Mainstream Credit | Zilch, the UK-headquartered ad-subsidized payments network, today proudly unveils Zilch Up – a product dedicated to empowering people typically excluded from mainstream credit.
This will create access for millions “to build their financial ... |
| 22.09.2022 | 🎙️ From zero to hero in record time with Zilch CEO and co-founder Philip Belamant | After having extended its Series C round to $160 million this past June and set a record as the fastest fintech company in Europe to reach unicorn status, Zilch is now taking the show on the road and angling to conquer the U.S. Market.
I sa... |
| 30.06.2022 | UK fintech unicorn Zilch secures an additional €47.9 million for its BNPL platform | London-based fintech double unicorn Zilch has extended its Series C by €47.9 million. Offering a pioneering Buy Now Pay Later platform, the startup has been growing at an incredible pace and leading new approaches to payments across the con... |
| 22.05.2022 | Apple, Microsoft And Google Are Killing Passwords… And Other Small Business Tech News This Week | (Photo by Dave Einsel/Getty Images) Getty Images |
| 18.05.2022 | 6+ things to know in #MiamiTech: UK’s Zilch announces big Miami office; California dental startup tab32 expands here; plus news about Psycheceutical, TradeStation, SPiCE VC and more | Facebook
Tweet
Pin
LinkedIn
Email
1 Zilch, a BNPL unicorn, to hire 100 for its new Miami hub
London-based “buy now, pay later” startup Zilch is opening a US headquarters in Miami – its first office in the US – and plans to add at least100 e... |
| 13.04.2022 | EU-Startups Summit 2022: Europe’s Hottest Startup Event | Everyone startup-related is welcome at the EU-Startup Summit 2022 in Barcelona The date is May 12-13 2022, and the place is Palau de Congressos Catalunya in Barcelona Panel discussions, keynote speeches, and fireside chats from selected fou... |
| - | GenAI at the heart of AWS Summit | According to Tanuja Randery, Vice President & Managing Director EMEA who opened the keynote address at AWS Summit London, UK businesses have increased their adoption of GenAI by 31%. 64% attribute revenue growth to that decision, and 90... |
| - | Cost of living crisis set to shake up BNPL for UK consumers and businesses | The trend: British buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms are capitalizing on consumers and small businesses in the UK seeking out more flexible and interest-free payments during the economic downturn.
Consumer interest remains strong: BNPL accoun... |
