Chris Gorst
How fintech can make credit more affordable
August 12, 2019 | Contributor
Chris Gorst, head of Better Markets at Nesta Challenges, explains how the UK’s world-class fintech sector can help the financially vulnerable
High cost credit has been on a rollercoaster ride in recent years. When the high street banks withdrew … Read More
Fintechs invited to enter £2m affordable credit challenge
July 31, 2019 | Suzie Neuwirth
THE TREASURY and innovation foundation Nesta Challenges are offering £2m in prize money to encourage fintechs and community lenders to work together on affordable credit solutions.
Many people are turning to high-cost credit, such as payday or guarantor loans, when … Read More
Open Banking challenge offers £1.5m reward for money-saving innovators
July 24, 2019 | Kathryn Gaw
A NEW competition from Open Banking Limited and Nesta Challenges is offering a £1.5m prize fund to fintech innovators who can help people make more of their money.
The competition, titled Open Up Challenge 2020, was created in response to … Read More
The future of data
January 22, 2019 | Danielle Levy
One year on from the launch of Open Banking, Danielle Levy investigates the impact of the data-sharing initiative on the peer-to-peer lending industry…
OPEN BANKING launched to great fanfare in January 2018, promising to boost innovation in financial services and … Read More
Funding Circle among winners of Open Banking competition
December 6, 2018 | Suzie Neuwirth
FUNDING Circle has been named as one of the winners of the Open Up Challenge, a prize fund for fintechs that have used Open Banking to tackle problems faced by small businesses.
The competition is run by global innovation foundation … Read More
Funding Circle one of 12 finalists in UK fintech challenge
June 21, 2018 | Emily Perryman
FUNDING Circle has been named one of 12 finalists in a nationwide fintech competition targeting small business banking.
Run by Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, the finalists will participate in the last phase of the Open Up Challenge – a … Read More
Nesta launches new £2.5m Open Banking competition
March 1, 2018 | Marc Shoffman
INNOVATION charity Nesta is seeking fintech firms for the the next phase of its Open Up Challenge.
The £2.5m prize aims to find ideas that will promote competition and services for UK small businesses, making it easier for them to … Read More
Nesta names winners of £5m Open Banking fintech prize
December 13, 2017 | Marc Shoffman
BUSINESS finance aggregator Funding Options and financial services app Bud have been named among the 10 winners of innovation charity Nesta’s Open Up Challenge.
The Open Up Challenge is a £5m prize fund to inspire the creation of next-generation services, … Read More
