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Akoni Hub Partners with Reliance Bank to Provide Enhanced Savings Management Services

Akoni Hub has formed a partnership with Reliance Bank to make its savings products available on Akoni’s cash management platform. Akoni’s customers are now able to place money in Reliance Bank’s Instant Access, Notice and Fixed Term Deposit accounts via Akoni’s online system. Enhanced Savings Management Services constitute a fully digital Cash-as-a-Service solution because the Financial Adviser zone, Open Banking and Open Finance tools as well as digital onboarding are all completely online. Akoni Hub, part of the Stubben Edge Group, is a cash management platform for SMEs and IFAs. It has a client base comprising corporates, charities and high-net-worth

Akoni Hub Partners with Gatehouse Bank to Provide Enhanced Savings Management Services

Akoni Hub has formed a partnership with Gatehouse Bank to make its savings products available on Akoni’s cash management platform. Akoni’s customers are now able to place money in Gatehouse Bank’s ethical Fixed Term Deposit accounts via Akoni’s online system. Akoni’s enhanced Savings Management Services are a fully digital Cash-as-a-Service solution comprising the Financial Adviser zone, Open Banking and Open Finance tools as well as digital onboarding. Akoni Hub, part of the Stubben Edge Group, is a cash management platform for SMEs and IFAs. It has a client base comprising corporates, charities, and high-net-worth individuals. The platform enables the easy

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More has not meant better: We need to deliver real support for our SME Brokers

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the UK economy. A fact widely appreciated by government, trade bodies and wider society. SMEs make up 99% of the nation’s business population. Within this sits the fourth largest insurance sector in the world, the largest in Europe, managing around £1.7 trillion worth of investments and employing hundreds of thousands of people, right across the nation. A sector composed of thousands of brokers – small business owners in their own right – offering a range of services and products that deliver peace of mind to millions. The recent shake-up in the banking

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Stubben Edge and Sage partner to bring small businesses to Oxford Street

UK-based FinTech Stubben Edge Group (the Company) and SAGE are pleased to announce a new competition for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK to win a pop-up shop space on Oxford Street, one of London’s most iconic shopping destinations. The competition, being run through Stubben Edge subsidiary, smallbusiness.co.uk, is part of the Group’s ongoing commitment to supporting SMEs across the UK. The competition is open to all UK-based SMEs, regardless of industry or sector, that have been trading for less than five years. The winners will receive a fully equipped pop-up shop space on Oxford Street for a period

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Stubben Edge launches capital arm to drive innovation and support UK ventures

UK-based FinTech Stubben Edge Group (the Company), is pleased to announce the launch of its capital arm, Stubben Edge Capital. The latest move will foster sector wide innovation while providing a range of financial tools and services that will support established and emerging ventures as well as UK enterprises more broadly. Stubben Edge Capital delivers across three key pillars: The first develops and sustains the insurance underwriting balance sheet capacity of our intermediaries, enabling them to access permanent capital in a simple, lean and efficient way. The second pillar delivers a wide range of wealth management solutions that our partnering

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Stubben Edge Group secures further £5.6m growth capital at £175m pre-money valuation

The round is led by Dowgate Capital, which led the previous fundraise in September Fast-growing FinTech kick-starts ambitious 2023 following phenomenal growth in 2022  UK-based FinTech Stubben Edge Group (the Company) has today announced that it has secured a further £5.6m in investment. Once again, the round was oversubscribed and very well received by both existing and new shareholders, giving the Company a pre-money valuation of £175m and representing a 75% uplift on the previous fundraise. It further demonstrates investors’ confidence in the Group which enjoyed topline revenue growth of over 400% in 2022 and is forecasting similar growth this

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International Women’s Day 2023 – An interview with Tayla Bresser

In honour of International Women’s Day, we’ve interviewed some of our fantastic colleagues to celebrate their achievements, learn about their journeys, and recognise their inspirations. Read on to discover the amazing work the women in the financial, insurance and technology industries do, and join us in raising a toast to all of them!  What is your name and role within SEG? Tell us a bit about yourself!  My name is Tayla Bresser. I’m a designer from Cape Town, South Africa. I work with the Stubben Edge marketing team to create and reinforce company brand image as well as design creative

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Akoni Hub Partners with Gatehouse Bank to Provide Enhanced Savings Management Services

Akoni Hub has formed a partnership with Gatehouse Bank to make its savings products available on Akoni’s cash management platform. Akoni’s customers are now able to place money in Gatehouse Bank’s ethical Fixed Term Deposit accounts via Akoni’s online system. Akoni’s enhanced Savings Management Services are a fully digital Cash-as-a-Service solution comprising the Financial Adviser zone, Open Banking and Open Finance tools as well as digital onboarding. Akoni Hub, part of the Stubben Edge Group, is a cash management platform for SMEs and IFAs. It has a client base comprising corporates, charities, and high-net-worth individuals. The platform enables the easy

Read More

More has not meant better: We need to deliver real support for our SME Brokers

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the UK economy. A fact widely appreciated by government, trade bodies and wider society. SMEs make up 99% of the nation’s business population. Within this sits the fourth largest insurance sector in the world, the largest in Europe, managing around £1.7 trillion worth of investments and employing hundreds of thousands of people, right across the nation. A sector composed of thousands of brokers – small business owners in their own right – offering a range of services and products that deliver peace of mind to millions. The recent shake-up in the banking

Read More

Stubben Edge and Sage partner to bring small businesses to Oxford Street

UK-based FinTech Stubben Edge Group (the Company) and SAGE are pleased to announce a new competition for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK to win a pop-up shop space on Oxford Street, one of London’s most iconic shopping destinations. The competition, being run through Stubben Edge subsidiary, smallbusiness.co.uk, is part of the Group’s ongoing commitment to supporting SMEs across the UK. The competition is open to all UK-based SMEs, regardless of industry or sector, that have been trading for less than five years. The winners will receive a fully equipped pop-up shop space on Oxford Street for a period

Read More

Stubben Edge launches capital arm to drive innovation and support UK ventures

UK-based FinTech Stubben Edge Group (the Company), is pleased to announce the launch of its capital arm, Stubben Edge Capital. The latest move will foster sector wide innovation while providing a range of financial tools and services that will support established and emerging ventures as well as UK enterprises more broadly. Stubben Edge Capital delivers across three key pillars: The first develops and sustains the insurance underwriting balance sheet capacity of our intermediaries, enabling them to access permanent capital in a simple, lean and efficient way. The second pillar delivers a wide range of wealth management solutions that our partnering

Read More

Stubben Edge Group secures further £5.6m growth capital at £175m pre-money valuation

The round is led by Dowgate Capital, which led the previous fundraise in September Fast-growing FinTech kick-starts ambitious 2023 following phenomenal growth in 2022  UK-based FinTech Stubben Edge Group (the Company) has today announced that it has secured a further £5.6m in investment. Once again, the round was oversubscribed and very well received by both existing and new shareholders, giving the Company a pre-money valuation of £175m and representing a 75% uplift on the previous fundraise. It further demonstrates investors’ confidence in the Group which enjoyed topline revenue growth of over 400% in 2022 and is forecasting similar growth this

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International Women’s Day 2023 – An interview with Tayla Bresser

In honour of International Women’s Day, we’ve interviewed some of our fantastic colleagues to celebrate their achievements, learn about their journeys, and recognise their inspirations. Read on to discover the amazing work the women in the financial, insurance and technology industries do, and join us in raising a toast to all of them!  What is your name and role within SEG? Tell us a bit about yourself!  My name is Tayla Bresser. I’m a designer from Cape Town, South Africa. I work with the Stubben Edge marketing team to create and reinforce company brand image as well as design creative

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