Based in : Singapore Founded by : Teruhide Sato

The UK-based fintech TrueLayer achieved Unicorn status in September 2021 following a $ 130mn mega funding round . The open banking platform processed billions in payments in 2021 and experienced an incredible 400 % growth in monthly payment volume and 800 % growth in monthly payment value . The company also doubled its customer base in 12 months . Currently , TrueLayer boasts more than 95 % coverage and accounts for more than half of all open banking traffic in the UK . The company has stated the latest finding will enable it to break into new marketplaces globally .

Based in : London , UK Founded by : Jean Fougerolles , Kieran Hill

Launched in 2012 , Ascension Ventures is a London-based Seed VC founded by two founders who wanted to offer investment to new startups the financial and technical supports they needed to launch . To date Ascension Ventures has used these funds to make a total of 105 investments into new startups . So far , the company has successfully exited from four of these investments .

128 April 2022