Fintech has continued to inspire the innovation worldwide. Due to new technologies our financial opportunities have become bigger than ever before as they are driving real change for consumers and businesses.
Read my article about TOP leading firms and entrepreneurs within the sector in UK in 2020!
Invstr
founded by Kerim Derhalli
With Invstr you can be an investor starting with $1. Invstr allows its users to learn how to play the markets and educate them about the whole process.
checkout.com
founded by Guillaume Pousaz
Pousaz founded checkout.com in 2012, a payment solution that process over 150 currencies worldwide, in major markets and most popular payment methods.
iProov
founded by Andrew Bud Cbe
Bud has pioneered new methods in biometric and facial authentication to help establish trust online within the banking sector. iProov technologies have also been used by governments and other enterprises across the world for the same reason. iProov authenticates users on smartphones, tablets and laptops with a front-facing camera and a network connection, utilising the very latest in machine learning technology.

Flatfair
founded by Franz Doerr & Daniel Jeczmien
Flatfair is an app for rental solutions founded in 2016 by Franz Doerr and Daniel Jeczmien. It combined effective government deposit schemes with smart technology to allow renting affordable for tenants, more secure for landlords and more efficient for agents and institutions. Instead of a traditional deposit, tenants pay a small, one-off check-in fee worth only one week's rent (+VAT).
OakNorth Bank
founded by Rishi Khosla Obe
OakNorth is redefining lending to lower mid-market businesses globally. The British-Indian entrepreneur helps entrepreneurs worldwide to get access to loans up to £25m. The OakNorth Platform assists financial institutions with credit analysis and monitoring solutions. OakNorth has reported pre-tax profits last year of £65.9m.
Revolut
founded by Nikolay Storonsky
Revolut is alternative bank through its mobile app platform, which offers bank accounts, debit cards, currency exchange, stock trading, cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer payments. You can exchange money with no hidden fees, buy crypto, gold and trade stock from $1, and manage your money with spending analytics.
After just five years in business, Revolut has reached the $1bn unicorn status. The company has also had a series of £100m-plus raises on its growth journey.

Transferwise
founded by Kristo Kaarmann and Taavet Hinrikius
The app was born when Kristo and taavet send each other money in different currencies. Their goal was not to pay extra charges by bank and so thus the idea of an app arisen. Transferwise reached the unicorn status and is used across the world.
Never has the importance of technology been greater in financial services. All new trends and innovations are building winning strategies for banking system. Do you agree? If you have your question, please write it below, I would be glad to answer your questions or to introduce your project to my team at Astorts Group to be evaluated.

Alessandro Rocco Pietrocola is an entrepreneur and investor based in London and operating mainly in Europe, Asia and Oceania with main focus on UK, Baltic Countries, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Middle East and New Zealand as area of interest! At the moment is the CEO of Astorts Group. He is an UK FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) Approved Person and is has great experience as director of regulated companies. He uses to dedicate part of his life to inspire others and help them achieve the most out of their life. Since he was 20, he had successfully founded and managed several companies operating in the field of management consulting, wealth management and fintech. He loves travelling, he is a cigars lover, an amateur golfer and a dapper man.