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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top London based Founder operating in the Consumer Lending space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Christer Holloman
Co-Founder & CEO of Divido
Christer Holloman is the CEO and co-founder of Divido (http://www.divido.com), a platform for retailers, lenders and payment providers that want to offer customers to pay anything in monthly instalments. Divido works with 500+ partners such as BMW, BNP and Mastercard. Prior to launching Divido, Christer set up Glassdoor.com in EMEA, now a billion-dollar Google-backed startup. Holloman holds an MBA from the University of Oxford.
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About Divido: Divido is a global white label consumer lending platform for financial institutions and multinational retailers.
Anders Hallsten
Co-Founder & CTO of Divido
Anders Hallsten is CTO and Co-Founder at Divido. Hallsten spent the last 10 years building e-commerce platforms for brands such as Hush Puppies and Fossil Watches.
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About Divido: Divido is a global white label consumer lending platform for financial institutions and multinational retailers.
Stefan Boronea
CTO & Co-Founder of Proportunity
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About Proportunity: Proportunity is a financial services organisation made possible by technology.
Vadim Toader
CEO & Co-Founder of Proportunity
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About Proportunity: Proportunity is a financial services organisation made possible by technology.
Sho Sugihara
Co-Founder & CEO of Pave
Co-Founder and CEO at Portify.
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About Pave: The proper path to good credit
Juan Montalvo Bressi
Co-Founder & Chief Risk & Analytics Officer of Tymit
Juan Montalvo Bressi is the Co-Founder and Chief Risk & Analytics Officer of Tymit.
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About Tymit: Tymit is a provider of credit cards that offers financing purchases overtime and manages the monthly budget.
Brett Shanley
CEO & Founder of Knoma
Brett is the Founder and CEO of Knoma, the Knowledge Market, offering a payment solution and marketplace for lifelong learning. He passionate about equipping people for the future of work and providing sound financial options.
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About Knoma: Knoma offers a payment solution and marketplace for lifelong learning.
Gerald Chappell
CEO and Co-Founder of Fintern
Gerald Chappell is the CEO and Co-Founder at Fintern. Prior to starting Fintern, Gerald was a partner at McKinsey where he lead the digital lending and credit analytics practices globally.
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About Fintern: Fintern is a lending startup looking to offer an AI-driven alternative to costly payday loans.
Liad Shababo
Founder and CEO of Wollit
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About iStay.com, Wollit: The UK’s most powerful financial membership
Robert Stafler
Co-Founder and CEO of Fintex Capital
Robert Stafler is the founder of Wishopoly.
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About Fintex Capital, Wishopoly: Fintex Capital is a unique investment firm dedicated to alternative credit
Robert Pasco
Co-Founder & CEO of Plend
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About Plend: Building a better way to borrow, where people are no longer held back by their credit history
James Pursaill
Co-Founder & CTO of Plend
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About Plend: Building a better way to borrow, where people are no longer held back by their credit history
