Noggin HQ Raises £2.3m for Credit Scoring

Newcastle-based fintech Noggin HQ raised £2.3m in an oversubscribed seed round led by Blackfinch Ventures. The company obtained FCA credit referencing authorisation and launched alternative credit scoring using permissioned banking data. Founded by Evangeline Atkinson and Laura Mills, it provides cashflow-based credit data to FCA-authorised lenders.