Breaking News
About Lightyear
https://golightyear.com/About Lightyear
Investing, with an edge. Stocks, funds and up to 4.50% interest earned on uninvested cash. Get started: https://lightyear.app.link/download Join our team: https://careers.lightyear.com/ When investing, your capital is at risk.
Related Stories
Lightyear Launches Automated, DIY Investment Product to Boost Brits’ Long-Term Financial Health
November 5 2025
Lightyear has today announced the launch of its ‘Plans’ feature, enabling users to personalise and automate long-term investing to build their wealth
Lightyear Eliminates ISA Commission Fees, Now Among the Cheapest UK Stocks and Shares ISAs
August 15 2025
Lightyear has today announced it will be removing all commission fees from its Stocks and Shares ISA
Investment Platform Lightyear Raises $23m Series B to Power UK Retail Investment
July 24 2025
Lightyear funding has hit $23 million in its latest Series B round, led by NordicNinja. […]
Eight Bank Branches Shuttered Every Week Since 2016 in England, Despite Rapid Business Growth
July 10 2025
New research reveals that 3,700 bank branches shut down across England between 2016 and 2024, averaging eight closures per week, suggesting UK entrepreneurialism is being bolstered by digital providers.
High Street Banks Cost SMEs Thousands in Lost Interest Thanks to Below-Inflationary Savings Rates
June 9 2025
Businesses that require flexible access to their cash are being penalised by low interest rates, according to analysis from investment platform Lightyear.
Value of UK Stocks and Shares ISAs Increased by £209bn Over the Past Decade
March 31 2025
Confidence in retail investing is on the up, with the value of funds in UK stocks and shares ISAs increasing by £209bn in the last decade
Lightyear Launches ISAs to Shake Up Competition in the UK, Where 70% of Consumers Use Traditional Banks or Brokers
January 23 2025
Today, investment company Lightyear enters the UK’s ISA market with the launch of a 4.75% […]
Lightyear Launches Business Accounts to Offer Better Rates on Billions of Pounds of British Businesses’ Savings
July 24 2024
From today, businesses in the UK can access Lightyear’s new business accounts and start putting […]
Investment Platform Lightyear Launches ‘Vaults’
May 24 2024
Wealth platform Lightyear is announcing the launch of its high interest Vaults. These will pay […]
Lightyear Launches Screeners: Data And Metrics About Stocks And Funds Are Now Publicly Available To All
February 12 2024
Today, investment platform Lightyear announces the full launch of its web application with new stock […]
Lightyear Records: Bumper Year for Retail and Business Investing
January 4 2024
Today, investment platform Lightyear announces a record year of investment activity on the platform. Seeing […]
Lightyear Bolsters U.S. Instrument Features with Triple Launch of Stop Orders, Swift Payments, and New Stocks
November 30 2023
Today, investment platform Lightyear announces the addition of stop loss to its order types, a […]
Lightyear Connects With The IBEX 35 Bringing Spain's Top Stocks To Investors Across Europe
November 13 2023
Today, investment platform Lightyear announces the highly anticipated launch of Spanish stocks. Lightyear has connected […]
Lightyear Expands Into Exchange Traded Commodities With Launch Of Gold
October 30 2023
Today, investment platform Lightyear announces its expansion into exchange traded commodities (ETCs) with the launch […]
Lightyear Targets UK ‘Solopreneur’ And Freelancer Market With Business Investment Account Launch
August 23 2023
Today, investment platform Lightyear announces the launch of small business investment accounts for freelancers and […]
Lightyear Launches Web Platform For Investors Across Europe
April 25 2023
Today, investment platform Lightyear announces the launch of its web application. The most highly requested […]
Lightyear Chooses LHV to Power Instant EUR Payments
November 9 2022
LHV, a leading banking services provider to over 200 fintech and crypto companies, is pleased […]
Lightyear Rolls Out Shareholder Engagement and Voting for Retail Investors Across Europe
October 27 2022
Today, European investment platform Lightyear rolls out voting alongside in-app communication, giving shareholders and publicly […]
Women in Fintech Speaker Index “The Heard” launches today
September 25 2022
Today, Women in Fintech Speaker Index “The Heard” launches in the UK. The Heard brings […]
Lightyear To Roll Out UK Stocks, European Stocks & Exchange-Traded Funds Across All 20 Markets
September 15 2022
Today, European investment platform Lightyear announces a new product update with a huge range of […]
Lightspeed Venture Partners Leads $25m Series A For Investment App Lightyear As It Launches Across 19 European Markets
July 14 2022
Today, new investment platform Lightyear announces a $25M Series A equity round led by Lightspeed […]
Lightyear Launches ‘Lightyear Profiles’: Shareable Portfolios To Encourage Conversations And Power Communities Around Investing
February 7 2022
New fintech startup, Lightyear, today announces the launch of ‘Lightyear Profiles’, a way for investors […]
Lightyear partners with TrueLayer to deliver instant investment account funding with open banking payments
November 11 2021
TrueLayer, the global open banking pioneer, today announced a new collaboration with investment platform Lightyear to deliver […]
Mosaic Ventures Leads Lightyear’s $8.5m Seed Round as the Fintech Launches Its App to the Uk Market
September 15 2021
Fintech startup Lightyear announces today an additional $8.5M of funding alongside the launch of its […]
