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Teamspirit Expands Fintech Division
Teamspirit has added four new clients to its fintech roster with appointments by Bricklane.com, Cuvva, P20 and Qlearsite. The wins highlight the strength of Teamspirit’s Propel model, a bespoke approach for fintech brands that provides agile, effective communications to accelerate each stage of growth.
The companies who have appointed Teamspirit in the last month include:
- Bricklane.com, the digital property investment platform, who appointed Teamspirit to build profile for their Property ISA product, which enables Generation Rent to save for a home faster, and others to earn returns from property simply and responsibly
- Cuvva, the first app based pay-as-you-go car insurer, who are working with Teamspirit to raise awareness and engagement with a new way of buying insurance
- P20, the global payments initiative, who approached Teamspirit to build awareness of their inaugural conference in London
- Qlearsite, the pioneer in AI powered organisational science, who instructed Teamspirit on a profile raising campaign
These client wins follow Teamspirit’s appointment by Trussle, the UK’s first online mortgage broker, and Moneymailme, the global payments app in late 2016.
Natalie Orringe, Group Innovation Director, Teamspirit commented: “The financial services sector is transforming as a result of technology driven innovation from established providers and start-ups. Our appointment by a range of challenger brands as they look to scale reflects the strength of our bespoke fintech communications approach that delivers lasting impact at every stage.”
Founded in 1995, Teamspirit, part of the Chime Specialist Group, offers innovative, integrated communications including marketing consultancy, public relations, content, advertising, digital, direct mail, data, CRM and social. Teamspirit is currently ranked 35 in the PR Week top 150 UK agencies.
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