Samir Desai

CBE. Love sports, business & technology. Founder and CEO of Super Payments. Co-founder & Director of Funding Circle. All views here are my own.

[Sir Jeremy Hunt MP @Jeremy_Hunt]

This morning, the Government and the Bank of England facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC

Deposits will be protected, with no taxpayer support

I said yesterday that we would look after our tech sector, and we have worked urgently to deliver that promise

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

Thanks so much to all in HM Treasury and Government - I am so impressed with how quickly you got up to speed, and worked so hard over the weekend day and night constructively to find a solution. Thank you HSBC for your investment in UK science and innovation by buying SVBUK

[Super Payments @UKSuperPayments]

Not sure what Super is all about? Listen to our founder @samirdesai01 talking about the Super vision

https://t.co/TAs3fXV2gL

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

3/3 It is effectively a tax on the internet, we don’t like it and so we can change it together. We provide free online payments to businesses and instant cashback for shoppers. By moving the profits of payments and advertising companies back to users everyone wins. Join us.

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

1/3 I and a group of tech pros have started a new business called Super https://t.co/2i70AmDYX8. I spoke to the Times about this today: Samir Desai works on free online payments

https://t.co/oB5UpjQYiu

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

2/3 We have raised £22.5 million from Accel, USV, Localglobe and angels to launch Super (thanks for believing in us!). We think that shoppers and businesses have been stung by huge fees on the internet for too long from payments and digital advertising companies.

[Funding Circle UK @FundingCircleUK]

We're very proud to be 16th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2018! @bestcompanies #BestCompanies2018. Full list here: https://t.co/flmuPTS1HC

[Sam Hodges @HodgesSam]

Excited to announce our partnership with @INTRUSTBank @FundingCircleUS! https://t.co/4hfGt2SppN!

[Sam Hodges @HodgesSam]

How a simple tech upgrade at the IRS could help credit formation and transform the economy. @FundingCircleUS https://t.co/elgdwetvI9

[Neil Rimer @narimer]

Watching Index’s @arihelgason nail his interview of @samirdesai01 from @FundingCircleUK. Was supposed to be me but I lost my voice! Thanks Ari!

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

Great visit to amazing @arapina_bakery always inspired to meet passionate entrepreneurs like Michaela. @FundingCircleUK we are helping those made to do more succeed

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

Funding Circle did more net new lending than top 20 U.K. banks in Q3 & record $230m global lending in October
https://t.co/tbkRmfdXZ9

[Funding Circle UK @FundingCircleUK]

We're proud to be recognised in the #LinkedInTopCompanies list this year! https://t.co/43tB3LNTTS

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

Funding Circle really starting to take off in Germany - now €7.5m a month of origination https://t.co/LU06ZNbv3p

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

@jameshurley But direct lending transparency is important, and I hope disclosure standards are adopted by banks & funds as system will be safer

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

@jameshurley The shame is newer platforms will read these and think what's the point in disclosing information when journalists will hammer us for it?

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

@jameshurley You wouldn't think it from reading your article 'in dark over transparency'

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

@jameshurley 95% of forum posts from c. 20 users out of 70,000 actively lending. Quoting a vocal minority but not stats is misleading & unbalanced

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

Past few weeks lots more journalist interest, many admitting more bank lobbying - maybe direct lending finally a threat 2 banks? ;)

[Samir Desai @samirdesai01]

@jameshurley I also don't understand how you can write about transparency and then not compare platforms to banks or fund managers? Misleading