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The background story

Uome is a platform that was created to make self-employed life simple and enables users to run their businesses from their phones. Users can build client relationships, send invoices, get paid, do their tax preparation, and send project updates all in one place.

Uome was founded by Jason Halstead a financial technologist with his own capital initially before opening up for funding and was launched to the UK market in spring 2022. Jason created Uome because he wanted to empower the self-employed community, particularly small businesses, creatives, entrepreneurs, tradespeople, accountants, consultants and freelancers to stay on top of their finances.

Jason spent years working as a freelancer in the fintech space and understands how important it is to stay on top of finances and build client relationships. Having worked with contractors as well as having friends that worked in a variety of self-employed sectors he was keen to simplify and reduce the stress of running a business.

The key facts

Founded

by Jason Halstead, a financial technologist with over 20 years experience working with global financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse (ZH) & HSBC.

Launch

The mobile application first released in April 2022. Available to download on Apple App Store and Google Play supporting a range of compatible devices.

Solution

Giving small businesses the ability to run their business from their phone, anywhere in the world. Uome is built on a fully modern tech stack and has integrated with global payment partners.

Model

Uome is free to use and allows businesses to send invoices and chat from anywhere. Subscription plans are available for users who wish to access more features such as A2A payments, expense reportings, aPOS and much more

Funding

Bootstrap round closed in July 2022 with investor background from Goldman, IBM, BUPA, J.P. Morgan, BlackRock, BGF, Royal Bank of Canada

Recognition

Selected as one of three fintech start-ups for the Tech Nation, Libra 2.0 programme. Libra 2.0 is designed specifically to combat racial inequality in UK tech by supporting underrepresented founders.

Innovative thinking

Mobile first

Uome’s innovative, bespoke solution allows sole traders and small business owners to run their operation entirely from their phone. With Uome a business owner can invoice customers, manage income and expenses, take payments and much more. All without the need for any kind of additional hardware. 

aPOS

Uome’s Application Point of Sale (aPOS) allows you to accept payments in person using only your smartphone via the Uome mobile application. No additional card reader or hardware is needed. Enabling Uome users to take in person payments directly from customers via scanning a QR code that links to open banking.

Cloud-based

Allow users to send in-app real-time messages to clients including images,videos and updates on projects outside of Whatsapp. Send professional looking quotes and invoices in an instant. 

Simplicity

Allow users to offer their clients/customers a flexible buy now pay later option to spread costs at no cost to their business with our Klarna integration. With full control integrations allowing users to switch it on or off at their discretion.

Connect, engage, get paid

With Uome you can get paid quicker, track your real-time income and expenditure balance. Quickly and easily send in-app quotes & invoices, including duplication for repeat work. 

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Uome in the Press

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Uome introduces 20% recurring commission affiliate scheme

The Fintech Times

Uome appoints Kent Vorland as Chief Commercial Officer

Finextra

Uome launches application point of sale (aPOS)

Fintech Finance

The startup on a mission to make self-employed life simple

Startacus

Uome the new app making self-employed life simple

Qorus

UK financial app launches open banking payments

Open Future World

The FinTech platform enabling self-employed individuals

IBS Intelligence

Uome launches open banking and subscription

Financial IT

Fintech startup for the self-employed Uome launches...

Finextra

The new app making self-employed life simple launches...

Fintech Finance

Startup Uome Launches Open Banking and Subscription

Startups Magazine

Incubator focuses on minority-owned start-ups

The Banker

Tech Nation Libra programme selects 35 scaleups

Computer Weekly

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