Neobroker Lightyear to launch ISAs in challenge to Hargreaves Lansdown Fintech Neobroker Lightyear has received approval from the City regulator to launch as a fully-fledged investment firm in the UK amid intensifying competition in the sector.
‘Neo-broker’ Lightyear launches web app to compete with Hargreaves Lansdown Investing While other start-up mobile platforms (known as 'neo-brokers') have begun to explore moving to desktop to compete with platform giants like Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell, they have struggled to make the move to web.