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THE FUTURE OF FINTECH 2019: The five megatrends reshaping the financial services value chain
This is a preview of a five-part slide deck from Business Insider Intelligence. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. The pace of
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https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34962/hsbc...
HSBC offers homeless people bank accounts
HSBC is working with charities in the UK to help homeless people who do not have fixed addresses or photo IDs to open bank accounts, which can be managed in branches or online.
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/12/klarna-ceo-ta...
Klarna CEO says ‘maybe’ of taking public Europe’s most valuable fintech next year (but he’s not ruling out another round, either) – TechCrunch
Yesterday at TechCrunch Berlin, we sat down with Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the co-founder and CEO of Klarna, a 15-year-old company that’s currently the most highly valued privately held fintech in Europe, following a $460 million investment that pegged the company’s worth at $5.5 billion…
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http://www.americanbanker.com/morning-scan/good...
Good quarter for banks?; HSBC settles U.S. tax evasion case
JPM’s CFO says trading, investment banking revenue better than expected; the bank will pay $192 million to settle charges it helped customers hide assets.
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/10/fintechos-rai...
FintechOS raises $14M help banks launch products as fast as FinTech Startups – TechCrunch
Over the last few years, we’ve seen the rise of FinTech startups like N26 and Monzo to challenge the incumbents with new products like challenger banks. But what if the big banks wanted to compete in that game themselves? This is the aim of FintechOS a Romanian startup that actually aims to help in…
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/10/fintechos-rai...
FintechOS raises $14M help banks launch products as fast as FinTech Startups – TechCrunch
Over the last few years, we’ve seen the rise of FinTech startups like N26 and Monzo to challenge the incumbents with new products like challenger banks. But what if the big banks wanted to compete in that game themselves? This is the aim of FintechOS a Romanian startup that actually aims to help in…
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/10/fintechos-rai...
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https://sifted.eu/articles/european-fintech-zop...
European fintech weekly: After a last-minute fundraise, what lies ahead for Zopa and its lending peers | Sifted
The story of one of the UK's oldest fintechs to date - and what could be next
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1 week, 3 days
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/12/the-driv...
The driverless bank
A truly digital organisation can live without one of the five P’s that typically creates friction.
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https://www.relocatemagazine.com/news/london-be...
London becomes global leader for Fintech HQ's | David Sapsted | Relocate magazine
London now boasts more FinTech headquarters than any other any city in the world, according to a new report.
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https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/18217/euro...
European FinTech: the next generation trend setter
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https://siliconcanals.com/news/london-based-fin...
London-based fintech startup Fronted that aims to make life easy for renters is preparing to launch in 2020 | Silicon Canals
European technology news from the startup ecosystem. Founder and publisher: Remco Janssen. Follow us on Twitter: @siliconcanals.
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https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/18217/euro...
European FinTech: the next generation trend setter
The influence of the US on European culture There is no doubt that the US has been a bit of a trend...
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https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34905/thir...
Third of millennial Brits say primary bank is a challenger
More than one in five UK consumers, and one in three millennial Brits, say their primary banking relationship is with one of the host of challengers to have emerged over the last decade, according to a report from AT Kearney.
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Threat identification: cybersecurity and user experience
RSA Security’s Daniel Cohen discusses the broadening cyber threat landscape, and why it’s important to find the balance between user experience and security
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1 week, 4 days
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/12/154806...
UK-based Firm Fronted Is Preparing to Launch in 2020 with a Fintech Product to Help Renters Finance their Deposits
UK-based Firm Fronted is planning to launch in 2020 with a Fintech product to help renters finance their rental deposits.
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https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/12/154806...
UK-based Firm Fronted Is Preparing to Launch in 2020 with a Fintech Product to Help Renters Finance their Deposits
UK-based Firm Fronted is planning to launch in 2020 with a Fintech product to help renters finance their rental deposits.
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https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34902/monz...
Monzo and Bud vets launch platform for renters
A group of former Monzo, Bud and Apple staffers are tapping into the UK's Open Banking initiative to launch a platform for renters.
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https://www.pymnts.com/news/2019/top-news-in-pa...
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https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34890/monz...
Monzo hires Visa's Anil to lead US expansion
UK digital bank Monzo has hired Visa's global head of payment products and platforms, TS Anil, to lead its push into the US.
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https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/12/monzo-hi...
Monzo hires Visa exec to lead US push
TS Anil will join the digital bank early next year.
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https://thefinancialbrand.com/90936/payment-tre...
These 5 Pivotal Payment Developments May Be Redefining Banking
As payments become commoditized, embedded and faster, monetizing payment data becomes critical for financial institutions, as does partnering.
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1 week, 6 days
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34878/zopa...
Zopa closes in on £130m capital injection for bank push
UK peer-to-peer lending outfit Zopa is set to secure £130 million in funding, enabling it to meet regulatory capital requirements for its foray into banking.
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1 week, 6 days
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/12/154701...
Monzo Offering Google Pay Options For Customers Waiting on Debit Card Replacements
UK-based digital banking group Monzo recently announced it is offering Google Pay options for users as they wait for their debit card replacements. The new option will allow users to continue using their Monzo services until their card arrives. 'When you lose your Monzo card
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Ex-Barclays Antony Jenkins predicts demise of traditional banking
Former Barclays chief executive believes its the end of the banking world as we know it...and he feels fine.
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https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/11/leaked-n...
Leaked numbers show only 16% of Curve’s users are active
The UK start-up still insists it will reach 4 million customers by 2020.
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https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34865/natw...
NatWest's Bó forced to fend off fraudsters in early days
Bó, NatWest's new app-based bank has been actively targeted by fraudsters within weeks of its public launch.
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2 weeks, 3 days
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/80783/mon...
Monzo activates Google Pay for users waiting for replacement cards
When you lose your Monzo card or it gets damaged or stolen, you usually can’t pay for things with your card until a new one arrives.
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https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/11/tandem-b...
Tandem Bank signs up TrueLayer for account aggregation
The UK challenger’s 800,000 customers will gain access to their other accounts in-app.
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NatWest launches digital challenger Bó
Bó, the digital challenger bank from NatWest, is now live on the App Store and Google Play, featuring a bright yellow Visa card and a mobile app.
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2 weeks, 5 days
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/fin...
Why Fintech Is Disrupting Traditional Banking - Knowledge@Wharton
Fintechs are experiencing high growth as they target the pain points that customers experience with traditional banks, according to BankMobile co-founder Luvleen Sidhu.
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https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/11/154522...
Tandem Streamlines Open Banking with TrueLayer Partnership
Challenger bank Tandem has partnered with TrueLayer in a move to better connect Tandem's 800,000+ customers to synchronize their accounts to both High Street and other challenger banks. Truelayer is described as Europe's leading provider of financial APIs. The integration supports all major European banks
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2 weeks, 5 days
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/11/moneyliv...
MoneyLive 2019: Neobanks “regularly” share tips on financial crime, says exec at Natwest’s Bó Bank
Collaboration between new banks is "pretty impressive".
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2 weeks, 5 days
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/uala-...
What is Ualá? The fintech that just raised $150m from SoftBank and Tencent
Argentinian fintech start-up Ualá has raised $150m in Series C funding from tech investment behemoths SoftBank and Tencent.
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2 weeks, 6 days
https://thefinancialbrand.com/90716/financial-m...
How to Grow Deposits in a Weird Rate Environment
Five ways to help build deposits that don't require raising interest rates can go on financial marketers' new year's 'to-do' list.
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2 weeks, 6 days
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/11/uk-chall...
UK challenger OakNorth’s partnerships chief leaves bank
Amir Nooriala has left the bank after just six months in the role.
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2 weeks, 6 days
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Yolt Integrates with Revolut via Open Banking API | The Fintech Times
Yolt, the smart thinking money app, has announced an integration with digital bank, Revolut. Revolut customers will also be able to use the Yolt
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3 weeks, 6 days
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/11/154223...
Report: US-based VC Firms Continue to Increasingly Invest in London-headquartered Fintech Startups
US-based venture capital firms have been increasingly investing in London-headquartered companies this year: report.
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3 weeks, 6 days
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/11/decision...
Decisioning platform Funding Xchange raises £8m
Former dairy farmer Katrin Herrling set up the company after the financial crisis.
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3 weeks, 6 days
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/11/monzos-c...
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https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/11/csconnec...
CSConnect 2019: Lloyds head says tech firms don’t get enough heat for banking app glitches
Lloyds head: "We're either in this together or we're not".
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1 month
https://bankinnovation.net/allposts/biz-lines/c...
With QuickBooks integration, Tide adds data-driven personalization
Tide, a U.K.-based business banking startup, is integrating with Intuit QuickBooks to save users time and eliminate tedious bookkeeping tasks. With the
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1 month, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34718/rese...
Researchers call on banks to help reduce gambling-related harm
UK charity GambleAware and researchers from the University of Bristol are calling on financial services firms to take part in a programme looking into how technology, such as spend blockers, can help people struggling with gambling problems.
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1 month, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/11/153762...
1000 and Counting: Crowdcube Hits Milestone Number of Crowdfunding Rounds
Crowdcube, the UK’s largest crowdfunding platform by total funded, has tallied its 1000th raise, according to a report from the company. Luke Lang, Crowdcube’s co-founder and CMO, stated: “Reaching our 1000th raise shows how committed communities are backing trail-blazing businesses in greater numbers than ever
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1 month, 1 week
https://tech.eu/brief/london-based-fintech-chip...
London-based fintech Chip raises £7.3 million through angel and crowdfunding - Tech.eu
Chip, the London-based fintech that created an automatic savings account, has raised £7.3 million, with £3.8 million crowdfunded by customers and the remainder from unnamed angel investors. The campaign ran for three weeks in September and is currently Crowdcube’s most participated-in crowdfund, with 7,182 investors. The startup provides a free app “to make saving as …
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1 month, 1 week
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/11/revolut-...
Revolut CISO leaves after two months on the job
Dinis Cruz has left the challenger bank by mutual consent.
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1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/11/monzo-hi...
Monzo hires new CRO with blue chip banking career
Lisa Nowell leaves ClearBank after just six months.
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1 month, 2 weeks
https://thefinancialbrand.com/89922/challenger-...
What the U.S. Can Learn from U.K. Challenger Banks
Three factors powered the rise of hundreds of fintechs in the U.K. Two of those factors exist in U.S. The third would unleash a flood tide.
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1 month, 2 weeks
https://bankinnovation.net/allposts/biz-lines/r...
How banking app Bunq plans to win over European consumers
Bunq, a digital-only banking brand based in the Netherlands, is on a path to grow its customer base through travel rewards and an underwriting formula for its
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34642/fint...
Fintechs must ‘sell simplicity’ to carve out competitive advantage
Where selling trust with a brand was once the key point of distinction for effective marketing in the fintech space, streamlining user experience through product simplicity now leads the way in superior branding strategy.
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://bankinnovation.net/allposts/biz-lines/p...
With Mastercard, Revolut aims for US market
Digital banking and stock trading app Revolut, which boasts 8 million customers, is in the midst of a global expansion effort. The U.K.-based company, which
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1 month, 3 weeks
http://www.americanbanker.com/news/her-work-her...
Her work here is done: CEO leaving Bank Leumi after transforming it
Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, who will leave the company in two weeks, has raised net profit and lowered costs by revamping its technology and culture.
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1 month, 3 weeks
http://www.americanbanker.com/news/challenger-b...
Challenger banks already had trust issues. Then came the service interruptions.
Outages last week at Chime and Varo Money have executives on the defensive.
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://sifted.eu/articles/european-fintech-wee...
The week's top European fintech news and analysis | Sifted
The success of fintech is being propped up by the payments industry, and challenger banks are feeling the heat over their tech
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/european-fintech/
The State of European Fintech 2019 | The Fintech Times
Finch Capital, in partnership with Dealroom, released a detailed data analytical report titled ‘The State of European FinTech, 2019 edition’, and reveals
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/european-fintech/
The State of European Fintech 2019 | The Fintech Times
Finch Capital, in partnership with Dealroom, released a detailed data analytical report titled ‘The State of European FinTech, 2019 edition’, and reveals
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1 month, 4 weeks
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/10/us-chall...
US challenger Chime goes down for millions of customers
Chime serves more than five million accounts across the US.
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1 month, 4 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34592/fint...
Fintech API builder Galileo to go global on $77 million capital injection
Galileo, which provides the API infrastructure layer for some of the world's top fintech startups, is plotting a global expansion programme after snagging $77 million in its first institutional funding round.
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2 months
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/10/educatin...
Educating the masses
The age for financial literacy is getting younger and younger.
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2 months
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/340757
Rolling With The Punches: What's It Like Launching A Fintech Startup In The UAE
The co-founder of NOW Money looks back at their journey of championing financial inclusion through their fintech platform.
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2 months
https://news.sky.com/story/revolut-targets-1-5b...
Revolut targets $1.5bn to join fintech elite
The UK-based digital payments firm has hired JP Morgan to help it sell new shares and a convertible loan, Sky News can reveal.
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/10/payexpo-...
PayExpo 2019: I’m not so sure we should have become a bank, says Monzo COO
His reasons boil down to cumbersome and expensive hoops since its licence.
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2 months, 1 week
http://www.americanbanker.com/news/google-exec-...
Google exec named CEO of online lender OakNorth
Sunil Chandra's job will be to guide the fintech's international expansion. It says 12 banks are using its small-business lending platform, including three in the United States.
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2 months, 1 week
https://bankinnovation.net/allposts/innovation/...
Movencorp patents its personal finance technology
The road to differentiation among fintech startups entered a new phase this week: patenting technology to put a brand's stamp on it forever. On Tuesday,
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/10/challeng...
Challenger bank Bunq launches in UK and 21 other European countries
The bank is active in all EU countries and a handful of EEA ones, too.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/banking/2019/uk-cha...
UK Challenger Banks Struggle To Compete | PYMNTS.com
U.K. challenger banks are having difficulty competing with the country's big four financial institutions. The banks said tough regulation has been stifling.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://bankinnovation.net/allposts/biz-lines/p...
With TransferWise, Novo extends its marketplace banking approach
New York City-based business banking startup Novo is growing its partnership model to attract and retain customers. This week, digital-only Novo integrated with
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/09/revolut-...
Revolut to deploy BearingPoint regulatory reporting system
AnaCredit and EBA reporting covered by BearingPoint’s Abacus360.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/152078...
TransferWise for Banks Makes Debut in the U.S.
Fintech Unicorn and stealth bank Transferwise announced on Thursday it has brought TransferWire for Banks to the U.S. TransferWire reported that financial institutions of all sizes may now integrate with TransferWise and offer customers what TransferWire believe is cheaper, faster, transparent payments to more than
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-challenger-le...
Challenger lenders could be fintech's most underrated sector Sifted
Challenger lenders like Funding Circle quietly pose the greatest single threat to banks' revenues.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-challenger-le...
Challenger lenders could be fintech's most underrated sector Sifted
Challenger lenders like Funding Circle quietly pose the greatest single threat to banks' revenues.
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2 months, 3 weeks
http://www.americanbanker.com/morning-scan/expe...
Experimenting with digital currencies; Questioning SOFR
Some countries are toying with digitizing their currencies; NY Fed chief defends SOFR despite recent concerns about repo market volatility.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/09/daily-ne...
Daily News at Sibos 2019: Day Two
Download your free copy of the day two edition today!
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London just overtook New York for fintech investment, research shows
London attracted 114 deals worth $2.1 billion in the first eight months of the year, according to new research.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://bankinnovation.net/allposts/biz-lines/l...
Aligning with ‘leaders’: OakNorth’s Nooriala on its partnership strategy
In a bid to grow its customer base, OakNorth Bank is partnering with Smarterly, a workplace savings and investment platform, the company announced this week.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/09/masterca...
Mastercard’s Vocalink release payments report: Look beyond London
87% of over 75s still don’t use banking apps.
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2 months, 4 weeks
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Where banking-fintech partnerships fall short
Fintechs that simply offer cosmetic upgrades to the cumbersome American banking system won't survive.
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2 months, 4 weeks
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ING reveals crypto report: The utility phase
Until crypto is useful, mass adoption will not follow.
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We don’t forgive easily
If we feel betrayed, we rarely go back or give you a second chance.
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3 months
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/09/dn-inter...
DN Intersect 2019: final round up and key takeaways
The conference was predominantly focused on North America.
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3 months
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Swedish fintech Northmill receives a banking license, should Revolut, N26 and Monzo be worried?
In this modern day and age, even the banking systems that we have grown accustomed to are now shifting their methods of operations to keep up with the latest tech developments. Challenging the traditional notion
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3 months
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Digital Banking's Millennial, Mobile Tailwinds | PYMNTS.com
As the global digital banking market is slated to grow by 16 percent, a growing number of financial institutions are seeking a digital banking license.
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3 months
https://bankinnovation.net/allposts/biz-lines/r...
Varo drops goals feature from app, citing low user uptake
In a sea of sameness among digital-only banks, Varo is taking a bold move in pulling the plug on a feature that millennials supposedly hold dear: goals-based
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3 months
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/09/intersec...
Intersect 2019: Forrester insists digital is “the least important” for customer loyalty
The research publisher says human interaction is "the most important" factor.
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3 months
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/09/xinja-la...
Xinja lands full Aussie banking licence
It is the country’s first independent neobank to receive a full licence and open accounts.
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/09/monzo-to...
Monzo to follow gambling block with merchant version
The challenger bank aims to help people reduce negative spending habits.
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3 months, 1 week
https://thefintechtimes.com/monzo-and-revolut/
Monzo and Revolut on Course to Treble Customer Numbers | The Fintech Times
Digital banks such as Monzo and Revolut are on course to treble the size of their customer base within 12 months to more than 35 million people
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151230...
Conference of State Bank Supervisors Denied Again as DC Federal Court Shoots Down Attempt to Challenge OCC Fintech Charter
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has been rebuffed once again in its attempt to stymie looming Fintech banking competition. In a decision issued yesterday (September 3, 2019), the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that the CSBS pursuit of a
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/09/the-uphi...
The uphill battle for European challengers success in the US
Find out if European neo banks can tackle the challenging US market.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34335/digi...
Digital banks on track to treble customers in next year but profits remain elusive
Digital-only banks operating in the UK are set to experience massive growth over the next year, amassing 35 million customers around the world, according to research from Accenture, which nevertheless highlights obstacles to profitability.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://bankinnovation.net/allposts/biz-lines/p...
Payments firm Marqeta to add 175 jobs to boost global presence
Fresh off a $260 million Series E funding round, card issuing and processing startup Marqeta is building its team as it expands to new geographies. The Oakland
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://thefinancialbrand.com/87517/digital-int...
The Future of the Intelligent Bank is Still Uncertain
Financial institutions must decide how to prioritize investments to respond to fast technological and competitive changes in the industry.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://thefinancialbrand.com/87517/digital-int...
The Future of the Intelligent Bank is Still Uncertain
Financial institutions must decide how to prioritize investments to respond to fast technological and competitive changes in the industry.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/data-breach-monzo/
Does a Data Breach Impact Such a Newly-Loved Brand Like Monzo? | The Fintech Times
Monzo is best known as a neo-bank disrupting the norm, developed for the smartphone generation, and removing the need for physical branches
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3 months, 4 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/uk-fintech-curve/
UK Fintech Curve Launching its First Ever Crowdfunding Campaign | The Fintech Times
Curve, the over-the-top banking platform which consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and one even smarter app, is launching
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3 months, 4 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150691...
Future Fintech: The Fight for the Digital Banking Crown
As 2019 moves into its third quarter, the once burgeoning industry of digital banking is starting to make serious waves in the financial world - and investors are taking notice. Big players like Monzo, Starling, N26, Revolut, and EQIBank have recently completed massive funding rounds
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4 months
https://born2invest.com/articles/neo-banking-di...
Neo banking disrupts fintech
Neo banking is a concept wherein banks operate solely online or through apps. They don't have brick and mortar branches but users can do everything they could at a traditional bank and more. Neo banks bring more competition to the banking industry and contribute to fintech. They typically specialize in services that the well-established banks may not focus on enough or overlook entirely.
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UK Fintech Curve Launching its First Ever Crowdfunding Campaign
Curve, the over-the-top banking platform which consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and one even smarter app, is launching a seven figure crowdfunding campaign this September. For the first time ever, Curve will be offering eligible customers a chance to invest in one of Europe
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UK Fintech Curve Launching its First Ever Crowdfunding Campaign
UK fintech Curve, the over-the-top banking platform, is launching its first ever crowdfunding campaign in September
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APIs in the cloud are now the prevailing archetype
The future lies in microservices in the cloud. While the financial services industry continues to discuss digital transformation, actions speak louder than words. Organisations that want to meet the needs of the next generation of consumers will use software comprising small services that communicate over well-defined application programming interfaces (APIs) deployed independently – the microservices approach.
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Was Capital One unprepared? N.Y. AG subpoenas Sacklers’ banks
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Curve launches first crowdfunding campaign
Investment opportunities will start from £10.
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Monzo offers new short-term loans
Loans will be loans between £200 and £15,000.
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Extinction, or revolution: has the time come for banks to move away from dedicated apps?
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4 months
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34262/glob...
Global fintech investment falls sharply
Global investment in fintech ventures fell sharply in the first half of 2019, as fundraising and deal activity in China ground to a halt, partially offsetting strong gains in the US, UK and several other European countries, according to Accenture analysis of data from CB Insights.
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4 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150600...
Monzo Announces Launch of Flexible Loans
UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Thursday the launch of its flexible loans. The startup reported that over the past nine months it has gradually been offering loans to more and more of its customers to make sure its system was to 'get it right.'
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4 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150589...
Accenture Fintech Report: Huge Jump in Funding in UK & US While China Declines Following Big 2018
Global Fintech funding declined during the first half of 2019, driven by a drop in China. But while Chine dipped, Fintech investment jumped in other countries led by the US and the UK, according to a report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider reported
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4 months
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/79511/mon...
Monzo rolls out range of flexible loans
Over the past 9 months or so, we’ve gradually been offering loans to more and more of our customers.
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4 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150589...
Accenture Fintech Report: Huge Jump in Funding in UK & US While China Declines Following Big 2018
Global Fintech funding declined during the first half of 2019, driven by a drop in China. But while Chine dipped, Fintech investment jumped in other countries led by the US and the UK, according to a report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider reported
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4 months
https://bankinnovation.net/allposts/biz-lines/p...
European fintechs escape troubles afflicting established banks
When Swedish banking firm Klarna became Europe's most valuable financial technology startup last week, it was only the latest sign that digital finance has
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4 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150556...
What's Going On? VC Fintech Deals Fall to 10 Quarter Low But Sector Still Hot as Fintech Unicorn Herd Now Numbers 48 at $187 Billion Valuation
Digital Banks are the New Shiny Global Fintech deals tallied 838 rounds worth $15.1 billion in the first six months of 2019 but the number VC backed Fintech deals dropped to the lowest number since Q4 of 2016, according to CBInsights quarterly Fintech report. While
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4 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150556...
What's Going On? VC Fintech Deals Fall to 10 Quarter Low But Sector Still Hot as Fintech Unicorn Herd Now Numbers 48 at $187 Billion Valuation
Digital Banks are the New Shiny Global Fintech deals tallied 838 rounds worth $15.1 billion in the first six months of 2019 but the number VC backed Fintech deals dropped to the lowest number since Q4 of 2016, according to CBInsights quarterly Fintech report. While
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4 months, 1 week
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The tech media keeps hyping awful, exploitative fintech products
The Apple Card is basically Wonga but with shiny American teeth
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4 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/17730/the-...
The challenging fragmentation of the international payments system
The rise of global e-commerce (particularly mobile commerce) and the emergence of fintech have signi...
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Tesla-fy your bank
Will banks ever truly reinvent banking?
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4 months, 1 week
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Green Dot seeks to stem the bleeding caused by new digital-only banks with Unlimited
Green Dot is feeling the pinch from digital-only banks on the market. To fight back the newfound competition, Green Dot is building its own digital-only banking
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4 months, 1 week
https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-fintech-star...
Europe's fintech startups target Generation Z | Sifted
Generation Z, defined as those born after 1996, represents both a lucrative, and under-served, market for fintech startups.
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4 months, 1 week
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/08/almost-h...
Almost half a million Monzo customers affected by data breach
The data leak allowed staff engineers access to PINs stored in encrypted log files.
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4 months, 1 week
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Three lessons traditional banks can learn from their younger siblings
Teamwork, transparency and creating a competitive culture is key.
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4 months, 1 week
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Starling Bank on track to reach £1b in deposits by year end
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4 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150226...
Monzo: We Weren’t Storing Some Customers’ PINs Correctly Which Caused An Issue With Online Banking Services
Just days after addressing previous issues in its banking services, digital challenger bank Monzo announced it may have figured out what was causing the most recent issues, which was that it wasn’t storing some customers’ PINs correctly. The banking startup revealed in a recent blog
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4 months, 2 weeks
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahkocianski/201...
The Globalisation Of Fintech - The Australian Example (Part 1)
How do you build a fintech ecosystem if you are behind the curve? If you are Australia, you watch, learn and iterate.
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4 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/150118...
Monzo Addresses Recent Problems With Banking Service: We’ve Fixed the Issue & Everything Should Be Back to Normal
UK digital banking group Monzo announced on Tuesday it has fixed that issues that may have caused its users to have problems accessing the banking service. Monzo revealed that when the issue happened, users were unable to do the following: Log into the app Send
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4 months, 2 weeks
https://www.altfi.com/article/5591_the-future-o...
The future of fintech hinges on cyber security - AltFi Opinion
Cybersecurity is key to preserving the UK’s fintech success and dominance in the global ranks, says Andrew Roughan, Managing Director, Plexal.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://www.forbes.com/sites/madhvimavadiya/201...
Fintech Seems To Be A Priority For Elizabeth Warren's 2020 Election Campaign
Hot on the heels of news that U.K. challenger banks Monzo and N26 will launch in the U.S., Senator Elizabeth Warren has honed in on the fintech space yet again, teaming up with Rep. Ayanna Pressley to help Americans who are living paycheck-to-paycheck with a real-time payments system.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/uk-fintech-bullish/
UK Fintech Bullish Despite Political Uncertainty | The Fintech Times
The UK's fledgling FinTech sector is attracting investment at a record rate, with $2.9bn raised in the first six months of 2019.
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5 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/07/curve-raise...
Curve raises $55m in Series B round
The start-up is now among the top five UK consumer fintechs.
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5 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/07/most-succes...
Most successful Kickstarter campaigns revealed: is crowdfunding the future of fintech funding?
Kickstarter projects had an overall success rate of 36%, with $4.2bn pledged to successfully launched projects.
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5 months
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fintech-startup-...
Fintech Startup Curve Raises $55M, Valuing the Company at a Quarter of a Billion Dollars
Several of Curve’s early stage investors such as Santander InnoVentures, Breega, Seedcamp and Speedinvest have also shown their confidence in Curve by participating again. Shachar Bialick, founder and CEO of Curve said, “While the challenger and traditional banks are busy fighting to win or retain new
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5 months
https://financefeeds.com/fintech-picks-big-cash...
FinTech picks up the big cash again as $55 million series B round empowers Curve - FinanceFeeds
Shachar Bialick, CEO of Curve, considers this particular fintech company to have an advantage over others as it is a technology company and not a challenger bank.
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5 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/07/challenger-...
Challenger banks in France
BankingTech is exploring the challenger bank landscape in France considering their offerings and their technology.
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5 months
https://thefinancialbrand.com/85768/mobile-bank...
First-Rate Mobile Apps Mean More to Consumers Than In-Person Banking
Strong preference for good banking apps, plus tepid branch interest, heightens need for digital transformation among banks and credit unions.
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5 months
https://thefinancialbrand.com/85668/are-you-rea...
Are You Ready for the Invasion of European Challenger Banks?
N26 and Monzo begin introducing their digital-only accounts in the U.S., hoping success achieved overseas translates to victory in America.
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34105/n26-...
N26 launches in the US
German digital bank N26 has launched in the US, beginning a phased roll out of its app-based account and debit card.
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149363...
Digital Bank N26 Launches in the United States via Partnership with Axos Bank
N26, a European digital-only bank, has launched in the US market. Long anticipated, N26 looks to enter one of the most competitive banking markets in the world that is dominated by global money center banks plus thousands of smaller regional operations. N26 is the first
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/17474/inno...
Innovation 2.0: ATMs in the 21st Century
Innovation is reshaping global financial services. From how they are consumed, to who offers them a
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149228...
Monzo Announces New Xero & FreeAgent Integration For Business Accounts
UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday it has formed a new integration with Xero and FreeAgent for its business accounts. Monzo revealed in a blog post: 'We’ve heard that other accounting tools, are important to you too, which we’d love to work on in
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5 months, 1 week
https://ibsintelligence.com/ibs-journal/ibs-new...
Japanese Fintech Startup Kyash raises $14 million in Series B funding
Japanese start-up Kyash, a pre-paid debit based digital wallet app which offers P2P payment as well as payment at Visa merchant globally has recently announced that it has raised $14 million in their Series B funding.
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5 months, 1 week
https://thefinancialbrand.com/85238/bank-credit...
Lagging Banks & Credit Unions Can Still Catch Up with Digital Disruption
Don't panic! Three intensive steps taken immediately can get banking players back into the financial action before it's too late to win.
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5 months, 1 week
https://news.sky.com/story/ex-goldman-chief-she...
Ex-Goldman chief Sherwood joins UK fintech unicorn Revolut
Michael Sherwood is returning to the banking industry as a board member of the British fintech unicorn, Sky News learns.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149129...
Report: Fintech Remains Prominent in UKs Biggest VC Rounds so far in 2019
The UK has been a hotbed of Fintech innovation for years now. The one-two punch of a creative financial services industry combined with a world-leading regulatory approach have joined to create a robust ecosystem of Fintech development. Of course, none of this would take place
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https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/07/an-after-af...
An after after-dark round-up
FinTech Futures unravels the hot topics covered at 11: FS’ live podcast.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149129...
Report: Fintech Remains Prominent in UKs Biggest VC Rounds so far in 2019
The UK has been a hotbed of Fintech innovation for years now. The one-two punch of a creative financial services industry combined with a world-leading regulatory approach have joined to create a robust ecosystem of Fintech development. Of course, none of this would take place
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149033...
UK Fintech Flux Announces New Integration With Just Eat
UK-based fintech Flux announced on Monday it has integrated with Just Eat. According to Flux, Just Eat is the first online-only marketplace the UK to offer Flux receipts. Flux reported that stating on July 1st, Just Eat’s UK customers will be able to access itemized
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149033...
UK Fintech Flux Announces New Integration With Just Eat
UK-based fintech Flux announced on Monday it has integrated with Just Eat. According to Flux, Just Eat is the first online-only marketplace the UK to offer Flux receipts. Flux reported that stating on July 1st, Just Eat’s UK customers will be able to access itemized
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://bankinnovation.net/2019/06/my-money-my-...
My Money My Future's Ortega on meeting the needs of underserved customers | Bank Innovation | Bank Innovation
Ramona Ortega, founder and CEO of personal finance platform My Money My Future, developed an interest in personal money management issues while working as a
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Monzo Publishes 2019 Annual Report
UK challenger bank Monzo has published its 2019 annual report. According to Monzo. The annual report is a detailed look at what a company’s been doing and how that’s affected its finances over the past financial year. CEO of Monzo, Tom Blomfield, has also written
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Big funds look to bypass banks; JPM looks to invest in bank tech company
Several large asset managers plan to meet directly with corporate clients to make loans; 10x Future Technologies promises faster and cheaper banking services.
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Monzo hits £2bn valuation
The latest funding round raised £113 million.
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How to enter a banking market
The lowdown and practical examples of how to launch a bank.
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Chatter: Digital Bank Varo Said to be Shutting Down Personal Loan Division as it Focuses on Becoming First US Fintech Bank
Varo Money, one of a handful of US-based digital challenger banks seeking to receive a bank charter from the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), is shutting down its consumer lending division, according to a reliable source. Multiple employees are said to be looking
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5 months, 3 weeks
http://www.americanbanker.com/morning-scan/will...
Will lower rates bring tougher regulation?; HELOC-backeds return
Dallas Fed chief says lower interest rates may require stricter rules to ward off riskier lending; after financial crisis, debt backed by HELOCs disappeared.
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148777...
UK Challenger Bank Monzo Secures £113 Million Through Latest Investment Round; Bringing Valuation to £2 Billion
UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday it secured £113 million through its latest investment, led by Y Combinator Continuity and Latitude. The round of funding reportedly brings the platform's valuation to £2 billion. The news about Monzo’s latest investment round comes just six months after the
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/24/monzo-doubles-v...
Britain's popular digital bank Monzo doubles valuation to $2.5 billion
U.K. online bank Monzo raised $144 million in a fresh round of funding led by the U.S. start-up accelerator Y Combinator.
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/rise-of-mobile-shop...
Survey Explores the Rise of Mobile Shopping | The Fintech Times
Mobile phone insurance provider, loveit coverit, surveyed people in the UK about their mobile spending habits, including preferred mobile payment options
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/06/jp-morgans-...
JP Morgan’s secretive UK digital bank plans revealed
The new offering is rumoured to rival Monzo and Goldman Sachs' Marcus.
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5 months, 4 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148619...
Monzo Addresses Bank Transfer Errors & How the Digital Bank Platform is Preventing Future Issues
UK challenger bank Monzo addressed recent issues concerning its bank transfer services. The digital banking platform reported that on May 30th, around a quarter of bank transfers into Monzo accounts were failing or delayed by several hours and bank transfers from the Monzo accounts were
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5 months, 4 weeks
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Virgin Money South Africa plans bank account, expansion for fintech...
Virgin Money South Africa will launch a zero monthly fee bank account and cheap ...
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6 months
https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2019/f...
| PYMNTS.com
Collaborative efforts between FinTech firms and traditional financial firms continue to gather steam. In the U.K., the FinTech Alliance debuted with more than 500 members. Elsewhere, Monzo crosses the Pond, and APIs make inroads into real estate.
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6 months
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Beyond 'Truist': A brief history of unusual bank brands
"Truist" was roundly mocked when it was unveiled as the name of the merging BB&T and SunTrust, but it’s hardly the first bank moniker to elicit a "huh?" from critics.
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6 months
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Facebook's cryptocurrency backers; Amazon looks to boost lending
Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are each putting up $10 million to back the cryptocurrency; company “gearing up” to reboot its flagging small business lending unit.
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6 months
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/06/14/neobanks-ga...
Neobanks – Game changers, but do they really care about their customers?
Image Source Neobanks, digital banks, challenger banks – I don’t want to get into the exact specification of how and why we classify Fintechs across this complicated taxonomy. Neobanks have gone fr…
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6 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/06/retail-bank...
Retail banks ignore social media data at their peril
Social media is a valuable and largely untapped source of data for the banks.
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6 months
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Fintech Unicorn Monzo Is Expanding Into the U.S.
Fintech Unicorn Monzo Is Expanding Into the U.S.
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6 months
https://qz.com/1642682/monzo-is-expanding-to-th...
UK fintech darling Monzo will try its luck in the US
The digital bank has big ambitions, and plenty of competition.
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6 months
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33971/n26-...
N26 and Monzo prep US launches
German mobile bank N26 says it intends to enter the US market within 'the next few weeks'. UK challenger Monzo has also confirmed that it will open its first accounts to US consumers in summer 2019.
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6 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148389...
N26 Now Offering Banking Services to 3.5 Million Customers; Announces U.S. Launch Plans
Germany-based challenger bank N26 announced on Wednesday it is now offering its banking service to 3.5 million customers worldwide. The company also revealed that it is a global employer with more than 1300 employees across 60 nationalities. 'As well as headquarters in Berlin, offices in New
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6 months
http://www.americanbanker.com/news/chime-report...
Chime reports big user growth, but rival Varo questions numbers
The CEO of the digital-only bank Chime says it has quadrupled its membership in a year. So why doesn't his counterpart at Varo believe him?
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6 months
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/when-is-a-f...
When is a fintech too big to be bought by a bank?
The head of the venture capital firm Nyca Partners recommends that banks find firms that are big players in narrow markets and wouldn't strain tangible common equity to purchase.
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6 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148388...
UK based Digital Bank Monzo Launches in US, Partners with Licensed Bank to Provide Services
Digital challenger bank Monzo has crossed the Atlantic and entered the US marketplace. On the same day competitor Revolut announced an expansion into Australia, Monzo announced banking services in the US in a release and a blog post. A signup form is available on the
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6 months
http://www.americanbanker.com/news/when-is-a-fi...
When is a fintech too big to be bought by a bank?
The head of the venture capital firm Nyca Partners recommends that banks find firms that are big players in narrow markets and wouldn't strain tangible common equity to purchase.
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6 months
https://bankinnovation.net/2019/06/u-k-challeng...
As part of U.S. launch, challenger bank Monzo seeks CEO | Bank Innovation | Bank Innovation
British challenger bank Monzo today announced the initial roll-out of its financial app and connected Mastercard debit card in the U.S. market. Monzo does not
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6 months
http://www.americanbanker.com/news/uk-challenge...
U.K. challenger bank Monzo aims for U.S. charter in broad stateside push
Monzo has been adding roughly 200,000 users a month in the U.K., and is hoping to replicate that success as it launches in the U.S.
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6 months
https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/investi...
Augmentum Pumps £8.5 Million into Three Technology Companies
London-based venture capital fund Augmentum FinTech released a statement on Thursday saying that it has put £8.5 million into three firms
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6 months
https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Fintech-mak...
Currencycloud takes the payments infrastructure: Fintech Interview 22 - Fintech makes the world go around
Currencycloud offers emerging fintechs make chiild's play of building a payments infrastructure
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6 months, 1 week
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Manulife wields Amazon Prime, chatbot to battle big banks
Manulife Financial, Canada's largest life insurer, is taking on the country's large lenders with a new package of banking products designed to win over digitally savvy millennials.
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6 months, 1 week
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/06/11/saas-offeri...
Saas offerings, re-bundling and the pot of gold
Source Jessica Ellerm wrote about `Something as a service`, the new fintech paradigm while looking at Raisin`s offering. This prompted a discussion with Richard Turrin and Aki Ranin around Saas mod…
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6 months, 1 week
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Where did JPMorgan Chase's Finn experiment go wrong?
The bank launched Finn in an effort to attract millennials. But there were problems with how it implemented the digital-only brand, experts said.
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6 months, 1 week
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fintech-truelaye...
Fintech TrueLayer gets funding from Tencent and Temasek
UK-based fintech TrueLayer has received $35 million in funding from Chinese financial giant Tencent and Singaporean investment company Temasek, Business Insider writes.The post Fintech TrueLayer gets funding from Tencent and Temasek appeared first on The Block.
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6 months, 1 week
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-tencent-l...
China's Tencent leads $35m investment in London fintech start-up
A London-based open banking startup has raised $35m in a funding round led by Chinese technology giant Tencent.
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6 months, 1 week
https://qz.com/1634486/curves-ceo-says-we-are-v...
We are “very close” to peak fintech, with more than 10,000 startups jumping into the boom
Curve CEO Shachar Bialick says many entrepreneurs want to create a Spotify or Amazon for money. Not all are going to make it.
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6 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/78676/tri...
Tribe Payments granted Mastercard certification
Tribe Payments, a team of industry experts dedicated to delivering the future of payments, has secured certification from Mastercard as an issuer and acquirer processor across Europe.
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6 months, 1 week
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/06/truelayer-g...
TrueLayer gains $35 million investment
Chinese tech giant, Tencent Holdings, led the latest round of funding.
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://qz.com/1634486/curves-ceo-says-we-are-v...
We are “very close” to peak fintech, with more than 10,000 startups jumping into the boom
Curve CEO Shachar Bialick says many entrepreneurs want to create a Spotify or Amazon for money. Not all are going to make it.
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6 months, 2 weeks
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Why Now Is Ideal Time For Banking Brands To Assert Their Privacy Role
With tech giants like Facebook facing intense privacy scrutiny, banks and credit unions should personalize based on trust and transparency.
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148069...
Money Management App Money Dashboard Announces Integration with Revolut, Chip and Marcus by Goldman Sachs
Money Dashboard, a UK-based online personal financial management service, announced on Tuesday it has released integrations with three new account providers - Revolut, Chip, and Marcus by Goldman Sachs. According to Money Dashboard, the integrations help consumers track spending and progress towards their savings goals in real time.
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.businessinsider.com/tencent-and-tem...
UK startup fintech TrueLayer just won funding from China's Tencent and Singaporean wealth fund Temasek
The $35 million funding round, which closed on Tuesday, is set to help fuel the company's expansion further into Europe and Asia.
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/06/starling-pa...
Starling partners with paytechs Tribe and PelicanPay
Tribe launched at Money 20/20 Europe with UnionPay International deal.
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.timesunion.com/technology/businessi...
UK fintech Tribe Payments is partnering with UnionPay as part of the Chinese giant's 'aggressive' push into Europe
Thomson Reuters Chinese payments giant UnionPay is going into a partnership with UK fintech startup Tribe Payments. UnionPay is the third largest card and payments provider in the world, after Mastercard and Visa, and has "very aggressive" plans for expansion in Europe, Tribe Payments' CEO told Business Insider. "An IPO is already an aim for the future," says the Tribe Payments CEO. China's largest payments provider UnionPay is making major strides into Europe by launching a partnership with UK fintech start up Tribe Payments. UnionPay was founded in 2002 under a mandate by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and has issued some 6 billion cards to date. The company's platform has mostly expanded in Asia but has come under increasing competition from disruptive brands like Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay. "We have the largest cardholder base in the world," says Wei Zhihong, UnionPay International's market director and head of its European branch. "Working with innovative partners such as Tribe Payments is a key part of our expansion and growth in the European market where we are accepted by 3.3 million merchants in over 40 countries." The state-run giant's expansion is a "a very aggressive move into the European market," says Suresh Vaghjiani, CEO of Tribe Payments, in an interview with Business Insider. "Visa and Mastercard run the show, but UnionPay have a big ambition in this region and we are the first to offer...
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsid...
UK fintech Tribe Payments is partnering with UnionPay as part of the Chinese giant's 'aggressive' push into Europe
Thomson Reuters Chinese payments giant UnionPay is going into a partnership with UK fintech startup Tribe Payments. UnionPay is the third largest card and payments provider in the world, after Mastercard and Visa, and has "very aggressive" plans for expansion in Europe, Tribe Payments' CEO told Business Insider. "An IPO is already an aim for the future," says the Tribe Payments CEO. China's largest payments provider UnionPay is making major strides into Europe by launching a partnership with UK fintech start up Tribe Payments. UnionPay was founded in 2002 under a mandate by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and has issued some 6 billion cards to date. The company's platform has mostly expanded in Asia but has come under increasing competition from disruptive brands like Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay. "We have the largest cardholder base in the world," says Wei Zhihong, UnionPay International's market director and head of its European branch. "Working with innovative partners such as Tribe Payments is a key part of our expansion and growth in the European market where we are accepted by 3.3 million merchants in over 40 countries." The state-run giant's expansion is a "a very aggressive move into the European market," says Suresh Vaghjiani, CEO of Tribe Payments, in an interview with Business Insider. "Visa and Mastercard run the show, but UnionPay have a big ambition in this region and we are the first to offer...
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-unionpay-...
UK fintech Tribe Payments is partnering with UnionPay as part of the Chinese giant's 'aggressive' push into Europe
"Visa and Mastercard run the show, but UnionPay have a big ambition in this region and we are the first to offer their platform here."
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.etftrends.com/thematic-investing-ch...
When Will the FinTech Bubble Burst? | ETF Trends
Reading about FinTech unicorns and pizzas worth $80 million, you would think that the world was bubbling over with wealth.
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.fintechmagazine.com/fintech/contis-...
Contis research: high street banks must partner with fintechs
Contis says challenger banks like Monzo will take over if high street banks do not innovate.
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/05/money-dashb...
Revolut, Chip and Marcus by GS integrate with Money Dashboard
UK fintechs collaborate to help consumers spend smarter and reach saving goals.
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33910/revo...
Revolut hires head of public affairs; former CFO resurfaces at Money Dashboard
Following a spate of bad publicity, fintech unicorn Revolut has updated its terms and conditions and hired an advisor to former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull as head of public affairs. Meanwhile, the company's former CFO, who recently left amidst money laundering control failure claims, has resurfaced at Money Dashboard.
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/78609/mon...
Money Dashboard integrates with Revolut and Marcus; hires CFO
Money management app Money Dashboard has released integrations with three new account providers - Revolut, Chip and Marcus by Goldman Sachs.
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6 months, 2 weeks
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Look Back to Move Forward: Tribal Banking in the Digital Age | The Fintech Times
Technological advances that delight us have intersected with an increased consumer demand for transparency and fairness leading to the massive unbundling
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6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/05/147899...
Finally. Revolut Adds Apple Pay to its Digital Banking Service
Long anticipated, digital challenger bank Revolut has added ApplePay to its growing list of services. The option to add a Revolut card to ApplePay is reportedly popping up across Europe. Apparently, Apple Pay is only officially available in the UK and France but according to
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6 months, 3 weeks
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Want to know what the hottest jobs in fintech are?
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6 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/05/147779...
3 Challenges of Scaling a Fintech Company Across Borders
Investments in Fintech surged in 2018, reaching US $55 billion worldwide and doubling that of the year before, according to Accenture. Fintech companies are also getting bigger. Currently, 19 out of Forbes’ 50 Most Innovative Fintech Companies in 2019 have valuations of US$1 billion or
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6 months, 3 weeks
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Marketplace Lending News Roundup – May 25, 2019 - Lend Academy
During the week I share the latest marketplace lending and fintech news on Twitter as it happens. Then every Saturday I take the most interesting news items and blog posts from the past week and share them here. ‘We were willing to shock historical norms’: Otting on OCC’s makeover from American Banker – In a wide …
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6 months, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/monzo-hits-2m/
Monzo Hits 2m Customer Milestone | The Fintech Times
Monzo has hit 2 million current account customers, signing up more than 35,000 new people every week.The impressive growth means that 3 in every 100 people
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6 months, 3 weeks
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TransferWise becomes Europe’s most valuable fintech
The British cross-border payments firm hopes to turn banks into its clients
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6 months, 3 weeks
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Scotland’s fintech sector buoyant shape in 2019
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6 months, 4 weeks
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Fintech Tips: How to invest using apps? - AltFi News
Fintechs offer saving and investing options ranging from digital piggy banks to trading in cryptocurrencies. Here is a guide for those new to fintech investing.
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6 months, 4 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33845/monz...
Monzo hits two million customer milestone
UK challenger bank Monzo has broken through the two million customer mark, with sign-ups continuing to accelerate for the app-only bank.
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6 months, 4 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/05/147568...
Monzo Attracts Two Million Users to Digital Banking Platform
UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday it has attracted two million users to its digital banking platform. Founded in 2015, Monzo reported that it is building a “new kind of bank” that lives within smartphones and is built for the way users live today.
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7 months
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33845/monz...
Monzo hits two million account milestone
UK challenger bank Monzo has broken through the two million customer mark, with customer sign-ups continuing to accelerate for the app-only bank.
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7 months
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Fintech startup Wagestream picks up £15m from Balderton and Northzone
London fintech startup Wagestream has today closed a £15m series A funding round, co-led by venture capital investors Balderton Capital and Northzone.
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7 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/05/singapore-b...
Singapore-based challenger YouTrip scores $25.5m funding
It will use the funding for international expansion.
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7 months
https://www.scotsman.com/business/fintech-soar-...
Fintech Soar to disrupt ethical banking with £450,000 grant
A Glasgow-based fintech is aiming to disrupt the ethical banking sector with new “first of its kind” software after securing six-figure funding to develop its offering.
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7 months
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How to Identify Payments Trends Worth Following
Payment trends come and go. A select few can endure the test of time, but far more end up flashes in...
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7 months
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Fintech bank Monzo slows business account plans after missing out on grant
The fintech firm had been hoping to land the top prize of £50m but lost out to incumbent banks
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7 months, 1 week
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/05/why-retail-...
Why retail banks should not be afraid of collaboration, even with tech giants
Collaboration for incumbents is the only way to catch up with the market and become truly consumer-centric.
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7 months, 1 week
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/05/manchester-...
Manchester: the “only logical choice” outside London for Europe’s fastest growing fintech
UK's Northern Powerhouse will be supported by the success of Manchester.
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7 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/05/147239...
Digital Bank Marcus UK Tops 250,000 Customers, £8 Billion in Deposits
A report in Yahoo Finance indicates that Marcus, Goldman Sachs' digital only challenger bank, is doing quite well in the United Kingdom. Des McDaid, the Managing Director for Marcus in the UK, stated: “We’ve passed a quarter of a million customers and just over £8bn
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7 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/05/147064...
Jumio Further Strengthens Partnership With UK Challenger Bank Monzo
U.S. fintech Jumio announced on Thursday it has joined forces with UK challenger banker Monzo. Jumio reported that it has been Monzo’s primary identity verification solution since 2017 and the companies have worked together to offer an easy-to-use, intuitive mobile onboarding experience for Monzo’s customers,
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7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/04/146897...
Monzo Introduces New Account Customization Premium Feature Monzo Plus
UK challenger bank Monzo announced earlier this week the launch of its new customization premium feature, Monzo Plus. Monzo reported that it previously published a list of things it was looking to explore throughout 2019, including an option to allow users to purchase “add-ons” for their
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7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/17173/how-...
How can banks win against the tech and internet giants?
Innovation has not occurred at a rapid pace in banking as it has in other industry sectors. Over a y...
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7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/04/rbss-digita...
RBS’s digital challenger Bo taps Mambu’s cloud tech
EXCLUSIVE: Bo is expected to launch to retail customers in 2019, underpinned by Mambu's core banking tech.
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7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/04/rbss-digita...
RBS’s digital challenger Bo taps Mambu’s cloud tech
EXCLUSIVE: Bo is expected to launch to retail customers in 2019, underpinned by Mambu's core banking tech.
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7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/04/rbss-digita...
RBS’s digital challenger Bo taps Mambu’s cloud tech
EXCLUSIVE: Bo is expected to launch to retail customers in 2019, underpinned by Mambu's core banking tech.
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7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/04/how-the-uk-...
How the UK fintech sector is set to fare this year
The fintech sector continues to boom and will maintain peaked interest from investors in 2019.
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8 months
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/78083/mon...
Monzo adds emoji icons to P2P payments
Monzo-to-Monzo payments make it easy for you to pay other people.
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8 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33684/hali...
Halifax rebrand slammed for copying Monzo and Starling
Days after Halifax's attempt at a rebrand to compete with digital banks such as Monzo and Starling, social media users noticed that the bank's new identity may have taken the competition a little too literally.
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8 months, 1 week
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/04/top-fintech...
Top fintech stories this week – 12 March 2019
Teradata's event coverage, Sopra Steria acquired SAB, and other news.
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8 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/78036/dig...
Digital mortage broker Trussle names Simon Williams as chairman
Today, the UK’s first online mortgage broker announces appointment of two senior hires to the executive board. Veteran banker, Simon Williams, and product technology executive, Supriya Uchill, have joined the company as it enters a major expansion phase.
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8 months, 1 week
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/04/bnext-launc...
Bnext launches travel insurance
The Spanish challenger is already expanding its product portfolio.
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8 months, 1 week
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/04/new-funding...
New funding set to make Monzo second-largest UK fintech startup
£2bn valuation will see the challenger bank leapfrog rival Revolut.
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8 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/04/146198...
UK Challenger Bank Redwood Surpasses £100 Million Lending Milestone
UK-based challenger bank Redwood has reportedly surpassed £100 million in lending. As previously reported, Redwood is considered one of the newest additions to the future of banking, joining peers such as Monzo, Starling, Revolut and more. Redwood is on a mission to target the SME
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8 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33663/monz...
Monzo and Tandem close in on monster funding rounds
UK-based digital challenger banks Monzo and Tandem are both rumoured to be on the verge of significant funding rounds that would see their valuations soar.
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8 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/04/146061...
Monzo: Users May Now Open An ISA Through Monzo Mobile App
UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Thursday that users may now use the Monzo mobile app to open a cash ISA (Individual Savings Account), thanks to its partnership with OakNorth. It was revealed: 'You’ll need to deposit a minimum of £500 to open one. In both
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8 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/77832/cur...
Current Account Switch Service releases annual report
The Current Account Switch Service achieved its 5 millionth switch in 2018, with a total of 929,000 people switching in-year, according to its Annual Report published today.
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8 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33580/monz...
Monzo drops plans to join UK cheque image clearing system
Digital challenger bank Monzo has abandoned efforts to join the UK's cheque image clearing system in order to focus instead on its business banking efforts.
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8 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/03/145699...
Monzo Pauses Plans to Join UK’s Cheque Image Clearing System
UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Friday it was putting its plans on hold to allow its users to pay in cheques with a picture. The startup reported that last year it announced its plans to join the Image Clearing System, but in January, it
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8 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33580/monz...
Monzo pulls out of plans to join UK cheque image clearing system
Digital challenger bank Monzo has abandoned efforts to join the UK's cheque image clearing system in order to focus instead on its business banking efforts.
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9 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33527/the-...
The challenger bank playbook: A deep dive
Finextra reports on the rise of the challenger bank economy in Asia, as Money20/20 prepares to open its doors to a new wave of disruptors and innovators in Singapore next week.
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9 months, 2 weeks
http://www.americanbanker.com/articles/barclays...
Barclays to merge BPay, Pingit products as banks fend off Apple
Barclays Plc is preparing to merge its wearable mobile payments product BPay with its more popular Pingit app, after it struggled to attract users.
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9 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/revolut-ceo-refu...
Revolut CEO Refutes Claims of Negligence and Money Laundering Breach
The CEO of Revolut has denied recent allegations that the company breached money laundering laws.
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9 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/77486/kfc...
KFC signs on with Flux
Today, KFC and Flux are launching paperless receipts linked to selected bank cards across KFC restaurants in the UK.
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9 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/77461/lon...
London crowned Unicorn capital of Europe
London is top choice for international scale-up businesses, according to latest data compiled by London & Partners, showing that the UK capital is Europe’s number one tech hub for unicorn companies and attracted more foreign direct investment (FDI) than any other city in 2018.
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9 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/02/144968...
Innovate Finance Publishes Women in FinTech Powerlist 2018: Leading the Way
Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK Fintech, published its Women FinTech Powerlist. Launched in 2015, the Women in FinTech Powerlist has increasingly attracted a global audience, resulting in an unprecedented volume of applications and nominations this year from around the world. The 2018 iteration
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9 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/02/144822...
Crowdcube Looks to Change Nominee Terms for Monzo Investors, Takes Heat in Online Forum
In the past week, Crowdcube has issued a request to change the Nominee terms for Monzo, a digital-only challenger bank that has gained Unicorn status. Monzo has crowdfunded several times on Crowdcube. The most recent crowdfunding round saw the Fintech raise £2 million in just two
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10 months
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/16666/pins...
Pinstripes or denim? Changing the culture of corporate banking
The future of corporate banking is here, and it’s wearing jeans and trainers. Traditional corporate ...
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10 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/02/144385...
Innovate Finance Releases UK FinTech Report: Very Big Deals
According to Innovate Finance's new report 2018 FinTech VC Investment Landscape, investment in UK FinTech rose by 18% to $3.3 billion in 2018. Some additional highlights from the report include: Growth private equity investment rose 57% to $1.6 billion, while venture capital dipped to $1.7 billion
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10 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/02/144385...
Innovate Finance Releases UK FinTech Report: Very Big Deals
According to Innovate Finance's new report 2018 FinTech VC Investment Landscape, investment in UK FinTech rose by 18% to $3.3 billion in 2018. Some additional highlights from the report include: Growth private equity investment rose 57% to $1.6 billion, while venture capital dipped to $1.7 billion
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10 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/02/144344...
Monzo Launches First 100 Business Accounts
UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday the launch of its first 100 business accounts. This news comes just a few months after Monzo revealed it was considered business banking, with Founder and CEO, Tom Blomfield, stating 2019 plans included business accounts. Speaking about the new
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10 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33354/monz...
Monzo to begin Beta testing of business acounts
Monzo has opened a waiting list for its up-and-coming business accounts, accepting the first 100 applicants for Beta testing.
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10 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/16645/buil...
Building software development around customer needs
A 2018 report by Accenture, Back Office, it’s Time to Meet the Customers, found that 75% of operatio...
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10 months, 1 week
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/02/08/open-bankin...
Open banking – Keep calm and saddle up for a five year run
Image Source A year on – and that’s a big milestone for many. But in the legacy banking world, nothing gets done in a year. And it’s not surprising that open banking has been more…
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10 months, 1 week
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Digital Banks - Business Models
Amongst the multitude of digital-only banks that emerged recently in Europe, the big five (Monzo, N2...
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10 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143951...
Monzo & Flux Expands Partnership: Now Offering Flux Receipts & Rewards Directly Within the Monzo App
UK challenger bank Monzo and fintech Flux announced on Thursday they have expanded their partnership to offer Flux receipts and rewards directly within the Monzo app. According to the duo, Monzo customers the option to be able to see exactly what they’ve bought, whenever they use their
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10 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/77148/mon...
Monzo goes live with Flux digital receipts
Thanks to our partnership with Flux, you’ll now be able to see receipts for purchases at selected retailers in your Monzo app!
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10 months, 2 weeks
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Digital Banks - Value Propositions
There is little doubt that mobile is an increasingly popular channel to manage finances as 2018 saw ...
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10 months, 3 weeks
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Loyalty and banks: a marriage of convenience?
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10 months, 4 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143560...
Revolut Experiences Embarrassing App Failure that Leaves Some Customers Hanging
Digital bank Revolut experienced an App failure yesterday that left some customers hanging, according to a thread on Twitter. The embarrassing fail comes a bit over a month after Revolut announced the company had received a long-anticipated banking license. Revolut took to Twitter to respond
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11 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143370...
Digital Bank Marcus Now Has $35 Billion in Deposits. 'Our Plan Has Always Been to Build a Platform'
Digital only bank Marcus continues to gain traction in both the US and the UK. During the Q4 earnings call by Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) yesterday, the management team shared some additional insight into the Fintech's growth. Goldman, by the way, reported blowout numbers which
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11 months, 1 week
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/01/11/monzo-londo...
Monzo – London’s latest Unicorn sets sight on Global expansion
It doesn’t get bigger than Monzo and its CEO Tom Blomfield for London/UK Fintech. After grabbing headlines over the past 12 months, the end of 2018, saw Monzo achieve the status of a Fintech …
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11 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143160...
Crowdcube Highlights from 2018, Including an Exciting Focus on Spain
This week UK based crowdfunding platform Crowdcube touted its best year to date when measured by multiple metrics; Q4 was said to be the most successful quarter in the history of the platform. Crowdcube channelled 166 million euros in 198 capital campaigns for European companies this
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11 months, 1 week
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/01/09/is-rbs-bein...
Is RBS being influenced by the FMCG greats in its fintech strategy?
Yesterday RBS announced it had upped its investment into one of its portfolio fintech companies, adding an additional £2m pounds into financial management app Loot, to take its stake to 25%. The i…
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11 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33177/monz...
Monzo brings in industry vet Hoffman as chairman
UK app-based bank Monzo has a new chairman: Gary Hoffman, an industry veteran who steered Northern Rock through its emergency bailout a decade ago.
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11 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143087...
Monzo Looks Back on 2018 Successes & Announces 2019 Goals
Just days after ringing in the new year, UK challenger bank Monzo took a look back at all of its successes throughout 2018. The fintech unicorn hit various milestones throughout the past twelve months, including quickly securing £20 million through its most recent crowdfunding round and
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11 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33169/new-...
New RBS digital bank invests in Loot
The Royal Bank of Scotland's new digital bank Bó has paid £5 million for a 25% stake in student-focused fintech startup Loot.
Fintastico Team
11 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/16495/when...
When physical and digital banking worlds collide
Over the past 12 months challenger banks have started to move their digital banking into the physica...
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11 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/142976...
No Surprise: Report Indicates Digital Bank Monzo Planning US Expansion
Digital bank Monzo is preparing to cross the Atlantic and enter the US market, according to a report in Techcrunch. 'Multiple sources' have substantiated the rumblings of Monzo's pending US expansion. This should come as no surprise to many as several other digital banks, such
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11 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33155/move...
Move over Monzo?
Fintech startup Viola Black is trading on the popular buzz surrounding hip UK challenger Monzo to promote its pre-paid card and mobile money management app.
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12 months
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33138/just...
Just four out eleven contenders for RBS bail out cash are challengers
Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) has drawn up a shortlist of 11 institutions who qualify to join a £275 million incentivised switching scheme for SME customers established under the terms of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) bail out fund.
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12 months
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/33139/flux...
Flux scores $7.5 million funding round
Digital receipt startup Flux has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding led by venture capital firm e-ventures with participation from existing backers PROfounders and Anthemis.
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12 months
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/16448/thre...
Three Christmas Wishes for Digital Banking
Whilst most writers will turn their attention to reviewing the past year or more likely their predic...
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1 year
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/11/141444...
US Based Quovo Becomes Registered Account Information Service Provider, Registered in Open Banking Directory
Data platform Quovo reports it has been granted registration in the Open Banking Directory. As a Registered Account Information Service Provider (RAISP), regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Quovo gains better access to the UK market and potentially continental Europe. The registration, which
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1 year, 1 month
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/11/141367...
Monzo Forms Partnership With Financial Capability Lab to Help Users Save Money
UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with the Financial Capability Lab. According to the Monzo, the Financial Capability Lab was started in 2016 by the Money Advice Service, in partnership with the government’s Behavioural Insights Team. The startup also reported that
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1 year, 1 month
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/76386/mon...
Monzo joins with Financial Capability Lab to test new services
The UK’s Financial Capability Lab, a collaboration between the Money Advice Service and the Behavioural Insights Team, today announced a partnership with mobile-only challenger bank, Monzo, to develop new technologies that increase the financial wellbeing and capability of UK consumers.
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America's Quovo joins UK's Open Banking regime
Quovo, a data platform providing connectivity to financial accounts, today announced it has become a Registered Account Information Service Provider (RAISP), regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Monzo to offer cash deposits via PayPoint
PayPoint has announced today that challenger bank, Monzo, has chosen PayPoint’s cash payments solution for its current account holders. Customers can now deposit up to £300 cash directly into their Monzo account in a single transaction at any of PayPoint’s 28,000 convenience stores nationwide.
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Monzo Forms New Partnership with PayPoint For Cash Payment Solution
UK-based challenger bank Monzo has teamed up with PayPoint to use its cash payments solution for its current account holders. According to the fintech, customers may now deposit up to £300 cash directly into their Monzo account in a single transaction at any of PayPoint’s 28,000 stores.
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1 year, 1 month
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Monzo offers cash deposits via PayPoint
PayPoint has announced today that challenger bank, Monzo, has chosen PayPoint’s cash payments solution for its current account holders. Customers can now deposit up to £300 cash directly into their Monzo account in a single transaction at any of PayPoint’s 28,000 convenience stores nationwide.
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Nationwide takes stake in Moneyhub
Nationwide Building Society is dipping in to its £50 million venture fund to take a minority stake in UK-based personal financial management app Moneyhub.
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1 year, 1 month
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Citing Low Taxes & Government Support, UK Says 100s of Jobs Created by Overseas Investment Including Fintech
The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) is out with a note this morning saying £109 million of foreign investment will create 359 new jobs as money goes into the high tech sector, including the important Fintech industry. DIT states that 11 different investments will
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Mobile-only challenger Starling arrives on the high street; picks up new funding
App-only bank Starling is coming to the high street thanks to a partnership with the Post Office to offer 'Everyday Banking' services to both its personal and business customers.
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Five ways banks are responding to the fintech threat
Acquisitions, partnerships and ‘digital attacker’ approach are among the defences
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Marcus' UK Success Has Bank Rivals Worried | PYMNTS.com
Goldman Sachs is scaring competitors in the U.K. with its recently-launched savings account that gives savers a bigger return. Reuters, citing one of the U.K. banks, reported banks are seeing an increase in customers switching to Goldman Sachs. Others, according to Reuters, have rolled out new accounts or increased the rates they pay in an […]
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Five ways banks are responding to the fintech threat
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Marcus' UK Success Has Bank Rivals Worried | PYMNTS.com
Goldman Sachs is scaring competitors in the U.K. with its recently-launched savings account that gives savers a bigger return. Reuters, citing one of the U.K. banks, reported banks are seeing an increase in customers switching to Goldman Sachs. Others, according to Reuters, have rolled out new accounts or increased the rates they pay in an […]
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Future Digital Bank & P2P Lender Zopa Raises £60 Million, Plans for Expansion
Zopa, the UK's largest consumer peer to peer lending platform, has closed on a £60 million funding round - its largest capital raise to date. This most recent funding round was partially announced back in August when Zopa reported it had raised £44 million. The new capital
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More Money: Crowdcube Raises £8.5 Million in Funding Round Led by Draper Esprit
Leading European VC group, Draper Esprit, has led a £8.5 million funding round in UK crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. According to release by the company, Draper Esprit has taken a £6 million stake in Crowdcube. The funding round also saw the participation of Balderton Capital and
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1 year, 1 month
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Draper Esprit leads £8.5 million investment in Crowdcube
Draper Esprit, one of Europe’s leading venture capital firms, has taken a £6 million stake in Crowdcube, the global market leader in equity crowdfunding, to accelerate growth and continue its drive towards profitability in 2019.
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5 Fintech Startups to Watch in 2019
5 of the Hottest Fintech start-ups to Watch in 2019 Who are the fintech start-ups worth banking on i...
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Crowdcube Has Now Helped to Raise Capital for Three UK Unicorns
UK Unicorns Monzo, BrewDog & Revolut are Crowdcube Alumni UK's largest investment crowdfunding platform by volume Crowdcube has now helped to raise capital for three separate unicorns aka firms that have attained a valuation of $ 1 billion or more. Crowdcube pointed to this fact
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UK Challenger Bank Monzo Secures £85 Million Through Latest Investment Round Led By General Catalyst; Announces Upcoming Crowdfunding Round
UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced on Wednesday it successfully secured £85 million through its latest investment round, which was led by General Catalyst, alongside Accel and the startup's existing investors. The company's valuation is now at $1 billion. Founded in 2015, Monzo describes itself as a fintech startup that “lives
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Fintech, Big Tech Rivals Drive Growing Dedication To Innovation
Innovation in Retail Banking report shows growing commitment to innovation, but insufficient investment in advanced data analytics.
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1 year, 1 month
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Banking's Biggest Breakthroughs Powered By Fintech, Big Tech Innovators
Innovation in Retail Banking report shows growing commitment to innovation, but insufficient investment in advanced data analytics.
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1 year, 1 month
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UK Challenger Bank Monzo Secures £85 Million Through Latest Investment Round Led By General Catalyst; Announces Upcoming Crowdfunding Round
UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced on Wednesday it successfully secured £85 million through its latest investment round, which was led by General Catalyst, alongside Accel and the startup's existing investors. The company's valuation is now at $1 billion. Founded in 2015, Monzo describes itself as a fintech startup that “lives
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Monzo Reaches Unicorn Status: $1.3B Valuation | PYMNTS.com
Monzo, the U.K. mobile-only bank, now has a valuation of $1.3 billion, pushing the startup into unicorn status. Reuters, citing Monzo, reported the mobile bank said Wednesday (October 31) that it raised 85 million pounds — and as a result, has a valuation of more than $1 billion. Proceeds from the round of fundraising is going […]
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Monzo achieves Unicorn status
App-based banking startup Monzo is joining the Unicorn club on the back of a new £85 million funding round that values the three-year old banking newcomer at over £1 billion
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Payment outages don’t have to keep happening. Here’s why.
Over the last 12-months, several high-profile FinTechs and challenger banks have experienced multip...
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Open Banking comes to small business lending with Lloyds and iwoca
Iwoca has become the first small business lender to use Open Banking rules to connect with one of the UK's largest banks, enabling customers of Lloyds Bank to submit their transaction history and apply for a loan.
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Fintech, Big Tech Rivals Drive Growing Dedication To Innovation
Innovation in Retail Banking report shows growing commitment to innovation, but insufficient investment in advanced data analytics.
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Fintech, Big Tech Rivals Drive Growing Dedication To Innovation
Innovation in Retail Banking report shows growing commitment to innovation, but insufficient investment in advanced data analytics.
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The Product Engineering Paradigm:Moving from idea to production at the speed of customer expectation
With all the acronyms in the digital world, let’s talk about one more: VUCA. The term itself is no
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London Fintech Firm Yoyo Wins $30m Funding Round — Red Herring
Yoyo, a British mobile payments and loyalty platform, has won $30 million from fintech investor Hard Yaka. The London-based startup, founded in 2013 by Michael Rolphe, David Nicholson and Alain Falys, will…
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OakNorth: The Lending Bank of the Future | The Fintech Times
Launched in 2015, UK based bank OakNorth provides fast and flexible debt finance to fast-growth businesses and established property developers and investors
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Current account switching: TSB the biggest loser; challengers beat big incumbents
The UK's TSB shed over 16,000 customers in the past quarter as it continued to grapple with the fall out from its botched IT upgrade.
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1 year, 1 month
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Why a Small Texas Bank Is Betting Big on a New Digital-Only Brand
A small community institution breaks from the pack with a fresh fintech-powered digital-only banking model targeting a unique niche.
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1 year, 1 month
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Why Big Brands are Playing to the Funding Crowd
Boutique hotel trailblazer Mr & Mrs Smith had no regrets when it checked into the crowdfunding world and saw its £1 million investment target exceeded within the first day. The company, which has built a global membership of 1.5 million since husband-and-wife team Tamara and James Lohan launched
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More Than 3/4 of UK Consumers Unsure of Fintech, According to TopLine Comms Survey | The Fintech Times
More than eight out of ten people in Britain are ‘unsure’ of fintech, according to a survey of 2,000 UK consumers commissioned by TopLine Comms.
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1 year, 1 month
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Bank of England, the main roadblock to opening up UK payments
We learned on Thursday 18th October 2018, at the launch event of Pay.uk, that any renewal of the UK'...
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Eight out of ten Brits wary of fintech
More than eight out of ten people in Britain (83 percent) are ‘unsure’ of fintech, according to a survey of 2,000 UK consumers commissioned by TopLine Comms.
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1 year, 1 month
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Why Millennials Refuse To Open Bank Accounts Digitally
Clunky digital account opening is the biggest reason applications are abandoned. This costs financial institutions countless new customers.
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An Open Future for Finance
To deliver the level of quality expected from an organisation in today’s consumer-prioritized enviro...
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Would Your Customers Switch to the Bank of Amazon? | Bank Innovation | Bank Innovation
It's safe to say most of the financial services world is curious to know if and when a "Bank of Amazon" will become a reality. The question banks are perhaps
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How Banks Can Prevail in a Fintech, Techfin World
The future of banking is more becoming more clear, with the use of data for personalization and engagement being the key to success.
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How Banks Can Prevail in a Fintech, Techfin World
The future of banking is more becoming more clear, with the use of data for personalization and engagement being the key to success.
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Fintech firm Curve looking to raise $50 million to become the 'Amazon of banking'
Curve has created an app that brings all a person's various accounts together and allows users to spend money using one card.
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N26 begins UK roll out
Berlin-based mobile-only bank N26 is finally opening for business in the UK, beginning with the onboarding of friends and family of current staff followed by the 50,000 or so prospective customers to have joined a waiting list set up a year ago.
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A data gateway to insights: Current accounts and the case for ML
Once a mainstay of the banking industry, current accounts are increasingly perceived as a utility pr...
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Exclusive! Mr & Mrs Smith Founder Tamara Lohan Discusses the Record-Breaking Crowdcube Raise, Global Travel Industry Growth & Women in Tech
Since Mr & Mrs Smith, a global luxury travel business, launched its equity crowdfunding campaign through Crowdcube in September, the business has been the first offering to top €5 million. At this writing, Mr & Mrs Smith has secured over £5,817,124 -- overfunding by 581%--
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Wallet Provider Blockchain.com Makes LinkedIn’s 2018 Top 25 UK Startup List
Nicolas Cary’s Blockchain.com wallet service has come in ninth place in this year’s Top 25 startups list by LinkedIn.
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Siri and Alexa: driving change in corporate banking
Just as people have quickly adjusted to using digital assistants such as Alexa, Siri or Cortana to c...
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100 – £1 Million Crowdfunding Rounds: Crowdcube Goes Large
Investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has shared a new milestone: 100 issuers have now raised £1 million or more on their platform. While it is nice to note accomplishments like this, the fact that crowdfunding platforms are listing larger offerings is a natural part of the
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Monzo Milestone: 1 Million People Now Use the Challenger Bank’s Services (Infographic)
UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday that 1 million people are now using its services. Founded in 2015, Monzo is building a new kind of bank, which will live on smartphone and are built for the way the user lives today. 'We're doing things
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UK Mobile Banking Creates Challenger Banks | PYMNTS.com
Millions of customers across Europe are placing their money with challenger banks over traditional financial institutions. According to The New York Times, favorable regulations in the region and a rise in investor funding have helped boost business for mobile banking companies like Monzo, a British startup that offers checking accounts and ATM cards without a […]
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Monzo hits one million customer mark
Digital challenger bank Monzo over the weekend welcomed its millionth customer.
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The biggest UK challenger bank yet: what does the Virgin-CYBG merger say about industry’s future?
Last Monday, 96% of CYBG shareholders voted to accept Virgin’s all-share offer to merge. It looks li...
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FIs, FinTech Collaborations Abound Abroad | PYMNTS.com
From Abu Dhabi to Singapore, government efforts are underway to court FI/FinTech collaborations. In NY, salvos of lawsuits are being lobbed over FinTech banking charters. Also, Open Banking via API makes inroads in the U.K.
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Yolt completes Open Banking API connections with all CMA9 banks
Yolt, the smart thinking money app, has today announced it has become the first third-party provider (TTP) to successfully complete Application Programming Interface (API) connections under the new Open Banking regulation with nine of the biggest high street banks in the UK.
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Financial Services: What really needs to change?
Among the many critical success factors driving change across the financial sector, some obvious one...
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Monzo: A Guide to Building the Digital Bank of the Future
Monzo is a licensed digital-only bank that has developed advanced digital banking apps and functionality that can be a guide for traditional banks.
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The connected future of fintech
Between 2010 and 2015, the financial services industry changed drastically. In just those five years...
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Inside Scoop on Northern Bloc Ice Cream's New Crowdcube Raise
Earlier this month UK crowdfunded Crowdcube blogged that £500 million had been pledged on the platform and has resulted in more than 700 successful raises, for startups to sizeable scale-ups including fintech unicorn Revolut, digital, mobile-only bank Monzo and the British multinational brewery BrewDog. Food and beverage
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Starling Bank Debuts Current Accounts for 16 & 17 year olds
Digital challenger bank Starling Bank announced on Thursday the launch of its current accounts specifically for 16 and 17-year-olds. According to Starling Bank, the accounts will have the functionality of a full current account, empowering young people to manage their money effectively and offering them payment
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Starling to help RBS develop digital bank
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reportedly enlisted the help of challenger bank Starling in its efforts to develop a digital bank of its own.
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Money Dashboard Announces Integration With Monzo
Money Dashboard, a UK-based online personal financial management service, has integrated with challenger bank, Monzo. Founded in 2009, Money Dashboard is described as a personal financial assistant that shows users exactly where money goes and helps the user make better financial decisions. The user may
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Money Dashboard integrates with Monzo
Digital banking enthusiasts now have access to an integration between Money Dashboard, voted UK’s Best Personal Finance App, and the rapidly growing mobile-only bank, Monzo.
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Monzo eyes unicorn status
British challenger bank Monzo is looking to close a $150 million funding round by the end of the year, pushing it into the unicorn league with a $1.5 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times.
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Monzo To Reach Unicorn Status With Fresh Funds | PYMNTS.com
Monzo, the U.K. digital bank, is on track to become the next European FinTech startup to reach unicorn status. According to a report in the Financial Times, with a new round of funding Monzo is expected to have a valuation of up to $1.5 billion, giving it the new status in the investment community. Monzo […]
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Crowdcube Tops £500 Million in Pledged Crowdfunding Investment | Crowdfund Insider
Crowdcube, a leading UK crowdfunding platform, has topped £500 million in "pledged investment" for listed early stage and growth firms. The company
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Monzo Announces New Joint Account Product | Crowdfund Insider
On Tuesday, UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced the launch of its new product, joint accounts. This news comes just a little over a week after the
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Monzo launches joint accounts
We’re very excited to announce that today we’re making joint accounts available for everyone!
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Aspirant neo-bank Xinja to implement SAP core to take on Australia's Big Four
Australian mobile banking startup Xinja has selected the SAP Cloud for Banking platform as it prepares to join the slew of neo-banks nipping at the heels of the country's Big Four.
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Flux Announces Partnership With itsu to Deliver Paperless Receipts | Crowdfund Insider
UK-based fintech Flux recently announced it has formed a partnership with itsu, an Asian-inspired fast food shop and restaurant chain, to deliver
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Moneyhub adds payment initiation to account aggregation platform
Account aggregation vendor Moneyhub has secured Payment Initiation Services Provider (PISP) authorisation by the FCA, enabling users to initiate payments across accounts from a single site.
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Monzo switches on support for TransferWise
App-based challenger bank Monzo has switched on international money transfers with TransferWise for 16 foreign currencies.
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Monzo Labs offers customers early access to new features
Monzo is inviting customer to join a new 'labs' feature to gain early access to, and give feedback on, new tools being trialled by the digital bank.
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Monzo sees 94% of active users upgrade to current accounts
As it shuts down its prepaid beta programme, UK digital challenger bank Monzo says that 94% of its active users have upgraded to full current accounts.
Fabrizio Villani
2 years, 11 months
Gennaio 2017 Monzo Posizioni aperte: 10 Tipo di contratto: tempo indeterminato Figure cercate: ingegnere Android ingegnere informatico, business operations (posizione aperta per laureati o professionisti con esperienza tra 1 e 3 anni), communications&press, customer support, data scientist, head of partnerships, head of risk, analista dei rischi operativi, product tester Sede di lavoro: Londra (Regno Unito). L'azienda aiuta i candidati a trasferirsi ed è aperta a forme di lavoro da remoto per alcune posizioni, con il vincolo di spendere almeno il 20% del proprio orario negli uffici londinesi della startup Dove candidarsi: monzo.com/careers/
Fabio Marras
3 years, 9 months
@getmondo takes just a minute to raise £1 million on #crowdfunding platform @Crowdcube. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/28557/mondo-takes-just-a-minute-to-raise-1-million?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=finextraheadlines
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3 years, 5 months
Startup bank Mondo has to raise at least £15 million to get its banking licence. http://uk.businessinsider.com/mondo-has-to-rais...
Fabio Marras
3 years, 4 months
It's official, Mondo is a bank https://getmondo.co.uk/blog/2016/08/11/we-are-n...