September 22, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital-bank startup Starling Bank has announced it plans to raise £40 million from investors as part of its global expansion. Starling Bank describes itself as a fintech business with a banking license, fully regulated by the FCA and PRA. We were granted a banking license… Read More

September 13, 2017 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Rabobank, a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company, has inked a partnership with digital performance management company, Dynatrace. The new relationship allows Dynatrace to monitor in real-time the experience of every single Rabobank customer and employee. The intent is to optimize the user experience… Read More

September 7, 2017 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Money Rates announced its bi-annual checking account fee survey, which revealed that consumers are getting a rare break from checking account fees. According to Money Rates, the survey found that since the previous survey six months ago, service fees dropped and, the percentage… Read More

August 28, 2017 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the powerful House Financial Services Committee, published a letter last week directed toward thes Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Representative Waters asked the Chairman to hold at least one public hearing on the application by… Read More

August 24, 2017 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The Future of Banking is Blockchain and Hero Wants to be the One Hero, part of the PawnHero online lending platform, is preparing an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). You may read the white paper in English here.  PawnHero is an already successful secured lending platform… Read More

August 9, 2017 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Railsbank, a fintech startup that was co-founded by Currencycloud co-founder Nigel Verdon, has secured $1.2 million during its latest funding round, which was led by seed investment firm Firestartr, with participation from Kima Ventures and industry angels Peter Jackson (CEO WorldPay UK), Tim Levene (Betfair, Augmentum… Read More

August 9, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one month after announcing it was rolling out current accounts, challenger bank Monzo announced its current account preview is now available on its Android mobile app. The company revealed: “Three weeks ago today, we announced the beginning of the Monzo Current Account Preview, with… Read More

July 25, 2017 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Banco BNI Europa, a digital challenger bank based in Portugal, has announced it has reached profitability in the first half of 2017, its third year in operation. Banco BNI Europa said its total assets grew 36.7% reaching almost €500 million in June this year. Total… Read More

July 24, 2017 @ 1:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Independent Community Bankers of America  (ICBA) sent a letter to the attention of Kathy Moe, Regional Director of the FDIC in San Francisco. The subject of the letter was the ICBA’s vehement opposition to Fintech darling SoFi’s effort to become a licensed… Read More

July 21, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Pan-European marketplace for savings products, Raisin has become the poster child of Fintech disruption as it managed to convince 75,000 investors to put more than €3 billion into savings accounts held at foreign banks. We spoke with Tamaz Georgadze, co-founder and CEO, who explained to… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 8:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, challenger bank Monzo announced it has begun to roll out current accounts to customers. This news comes just a few months after the company received its full UK banking license.  “Back in April, when we received our full UK banking license we explained that we… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after announcing it secured $66 million through its Series B funding round, digital challenger bank Revolut introduced free personal euro accounts. The company revealed this new feature enables all its customers, across 42 European countries, to open a free Euro account straight from… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 12:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is out with a report on retail banking and the emerging Fintech sector that is looking to disrupt traditional banks. According to BCG, global retail banking needs become more “Bionic”, alluding to the fact that business as usual no longer… Read More

July 14, 2017 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, UK-based challenger bank and Crowdcube FundedClub member, Monzo, announced the launch of its new community, Monzo University. This feature offers a place for the Monzo team to provide knowledge and help everyday people learn more about keeping up with their money. “The world of… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spanish personal finance management app company, Fintonic, announced earlier this week that it has attracted €25 million through its Series B funding round, which included investments from ING Group and insurance group PSN. Founded in May 2012, Fintonic describes itself as mobile banking for the… Read More

June 24, 2017 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

This trend is picking up speed. Fast growing Fintech firms are looking to receive regulatory approval to operate more like a bank. Klarna, a Sweden based payments platform, was granted a full banking license by the Finansinspektionen, (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) last week. Klarna management… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Citizens Bank announced it is teaming up with fintech Bottomline Technologies to launch an online and mobile banking platform for its Commercial and Business Banking clients. Citizens Bank stated that the new digital banking platform will provide clients with an integrated suite of… Read More

June 13, 2017 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Treasury is out with its first report in a series addressing regulatory reform regarding the financial services industry.  Due to the enormity of the task, Treasury will divide its review of the financial system into a series of reports. While Fintech… Read More

June 9, 2017 @ 5:16 pm By Duncan Keene  |  

Traditional banking is facing tough times ahead. It’s easy to see why. The UK has lost 40% of its banks and building societies since 1989, considering usage of online banking has more doubled since 2007. After all, who wants to queue for an hour to see… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Fidor, a digital bank and Fintech solutions provider, has appointed Brad Whittfield as Global Chief Financial Officer. This is a newly created role within the Fidor Group and will be based in Dubai, UAE – Fidor Solutions’ central hub for its global expansion. Whittfield is… Read More