Tagged: banking

December 2, 2016 @ 3:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, Officially Announces Bank Charters for Fintech In a speech delivered at Georgetown University today, Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, announced the creation of special purpose national bank charters for Fintech companies. The announcement was driven by an ongoing discussion… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 10:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Metro Bank announced it has teamed up with fintech company Backbase to launch a new commercial banking platform. This collaboration was reportedly established to further Metro Bank’s customer base expansion. According to Metro Bank, the new banking platform will allow customers to have… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 8:00 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Blackmoon Financial Group, an online lending platform that connects balance sheet lenders with institutional investors looking to purchase new loans, announced today its latest round of funding; $2.5 million in equity capital from Target Global, A&NN Group, Flint Capital, and several private investors. Blackmoon intends to use the new round… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final report on the investment and corporate banking sector.  The document was created to help foster competition in the this sector of finance.  The report reflects the interim publication that was released this past April. Christopher Woolard,… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 6:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Urban FT was one of the many different early stage Fintech companies presenting at Finovate last week. Like many of the young companies in attendance, Urban FT is seeking to help old finance become new and thus reinvigorating traditional brands and financial services.  As many… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

White-label digital banking platform provider, Urban FT, announced on Thursday it has launched its management portal, which will enable financial institutes the ability to create custom digital programs. The company reports the companies can build the programs within just hours and then after deployment the… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 1:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online banking software provider Mambu is reporting that it is experiencing accelerating growth. According to Mambu, during the past 12 months platform utilization has been growing by 10% month on month and is now being used to help manage $600 million.   Mambu was launched… Read More

August 31, 2016 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a monthly complaint report for banks and other financial services. The monthly report uses a three-month rolling average, comparing the current average to the same period in the prior year. CFPB Director Richard Cordray commented on… Read More

August 25, 2016 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s official – Mondo has a new name! The company announced on Thursday during a live video presentation that after months of customer voting, it is now to be called, Monzo! The now formerly known as Mondo crew confirmed earlier this summer that they were… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Competition & Markets Authority announced sweeping changes to the UK banking industry today. The update to the retail banking sector was driven by an acknowledgement that little competition existed within the retail banking sector and thus consumers were coming up short in regards to… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

“CMA Sticks to its Guns” The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final report on the UK retail banking sector. The government initiative has concluded that highstreet banks do not compete enough for customers’ business. Simultaneously, challenger banks find it difficult to compete… Read More

July 13, 2016 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

At a Congressional hearing yesterday on Marketplace Lending that was described as being “educational”, Rob Nichols, of the American Bankers Association,  presented testimony and answered questions along with several other individuals engaged in finance. While the topic was  ostensibly “Fintech”, a better label may have… Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 48 hours after launching its highly anticipated Seedrs initiative, digital-only bank, Tandem, has successfully secured over £2 million from over 1,300 investors. The company surpassed its  initial £1 million goal just hours after the crowdfunding debut.  The bank currently aims to provide the most helpful, not… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tandem’s highly anticipated crowdfunding campaign is now open for funding! Just hours after its Seedrs launch, the digital-only bank’s initiative has already surpassed its initial £1 million goal and is currently sitting at £1.6 million. The bank currently aims to provide the most helpful, not the most painful,… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  goHenry, an online banking solution that helps children manage their money responsibly, launched a Crowdcube initiative to raise £2 million as it prepares to expand its services throughout Europe. The campaign not only secured its initial goal in 48 hours, it is currently nearing £3 million from close… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK digital bank Tandem announced that it was launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise $1.4 million. This funding round is reportedly part of the company’s “co-founders” program, which allows customers to own shares of the business. Tandem aims to provide the most helpful, not the… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

goHenry, an online banking solution that helps children manage their money responsibly, launched a Crowdcube initiative over the weekend to raise £2 million as it prepares to expand its services throughout Europe. Within just 48 hours of its debut, the campaign not only secured its initial… Read More

March 17, 2016 @ 5:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Top banking executives fear that up to a quarter of their business could be at risk from emerging fintech firms, according to research conducted by PwC.  The report notes that information on FinTech is somewhat “dispersed and obscure,” which can make data synthesizing challenging. PwC’s… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

After a challenging problem of too much demand and not enough supply,  Mondo is back on Crowdcube today to allow smaller investors the opportunity to invest in the possible future of banking. RELATED: Mondo Bank Raises £1 Million in 96 Seconds. Sets Equity Crowdfunding Record At… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Mondo’s highly anticipated Crowdcube campaign would not be live today due to technical difficulties, CEO of the digital only challenger bank, Tom Blomfield, revealed the company will open share purchases this Thursday (March 3rd). Blomfield shared in an email this afternoon: “As… Read More