Tagged: digital bank

July 27, 2022 @ 4:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

  LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has announced Q2 financial results reporting that both top-line revenue and net income are improving. According to the digital bank, Q2 delivered record revenue of $330 million, fueled by interest income along with loan marketplace revenue. Net income was solid at $182.1… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Neon, a Brazilian Fintech and digital bank, says it has raised $80 million for its first Credit Rights Investment Fund (FIDC). The credit card investment fund is focused on credit cards. Jamil Marques, CFO of Neon, said this 2nd fundraising by Neon endorses the strength… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank, a leading UK digital bank, has reported its first full year profit as overall metrics improve. Anne Boden, founder and Chief Executive of Starling Bank, commented on the results: “With our first full year of profitability, we’ve placed ourselves firmly in a category… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank, a leading digital-only bank in the UK, has abandoned its pursuit of a banking license in Ireland and altered its  European expansion plans. The revelation was first reported by SkyNews that disclosed Starling might alternatively purchase a European bank instead of acquiring a de… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has beaten analyst estimates reporting Q2 2022 earnings per share of $7.73. At the same time, Goldman raised its dividend to $2.50 a share, a whopping 25% increase over previous amount. The price of Goldman shares increased in pre-market trading. David Solomon,… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

BetaBank has selected Finxact, part of Fiserv, to power its product ecosystem, according to a release. BetBank is still working on the regulatory side, having applied for a banking charter earlier this year. BetaBank is said to be working on a fully automated digital lending… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital Weathers Crypto Storm Crypto lending and yield platforms have garnered a lot of attention lately due to the troubles at firms like Three Arrow Capital (3AC), Voyager Digital, and Celsius Network. The first two have filed for bankruptcy/liquidation. Celsius remains a bit of… Read More

July 10, 2022 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

“AgTech bank” Oxbury Bank has raised an additional £20 million bringing its total raised to £68 million. Investors include Frontier Agriculture and Hutchinsons Group as well as existing tech investors Hambro Perks and Grosvenor Food & AgTech. Launching in February 2021, Oxbury reports having completed… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Neon, a Brazilian digital bank, has hired André Madeira as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Madeira has previously worked at Google, Coinbase, and Snap and thus brings considerable experience to his new role. Madeira will be tasked with “transforming Neon into a technology-driven… Read More

July 4, 2022 @ 6:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

  ZA Bank, one of a handful of regulated digital-only banks in Hong Kong, has announced a new promotion to increase users. ZA Bank has launched “Millionaire PowerDraw” to “bring joy to HongKongers.” The promotion offers a single winner each month HKD 100 million (USD… Read More

July 1, 2022 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Multiple reports are indicating that Fintech lender and digital bank Klarna will be raising new capital at a $6.5 billion valuation. This is a huge haircut from its last valuation which saw the firm raise money at a whopping $45.6 billion. It was reported… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Volt, a high-profile digital bank operating in Australia, has taken the extraordinary measure of announcing it will close its business, and return its banking license to regulators. In a post on the digital bank’s website Volt announced: “Volt has made the difficult decision to close… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 1:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Inter&Co, a Brazilian Fintech “Super App,” will trade on Nasdaq later this month. Inter&Co recently acquired US-based USEND as part of its transition. Inter claims the title as the first Brazilian digital bank to list its shares on B3 in Brazil in 2018 and it… Read More

June 10, 2022 @ 2:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub Bank: Well Positioned for the Future. Recently, Fintech Nexus (formerly known as LendIt Fintech) held its annual event in New York City. Hundreds of Fintechs showed up for the in-person event that spanned the spectrum of innovative financial services. From blockchain to online capital… Read More

June 8, 2022 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

While most of the news was swirling around Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new buy now – pay later (BNPL) product that allows its users to pay in four equal payments over 6 weeks, digital bank Zopa has announced its spin on BNPL with a focus on big-ticket items. The… Read More

June 7, 2022 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) is being utilized by Western Union (NYSE:WU) to boost its “next-generation real-time multi-currency digital wallet and digital banking platform in Europe.” Marqeta’s card issuing platform is said to allow Western Union’s remittance service to be offered online, with funds disbursed to a… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC) reports that it has purchased $3 Milion of EQX tokens – issued by EQIFI. EQIFI operates EQIBank Limited, an entity that is licensed and regulated by the Financial Service Unit of the Commonwealth of Dominica. EQIFI describes itself as the only… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) a digital bank with a focus on providing consumer snd commercial credit, has reported Q1 2022 earnings. According to the Fintech, revenue was reported at $289.5 million growing 174% year-over-year. Loan originations grew by 117%. Net income came in at $40.8 million compared… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpian SA, an innovative digital private bank, has announced the granting by FINMA of a banking license and “a successful CHF19 million Series B+ closing, enabling Alpian to shortly launch to the public in Q3 2022, becoming Switzerland’s first digital private bank.” Alpian, majority-owned by… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Banca D’Italia or Bank of Italy – the country’s central bank – issued a statement banning N26 from accepting new customers. The central bank said that the decision follows an on-site inspection that “revealed significant shortcomings in respect of anti-money laundering.” The Bank… Read More