Tagged: digital bank

December 27, 2020 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dutch banking challenger Bunq has reportedly managed to grow its mortgage portfolio by 400% within six months. Bunq began offering mortgages to Dutch clients in July 2020. The digital bank has teamed up with third-party broker, asset manager NN IP, in order to provide these… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zopa, formerly a peer to peer lender and now a regulated digital bank, is planning to generate sizable profits in 2021. Jaidev Janardana, CEO at Zopa, will aim to leverage his 15 years+ of experience working in the lending sector to give the platform a… Read More

December 26, 2020 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut notes in its end of year review that “it goes without saying that 2020 has been a year like no other.” It has definitely impacted all our lives, including how we spend our money and the way we save, the Fintech firm… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Quontic, a U.S.-based adaptive digital bank, recently announced it is launching Bitcoin Rewards Checking accounts. Founded in 1997, Quontic describes itself as a adaptive digital bank that empowers its customers financially while embracing their diverse circumstances. “Quontic’s mission to break the system for financial… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The neo-banking sector might be more likely to get negatively impacted by the socioeconomic uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic than incumbents. Digital banks like Xinja have been forced to shut down while certain Fintech segments such as lending service providers have also been adversely… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

James Gibson, Head of Product at Revolut Business, notes that it’s their goal or mission to assist clients with getting more from their business accounts with powerful tools that allow them to have complete control over their finances. That’s why digital bank Revolut will be… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Monzo, which recently scored an additional £60 million investment, has revealed that personalized cards have now arrived for US customers. The Monzo team notes in a blog published on December 16, 2020, that they’re pleased to announce that they’ve introduced their newly designed,… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 5:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week during LendIt Fintech’s LatAm virtual event, David Velez, founder and CEO Nubank, took to the screen to share some of his experiences in launching a digital bank in Latin America that has now emerged as a hugely successful Fintech. In 2013 following years… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian neobank Xinja had been working on finalizing a $433 million investment deal from Dubai’s World Investment Group. However, the digital challenger will now be closing customer accounts and returning its banking license. Xinja’s management noted that they will be refunding customer savings. The Fintech… Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange Paxful has confirmed that ID verification will soon become mandatory for many different countries beginning this month (December 2020). Paxful claims it’s one of the few crypto-asset marketplaces that strictly enforce KYC (Know Your Customer) verification checks and procedures…. Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 11:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although digital banking challengers have managed to onboard millions of new customers during the past few years, they’re still not completely trusted by UK-based consumers. Most of the nation’s residents don’t think that these new digital lenders will be able to maintain operations in the… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mexico-based digital bank albo has secured $45 million in capital through an investment round in order to expand its operations into lending and insurance services. Several investors took part in albo’s latest round, including Valar Ventures, Greyhound Capital, Mountain Nazca and Flourish Ventures. The digital… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut continues to roll out new features and services at a rapid pace. Today, the Fintech is announcing a new feature called “Pockets” – a tool to help users to better manage their spending such as monthly bills, subscriptions, rent, and more. Pockets… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prominent digital bank Revolut, which was last valued at around $5.5 billion, has reportedly managed to break even for the month of November 2020. Fintech Unicorn Revolut’s revenues had dropped as much as 40% when awareness about the Coronavirus pandemic began to spread back in… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has partnered with PrestaShop, an e-commerce platform in Europe and Latin America. According to the company, and Revolut Business is now available to PrestaShop merchants allowing sellers and their customers to benefit from payments when shopping online. This is part of Revolut’s… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on June 28, 2019, that it would issue up to two digital full bank (DFB) licenses and three digital wholesale bank (DWB) licenses. Last June, MAS announced that 14 out of 21 applications to become digital banks have met… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital banking group Varo Bank announced on Thursday its instant cash advance service, Varo Advance,” is now live and free to use through the month of January 2021.  According to Varo, the service provides an advance of up to $20 for free, with a maximum… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prominent digital bank Revolut has appointed former Citigroup executive Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann to its US board of directors. Macieira-Kaufmann has worked at Citigroup as a senior management professional for the past 12 years. She has served as the Head of the bank’s International Personal Bank in… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendUp, a socially responsible online lender on a mission to redefine financial services for the emerging middle class, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new digital banking and financial health platform, Ahead Financials. According to LendUp, Ahead Financials is dedicated to serving emerging middle-class… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Razorpay, an India-based digital bank, has announced its integration with payment giant PayPal. Razorpay reported that its partner businesses may now integrate with PayPal and accept payments from international customers from across 200 markets. “By integrating PayPal into Razorpay’s payment platform, freelancers and MSMEs will… Read More