Tagged: digital bank

June 16, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Crowdfund Insider reported on Varo Money closing on a huge $241 million Series D funding round. Varo Money is a top US-based digital-only bank seeking to challenge entrenched traditional banks while battling other Fintechs. In the realm of Fintech, digital banking is… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Illimity, the first digital bank in Italy, is now offering a “illimity Hubs,” described as an innovative collaboration model in line with open banking and an open platform approach. lllimity is a banking start-up specializing in loans to SMEs. Illimity provides a digital direct banking… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers and management TikTok, a leading Chinese video-sharing social network, are reportedly branching out into the financial services sector with the owners of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited (OCBC) Bank (SGX: O39), a multinational banking and financial services corporation. Beijing-based ByteDance, a Chinese multinational… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 1:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tonik Financial Pte Ltd, a company planning to launch a digital bank in the Philippines, has reportedly secured $21 million in capital through a Series A equity funding round.  The round was led by major blue-chip venture capital investors, including Sequoia India and Point72 Ventures…. Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NatWest announced on Monday it is developing behavioral biometrics technology that could replace banking passwords. According to NatWest, behavioral biometrics works by analyzing the unique ways a customer interacts with their device when making an online purchase. The technology then uses this information to confirm who… Read More

June 8, 2020 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Ross McEwan, a New Zealand banker and the CEO and MD at National Australia Bank (NAB), recently argued that, in his opinion and assessment, “permanent” change has “just been made in 10 weeks” in consumer behavior and their preference towards using digital banking platforms…. Read More

June 8, 2020 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-headquartered Vivid Money, a digital banking service provider that’s supported by Russia’s Tinkoff Bank, launched on June 8, 2020 through a partnership with solarisBank and payments giant Visa. Vivid Money says it’s the first mobile-based, full-service banking solution, providing cashback incentives, sub-accounts in major foreign… Read More

June 7, 2020 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EQ Bank, the digital platform established by Canada-based challenger bank, Equitable Bank (TSX: EQB and EQB.PR.C), has reportedly surpassed $3 billion in total deposits. The increase in deposits is due to a recent growth in customers, the bank claims. EQ Bank noted that daily sign-ups… Read More

June 7, 2020 @ 6:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stuart Sopp, founder and CEO at digital bank Current, says that the COVID-19 outbreak has shown how his company serves employees whose roles are considered essential during the global pandemic. Sopp told Banking Dive that his members’ addressable market has increased considerably in size and… Read More

June 6, 2020 @ 2:48 pm By Will Hurst  |  

    The financial services competitive landscape has evolved in recent years and it’s clear that fintechs have certainly disrupted traditional banks. Fintechs include any financial tech company that serves any of the following areas; lending, blockchain, Regtech, personal finance, payments and billing, insurance, capital… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank was reportedly the first financial institution in the UK to allow users to freeze their cards in case they lost it. The feature was introduced in 2014. The freeze feature blocks transactions via payment cards through software, but it’s reversible so the card… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Starling Bank issued an update on June 1, 2020 regarding the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). The British Business Bank has been approving new lenders for several COVID-19 support schemes. As previously reported, JCB Finance will join the other 18 BBLS lenders who have… Read More

June 4, 2020 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Five companies that had applied for a digital banking license in Singapore will now have to assess how the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting challenges will affect their ability to acquire adequate funding. As first reported by Reuters, the applicants will also have to revisit… Read More

May 29, 2020 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling bank has raised £40 million from existing investors according to a note from the Fintech. Starling said the funding was led by JTC and Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited. Anne Boden, founder and chief executive of Starling Bank, commented on the news: “This… Read More

May 28, 2020 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

  LendingClub (NYSE:LC), an online lending marketplace and emerging digital bank, has announced the launch of the “Member Center,” a centralized location for users to find assistance and support to better manage their financial lives during the COVID-19 crisis. Early one, when the Coronavirus first… Read More

May 28, 2020 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Data from leading UK-based digital bank Revolut shows that the cryptocurrency trading habits of its users have changed, following the COVID-19 outbreak. Nearly a third or over 30% of Revolut’s 10 million finance app users have been trading virtual currencies. The neobank’s app has… Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many large banks in the United Kingdom appear to be falling behind their all-digital competitors when it comes to providing better overall customer service, which includes the ability to allow clients to quickly open new accounts – according to a recent review performed by Peter… Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Monzo is one of the top digital banks in the UK that is seeking to challenge old brick and mortar banks in Europe and elsewhere including the USA. The past few months of operations have not been without a few bumps as Monzo has seen… Read More

May 24, 2020 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

An increasing number of transactions are being conducted online by the residents of the Philippines due to COVID-19. The nation’s government has confirmed that it will launch a branchless bank that will offer services to Filipinos working and living abroad. The digital bank will also… Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

East-West Banking Corporation (EastWest) (PSE: EW), the eleventh largest bank in the Philippines with over $6 billion in assets, has introduced its own fully-digital bank, Komo. The company claims that it’s the first universal banking group in the country to establish its own all-digital bank,… Read More