Tagged: digital bank

March 4, 2020 @ 1:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Netherlands-headquartered Backbase, a digital banking software developer, has introduced its Onboarding and Origination platform, which has been designed to reduce client onboarding times by as much as 80% while enhancing operational efficiencies by 30%. Backbase’s solution works well for retail clients, small and medium-sized enterprises… Read More

March 3, 2020 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart savers have increasingly been turning to all-digital banking platforms or neobanks. They’ve been depositing their savings into virtual accounts in order to benefit from highly competitive interest rates. According to the latest data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Judo Bank had been… Read More

March 3, 2020 @ 12:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based banking challenger Starling Bank intends to use its Irish banking license to make its way into other European nations in the coming years, Anne Boden, the company’s CEO, confirmed. During a recent interview with IBS Intelligence, Boden, founder of Starling Bank, noted that the… Read More

February 28, 2020 @ 1:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Approximately 90% of small business owners and freelance workers in the UK say they might prefer using an all-digital bank, instead of a traditional brick-and-mortar bank. This, according to a new study published by research firm Capterra. The study revealed that although 23% of survey… Read More

February 27, 2020 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based neobank Tonik Financial Pte. Ltd. has acquired $6 million in funding as it plans to officially introduce its services in the Philippines during the third quarter of this year. Tonik has received seed funding from Fintech venture developer Forum. The digital bank has also… Read More

February 27, 2020 @ 7:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle, a financial infrastructure developer, has been awarded a banking license from Luxembourg’s financial regulator. Established in 2013, Banking Circle serves as an alternative to the high-cost traditional banking network. The company’s services aim to provide greater financial utility, allowing Fintech firms to gain… Read More

February 26, 2020 @ 4:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC), a marketplace lending platform and aspiring digital bank, has appointed Annie Armstrong as the company’s Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Simultaneously, LendingClub announced that the current CRO, Tim Bogan will take on a new role as Chief Banking Integration Officer to focus on… Read More

February 26, 2020 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based digital bank Xinja has reached the $200 million mark in total customer deposits. The digital bank was launched less than a month back and it has already managed to accumulate the large sum of money via its popular Stash savings account. After only a… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 10:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kapilendo is a Germany based Fintech that started life as a more traditional debt-based crowdfunding platform but has recently issued its first digital security. While moving into the blockchain sector Kapilendo has also added digital banking services catering to SMEs. Launched in 2015, Kapilendo went… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 8:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading UK based digital bank Revolut has closed on a $500 million series D funding according to a note from the company. The Fintech was valued at $5.5 billion making it one of the most valued private Fintechs in the world. Funding was led by… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based UBank, a digital lending company, has published an open-source software development toolkit on Github repositories in order to assist iOS developers in enhancing the accessibility of applications for users with disabilities. UBank’s new software tool checks for and issues a warning for different types… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider covered the transition by Al Rayan Bank to an app-based banking platform. Today, the Bank has provided additional information on this transition. According to company representatives: “Customers need to register for the Mobile Banking app by 4th March to ensure uninterrupted digital banking,… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Sogexia has been authorized as a payment institution by the Minister of Finances of Luxembourg and has been granted at the same time the European passport enabling the Fintech to operate within the 31 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA). A company representative said… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling has kicked off a new advertising campaign focusing on banking services for SMEs, according to a release. The digital pitch promotes Starling Bank as supporting small businesses claiming the bank helps your business fly. Starling Bank is said to be spending “multi-millions”… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based aafaq Islamic Finance has officially launched its core banking, Islamic banking and payments platforms, which have been developed by Infosys. aafaq’s management confirmed that the financial institution has upgraded its digital, payments and Islamic banking with software designed by Infosys, an… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) , the world’s sixth-largest bank with over $2.6 trillion in assets, has moved a step closer to introducing a wide range of personal banking products in the United Kingdom. The move would be similar to what Goldman Sachs has done… Read More

February 22, 2020 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Meniga, an established white-label digital banking solution provider, recently confirmed that it had managed to register as an Account Information Service Provider with the UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Meniga has considerable experience working in the Nordic region with non-traditional financial… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WorldRemit, a cross-border funds transfer company, revealed on February 19 that it has teamed up with Varo Money, an established Fintech firm focused on providing digital banking services in the US.  According to a press release, the partnership between the two companies will give Varo… Read More

February 18, 2020 @ 5:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), the largest online lending marketplace in the United States, has simultaneously announced a GAAP profitable Q4 while revealing it has purchased a federally chartered bank, Radius Bank, thus immediately vaulting the Fintech into the hot digital banking realm. According to a release distributed… Read More

February 18, 2020 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based challenger bank Monzo is celebrating its fifth birthday!  Founded in 2015, Monzo stated it is building a new kind of bank that lives on smartphones and is built for its users “live today” by solving their problems, treating them fairly, and being completely transparent…. Read More