Tagged: digital bank

July 5, 2018 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Neat, a digital bank based in Hong Kong, announced earlier this week it secured a $2 million investment from Dymon Asia Ventures and Portag3 Ventures. Founded in 2015, Neat offers two banking products, Neat Business and Neat Personal. All banking with Neat is done through its… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa announced on Monday its 2017 profit after tax of £1.5 million for its online lending business. According to the Fintech, 2017 was a year of strong and sustainable growth, with the year’s revenue being £46.5 million – an increase of 40%… Read More

July 1, 2018 @ 10:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Monzo reported on Friday that Typeform, a company they have utilized for user surveys, experienced a data breach that impacted some of their users. Tom Blomfield, CEO of Monzo, published a post on the Monzo blog outlining the attack. Monzo was quick… Read More

June 25, 2018 @ 7:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintechs Banco BNI Europa and Raisin have furthered the collaboration between the two firms. Banco BNI Europe says it has entered into a cooperation to allow Portuguese savers to gain access to the best savings rates available from across Europe. BNI Europa Executive Chairman Pedro… Read More

June 25, 2018 @ 4:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling Bank has launched a new feature to streamline the process of creating joint accounts without ever having to visit a UK bank branch.  The mobile application process uses Google Nearby tech to enable Starling users to securely apply for a joint account in just… Read More

June 22, 2018 @ 6:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revolut, a digital only bank that says it is signing up over 120 businesses per day, has launched a new services for their business customers – Revolut Connect. This new feature is described as an “App store” for businesses to help provide easier access to… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Swedish communications company Rebtel has secured $8 million in financing from its owner company to further expand its ecosystem of resources for “modern migrants,” adding digital banking services to its existing communication / telephony services and on-demand work offerings. Rebtel clarified via email that “the proceeds… Read More

March 15, 2018 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Revolut has announced EUR Direct Debits or European customers thus facilitating direct debits for automated payments. The traditional bank alternative now facilitates easy monthly payments such as  phone bills, utilities and other regular services. Revolut points out they already allow European customers… Read More

February 27, 2018 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Virgin Money, a financial firm under Virgin that offers savings, mortgages, credit cards, current accounts, currency services, pension, investments, and protection products to customers across the UK, has reportedly spent a total of £38.3 million over the last year to develop its brand new digital… Read More

February 21, 2018 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian digital bank Xinja announced on Wednesday it received its Australian Credit Licence (ACL) from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to Xinja, the license is a significant step forward for the bank, as it will now be able to offer home loans, which it is… Read More

December 10, 2017 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

On December 1st, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announced it would close 62 RBS branches and 197 NatWest branches. The shuttering of these bank branches is not unique to RBS and is indicative of the global Fintech revolution. This is not the first time… Read More

November 28, 2017 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital only challenger bank Revolut is preparing to enter the cryptocurrency world with new features on their bank app to allow users to exchange and use Bitcoin and other digital currencies. While some traditional banks look at crypto with disdain (heres looking at you, Jamie… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, announced on Monday Australia-based digital banking platform Change Financial Ltd. (ASX: CCA) has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. Change Financial upgraded to OTCQX from OTC’s Pink market. Jason… Read More

June 7, 2017 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Zopa has established a development center in Barcelona, Spain. The new tech hub is said to initially focus on building the platform that will launch the next generation digital bank.  This will include deposit systems, credit card processing, payment gateways and… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 2:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revolut is a prominent member of the growing legion of digital only challenger banks.  The app-based bank previously crowdfunded £1 million on Crowdcube as part of a larger funding round in 2016. Revolut has raised about £15 million to get the platform up and running… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 9:26 am By Erin Hobey  |  

German firms FinTech Group and Rocket Internet have teamed up to build a pan-European digital bank, according to a release. The bank is just the first stage of a “comprehensive technology partnership” between FinTech Group, which operates several fintech-related brands, and Rocket, the giant startup studio famous… Read More