Tagged: digital banking

Forrester Report Gives Fintech Finastra Highest Score for its Core Banking Solution, Just Months After it Experienced a Security Breach

Finastra, a financial services software provider, has been identified as a leader in “The Forrester Wave: Digital Banking Processing Platforms (DBPP) (Retail Banking), Q3 2020” report. Forrester is an independent research company. It included 10 other service providers in its recent evaluation report, and claims… Read More

New Milestone: Revolut Business Celebrates 500,000 Customers By Refreshing Platform Look & Introducing New Features

Digital bank Revolut announced on Thursday it has reached a new milestone by signing up a total of 500,000 business customers. The company noted that the milestone demo states considerable growth of its Revolut Business since it made its debut in July 2017. Along with… Read More

Banking Challenger Current and Payments Tech Firm InComm to Offer Customers Option to Make Cash Deposits to Accounts at Major US Retail Outlets

InComm, an established payments technology firm, and Current, a US-based challenger bank serving Americans who have been “overlooked” by traditional financial service providers, have introduced a product that will allow Current members to make cash deposits to their accounts at major physical store locations across… Read More

Singapore Fintech Atlantis Introduces Digital Bank in India, will Focus on Serving Millennials and Gen Z Consumers

Singapore based Fintech firm Atlantis has reportedly launched a digital bank in India. The company’s business aims to target the estimated $15.7 billion global Millennial banking market. The neobank will mainly focus on serving Millennials (people born around 1980 to 1996) and Gen Z (born… Read More

Bank of America Remains one of the Largest Digital Financial Services Providers in the US, but Challengers like Current Offering Unique Products

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), a US-based money center bank and financial services company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, reportedly has over 66 million retail customers. The bank reveals that it handles over 10 billion user interactions per year and claims that 97% of them… Read More

Monzo Announces Two New Fees, Only Affecting a Minority of the Digital Bank’s Customers

UK based digital bank Monzo announced on Tuesday two new fees for its customers. The fintech startup reported that starting October 31st, it will introduce fees for taking out cash and getting replacement cards. “We’re introducing a 3% fee if you withdraw more than £250… Read More

NatWest Announces Credit Scoring Enhancements

UK banking group NatWest recently announced it has enhanced credit scoring, in partnership with TransUnion. NatWest revealed it has integrated further data, using TransUnion’s Consumer Credit Platform, to its banking app, to help enable its customers to become more financially capable.  “Customers using the service… Read More

Digital Banking: Singapore May be Ideal for Virtual Banks Offering Modern Financial Services as 40% of its Nearly 6 Million Residents are Underbanked

It’s now possible to open a new bank account or apply for a credit card or loan with just a few taps on our smartphones. Many people now have access to modern financial services, such as instantly transferring funds, from the comfort of their home… Read More

Digital Transformation in the Banking Sector Is Being Driven by Need to Reduce Operational Costs, Offer Better User Experience: Report

The global digital banking platform market is on track to reach $9 billion by 2026. It’s currently expanding at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16% during the forecast period, according to a new report. According to a release that summarizes the findings of… Read More

Digital Bank Revolut Experiences Technical Issues, Customers Complain about Not Getting Salaries Deposited on Time

Customers of UK-based Fintech Unicorn Revolut have reportedly experienced delays when trying to get their salaries which were supposed to be paid this past Friday (August 28, 2020). Users had been complaining about having been left in the dark as they might not have received… Read More

Spanish Retail Bank CaixaBank Reveals More Than Two Million Customers Use Smartphones to Sign Online Transactions

CaixaBank, a retail banking group based in Spain, announced on Thursday now has more than two million customers who sign online, web, and mobile banking transactions on their smartphone, using the CaixaBank Sign application. CaixaBank reported that the figure has doubled compared to October 2019,… Read More

Razer Fintech in Malaysia Reportedly Planning to Launch Another Digital Bank in Overseas Markets, after Applying for Local License

Malaysia’s Razer Fintech, the Fintech division of Razer (a multinational financial service provider), has revealed that it plans to launch a digital banking platform in overseas markets. Razer, which is also (mainly) a gaming company, has applied for a virtual banking permit in Malaysia but… Read More

German Digital Bank N26 Aims to Offer Experience that Fits Modern Lifestyles, Celebrates 1 Year US Launch

Germany-based digital bank N26, which offers a mobile banking platform, is celebrating its one year anniversary in the US with almost 500,000 customers. As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider: “Since announcing its public US launch in partnership with Axos Bank in August… Read More

Digital Transformation: Egypt’s Largest Bank Inroduces New Services to Support Virtual Banking following COVID-19 Outbreak

The National Bank of Egypt (NBE), the country’s largest banking institution in terms of total assets, number of branches and employees, has introduced several services via its Al Ahly Net and NBE mobile app, in order to support its digital banking strategy. Hisham Okasha, chairman… Read More

COVID-19 Is Leading to Changes in Consumer Behavior such as Increased Use of Digital Financial Services, Now Supported by Banks, Globally

Countries throughout the world are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting socio-economic challenges. Although many places have been trying to re-open for business and lockdowns are being eased, globally, there might be a second wave of the Coronavirus that could lead to… Read More

JPMorgan Reportedly Planning to Launch UK Challenger Bank in 2021

JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the US and sixth-largest in the world in terms of assets, is planning to launch a UK challenger bank in the first quarter of 2021, Sky News recently reported. The media outlet revealed that the launch is considered a… Read More

Hong Kong based InvestHK’s Fintech Executive Says City-State should Recover from COVID-19, as New Digital Banks are Launched

Hong Kong’s future economy is set to be supported by the latest Fintech platforms and services, as the city-state will be home to at least eight virtual banks. Hong Kong serves as the primary gateway for (mainland) Chinese businesses to expand their operations, globally. It… Read More

Australian Digital Bank Startup Parpera Plans for $800,000 Funding Goal via Securities Offer on Equitise

Australia based Parpera, a Fintech firm that’s focused on developing a digital ​banking solution for business owners and freelance or gig economy workers, has opened shares for trading with Equitise, an equity crowdfunding platform. Established by former EY management consultant Daniel Cannizzaro, Parpera shares are… Read More

Achieving Financial Inclusion Is Still a Significant Challenge in Pakistan, According to Fintech Sector Executive, but New Products being Developed

Salman Ali, the chief operating officer at Virtual Remittance Gateway, notes that Pakistan has a population of more than 218 million (one of the highest in the world). He points out that 60% of the nation’s population are adults, however, only 23% of residents have… Read More

NatWest Unveils “Banking My Way” Service to Allow Customers to Request How They Want to Be Served

UK banking group NatWest announced on Thursday it is launching “Banking My Way” service, which will allow customers to request how they want to be served. NatWest reported that through the services, customers may make specific requests which could include requesting a quiet space when… Read More

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