Tagged: digital banking

March 5, 2020 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Money, a major financial services brand used by three independent brand-licensees based in Australia, South Africa and the UK, is teaming up with Deloitte Digital and Temenos, a Switzerland-based banking software company.  Through the partnership, Virgin Money plans to establish a… Read More

March 4, 2020 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Xinja Bank, an Australia-based neobank, announced on Wednesday it has launched its Series D investment round to attract more sophisticated investors, with a minimum of $20,400 to invest. The banking group, which now holds more than $300 million in deposits already, is looking to raise… Read More

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 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirecard AG (GER:WDI), a multinational internet tech and financial services provider which is listed on the German stock exchange (DAX) and is headquartered in Aschheim, district of Munich, has teamed up with Estonia-based Xolo, a company that allows entrepreneurs to launch their businesses completely online. … Read More

March 3, 2020 @ 12:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canadian residents will soon have the option to open a new savings account, which will be introduced by Fintech firm Neo Financial. The banking challenger is currently working on a 2020 product launch. Neo Financial has been established by two of the co-founders of SkipTheDishes,… 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 2, 2020 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Thought Machine has raised $83 million in a Series B funding round, according to the company. Thought Machine is a “cloud native core banking tech firm.” The additional capital will help fuel the company’s mission to “transform banking” as it continues to build out its… Read More

March 1, 2020 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital One Financial Corporation (COF), a major US-based bank holding company focused on offering credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings accounts, is preparing to close down 37 of its physical branch locations across the country.  The company notes in a press release that the… Read More

February 29, 2020 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany-based Wirecard, a global internet technology firm and financial services provider, is teaming up with Union Bank in the Philippines in order to enhance the efficiency and the convenience of its banking services for corporate clients in the country. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was… Read More

February 29, 2020 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aion, a newly launched subscription-only banking service provider, is establishing its business operations in Belgium. The bank’s management says that it wants people to get the most out of their money. Aion has an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced service, called MoneyMax, which is meant to motivate… Read More

February 27, 2020 @ 10:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital-only bank platform N26 announced earlier this week its products, N26 You, Metal and Business You accounts, are now available for residents in Greece and Slovenia. According to N26, the premium memberships come with features to help “make everyday life as easy as possible.” The banking… 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 24, 2020 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday that its users will soon have the option of credit monitoring through its mobile banking app. Monzo revealed that users will be able to see their scores in just a few taps without any need to fill out… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Large banks based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the Middle East’s leading financial hubs, have been investing in digital transformation projects to compete in an industry with rapidly changing consumer requirements – according to analysis performed by Bloomberg Intelligence. The analysis revealed… 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 23, 2020 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Al Rayan, a Sharia-compliant bank, has decided to close down its online banking service by February 26, 2020. The move will now force its clients to switch over to the bank’s app-only financial services with only a short six days notice period. Al Rayan’s… Read More

February 22, 2020 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malaysia-based Axiata Group, a major telecommunications company, has reportedly been holding discussions with around 11 different potential business partners in order to acquire a digital banking license in the Asian nation. Mohd Izzaddin Idris, Axiata’s deputy chief executive, confirmed that the firm was also talking… 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 20, 2020 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based digital bank Hay is the country’s latest fully app-based account provider to join the nation’s evolving digital banking ecosystem. As noted on the company’s website: “We are an Australian Fintech company that is building world-leading digital infrastructure from the ground up to provide Australians… Read More

February 20, 2020 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several promising startups are challenging major banks with the launch of their innovative apps that provide seamless, modern, mobile banking experiences. These new apps offer attractive features and very low or even no transaction fees. Level, a banking challenger and banking app provider, is offering… Read More