June 13, 2019 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 announced on Wednesday it is now offering its banking service to 3.5 million customers worldwide. The company also revealed that it is a global employer with more than 1300 employees across 60 nationalities. “As well as headquarters in Berlin, offices in New… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 is reportedly set to open a new office in Brazil at the beginning of March. The news comes less than two months after N26 secured $300 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by venture capital and private equity firm Insight… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 recently announced it has introduced premium N26 Black account in  Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Sweden. According to N26, N26 Black targets frequent travelers and it removes the “uncertainty” of exchange rates and transaction costs encountered through foreign travel and provides customers with free… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 7:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 announced earlier this week the launch of its new subscription-based current account, Black. This news comes days after N26 celebrated its fourth birthday and weeks after the company successfully secured $300 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by venture capital and… Read More

January 10, 2019 @ 7:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 announced on Wednesday it secured $300 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by venture capital and private equity firm Insight Venture Partners, with participation from GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and several existing investors. The company reported the funds… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 is bringing its services to Denmark, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. This news comes just weeks after the fintech officially launched in the UK. As previously reported, N26 was founded in 2013 and stated it has redesigned banking to make it simple, fast and contemporary…. Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 has officially launched in the UK in setting up an interesting battle between other competing digital banks. The Fintech reportedly issued its first British accounts on Thursday. The launch of the UK accounts comes just a few months after N26 announced it… Read More

September 9, 2018 @ 5:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German digital bank N26 announced last week the launch of its new flexible business accounts for freelancers called N26 Business Black. According to N26, the N26 Business Black comes complete with comprehensive trip insurance from Allianz and users may travel worry-free with foreign medical cover based on… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 7:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marcus began its existence as a mere online lender seeking to provide consumers with affordable credit all online. But as time moves on, it is becoming more clear that Marcus is being positioned as not just providing loans but becoming the bank of the future:… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a creative use of the English language, Berlin based digital challenger bank N26 is out with a promotional campaign that is rather blunt. As depicted below in a Tweet courtesy of @Skollma, N26 goes straight to the point and says F¥€K Fees. #nobullshit. The marketing… Read More

June 15, 2018 @ 9:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German mobile bank N26 recently announced it serves more than one million customers across the European continent. The company reported that it has doubled its customer base over the last nine months. According to N26, the monthly transaction volume exceeds €1 billion, signaling high levels of… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German mobile bank N26 announced on Tuesday it is now offering Google Pay in Belgium, Ireland, Slovakia, and Spain. The bank reported it has a strong focus on innovation and its international expansion, along with aiming to  consistently strives to make the most modern products available to its customers…. Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Dow Jones VentureSource is out with their quarterly report and their numbers indicate a decline in venture capital funding during the first quarter of 2018. According to the report, investment declined by 16% in the number of funds and delivered a 29% drop in capital… Read More

March 19, 2018 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

German mobile bank N26 has secured €110 million during its Series C funding round, which was co-led by Allianz X, the digital investment unit of Allianz Group, and Tencent Holdings Ltd., a provider of internet value-added services in China. This news comes nearly six months after… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, a unique financial marketplace that empowers savers to access the best interest rates across Europe, has received a strategic investment from global payments platform PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL). This is an interesting development for Berlin based Raisin and a further validation of their disruptive service. Raisin… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, German digital-only challenger bank N26 announced it was launching Apple Pay support in Spain, Italy, and Finland. This news comes just after the bank launched the payment method’s support in France. “What if there were a way to pay without your card that is… Read More

November 4, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

N26, a digital-only challenger bank based in Germany, announced on Friday it is launching its services in the UK in early 2018. This news comes after the fintech startup announced plans to launch in the U.S. next year. UK customers may now get early access by signing… Read More

October 27, 2017 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

N26, a digital-only challenger bank based in Germany, announced this week that it is planning to launch in the U.S. this upcoming year. The news comes less than two months after the company installed Mambu’s software to power its online banking service. According to TechCrunch, N26’s Co-Founder and… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 1:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mambu is a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that has quickly differentiated its product as a leader in the white label core banking space. The cloud based service provides a path for both traditional finance and Fintech’s to rapidly launch a digitally native financial… Read More

September 10, 2017 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

N26, a digital only challenger bank based in Germany, has installed Mambu’s software to power its online banking service. Prior to receiving its full banking license in 2016, N26 utilized a partner banks platform. After its banking license was approved,  N26 used an in house… Read More