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

August 26, 2017 @ 8:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Challenger digital bank, N26, announced this week it now has 500,000 customers. Founded in 2013 by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal, N26 claims to be Europe’s first mobile bank with a full European banking license and it has redesigned banking for the smartphone by making it… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

N26, a digital only challenger bank, has expanded its range of consumer loans through a partnership with auxmoney, an online lender serving Continental Europe.  As with all other products of N26 customers can access credit with just a few clicks directly on the N26. In… Read More

June 7, 2017 @ 12:10 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Big consultancies, such as PwC, Cap Gemini, KPMG, Deloitte and Accenture, research and analyze fintech developments to support the digital transformation of their banking customers. They promote this work through well-crafted free reports and white papers. The latest of such reports was published by Julian… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 9:21 am By Jessica Pham  |  

For all the joy that quick online banking can provide, it can also cause a lot of headaches if your account is compromised.  Berlin-based fintech company N26 (short for Number26) was accused of numerous security flaws late last year that could have been used to… Read More

July 21, 2016 @ 8:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

One day, in the not so distant future, taking trips to the local bank branch will be a thing of the past. No more queuing up to be scowled at while swiping a plastic card. Yes, I know. My parents and your parents cannot imagine… Read More