Tagged: neobanking

November 29, 2021 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian payments Fintech and neobank Razorpay notes that applying for a line of credit via traditional banks and lenders “can be disappointing with unrealistic approval requirements.” Razorpay Cash Advance has been specifically designed to “make it easier for Razorpay users to get quick access to… Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform serving over 375,000 SMEs – nearly 7% of the market, has revealed that it will allow SMEs to connect their existing business accounts, “held at other institutions, to its platform using Open Banking.” In the first such move… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zolve, a neobank enabling international access to financial services, has announced the closing of $40 million in Series A funding. Zolve‘s investment round has been led by Partners of DST Global, who have previously led rounds in Fintech firms like Robinhood, Nubank, Chime, Revolut, and… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-based neobanking Fintech Bunq has introduced a domestic currency feature for digital nomads that is available via the firm’s banking app. Bunq clients are able to receive, convert, hold and spend in several different currencies without needing to exit the app. The first currencies that… Read More

October 14, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Zopa has confirmed the appointment of Helen Beurier as its first Chief People Officer. With more than 25 years of professional experience across some of the largest FMCG, retail, and pharma household names, Helen brings “a wealth of experience to the digital bank… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, a global identity verification solution provider, reveals that it has teamed up with Zolve, an innovative neo-banking platform. Through one of the largest marketplaces of identity data and services, Trulioo GlobalGateway provides real-time identity checks that “adhere to a diverse range of compliance requirements,… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neobanking Fintech Razorpay has teamed up with Shiprocket in order to provide end-to-end digital commerce solutions in India. As noted in the update from Razorpay, e-commerce has changed the “way we live, shop, and do business.” And, virtual payments have served as a catalyst in… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines-based Tonik, a virtual banking platform that was recently awarded an operational license by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has introduced a physical debit cards for its customers. Tonik bank clients are now able to order physical debit cards via an easy-to-use app, and… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian Fintech Razorpay notes that a current account is usually a “feature-loaded” banking product that’s designed to streamline money movement for businesses. The Razorpay team writes in a blog post that just like any other bank account, a current account has a few “standard features”… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 11:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ranked first among the Arab nations in FinxAr. As covered, the Arab Monetary Fund introduced the Index of Modern Financial Technologies in the Arab countries (called the FinxAr). The index aims to provide insights on the ongoing developments in the… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 1:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian neobank Razorpay recently shared payroll compliance mistakes that businesses should try to avoid. The RazorPay team explains that payroll compliance is one of the “most important” processes a business performs so that it can maintain operations. All businesses in India and globally have to… Read More

July 12, 2021 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s first neobank Volt has reportedly acquired neo-lending platform Australian Mortgage, enabling it to provide “fully-verified” approval times of less than 15 minutes on its new digital mortgage product. As mentioned in a release shared with CI: “This is a material improvement compared to many… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines-based neobank Netbank reveals that it has decided to join the Mastercard Fintech Express program which should allow it to access a wide range of all-digital products. Netbank will also be able to issue debit and credit cards under its partners’ brands. Through the partnership… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neobanking platform Yapeal has started offering cross-border money transfers to its clients through Fintech Wise (formerly Transferwise and now pursuing listing on the LSE). Through the partnership, Yapeal will work with Wise to make cross-border transactions fast, simple, and cheap for their app’s users. Wise,… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this week, Philippines-based Netbank, a banking as a service (BaaS) platform, went live in the Southeast Asian country. Netbank has reportedly been developed by an experienced team of international and local banking professionals. Like the country’s digital bank Tonik, Netbank is a fully regulated banking… Read More

May 29, 2021 @ 4:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Komo, a digital banking service developed by East-West Banking Corporation (EastWest) (PSE: EW) in the Philippines, has teamed up with Open Banking service provider Brankas in order to support instant in-app deposits. Through this partnership, Komo users will be able to instantly top-up their balance… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian neobank Razorpay notes in a blog post that we are living in a world with “ever-increasing” consumer expectations and “endless options” to choose from these days. The Razorpay team points out that competition among businesses has been increasing over the years. This has helped… Read More

May 2, 2021 @ 11:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this week, Philippines based digital bank Tonik partnered with PESONet in order to support safe and secure digital fund transfers to its account from other banking service providers. Tonik clients now have the option to send money from a PESONet participating bank directly to… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Galileo, the API standard for card issuing and digital banking, and a subsidiary of Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi), announced on Thursday the launch of Fortú, a neobank serving the needs of the Latino community. According to Galileo,  Fortú is focused on building culturally contextual… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Southeast Asia-based all-digital banking challenger Tonik has officially launched the first neobank in the Philippines. Tonik is regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the nation’s central bank. Tonik’s deposits will reportedly be insured by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC). The digital banking… Read More