Tagged: virtual banking

November 9, 2022 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mambu’s cloud-native banking platform enables Wio Bank “to achieve a faster time to market as it helps establish the UAE as a hub for the growing digital economy.” Wio Bank provides access “to banking and business support services in a fast, convenient and fully digital… Read More

November 4, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26, The Mobile Bank, announced the appointment of its new group Supervisory Board “as it continues to evolve its governance structures in preparation for the next stages of development.” The latest appointments “will see Marcus W. Mosen, Jörg Gerbig, Dr. Barbara Roth, Dr. Julian Deutz… Read More

October 27, 2022 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moven, a firm that enhances virtual banking experiences for banks, credit unions, and fintech, is teaming up with upSWOT, a Fintech platform that allows service providers to support the success of SMB clients with embedded finance tools. As a result of this collaboration, Moven can… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Larky, a fintech provider proactively connecting financial institutions with their audience in the right place and at the right time, has teamed up with Finastra to “provide enhanced mobile banking solutions for its customers.” Larky’s nudge is now “available on Finastra’s mobile banking platform, enabling… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentina-based Fintech firm Uala will reportedly be investing $150 million over the upcoming 18 months in order to support its virtual banking business, primarily in Mexico and Colombia. This, according to company CEO Pierpaolo Barbieri (whose comments came during a recent interview with Reuters). The… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The virtual banking sector in Singapore has grown significantly in the past few years. Recently, the launch of Trust Bank was announced via a partnership between Standard Chartered and retailer FairPrice. The Southeast Asian challenger bank platform provides the typical retail banking service, along with… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zywa, a teen-focused fintech aiming to “re-imagine” banking for Gen Z in the MENA region, has completed a seed funding round of $3 million. Investors who took part in the investment round reportedly “include Goodwater Capital (the largest consumer tech VC globally), Dubai Future District… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

First Federal Bank of Kansas City released a refreshed, innovative online and mobile banking platform powered by Narmi, an enterprise digital banking provider. Together they “enhanced the end-to-end digital experience from online account opening through online and mobile banking for First Federal’s 25,000 consumer and… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neobank Chime is pleased to announce the promotion of several of its executive leadership team members “in the areas of people, customer experience, and technology.” The following leaders will now be officers of the company. Their promotions “are evidence of their contributions and impactful work… Read More

August 21, 2022 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil’s C6 Bank notes that this latest update was prepared according to global “best practices” for publishing information on economic, social and environmental impact. In the midst of celebrating its three-year launch, C6 Bank has published the 2021 Annual Report. Available in the Documents section… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apiture, which claims to be a “leading” provider of digital banking solutions, announced the closing of a $29 million fundraising round which was led by Live Oak Bank, with participation from other existing investors. The latest investment round “brings the total funding raised by Apiture… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 11:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After its first monthly operating profit in Q1 FY22, Atom Bank has “delivered three further consecutive quarters of operating profit.” Underlying operating loss “narrowed to £2m – a £34m improvement over the previous year.” Income grew “by over 200%, with costs increasing by just 6%,… Read More

July 12, 2022 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-based digital bank WeLab recently revealed that it has introduced its virtual wealth advisory service, GoWealth Digital Wealth Advisory. Clients may kick start their personalized investment plans from as low as HKD 100. In April 2022, WeLab had been granted Type 1 (dealing in… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

YAP, which claims to be the leading Fintech “revolutionizing” the digital banking experience in the MENA region and South Asia, has raised $41 million “to fund its operations and growth.” The latest investment round includes contributions from Saudi Arabia’s Aljazira Capital alongside investments from Abu… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QNB, which is one of the largest financial institutions in the MENA region, has introduced  WeChat Pay and AliPay+ to its existing range of payment options that are accepted by its merchant network in Qatar, making it the first banking institution in the country to… Read More

July 4, 2022 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil’s C6 Bank clients can now make 100% free Pix Saque and Pix Troco transactions across the country. The new functionality “allows operations like these to be carried out in commercial establishments and lottery houses, not just at ATMs, making life easier for users.” Maxnaun… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Virtual banking tech provider Amount is the latest Fintech firm to trim down its workforce, reducing its employee headcount by around 18%, according to a recent report from TechCrunch. Amount offers retail banking and point-of-sale tech to customers such as Banco Popular, HSBC, Regions Bank… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spire, a GCC Open Banking services provider, has announced a partnership with Mastercard (NYSE: MA),  a technology leader in the global payments sector. The collaboration will “help banks revolutionize consumer engagement and enhance user experiences in the region by integrating Spire ‘Ingage’ and Mastercard’s Merchant… Read More

June 23, 2022 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank has passed the three million current account milestone, which “includes more than 460,000 small business accounts,” according to an update shared with CI. This key milestone comes five years after the digital bank launched its Personal Current Accounts in May 2017, while its… Read More

June 18, 2022 @ 3:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Minna Bank, Ltd., Japan’s “first” digital bank, has recorded more than 1 million downloads of its mobile banking app and over 400,000 accounts have been “opened in its first year of commercial operations since May 28, 2021.” With the first “full” Cloud core banking system,… Read More