French telecoms firm launches prospective challenger bank
A prospective challenger bank has emerged in France promising to “revolutionise the banking system”.
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Noelse’s website is still in development
Noelse is in the very early stages of development. At the time of writing its website is still under construction and displays a “coming soon” message.
The wannabe bank doesn’t disclose its origins anywhere online. Yet job applications for IT roles at Afone Infrastructure indicate Noelse is a spinoff of the French payments and telecoms firm.
On top of this, a handful of its employees either work or report having worked at Afone.
Afone describes Noelse as the “European neobank of tomorrow”.
Its disclosed team comprises of a handful of project managers with backgrounds in Google, Société Générale, and Cultura.
Senior content manager Noemie Esleon, for whom the neobank appears to be named, has made a series of blog posts about financial services.
In them, she appears to outline the ideals of the upcoming banks: putting people in control of their money and ensuring sustainable investments.
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