New bank for the US military community to launch this winter – Moonbeam
Moonbeam says its digital banking products will aim to emphasise financial literacy and economic mobility.
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OneBanx taps regtech PassFort for know your business solution
PassFort says the solution will enable “seamless” onboarding for business customers.
GB Bank receives full banking licence, set to lend £3bn over five years
The bank will support the creation of more than 100,000 jobs and 20,000 new homes.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 19 August 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Monzo and Starling top latest CMA customer satisfaction survey
The results are from a survey carried out between July 2021 and June 2022 by market research firm Ipsos.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 12 August 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Banking Tech Awards 2022 – nomination deadline extended
The deadline for nominations for the Banking Tech Awards 2022 is now Friday 19 August.
Neobank Nuri files for insolvency due to “challenging” market conditions
The Berlin-based neobank says the action will not affect its services, customer funds or investments.
UK challenger Dozens set to close by end of the month
The Dozens app is set to close by the end of August.
Singapore’s UNOAsia raises funds ahead of digital bank full launch
The firm is gearing up for the commercial launch of UNO Digital Bank in the Philippines.
UK challenger Recognise Bank appoints new CEO, Jean Murphy
Murphy brings more than 25 years’ worth of banking and capital markets experience to the role.
Umba acquires 66.6% stake in Kenyan microfinance lender Daraja
The Central Bank of Kenya says the deal will “support the stability of Kenya’s microfinance banking sector”.
UK challenger Monument partners Persistent to build digital banking platform
Persistent’s “building block” approach will allow the challenger to add new SaaS components as required.
African neobank 4G Capital goes live on Mambu’s cloud banking platform
The micro and small business-focused bank is looking to scale across East Africa.
Digital business bank Grasshopper lands $30.4m funding
The fresh capital takes the bank’s total funding to date up to $160 million.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 29 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Dbank gears up for launch in Pakistan, secures $17.6m seed funding
The investment round was co-led by Sequoia Southeast Asia and Kleiner Perkins.
Monzo rapped by CMA over failure to provide transaction history data
The challenger informed the CMA it had failed to send transaction histories to more than 13,000 customers.
Green fintech start-up Tred launches new carbon-tracking banking app
At the end of each month, Tred users are nudged to offset any carbon their spending has emitted.
UnitPlus partners Vodeno and Aion for ‘pay-with-portfolio’ ETF solution
Customers can pay with funds drawn directly from their portfolio using the UnitPlus debit card.
Brazilian fintech Neon raises $80m to support credit portfolio expansion
The funding will allow the firm to expand its portfolio of credit products “in a sustainable and balanced way”.
French business banking firm Qonto snaps up German fintech Penta
The acquisition is expected to close in the next few weeks.
Cartoon: Rodeo
A new cartoon by Ian Foley illustrating why fintechs should view risk management as a core competency.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 22 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Digital challenger Varo Bank lays off 75 employees in effort to cut costs
CEO Colin Walsh says the firm is “not immune to the impacts of our current environment”.
New cross-border payments and digital banking platform KwikPaisa launches in India
The platform will allow users to make payments anywhere in the world.
Starling withdraws Irish banking licence application in expansion rethink
Starling says it will take its software to banks worldwide through its SaaS subsidiary, Engine.
UK challenger Kroo expands partnership with ClearBank
ClearBank has worked with Kroo since 2019 in its journey towards becoming a fully regulated bank.
Banking Technology Magazine July / August 2022 issue out now
Cover story: MAKING THE DREAM WORK – Helping Ukraine in a planet-friendly way.
Neobank Kinly taps open finance fintech MX for data aggregation solutions
Kinly says it will leverage clean data and personalised financial alerts from MX to help Black American communities.
Recognise Bank taps TruNarrative for digital customer onboarding solution
The RiskNarrative platform will digitise a number of AML and KYC processes via a single API.
Three things you probably didn’t know about Brazil’s growing fintech sector
Millions of Brazilians can now gain access to a financial system that traditionally excluded them.
Less than two weeks until nomination deadline for Banking Tech Awards 2022
The deadline for nominations for the Banking Tech Awards 2022 is Friday 22 July.
Sid Jajodia appointed as Revolut’s new US CEO
Jajodia joined Revolut as chief banking officer in 2021 and will continue in this role alongside his new position.
Brazilian fintech unicorn Neon hires André Madeira as new CTO
Madeira brings engineering and product building expertise from stints at Google, Snap, and Coinbase.
Revolut partners Stripe to accelerate global expansion
Stripe and Revolut will explore opportunities to “deepen” their collaboration.
Digital challenger Zand lands banking licence from UAE central bank
The newly-licensed bank marked the occasion by welcoming its first corporate customers.
Daxsen Group to launch new digital bank in Ecuador
Daxsen Bank intends to reduce operational and transactional costs to “revolutionise” the country’s banking sector.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 1 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Video: SmartStream at Money 20/20 Europe – Levelling the playing field
We chat with SmartStream about how the firm is helping financial institutions keep up with new tech developments.
