UK challenger bank Starling secures £75m for European expansion
Series C funding round led by Merian Global Investors
Start-up
Crypto bank Zabo preps for US launch
“Bitcoin in your bank account.”
UK fintech investment reaches record $3.3bn
Industry body Innovate Finance serves up the stats.
Swiss corporate challenger bank Initium enters fintech arena
Plans to build a multi-jurisdictional corporate banking group.
Interview: Scott Cooper, CybiWealth – investing big for small pockets
Clever investment management, frustrations, and taking care of choices.
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Colombia’s fintech wakes up to open banking
New alliance between Colombia Fintech and Open Vector is a start.
US insurtech Jetty lands $25m funding
New York-based start-up’s Series B round led by Khosla Ventures.
Scotiabank taps Mexican talent for fintech accelerator
Canadian bank teams with Monterrey university for Mexico City action.
Canadian challenger Motusbank moves in
Ontario credit union Meridian unveils its new digital bank.
Possible Finance definitely raises $4m funding
Stunning Seattle-based lendtech looking for fintech nirvana.
Ursa Finance bears down on UK challenger banks
UK challenger wants to de-automate banking.
Announcing Genome beta launch at White Nights Berlin 2019
Genome opens for public beta in Berlin on 12 February 2019 introducing a unified finance ecosystem like no other.
InterSystems and Global Accelerated Ventures call for fintech start-ups
Looking to advance innovation in finance.
Innovating at scale: to compete with fast-rising challengers, banks need to gain agility
How large established financial brands can draw lessons from challenger banks’ customer-centric success.
Sberbank and 500 Startups IT Demo Day: blockchain cuts little ice in Moscow
They favour AI, ML and cybersecurity, which they believe hold greater appeal to investors.
Barclays has nod and Bink for loyalty programmes
Barclays leads an investment round of £10 million into the start-up.
Emirates NBD plays matchmaker for start-ups and investors
Private banking arm sees no harm in The LaunchPad.
Digicro pulls in $300k funding for mobile microfinance in Cambodia
Round led by Japanese firm Showcase Capital.
PXP Financial lands to offer payments for merchants
UK firm aims to expand to capital management.
Savings start-up Moneycado fires up for travellers
UK firm says it is building the world’s first savings account for travel.
US challenger Rising Bank rises up in Midwest
Start-up is a division of Midwest BankCentre in Missouri.
India’s Federal Bank launches open banking platform
APIs include fund transfers, smart collections and UPI payments.
What does a recession mean for fintech?
In the world of fintech, a problem is just an invitation to innovate.
SME finance app ANNA gets £8.5m funding
New investment comes from Kinetik.
Taking a Step towards banking for under 18s
A new mobile bank gives tools for underage banking.
Suits Me sir! HooYu brings verification to banking start-up
Have you thought of a colour, sir? We have some excellent Blue Serge.
Licence lust lets Lithuania’s fintech sector soar
Sector expanded by 45% in 2018 as Google and Revolut were awarded licences.
Bison app attracts crypto trading hunters
Powered by Börse Stuttgart and designed for buying and selling.
Swiss lendtech Loanboox secures €20m funding
Money and capital market platform now valued at €110 million.
China plots Nasdaq-style tech board
China Securities Regulatory Commission outlines its ideas.
New community banks readying for launch in the US
VisionBank, Trustar Bank and Moxy Bank hope to shake things up.
Why fintech start-ups and angel investors are a match made in heaven
An early-stage fintech company needs more than just capital investment to get its products off the ground.
Envestors entices start-ups with crowdfunding control
UK firm launches standalone equity crowdfunding platform.
Personal finance app Fintify gets FCA approval
Can now operate as a registered account information service provider.
Oxygen gets $2.3m funding for digital banking life
San Francisco-based firm offers free banking services to freelancers.
M1 Finance takes on banks with new checking account
Called M1 Spend, it integrates within the US firm’s current app.
Mizuho makes move on Chinese fintech start-ups
Signs MoU with Zhongguancun Development Group for fresh talent.
BBVA Groww-s investment app via $6m funding round
Bank’s Propel Venture Partners one of the backers for Indian firm.
Dutch start-up Bankingblocks out of the blocks
Wholesale banking provider launches across Europe.
