Varo Money on course for first US bank licence
Start-up could be first fintech to receive bank charter from OCC.
Start-up
MoneeMint to become Europe’s first ethical digital bank
Ummah Finance rebrands as MoneeMint to bring “fresh banking experience” to millennials.
UK start-up Tailord to launch fitting fintech products
Will offer a payments ring, online account and cash loading.
Insurtech Sagittae targets risk sharing on blockchain
Dutch firm offers peer-to-peer financial protection.
UK challenger bank Monzo looks for chief risk officer
“We really care about providing a phenomenal experience for our customers.” OK.
Foxconn and friends form $100m VC fund in US
Wisconsin business community gets some love and (more importantly) money.
An overview of neobanks in Latin America
To tackle financial inclusion, LatAm’s banking industry needs to undergo changes and disruption.
Instantor unleashes World Domination Starter Kit for APIs
It isn’t the plan of a Bond villain – it’s for developers and start-ups.
Countingup on the up with £2.3m seed funding
UK-based challenger bank will develop its accounting features.
HSBC preparing challenger bank on the side
A beta version of this new SME bank may come this year.
Jaja Finance launches first product following £7m funding
Making credit cards simple to get.
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Bangkok Bank calls for banging fintech start-ups
Bank is egged on by Nest to drive Thailand’s ecosystem.
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Dfinity raises $105m funding for blockchain supercomputer dream
Sees itself as “The Internet Computer”.
Contovista brightens up data for Swiss start-up Neon
Neon will use Contovista technology for its payment data analysis needs.
Gold-as-currency enabler Glint seeks US sprint
Partners with Sutton Bank and Galileo Processing for American dreams.
Switzerland relaxes AML rules for small fintech firms
For companies with gross revenues of less than CHF 1.5m ($1.53m).
Stripe and Visa join $8m funding round in African start-up Paystack
Nigerian payments firm also gets help from Tencent and Y Combinator.
ZestMoney goes zestier with $13.4m funding
Indian firm aiming to up its tech and product line.
Challenger QPay launches for students in UK and Australia
Canberra-based firm also plans to become a bank.
Australian challenger bank Archa takes a bow
Mobile-only financial platform plans to get banking licence.
Binance Labs launches incubator for crypto start-ups
$500K for those firms selected.
Indian start-up PaySpoon dishes up mobile credit
Lendtech and paytech firm wants to be a quick fix.
Vestigo Ventures unveils vertigo-inducing $59m fund
Good news for US fintech companies.
Wrath and woe as Revolut unleashes AML crackdown
Challenger responds: “We’re really not sure what the story is here.”
Sentifi savours success at Swisscom start-up challenge
Swiss firm bested more than 230 rivals to win the challenge.
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German challenger banks: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A list of the known challengers to date and the technology they are using.
UK regulators unleash new insurer start-up unit
Will help firms apply and get authorised for insurtech action.
Paytm launches AI cloud for India
Designed for developers, start-ups and enterprises.
UK paytech Previse gets $7m funding prize
Round is led by Augmentum and Bessemer Venture Partners.
Bippit app fires up for all that finance jazz
UK start-up smells like open banking spirit.
Get your patents IN: India – the next hotbed of fintech innovation
Indian fintech is a top five market globally by value of capital funding and investments.
A level-headed Monese unleashes free student accounts
UK bank wants to bring its A game in the name of A-levels.
Cambodia Fintech Association launches
“Fintech start-ups are slowly but surely starting to surface in Cambodia.”
Coinbase acquires Distributed Systems for digital identity dream
Anonymity and privacy. Even when it comes to financial details.
UK challenger bank Monzo eyes $1.5bn valuation
Gearing up for a new funding round.
US blockchain platform Bravo Pay basks in beta mode
Firm offers a way to tip or pay without sharing personal info.
Lendtech trio win £2m prize to create better UK renting realm
Bud, Credit Ladder and RentalStep in step for Rent Recognition Challenge.
