Starling Bank unveils first personal loan products
UK challenger offers unsecured loans through its app.
Europe
TSB berated for banking blip
Bank says service went down for 30 minutes. Not all agree.
Amazon takes UK insurers on comparison ride
A price comparison site is rumoured to be in the works.
ID Finance revels in 97% revenue growth
No pain in Spain for data science and credit scoring firm.
Open banking platform Deposit Solutions gets $100m funding
Round led by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners.
Lendtech trio win £2m prize to create better UK renting realm
Bud, Credit Ladder and RentalStep in step for Rent Recognition Challenge.
UK start-up Betr Lend preps for launch
New online lending and credit card company looking for CTO.
FCA and CMA demand transparency in banking service quality
Asking banks to publish customer ratings.
Temenos and Luxhub’s API team get first client Fortuna Banque
Luxembourg-based cooperative bank looks at open banking.
ANIA leads insurance blockchain project in Italy
Insurtech innovation with Italian Association of Insurance Companies.
Intapp acquires DealCloud for CRM quest
Intapp also targeting capital markets sector.
Fintech journalist seeks £1m funding to stay in London
“Everyone else is getting funding. So why not me.”
UK start-up accelerator Buildily powers up for good causes
Will also donate 10% of its fees to micro-lender Lendwithcare.
Holvi takes Uber drivers to financial heights
Two have joined forces to help Uber’s drivers manage their finances.
Moneyhub expands platform with payment initiation services
UK firm secures PISP authorisation from Financial Conduct Authority.
Konsentus gets PSD2 with new open banking sandbox
Regtech wants to help FIs get compliant.
Danish start-up Jamii Pay in delicious launch
Brainchild of ex-PWC consultant Charlotte Rønje.
Sberbank spares $400k for six start-ups
First wave of Sber#Up in-house accelerator ends.
Digital champion Compeon unleashes SME loans in Germany
Digitaler Mittelstandskredit ist hier!
CurrencyFair to buy Convoy Payments for Asia advance
All part of a €20 million investment plan.
UK watchdog takes legal action over Barclays PPI breach
Barclays failed, for a second time, to send annual reminders to PPI customers.
N26 goes into Spaces for savings
On the heels of Monzo and Starling.
Italy to spark an e-invoicing revolution?
Ushering in one of the biggest tax reforms Italy has ever undertaken.
Wonga raises $13m in new funding
Accel Partners and Balderton Capital pitched in to help UK-based payday lender.
CYBG chooses The ID Co for first open banking solution launch
DirectID platform integrated into B mobile banking app.
SoftBank mulls stake in insurtech wefox
Bank’s Vision Fund on the prowl again.
UK challenger bank LQID smoothly starts up
To “bridge the gap” between digital and high street challengers.
Crypterium releases crypto-fiat solution
Its tool allows users to top up their mobile phone balance.
Danske Bank steps up fintech partnership hunt
Potentially open to action in Nordic insurtech and lendtech.
Euronext moves cash markets to its Optiq platform
It wants Optiq to pump up performance.
Starling Bank unveils Banking-as-a-Platform APIs
Think of Airbnb, Uber and Apple. Also think of solarisBank.
From Zopa to bank with new £44m funding
Zopa is moving from P2P lending to banking and savings.
Coinbase gives UK crypto payments pace
Offers same day deposits and withdrawals from crypto accounts to British bank account.
NatWest and RBS card payments crash
Apparently, they ruined somebody’s holiday?
Banque Palatine launches pre-paid travel card
A mobile app/card combination to withdraw and pay on any currency available.
Big data start-up Quantexa raises $20m for big plans
Series B funding round led by Dawn Capital.
Albaraka Türk bank targets Europe with insha app launch
Aimed at Turkish citizens and Muslims living on the continent.
San Marino pursuing blockchain fame
Tiny republic plans legislation for a blockchain hub.
We.trade’s first international blockchain transaction made by UniCredit
A retailer-to-retailer transaction between Germany and Spain.
Barclays takes stake in SME lender MarketInvoice
First high street bank to enter into a partnership with the fintech firm.
