RCI Bank gains full UK banking licence
RCI Bank, a new savings bank based in the UK’s county of Hertfordshire, has obtained a full banking licence.
Challenger Bank
White paper: Beyond Banking – what traditional banks and neobanks can learn from each other
What traditional players and challengers can teach each other, and how to beat bigtechs in the digital banking race.
Challenger banks country by country: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
Comprehensive and free guides for UK, Spain, Germany, France, US, Canada, South Africa, Australia, India and Hong Kong.
Interview: Anthony Thomson, 86 400 – roaming numerals
What makes 86 400 different from its rivals, and why the big four Down Under got what they deserved.
Banking Technology March 2019 issue out now
Pay attention. Fintech in the ascension.
Will challenger banks motivate change?
The need for digital transformation has been obvious for years and the window of opportunity is about to close.
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.
Top ten fintech opinion pieces in 2018
Great minds share their views and ideas on all things fintech.
Sizing up the real threat of challenger banks
Challenger banks’ current profitability is almost entirely unrelated from the threat they pose to incumbents.
New Aussie neobank Up is alive and kicking
Promising “never-seen-before” features.
Case study: Home Credit – to its credit
Life is good at the heart of Europe.
Banking Technology September 2018 issue out now
Elements of fintech, pure in substance.
For fintech, life after disruption is a question of identity
What does it take for a disruptor-leader to keep growing in a world where dominance is never guaranteed?
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.
Australian challenger banks: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A comprehensive list of challenger banks and banking services in Australia and the tech they are using.
UK challenger bank LQID smoothly starts up
To “bridge the gap” between digital and high street challengers.
US challenger banks: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of challenger banks and banking services in the US and the tech they are using.
Big boy problems: the challenger banks’ challenge
In the disruption era, disintermediation is the big boys’ loss for sure, but not necessarily the disruptors’ gain.
Australian challenger bank 86 400 launches
Team includes former ANZ CEO and ex-Metro Bank founder.
CYBG confirms £1.7bn Virgin Money takeover
There could also be around 1,500 job losses.
Monzo brings unconditional love to conditional actions
The new Applets automate actions based on users’ own pre-set conditions.
Not all banks are equal in the open future
Using stars as our metaphor, let us venture to the final frontier.
UK challenger banks: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A comprehensive list of the known UK bank challengers to date and the technology they are using.
Tandem reaches 100,000 clients, signs for Form3 paytech
Wants to match Lloyds Bank in terms of customer numbers in ten years time.
Interview: Eric Wilson, Xinja – upbeat Down Under
European challengers, the flaws of the big four, and how his father-in-law inspired him.
U Account unveils cash pay-in for current account customers
50,000 customers feeling fine with sublime cash pay-in time.
UK challenger bank Tandem unveils fixed saver accounts
Now on its second product launch.
Indian challenger bank Cube preps for launch
Former founder of Citrus Pay in new adventure.
UK challenger bank Countingup officially launches
Offers business current account with accounting and tax software.
Starling becomes first mobile-only bank to launch business accounts
Challenger confirms launch of business accounts.
Gatehouse Bank launches Islamic home financing platform
Underpinned by a bespoke case management solution, based on BEP Systems’ Apprivo2.
Australia’s challenger bank Tyro launches Tap & Save payments service
Tyro’s new service enables merchants to process debit tap-and-go payments through the Eftpos network.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Chetwood Financial lands £150m investment
Elliott Advisors will invest up £150 million in UK challenger bank Chetwood Financial.
Challenger bank Monzo in head of compliance search
Monzo: “We’re looking for a pragmatic, collaborative and experienced head of compliance.”
Tandem launches travel cashback card in UK
Digital challenger bank launches its first product in the country.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
TruFin steps into UK challenger bank zone
TruFin started trading on the alternative investment market of the London Stock Exchange.
Moven lands investment from SBI, ponders bank acquisition
SBI and Moven to set up a joint venture to bring the latter’s tech to Asia and Asia Pacific.
Challenger bank Fiinu to put people before profit
Digital bank Fiinu plans to launch in early 2019.
