bunq CEO: “It’s a marathon not a sprint, we run our own race”
“I like to think of myself as a simple entrepreneur,” says Niknam.
Consumer/Personal Finance
UK fintech B-Social raises £7.8m ahead of ‘Kroo’ rebrand
The fintech has “significantly progressed” with its pre-application for a UK bank licence
Europe’s joint largest fintech start-up Klarna reports its first annual loss
The operational loss is down to its US expansion and its set up of a Berlin-based tech hub.
BBVA joins $1.3m round for UK gig economy start-up Wollit
It’s one of the first to evolve out of BBVA’s ‘Venture Creation Partnership’ with Anthemis.
The impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese market
The effects of the coronavirus on the local fintech market isn’t all negative.
Monzo set to hire another 500 and reintroduce paid accounts
CEO Bloomfield says it is also looking into lending more as a revenue driver.
Community spirit: Reminiscing on the halcyon days of the bank branch
“I had to find out how to best serve people and customers at a community level.”
Digital bank Stori raises $10m in Series A2 funding
Mexican challenger bank has also launched its credit card.
Fintech in the next decade: The intersection of what’s possible and what people want
Before we start to look at what the next 10 years hold, it’s worth taking a quick look back.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 03 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Rewire CEO: We want to be the financial marketplace for migrants
Traditionally, migrants have struggled to find a one stop shop for their finances.
PaySend and JS Bank create freelancer-focused wallet in Pakistan
Pakistan is the fourth fastest growing global economy for freelance worker revenues.
British & European fintechs set sail for the US
A wave of British and European fintechs are seeking a foothold in the US finserv market.
Swedish consumer champion Woilà raises $3.1m
“You have most likely been screwed,” says co-founder on people’s previous purchases.
20th Banking Technology Awards Supplement
A golden celebration of excellence and innovation.
Video: Intellect Design Arena at MoneyLive London – an age of open infrastructure
Banesh Prabhu talks on FinTech Futures about open banking, legacy tech and CX.
Neobank for UK farmers Oxbury lands licence and launches Series C
Its flagship offering ‘Oxbury Farm Credit’ will roll out later this year.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
JP Morgan plans to cut hundreds of jobs across consumer division
It will notify the impacted staff on 6 February.
The end of technology…
It’s time to drop the words “digital” and “tech”.
The rise of investment apps
There’s an appetite to save and invest despite low interest rates across Europe, Australia and the US.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 24 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
For the sake of fraud fighting: how to secure online transactions on the Russian market
All the new forms of digital interaction are getting particularly vulnerable to fraudulent activities.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
The problem with better banking
Surely banking customers want and deserve better banking?
Challenger Longevity Bank positions itself for the silver generation
EXCLUSIVE: Co-founder Sergey Balasanyan tells FinTech Futures of his 2020 plans with the neobank.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Cautious optimism and a customer-first approach for financial services in the 2020s
Alessandro Tonchia gives his fintech predictions as we enter a new decade.
Reasons behind the rise of fintech companies popularising stock market investing
Being financially successful is ‘cool’ and is a growing aspiration for younger generations.
RBS recruits army of digital influencers to promote banking app Bó
The sponsored posts were published after RBS was accused of writing fake reviews for Bó.
Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers hit by system outage
The incident took place from around 4am on New Year’s Day.
JP Morgan vows to ban fintech apps from using customer passwords
It’s working towards issuing tokens that send third parties a narrow range of data in a secure form.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 20 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Starling and Monzo hike up overdraft charges for bad credit scorers
Starling is currently the cheapest option only going as high as 35%.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 13 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Three more UK payday lenders collapse before Christmas: MMP and PiggyBank
The collapses follow regulatory clamp downs on affordability checks and compliance.
JP Morgan embroiled in yet another racism scandal
The New York Times obtained two recordings highlighting racial discrimination in the bank.
Banking Technology December 2019 / January 2020 issue out now
A year in review.
Mastercard and Doconomy bring carbon tracking to Bank of the West and Nordea
The news was unveiled at Madrid’s UN Climate Change Conference COP25.
Freetrade brings first native full stack solution to UK
The exec team come from Snapchat, Google and KPMG.
