Allianz reportedly mulls sale of its shares in N26 at a discount
The Financial Times reports Allianz could be looking to sell its 5% stake in the digital bank.
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German challenger N26 loses its chief risk officer
Thomas Grosse has quit the firm citing personal reasons. A successor has yet to be named.
German challenger N26 names Arnd Schwierholz as CFO
Schwierholz, who will assume the role of CFO on 1 February 2023, replaces Jan Kemper.
Challenger bank N26 sees changes in leadership structure
N26’s CFO and interim COO Jan Kemper has jointly agreed with the bank to step down from his role.
Spanish banking sector to explore use of digital euro
Financial institutions will analyse the technical, operational and business implications of a digital euro.
German challenger N26 partners Bitpanda to offer crypto trading services
The partnership will enable N26 customers to buy and sell almost 200 cryptocurrencies.
N26 opens offices where employees want to live
The German neobank is looking to innovate around the future of work for bank employees.
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Bank of Italy bans N26 from “undertaking operations with new customers” over AML shortcomings
N26 says it takes money laundering “very seriously” and has been scaling up its global AML efforts since last year.
Digital bank N26 confirms departure of COO Adrienne Gormley
N26 says Gormley has “played an important role” in scaling its operations division.
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Digital bank N26 to withdraw from US in January to focus on Europe
N26 will no longer serve US customers after 11 January 2022.
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N26 raises $900m in new funding to reach $9bn valuation
German neobank’s value eclipses the market capitalisation of Germany’s second-largest bank.
N26 pays €4.25m fine for money laundering failures
German digital bank hit with fine by country’s financial regulator.
N26 issued order by German regulator to improve AML measures
To oversee these changes, Bafin has appointed a “special commissioner”.
SoundCloud exec BianRosa joins N26 as new CPO
BianRosa will lead all product teams for the challenger globally.
N26 loses 300 employees and head of HR in 12 months
The company is now trying to recruit 500 new employees by end of June.
N26 mulls acquisition despite net losses tripling in 2019
N26’s failed UK expansion cost it a total of €26.9 million.
N26 lands Zalando’s former financial chief as CFO
The former Zalando chief isn’t the only executive addition in recent months.
N26 finally lands licence to operate in Brazil
The country’s central bank has granted it a SCD licence.
N26 snaps up ex-Dropbox exec Adrienne Gormley as new COO
New COO Gormley will head up N26’s global customer service.
N26 “nearly” hits half a million US customer mark
“Over the past 12 months, we have learned a lot about our US customer base.”
N26 loses chief product officer Georgina Smallwood
Smallwood departs N26 to join a Berlin scooter firm.
N26 founders get injunction against employees’ works council
A German union is still trying to push on with the meetings.
N26 outed for 2019 data breach, employees ask for works council
Around 300 of N26’s 1,500 employees should have access to unencrypted data.
N26 lays off 10% of New York-based workforce
The losses are the first to be put down to operational reasons.
N26 extends Series D a second time for $100m raise
The challenger’s Series D round totals to more than half a billion.
N26 expects 70% of bank branches to disappear in 10 years
The coronavirus is accelerating a permanent change in consumer behaviour, says N26.
German challenger N26 pulls out of UK ‘over Brexit’
N26 has been operating under “passporting” rules since October 2018.
British & European fintechs set sail for the US
A wave of British and European fintechs are seeking a foothold in the US finserv market.
N26 selects Eurobase Siena to manage its treasury operations
Siena will manage the treasury operations of N26’s 3.5 million customers.
Challenger bank bunq launches in UK and 21 other European countries
The bank is active in all EU countries and a handful of EEA ones, too.
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N26 officially launches in the US
The challenger bank has also introduced a new sub-accounts feature.
