Business-to-Consumer/B2C

N26 raises $900m in new funding to reach $9bn valuation

German neobank’s value eclipses the market capitalisation of Germany’s second-largest bank.

Pedro Sousa Cardoso returns to Emirates NBD as new chief digital officer

Cardoso joins from Standard Chartered, where he worked as a senior managing director.

What the FinTech? | S.2 Episode 20 | Let’s get digital

Dreams CEO and founder, Henrik Rosvall, joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.

Worker’s Credit Union picks Fusion Phoenix for new core system

The Massachusetts-based firm is also taking a handful of ancillary Finastra systems.

ICYMI funding round-up: Rize, Sparkle, Rupifi, PaySika & more

Another batch of funding rounds you may have missed this week in fintech.

UK contactless payment limit rises from £45 to £100

Some call for customer-set limits as contactless becomes more regular among users.

BaaS platform Productfy raises $16m and forms card issuance partnership

Productfy provides companies with embeddable modules for payments, deposits, and card issuance.

Darlington Building Society revamps onboarding with ieDigital solution

UK building society aims to switch up its front end as part of ongoing transformation.

Creator-inspired fintech Superjoi to provide financial partnerships with fans

Platform aims to connect content creators with their audience to share revenue.

New UK banking hopeful Tryllian targeting 150m member figure

New bank is applying for an electronic money licence in the UK.

Software firm Sage acquires fintech start-up GoProposal

Acquisition will support accountancy practices through ongoing UK tax digitisation strategy.

New US fintech Monai to gamify savings for Millennials and Gen Z

New fintech plans to use time spent mobile gaming to help users reduce debt.

Ex-Singlife execs to launch new Japanese paytech Purasu Money

Purasu to launch under umbrella of new venture SJ Mobile Labs.

Surfboard Payments launches Surfpay to turn smartphones into payment terminals

Swedish payments company aims to help small businesses transact easier.

Google pulls Plex after less than a year in development

Aborted banking project reflects change of financial services strategy at Google.

New fintech Z-Walet plans Egyptian launch targeting Gen Z

Founded in 2020, the firm is still at the waiting list stage.

Monzo withdraws US licence application after two years of negotiation

UK challenger bank to refocus its business after aborted US entry.

Amazon-backed Indian BNPL firm Capital Float raises $50m

The investment brings Capital Float’s total money raised to date to over $600m.

Banking platform Arzus launches in US to provide all-in-one service

Arzus aims to create a single dashboard for users’ financial lives.

Raiffeisen Switzerland selects Backbase to power new digital interface

Swiss collective bank aiming to change the way it engages with users.

B2B BNPL: how data can drive more financial flexibility

BNPL is the norm when it comes to B2B transactions, but should corporates look to be more flexible?

ICYMI funding round-up: Yellow Card, QisstPay, Vyne, Tomorrow & more

Plenty of funding rounds in the double digits in this week’s ICYMI roundup.

Swan raises €16m Series A to accelerate European expansion

The BaaS platform wants to democratise access to banking services.

FNBM selects new core banking solution in Finastra’s Fusion Phoenix

Fusion Phoenix is key to the bank’s strategy to attract younger customers.

Colendi raises $30m in Series A and plans UK expansion

Turkish micro-lending platform expands to new markets.

UOB to spend $500m on boosting digital banking capabilities

The investment comes after the pandemic accelerated digital-first banking across Southeast Asia.

Nationwide searches for new chief executive as Garner steps down

The building society is looking internally for new candidates.

PrimaryBid names City veteran Donald Brydon as first chair

Brydon will step down as chairman of financial software company Sage on 30 September.

Aussie BNPL firm Zip targets Indian expansion with ZestMoney investment

The investment underlines Zip’s strategy to capitalise on the high-growth Indian BNPL market.

Prodigy Finance lands $750m funding to expand into new markets

New funds will allow Prodigy to assist students from previously excluded countries.

Temenos, Vodeno and Aion partner to push European BaaS adoption

‘Strategic alliance’ will enable firms to integrate financial services into their products.

Barclays hires payments veteran Antony Stephen to boost BNPL solution

Stephen joins from Amazon and will work on scaling Barclays’ BNPL platform.

Zolve launches immigrant-focused banking products

The neobank’s new suite of products will help new arrivals to the US build credit.

Paytech Recharge eyes global expansion after $35m investment

The Series B round culminated in one of the largest investments into a Dutch startup in 2021.

SME bank Recognise given green light by UK regulator

The new bank can now start offering personal savings accounts and business loans.

Thought Machine wins major core banking deal with JP Morgan Chase

UK-based core banking vendor continues US expansion.

Monese moves into digital banking with Investec

The new partnership will see the international bank begin to offer digital banking services to UK customers.

UAE challenger Zand prepares for launch in both retail and corporate markets

New bank aims to break into an already crowded sector.

DF Capital launches digital savings platform powered by Mambu and ieDigital

Specialist lender hopes to automate processes and improve customer accessibility.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 18 | Are you being self served?

Diebold Nixdorf’s Matt Phillips joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.

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