Brazilian challenger bank C6 will see you now
It has its licence and is now testing out functionalities
Start-up
Scotland’s SME challenger bank AlbaCo readies for launch
Glasgow-based entity plans to be ready in early 2020.
TymeBank times South African launch for this month
Digital challenger gets ready following its soft launch in December 2018.
UK trade finance challenger Diaspora preps for flight
Will offer a trade finance ecosystem on blockchain.
TMRW dawns as UOB’s digital bank will debut in Thailand
New entity is designed for “mobile savvy” millennials.
No Xpence spared as Dubai neobank readies for business
“Gulf region’s first neobank designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.”
Munich Re leads $9m investment in insurtech Inshur
US/UK firm gets Series A funding and credit facility for its rideshare journey.
Ant Financial to buy WorldFirst for $700m
It was expected and gives Chinese firm a handy boost to its e-commerce plans.
UK challenger bank Griffin gears up for wholesale launch
Plans to provide fintechs with custodial accounts and interbank payments.
Goldman Sachs leads $44m funding in US business credit start-up Nav
Other investors include Point72 Ventures and Experian Ventures.
Mojo Mortgages gets its mojo working with £7m funding
UK firm’s Series A funding round led by NVM and Maven.
Visa plans innovation centre in South Korea
Payments firm confirms that preparations are “in the works”.
UK challenger bank Starling secures £75m for European expansion
Series C funding round led by Merian Global Investors
Crypto bank Zabo preps for US launch
“Bitcoin in your bank account.”
UK fintech investment reaches record $3.3bn
Industry body Innovate Finance serves up the stats.
Swiss corporate challenger bank Initium enters fintech arena
Plans to build a multi-jurisdictional corporate banking group.
Interview: Scott Cooper, CybiWealth – investing big for small pockets
Clever investment management, frustrations, and taking care of choices.
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Colombia’s fintech wakes up to open banking
New alliance between Colombia Fintech and Open Vector is a start.
US insurtech Jetty lands $25m funding
New York-based start-up’s Series B round led by Khosla Ventures.
Scotiabank taps Mexican talent for fintech accelerator
Canadian bank teams with Monterrey university for Mexico City action.
Canadian challenger Motusbank moves in
Ontario credit union Meridian unveils its new digital bank.
Possible Finance definitely raises $4m funding
Stunning Seattle-based lendtech looking for fintech nirvana.
Ursa Finance bears down on UK challenger banks
UK challenger wants to de-automate banking.
Announcing Genome beta launch at White Nights Berlin 2019
Genome opens for public beta in Berlin on 12 February 2019 introducing a unified finance ecosystem like no other.
InterSystems and Global Accelerated Ventures call for fintech start-ups
Looking to advance innovation in finance.
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.
Sberbank and 500 Startups IT Demo Day: blockchain cuts little ice in Moscow
They favour AI, ML and cybersecurity, which they believe hold greater appeal to investors.
Barclays has nod and Bink for loyalty programmes
Barclays leads an investment round of £10 million into the start-up.
Emirates NBD plays matchmaker for start-ups and investors
Private banking arm sees no harm in The LaunchPad.
Digicro pulls in $300k funding for mobile microfinance in Cambodia
Round led by Japanese firm Showcase Capital.
PXP Financial lands to offer payments for merchants
UK firm aims to expand to capital management.
Savings start-up Moneycado fires up for travellers
UK firm says it is building the world’s first savings account for travel.
US challenger Rising Bank rises up in Midwest
Start-up is a division of Midwest BankCentre in Missouri.
India’s Federal Bank launches open banking platform
APIs include fund transfers, smart collections and UPI payments.
What does a recession mean for fintech?
In the world of fintech, a problem is just an invitation to innovate.
SME finance app ANNA gets £8.5m funding
New investment comes from Kinetik.
Taking a Step towards banking for under 18s
A new mobile bank gives tools for underage banking.
Suits Me sir! HooYu brings verification to banking start-up
Have you thought of a colour, sir? We have some excellent Blue Serge.
Licence lust lets Lithuania’s fintech sector soar
Sector expanded by 45% in 2018 as Google and Revolut were awarded licences.
