Monese Set to Become Next Unicorn
UK based digital bank Monese is in talks to raise more than $130mn which will bring the valuation to more than $1bn and ...
Changes at RBS’ Digital Bank Bó
Bó was announced in November 2019 as RBS’ new digital banking offshoot; now the CEO of Bó Mark Bailie has departed, announced as ...
More Transparency is Coming to Remittances in 2020
According to McKinsey $10 trillion is sent across borders by consumers and small businesses every year; however it is an industry which is ...
Element Ventures Launches with ICAP Founder Michael Spencer
A new fintech fund in London has received a big endorsement and investment from former ICAP founder Michael Spencer who invested at least ...
New UK Digital Bank Exits Stealth
The new company called Vive just received their restricted banking license from the Bank of England; Vive plans to launch their first three ...
LendIt Fintech and The Fintech Power 50 Meetup in London
Tomorrow, LendIt Fintech and Fintech Power 50, the annual guide to the most influential, innovative and powerful figures in the Fintech industry are ...
Tink raises €90M, Now Valued at €415M
Tink is an open banking platform enabling connections between banks and other institutions; the new financing comes after a €56 million round approximately ...
AML Penalties Continue to Grow
Encompass Corporation is a Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions firm; for 2019 they found that there were 58 AML-related breaches globally with the ...
Starling Bank Launches SMB Loans and Toolkit
Starling Bank is launching in house small business loans up to £250K which is a big expansion for the digital bank; the startup ...
The Different Paths of the Top Peer to Peer Lenders in the UK
The largest p2p lenders in the UK all started off with the same idea, but what’s interesting is they have taken much different ...