| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.02.2026 | UK Regulators Launch Scale-Up Unit to Bolster Fintech and Economic Growth | UK financial regulators launched a groundbreaking Scale-up Unit. The FCA and PRA champion innovative firms. This joint effort provides tailored support. It helps rapid-growth companies navigate complex regulations. Challenger banks like All... |
| 03.02.2026 | Bank of England names first fintech cohort for scale-up regulator | The Bank of England has named the first handful of UK fintech talent which will be overseen by the new regulatory ‘Scale-Up’ unit.
Small business lenders OakNorth and Allica Bank – which was named the fastest-growing fintech ever by Deloitt... |
| 23.12.2025 | Wrexham-based Chetwood Bank takes on London rivals with £1bn jump in deposits | Chetwood Bank has seen a near-£1bn jump in customer deposits as the Wrexham-based business wrestled market share from London fintech rivals.
The Welsh digital bank, owned by US investment fund Elliott, posted a £960m increase in customer de... |
| 26.08.2025 | Wall Street ‘mocks’ idea of London listing, fintech boss says | The founder of one of Britain’s fasest-growing fintech firms has said Wall Street “mocks” the idea of a London Stock Exchange listing.
Barney Hussey-Yeo, chief executive of Cleo, said the head of investment banking at a global bank had “lau... |
| 20.08.2025 | Atom chair: Big banks don’t know their role in economic growth | The chair of digital bank Atom has slammed Britain’s banking giants for failing to drive the country’s economic ambitions.
Lee Rochford, who had tenures at Virgin Money, RBS and BNP before Atom, said it was “increasingly unclear what role [... |
| 25.07.2025 | UK Loses its Second Position in Global FinTech to UAE | Global fintech investment is stabilising, Innovate Finance says, but the UK dropped to become now only the third-largest FinTech market globally, losing its second-place spot to the UAE.
In the first half of 2025, global FinTech investment ... |
| 15.07.2025 | Rachel Reeves launches major fintech push to galvanize listings | Rachel Reeves has laid out the government’s plans to make the UK the world leader in fintech in the Chancellor’s latest effort to attract a fleet of listings from the industry.
Reeves today unveiled the Treasury’s Financial Services Growth ... |
| 03.07.2025 | These three things make a great entrepreneur | Richard Harpin created and sold a £4bn business – now he wants to help others do the same
Like Sophi Horne, I wanted to be running businesses even before I left school. You may not be familiar with Sophi’s name but, if you’re lucky, you mig... |
| 02.07.2025 | The Rise of Pisces: A New Era for Private Market Trading | The financial landscape is shifting. The introduction of the Pisces private stock market is like a breath of fresh air for growth-stage companies. This new platform, backed by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), aims to bridge the liqui... |
| 02.07.2025 | Exclusive: Revolut, Octopus mull joining Pisces | Revolut, Octopus and Oaknorth are among billion-pound businesses weighing joining the new Pisces private stock market after being courted by prospective operator London Stock Exchange Group, City AM can reveal.
The fast-growing firms were p... |
| 24.06.2025 | DXC and Thought Machine Launch Joint Solution to Accelerate Banking Modernization | ASHBURN, Va., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, and Thought Machine, a leading provider of cloud-native banking technology, today announced a joint solution ... |
| 24.04.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Fintech Growth Fund’s journey ends in Octopus’s tentacles | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column
It could scarcely have augured more favourably. An investment fund whose creation was recommended by the City grandee Sir Ron K... |
| 24.04.2025 | UK Fintechs Boom as Neobanks Post Record Profits | Revolut, the British fintech unicorn, has reported over $1 billion in annual profits for the first time, marking a significant financial milestone as it prepares to roll out its long-awaited UK bank later this year.
The UK’s largest challen... |
| 19.04.2025 | Clearbank, Allica, Atom: The fast-growing future of UK fintech | Fintech has planted its flag firmly in the Square Mile.
Industry giants Monzo and Starling have become household names, helping London to established itself as a leading global fintech hub.
KPMG’s bi-annual fintech report showed UK fintech ... |
| 18.02.2025 | UK fintech investment hits four-year low | - |
| 13.02.2025 | London named Europe’s ‘unicorn capital’ for fintechs | - |
| 03.02.2025 | 7 Strategies to Maintain Accountability and Productivity in Remote Workforces The rise of remote work has transformed how businesses operate. For entrepreneurs managing remote teams, maintaining accou... | Here are seven practical and easy-to-implement strategies to ensure your remote team remains accountable and productive.
1: Set Clear Expectations From Day One
Why it matters:
Without clear guidelines, remote workers can struggle with uncer... |
| 27.01.2025 | Scotland’s fintech hub is key to the UK’s growth mission | - |
| 20.01.2025 | UK’s Atom Bank Research Highlights Knowledge Gaps Among Property Owners Related to Energy Performance Certificates | Atom bank, the UK’s digital banking platform, released research which highlights a knowledge gap among UK homeowners when it comes to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and the cost of retrofitting.
The data reveals that over half (53%)... |
| 09.01.2025 | UK fintech funding races ahead of Europe | - |
| 17.06.2024 | UK fintech job vacancies surge as investors flock back to London | - |
| 08.06.2024 | Inside UK banks’ arms race against fintech start-ups | - |
| 27.05.2024 | Starling investor eyes £10bn valuation for bank as tech business takes off | - |
| 13.05.2024 | BBVA could raise offer for Sabadell by selling TSB, analysts say | Analysts have argued that Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) could raise its hostile takeover bid for smaller domestic rival Banco Sabadell by selling its UK arm TSB.
Offloading the business, which Sabadell bought ... |
| 02.04.2024 | Bridging the gender diversity gap: Insights from women leaders and founders in European fintech | - |
| 24.03.2024 | Atom Bank boss on rapid growth, London IPO and why high street challengers are a ‘dying breed’ | More than 250 miles from the Square Mile and Canary Wharf, one bank is doing things very differently.
Atom became the UK’s first app-based bank when it launched in 2016. It is headquartered in Durham, staff have a four-day working week, and... |
| 30.01.2024 | Neobank Bunq announces first annual profit | The pool of profitable European neobanks is growing.
Driving the news: Last valued at $1.8 billion, Europe-focused Bunq says it gathered €53.1 million ($57.4 million) in net profits last year — its first full-year in the green.
By the numbe... |
| 02.11.2023 | UK’s Atom Bank raises €114M from existing investors at lower valuation: Know more | Read this article in:
Durham-based Atom Bank, an app-based bank, announced on Wednesday that it has raised over £100M (approximately €114M) in new equity capital from long-term shareholders BBVA, Toscafund, and Infinity Investment Partners.... |
| 01.11.2023 | UK’s Atom Bank Raises £100M+ in Equity Capital from BBVA, Toscafund and Infinity Investment Partners | Atom bank, the UK’s first app based bank, has raised over £100m in new equity capital from long-term shareholders BBVA, Toscafund and Infinity Investment Partners.
This is believed to be the largest private capital raise “by a digital bank ... |
| 01.11.2023 | Atom Raises Over £100M in Equity Capital | Atom, a Durham, UK-based provider of an app-based bank, has raised over £100m in new equity capital.
Backers included BBVA, Toscafund and Infinity Investment Partners.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate lending and balance s... |
| 01.11.2023 | Atom Bank raises further £100m from shareholders, shakes off valuation hit as London IPO looms | Atom Bank has completed a £100m equity raise from long-term shareholders as it prepares for a likely London IPO, while the digital lender’s chief executive told City A.M. that its lower valuation “doesn’t matter”. |
| 28.07.2023 | German fintech Monite grows its executive team with ex Marqeta, Mollie, and Atom Bank talent | German fintech Monite is an API-first embedded finance company for B2B platforms to provide hassle-free finance automation for their clients. The firm has just newly included three new members to the executive team as part of its growth com... |
| 06.07.2023 | Challenger banks win customers on back of better savings rates than big boys | Many challenger banks have seen an influx in customers in recent months as clients abandon high street lenders because of their low savings rates. |
| 25.05.2023 | UK’s Atom Bank to Appoint Lee Rochford as New Chairman, Subject to Regulatory Approval | Atom bank has announced it will appoint Lee Rochford as its new Chairman, subject to full regulatory approval.
He will replace Bridget Rosewell when she “steps down in September, having held the role for five years and overseen a critical p... |
| 26.11.2022 | UK’s Atom Bank Secures £30M to Support Lending, Further Business Growth | Atom Bank, which claims to be the United Kingdom’s “first” app-based bank, has reportedly agreed to terms with BBVA, Toscafund and Infinity Investment Partners in order to add a further £30 million in equity to its balance sheet.
It follows... |
| 25.11.2022 | Atom Bank lands £30m funding to boost lending and fuel growth | UK challenger Atom Bank has raised £30 million from previous investors BBVA, Toscafund and Infinity Investment Partners as it looks to drive its “ongoing growth and development”.
Atom raises £30m
The new cash injection means the Durham-base... |
| 25.11.2022 | Atom bank Raises £30M in Funding | Atom bank, a Durham, UK-based provider of a banking app, raised £30m in funding.
The backers were BBVA, Toscafund and Infinity Investment Partners. The round follows £75m Atom raised in February and means that the digital lender has now rai... |
| 25.11.2022 | Atom Bank raises £30m as it pushes back IPO plans | UK fintech Atom Bank has raised an additional £30m from previous investors as it pushes its timeline back to 2024 or 2025 for an IPO or “liquidity event”.
Durham-headquartered Atom said it has agreed terms with two of its biggest shareholde... |
| 16.11.2022 | UK’s Atom Bank Renews Contract with Phoebus Software Limited | Atom bank and Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) have reportedly signed a new 3-year contract.
The digital bank which streamlined the mortgage market by introducing the use of mobile apps in order to support its lending processes, has been a Ph... |
| 17.02.2022 | UK challenger bank Atom raises £75m as it heads toward IPO | Atom, the UK’s first app-based bank, has raised more than £75 million in new equity priced at 70p per share.
Atom is on a journey toward an IPO
“It is a fundamental next step on our journey toward IPO [initial public offering],” says CEO Ma... |
| 29.08.2021 | UK’s Atom Bank, a Mobile-Only Banking Platform, Reports Solid Progress Despite Considerable Losses | Atom Bank, the North East Fintech firm, has reported “strong progress” during its most recent annual report, “narrowing its losses and generating a monthly net interest margin (NIM) of 114bps by March 2021 (up from 10bps in March of 2020).”... |
| 27.07.2021 | Starling does first acquisition with £50M deal for Fleet | The news: For its first acquisition, UK neobank Starling Bank has chosen Fleet Mortgages, a specialty lender to buy-to-let landlords. The deal is for £50 million ($64.1 million) in a mix of cash and stock. Starling is making a big push into... |
| 26.07.2021 | Atom Bank Exec Explains How They’re Not Your Typical Bank, After Fintech Exceeds £3B in Residential Mortgage Lending | Earlier this month, the team at Atom Bank reported reaching a key milestone: £3 billion in residential mortgage lending.
Hitting this number “represents an important step for our bank, and gives us a real sense of progress as we continue he... |
| 07.07.2021 | UK’s App-based Banking Platform Atom Bank Reports £3B+ in Residential Mortgage Completions, £1B+ Deposits into Saver Accts | UK-based Atom Bank, which claims to be the very first app-based bank, reports that it has surpassed £3 billion in residential mortgage completions. The Fintech has also reached £1 billion in total deposits into its Instant Saver accounts.
S... |
| 28.05.2021 | Funding Circle Announces £300 Million Lending Partnership With Atom Bank | Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), an SME lender that facilitates loans in both the U.S. and parts of Europe, announced on Friday it has teamed up with Atom Bank to provide £300 million of new funding to small businesses. Through the collaboration,... |
| 24.05.2021 | These are UK’s top 15 fast-growing tech futurecorns | The UK tech industry has expanded ten folds in the last decade. According to a new report by Dealroom.co and the Digital Economy Council, it is paving the way for several fast-growing tech companies that are all set to challenge Silicon Val... |
| 09.04.2021 | UK based Mobile Banking Provider Atom Bank Secures £40M via Round led by BBVA, Toscafund Asset Mgmt | UK-based mobile banking platform Atom Bank has revealed that its £40 million raise is being led by Toscafund Asset Management LLP and BBVA.
As the bank aims to reach profitability, the £40 million raise includes “an offer to participate for... |
| 04.03.2021 | Banking fintech providers and startups to watch in 2021 | The fintech industry is moving every year. Throughout 2019, fintech startups globally scooped up $US34.5 ($44) billion in funding.
But as more and more fintech companies pour into the space, it can be tough to sift through them and identify... |
| 01.03.2021 | Atom Bank eyes £40M fundraise ahead of IPO | Challenger lender Atom is set to raise £40 million from existing investors as it targets profitability ahead of a potential IPO next year. The amount has been downsized from reports in August that the UK company was seeking up to £150 milli... |
| 26.02.2021 | Atom Bank plans £40m shareholder fundraise in prep for future IPO | Atom Bank has announced a planned £40 million fundraising from its existing shareholders, as the UK direct bank gears up for an initial public offering (IPO).
Atom planned a similar £150m raise last year
The Durham-based bank expects its sm... |
| 25.02.2021 | UK’s App-Based Bank Atom Bank to Secure £40 Million From Existing Shareholders; Announces Upcoming Plans, Including IPO | Atom Bank, a UK-based mobile bank, announced on Thursday is to set to raise £40 million from existing shareholders as it moves to profitability from its mortgage and business lending within a year and to IPO the year after.
As previously re... |
| 25.02.2021 | UK challenger bank Atom Bank raising £40 million, may pursue IPO next year | UK digital bank Atom Bank is to raise £40 million (about €46.4 million) from existing investors, and is planning to shoot for a public listing as early as next year.
The company says it has will grow lending to SMEs on its balance sheet to ... |
| 24.08.2020 | Atom Bank plans £150m shareholder funding round | UK challenger Atom Bank is planning to raise £150 million in a shareholder injection – its largest equity raise to date.
BBVA holds a 40% stake in Atom Bank
According to Sky News sources, the bank aims to go ahead with the raise in the Autu... |
| 17.03.2020 | Announcing: the UK companies joining Future Fifty 8.0 | Today we are delighted to welcome the new additions to our programme for late-stage tech companies. The prestigious Future Fifty.
The longest-running and most successful accelerator programme for late-stage tech companies in Europe, Future... |
| 04.01.2020 | 2020 will be a challenging year for challenger banks | Over the past year, startup banks have proven that they have a shot at disrupting retail banking. These challengers have amassed a war chest of funding, announced some ambitious international expansion plans and attracted millions of custom... |
| 14.08.2019 | Atom Bank, iwoca, Modulr and Currencycloud get £10m BCR grant | The Board of Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) announced it will be issuing four £10 million grants to lending and payments organisations who have pledged public commitments.
As part of the Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) Pool C grant... |
| 24.07.2019 | Atom Bank raises £50 million | Atom Bank Atom Bank
Founded: 2014
Headquarters: Durham, UK
Total Funding: $584.43M
See full company profile "> , which offers mobile-first savings accounts, mortgages and small business loans, has announced a £50m financing round wi... |
| 23.07.2019 | Atom Bank raises £50m | Atom bank, the UK’s first bank built exclusively for mobile, has raised £50 million ($62.3 million) in a fundraising round with participation from BBVA, Toscafund, Woodford Patient Capital Trust and funds advised by Perscitus LLP.
The new c... |
| 22.07.2019 | UK-based fintech startup Atom Bank scores £50 million in a fresh round, bringing its total funding to £450 million | Atom bank, the UK’s challenger bank built exclusively for mobile, has raised £50 million in a fundraising round with participation from BBVA, Toscafund, Woodford Patient Capital Trust and funds advised by Perscitus LLP. Today’s round takes ... |
| 22.07.2019 | UK challenger bank Atom raises another £50M from BBVA and more at £530M valuation | Another hopeful among Europe’s so-called challenger banks — startups taking on the big names in consumer banking by targeting niche groups of users with a more modern set of tools to manage users’ money — has raised a sizeable round of fund... |
| 22.07.2019 | UK-based Atom Bank raises €56 million round to expand its app-based business and mortgage lending services | UK-based digital challenger bank Atom Bank, which provides personal and banking services through a smartphone app, has raised a €56 million round from BBVA, Toscafund, Woodford Patient Capital Trust and funds advised by Perscitus LLP. This ... |
| 22.07.2019 | BBVA lidera una ronda de £55 millones en Atom. Acuden Toscafund, Woodford y otros | 22/07/2019
BBVA LIDERA UNA RONDA DE £55 MILLONES EN ATOM. ACUDEN TOSCAFUND, WOODFORD Y OTROS.
Atom Bank ha cerrado una nueva ronda de £50 millones liderada por BBVA, y a la que también han acudido los ya accionistas Woodford Patient Capit... |
| 22.07.2019 | UK-based Atom Bank raises $62.3 million for growth, expanded products | Atom Bank plc said it raised $62.3 million ($50 million British pounds) in a funding round that included BBVA, Toscafund, Woodford Patient Capital Trust and funds advised by Perscitus.
The U.K.-based digital bank said it plans to use the fu... |
| 26.06.2019 | Monzo’s valuation now over €2.2B with the latest €126M funding: 5 digital bank competitors who should be worried now | The London-based digital-only bank platform Monzo has secured its Series F round of funding. The latest funding round was led by Y Combinator’s Continuity growth fund and Latitude, who helped the company raise €126 million for its future en... |
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| 03.01.2019 | 10 European startups that raised mega-rounds of €100 million or more in 2018 | According to Atomico’s State of European Tech report, investment in European tech reached a record €20 billion in 2018 – up from just €4.3 billion in 2013. A clear sign of the maturation of the European tech startup ecosystem is the number ... |
| 20.12.2018 | Ten UK Mobile Banks Challenging High Street Giants in 2019 | The process that aims to improve the productivity and the customer experience of the financial industry, and to facilitate access to services for billions of people throught the opportunities given by the latest technologies is not in its i... |
| 07.03.2018 | Atom bank Raises £149M in Funding | Atom bank, a Durham, UK-based customer- driven mobile bank, raised £149m in funding round.
The round was led by BBVA and Toscafund. As part of this fundraising round, BBVA will invest a further £85.4m in the bank, increasing its ownership t... |
| 07.03.2018 | UK-based fintech startup Atom raises £149 million in funding led by Spanish bank BBVA | Durham-based fintech startup Atom bank has raised £149 million in a funding round led by cornerstone investors BBVA and Toscafund. As part of this fundraising round BBVA will invest a further £85.4 million in the mobile bank, increasing its... |
| 07.03.2018 | Challenger bank Atom raises £149m | Atom Bank raises £149m
A UK-based digital bank Atom has raised £149 million in the latest funding round, including £85.4 million from its existing investor, BBVA.
BBVA now holds a 39% stake in Atom, and has so far invested £167 million into... |
| 07.03.2018 | Fintech startup Atom raises £149 million led by Spanish bank BBVA | UK digital bank Atom has raised £149 million led by Spanish financial institution BBVA along with asset manager Tosca Fund.
As part of the round, BBVA has invested £85.4 million into the company, bringing its stake to 39%. The Durham-based ... |
| 07.03.2018 | UK’s Atom Bank raises another $206M led by BBVA for millennial and SMB financial services | Atom Bank, the startup based out of Durham, England that operates a mobile-only bank targeting consumers between the ages of 18 and 34, has raised another big round of funding. The company today announced another £149 million ($206 million)... |
| 16.11.2017 | UK FinTech Beats Brexit Blues with New Funding Record | The UK fintech sector has enjoyed a record year of investment in 2017 with more than £2 billion invested across 182 deals, according to research body FinTech.Global.
Additionally, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7% experienced ... |
| 06.11.2017 | Stripe joins $93 million investment in U.K. banking startup Monzo | Monzo, a U.K.-based startup building a mobile-first banking service, has raised £71 million ($93 million) in a round of funding from Stripe, Goodwater Capital, Sequoia’s Michael Moritz, Passion Capital, Thrive Capital, and Orange Digital Ve... |
| 06.11.2017 | Stripe joins $93 million investment in U.K. banking startup Monzo | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Monzo, a U.K.-based startup building a mobile-first banking service, has raised £71 million ($93 million) in a round of funding from St... |
| 26.09.2017 | Lisa Wood of Atom bank joins Tech North’s advisory board | This article was originally posted on the Tech North website.
Tech North’s advisory board exists to help guide the strategy of the organisation, and provide support to our initiatives. Today we’re delighted to announce it has a new member:... |
| 02.08.2017 | Investment Index Q2: VC deals flourish but with limited geographic spread | This article was originally posted on the Tech North website.
This post is part of the ongoing investment index series
Northern tech investment continues to perform well, although finance has reduced during Q2 2017 compared to the previou... |
| 06.03.2017 | Atom Bank Raises £83M in Equity Funding | Atom Bank, a Durham, UK-based bank designed exclusively for mobile, raised a further £83M in equity funding.
Backers included current investors BBVA, Woodford Investment Management, Toscafund Asset Management and others.
The company, which ... |
| 06.03.2017 | UK-based Atom Bank raises £83 million | UK-based fintech startup Atom Bank, an app-based bank, has raised £83 million. The investment came from the Spanish bank BBVA, Toscafund, and Neil Woodford. BBVA now holds a 29.5 percent stake in the company. The Financial Times reports tha... |
| 06.03.2017 | BBVA invierte £29,4M en la ronda de £83M cerrada por la británica Atom Bank | 06/03/2017
BBVA INVIERTE £29,4 MILLONES EN LA RONDA DE £83 MILLONES CERRADA POR LA BRITÁNICA ATOM BANK.
Atom Bank ha cerrado una ronda de £83 millones (€96 millones) a la que ha acudido la entidad BBVA con una aportación de £29,4 millones... |
| 06.03.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, March 6 | A LOOK AHEAD
Good morning, Term Sheet readers. In today’s guest column, Upfront Ventures managing partner Mark Suster takes stock of how limited partners are feeling about the state of VC investing.
Paid Content How can you protect what you... |
| 03.03.2017 | Atom Bank raises $102M at $320M valuation for a mobile-only bank for millennials | Atom Bank, a startup out of the U.K. that has built a mobile-only bank targeting consumers between the ages of 18 and 34, has raised another £83 million ($102 million) in funding led by BBVA, the Spanish bank and owner of Simple in the U.S.... |
| 03.03.2017 | Atom Bank goes atomic with £113m funding plan | Anthony Thomson, Atom Bank
UK challenger bank Atom plans to raise almost £113 million in equity investment to support its ambitions for growth.
As Banking Technology reported late last year, Atom opened for all customers in the UK. Its “inv... |
| 28.02.2017 | Atom Bank secures £113m in new funding for app-only lender | |
| 28.10.2016 | The Fintech 100 – Announcing The World’s Leading Fintech Innovators For 2016 | Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, announced its list of the world’s leading fintech innovators, the 2016 Fintech 100.
The annual list includes the leading 50 Established finte... |
| 16.06.2016 | How Fintech can power small business in Nigeria | I’ll be the first to admit that there’s been lots of good vibes in Nigeria’s Fintech space lately. Take payments for example – it’s like Christmas has come early! We’ve seen PayStack demonstrating that recurring payments is indeed not rocke... |
| 14.04.2016 | The fintech revolution is here and disrupting banking, Bitcoin not so much… | I have just returned from Money2020 in Copenhagen, effectively Disneyland for anyone interested in the fintech space. Themed “The Centre of the Revolution”, the conference brought together the leading lights of the financial service industr... |
| 14.04.2016 | The fintech revolution is here and disrupting banking, Bitcoin not so much… | I have just returned from Money2020 in Copenhagen, effectively Disneyland for anyone interested in the fintech space. Themed “The Centre of the Revolution”, the conference brought together the leading lights of the financial service industr... |
| 13.04.2016 | Fintech, Atom Bank Launches | Following the receipt of the full unrestricted licence to operate, Atom Bank, a UK mobile-optimized bank, has launched its app.
The app, which is built on Unity – a gaming platform to enhance the day to day banking experience, will be made ... |
| 06.04.2016 | Atom is the first of the new UK challenger banks out the gate — sort of | Atom Bank, which is backed by Spanish banking giant BBVA, has become the first of the four so-called UK ‘challenger’ banks out the gate — sort of.
Having secured a much-coveted banking license late last year, the mobile-first bank has made ... |
| 04.04.2016 | Fintech: Startups Bring Retail Banking to Mobile | As highlighted in our recent post about insurance management startups, customers often are not satisfied with level of services currently provided by high street players. Bad customer experiences, hidden fees and high costs are the main fac... |
| 04.04.2016 | Auka brings Google Cloud-powered banking to Europe | Norwegian startup Auka is setting its sights on hitting two birds with one stone: helping banks to get into compliance with EU regulation and rolling out high-tech banking to customers across Europe.
The company is a white-label service aim... |
| 16.03.2016 | Life.SREDA: ‘Second Wave’ Neobanks Are Coming From the UK | Mobile bank users globally are forecast to more than double by 2019, according to a 2015 KPMG report, and the millennial generation, born from the 1980s to the early 2000s, may well be the reason of this emerging trend.
Real-time mobile acc... |
| 12.03.2016 | M&A roundup - week ending 3/12/16 | GM bought Cruise; Cisco acquired Synata; Intel purchased Replay Technologies
Facebook acquired face swapping app Masquerade. No financial terms of the deal were disclosed.
Masquerade has been working on software technology that enhances vid... |
| 11.03.2016 | Atom Bank Acquires Grasp | Atom Bank, a Durham, UK-based digital bank, acquired Grasp (UK) Limited, a Gateshead, UK-based IT development business.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The acquisition will allow Atom to create engaging user experience in banking ... |
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| 08.03.2016 | UK’s Atom Bank makes first acquisition, Grasp, to hone its youth-focused user experience | A day after Finnish online bank Holvi got acquired by BBVA, here comes yet more consolidation in Europe’s fintech landscape. Today, Atom Bank — a still stealth, online-only startup, coincidentally also backed by BBVA — announced its first a... |
| 08.03.2016 | Interested in Fintech in Nigeria? Then you should read this | This article was written by Ade Olabode, and was first published on his Medium page.
If there’s one area that a lot of people agree has the potential to impact a lot of Nigerians; it’s Fintech. While there’s no universally accepted definiti... |
| 02.12.2015 | Number26, the Peter Thiel-backed mobile banking startup, expands across E.U. into 6 new markets | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Number26, a Peter Thiel-backed German startup that’s setting out to create the bank account of the future, has announced a major Europe... |
| 02.12.2015 | Number26, the Peter Thiel-backed mobile banking startup, expands across E.U. into 6 new markets | Number26, a Peter Thiel-backed German startup that’s setting out to create the bank account of the future, has announced a major European expansion today, as it launches in six new markets.
Founded out of Berlin in early 2013, Number26 offe... |
