Tag: neobank

April 10, 2024

Previously cited by the fintech as a “key region for international expansion”, Revolut has been in pursuit of the approval since 2021, when it hired former RappiPay executive Juan Miguel Guerra to head its entry into the market. Its efforts […]

December 13, 2023

While Dave, a neobank and personal finance app, has been using artificial intelligence to underwrite its products since the company’s inception in 2017, the fintech’s latest use of generative AI is producing promising results on the platform’s customer service side, […]

November 30, 2023

Greenwood, a neobank that provides banking services to Black and Latinx communities, is adding retail investing to its platform as it heads into what it anticipates will be a profitable 2024. The Atlanta-based fintech on Thursday announced the launch of […]

November 9, 2023

The proposals put forward by the US consumer finance watchdog this week specifically target nonbank companies that offer digital wallets, retail payment apps, or process more than 5 million transactions per year. Under this scope, the new regulations would only […]

January 11, 2023

Writing on LinkedIn, the firm says that due to “challenging times” and despite its best efforts, “we were unable to overcome the market dynamics to raise additional funding”. Ruuky says the decision to file for insolvency “was not taken lightly” […]

August 22, 2022

If details seemed sparse in last month’s sudden disintegration of the proposed merger between neobank American Challenger and Patriot National Bank, one missing component, a court filing indicates, appears to be Credit Suisse. American Challenger sued Switzerland’s second-largest bank and […]

June 28, 2022

With the new licence now in hand, Kroo can offer depositors protection through the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for up to £85,000. Founded in 2016, Kroo offers its 23,000 customers a current account with overdraft facilities along with socially […]

April 12, 2022

Step said it has designed the new investing feature responsibly, “with teens’ safety top of mind.” Parents will be able to oversee their teen’s access to the investing feature and will have the ability to manage their teen’s monthly limits, […]

October 13, 2021

The bank has raised $100 million in a Series C led by Temasek and featuring Google. Tiger Global, 3one4 Capital, and SBI Investment also participated. Now valued at around $500 million, TechCrunch reports the bank is seeking to quickly raise […]

August 3, 2021

The challenger says the funds take its total valuation up to $1.62 billion, making it the country’s latest banking unicorn. The raise also included participation from Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, and Sapphire Ventures as well as a number of angel investors. […]

May 11, 2021

Lili, a neobank, announced Tuesday that it has raised $55 million in this latest round of fundraising, giving it $80 million in capital raised so far. Since its prior funding round in November last year, the company’s customer base has […]

April 19, 2021

LONDON — British digital bank Starling has raised £50 million ($69 million) in funding from Goldman Sachs’ growth equity investment arm. The fresh cash comes on top of a £272 million investment round Starling announced last month that valued the […]

April 12, 2021

The Prudential Control and Resolution Authority (ACPR), which operates under the Banque de France, issued a statement on 6 April. It stated that “the term ‘neobank’ must necessarily qualify a credit institution”. The regulator is wary firms are “mislead[ing] users […]