Starling Bank Plumps for Manchester in Northern Expansion
Starling Bank has plumped for an office in Manchester to create up to 1,000 new jobs at the digital bank. It already has offices in...
Category : Challenger Banks
Category to include Challenger Banks and Neobanks. Our definition is as follows Neobanks are entirely digital, Challenger banks have a form of banking license.
Neobanks Use Digital Compatibility to Their Advantage as European Legacy Banking App Downloads Stall
by Tyler Pathe
Legacy banks are falling behind in consumer app adoption as new data reveals the neobanks flying ahead. An analysis by app analytics and marketing company...
Dutch Unicorn Bunq Cuts a Clean Profit for Q4’22
by Tyler Pathe
The Amsterdam-headquartered neobank bunq reached a pre-tax profit of €2.3million over the last quarter of 2022. Dutch challenger bunq, which offers a range of different...
Are UK High Street Banks Struggling To Keep Up?
by Tyler Pathe
New research suggests that UK high street banks are failing to provide the appropriate services to their personal and business customers, and it’s costing them...
Diner’s Club Ecuador Sees First Digital Bank Launched in Country with Temenos
Temenos announced that Diner’s Club Ecuador has gone live with Temenos Core Banking, Payments and Analytics on the cloud with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The...
Retail Banking Needs to Quickly Evolve to Survive Pressure From Challengers in South Africa
by Tom Bleach
Retail Banking is set to rapidly evolve in South Africa, explained consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in a recent report on the banking industry. ...
Starling Bank Celebrates Achievements as Current Account Switch Service Reveals 2023 Stats
by Tom Bleach
Over 350,000 people switched banks in the third quarter of 2022 revealed the UK’s Current Account Switch Service in its latest report. Starling Bank also...
Wahed Brings Banking Back to the High Street With New London Branch and Gold-Backed Debit Card
by Tyler Pathe
As multiple bank branches across the UK face the chopping block, Wahed‘s latest announcement of the launch of its Central London branch comes as refreshing...
AstroPay Launches Visa Prepaid Cards in Peru Amid Political Turmoil
by Tyler Pathe
AstroPay launches a Visa debit card in Peru as part of its ambition to bring access to the digital economy to the country’s unbanked community. ...
Plum Continues To Conquer Europe as It Announces Expansion Into Five New Markets
by Tyler Pathe
Plum customers in Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Greece and Cyprus can now automatically save, invest in commission-free stocks and control their budget with a recyclable...