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Global Processing Services supports Lanistar ahead of banking product launch

News | Payments General | 02 Nov 2020

Payments issuer processor, Global Processing Services (GPS) has teamed up with fintech challenger Lanistar, ahead of the launch of their alternative banking product later in 2020.

Global Processing Services, GPS, Lanistar, fintech, challenger, partnership, bank account, data, APIs, Open Banking, alternative banking

Zilch, Credit Kudos partner for Buy Now Pay Later credit assessment

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 15 Oct 2020

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider Zilch has partnered with challenger credit reference agency and Open Banking provider Credit Kudos to better assess affordability of its customers. 

Zilch, Credit Kudos, buy now pay later, BNPL, credit assessment, challenger, credit reference agency, Open Banking, affordability, alternative credit, instalments, credit, UK, pandemic, BNPL Mastercard, online retailer, payments

Ziglu opens crowdfunding round

News | Cryptocurrencies | 21 Sep 2020

Challenger and FCA-authorised Electronic Money Institution Ziglu have opened a crowdfunding round to the public. 

Ziglu, crowdfunding, challenger, FCA, authorisation, Electronic Money Institution, Product Development, global challenger, investors, crypto exchange, cryptocurrency, P2P payments, digital payments, UK account, digital assets, cyber-attacks, fiat currencies, 5th money laundering directive, crypto assets

Credit Suisse to roll out digital banking app

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Sep 2020

Credit Suisse has announced plans to launch a digital banking app in October 2020 to challenge fintechs like Revolut in the Swiss bank’s home market.

Credit Suisse, digital banking, digital banking app, Revolut, N26, Switzerland, Swiss, banks, fintechs, challenger, digital wealth management, foreign transactions, CSX, banking app, online banking, traditional banking, incumbents

Indó applies for a full banking licence

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 02 Apr 2020

Indó, an Iceland-based digital banking service, has applied for a full banking licence from the country's central bank and financial regulator.

Iceland, challenger, Indó, digital banking, banking licence, fintech, financial, debit card, mobile app, Icelandic Venture Studio, start-up

Penta raises EUR 18.5 mln

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Mar 2020

Penta, the Germany-based business banking challenger that also now operates in Italy, has raised EUR 18.5 million, described as the first closing of a new funding round, according to Fintech Finance.

Penta, banking, fintech, challenger, funding

N26 has rolled out paid premium accounts in Greece and Slovenia

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 03 Mar 2020

Germany-based neobank N26 has announced that its paid premium accounts are now available to residents in Greece and Slovenia, Crowdfund Insider reports.

N26, premium account, challenger, neobank, challenger bank, Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Brexit, Europe

New subscription-only bank Aion launches in Belgium

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 02 Mar 2020

A new subscription-only bank Aion has launched in Belgium designed to help customers maximise their money.

Aion, digital bank, bank launch, Belgium, subscription banking, digital banking, online bank, challenger, neobank, Europe

Pakistani challenger Sadapay preps 2020 launch

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Feb 2020

Pakistani mobile wallet Sadapay has announced it will launch in its home country.

Sadapay, banking, challenger, neobank, payments

German digital bank N26 pulls out of UK, blaming Brexit

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 12 Feb 2020

The Germany-based digital bank N26 is has blamed Brexit for its decision to pull out of the UK and close more than 200,000 customer accounts.

N26, Brexit, United Kingdom, bank, digital bank, challenger, Tencent, UK, online banking, online bank, challenger bank, digital banking, neobank

N26 reaches 250,000 users in US

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 29 Jan 2020

N26 has announced it has reached 250,000 US customers, considering its launch in August 2019 in the US.

N26, mobile bank, banking, challenger

Monzo removes ATM fees and limits in the European Economic Area

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 23 Dec 2019

UK-based neobank Monzo has announced that it is removing ATM fees and limits for countries in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Monzo, challenger, European Economic Area, EEA, ATM withdrawal fee, Citi, Wells Fargo, EU regulation, financial technology, neobank, digital banking, online banking, mobile banking

Islamic challenger bank insha launches in Germany

News | Payments General | 21 Oct 2019

A new challenger bank has arrived on the scene in Germany with the launch of mobile-only insha, which focuses on interest-free Islamic banking, according to Alex Hamilton from  FinTech Futures, a digital and print publishing company based in the UK.

banking, digital, Islamic, banking, mobile, challenger, banks, insha, Europe, Germany, Turkey