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Monzo, TrueLayer to protect vulnerable customers with Open Banking

News | Payments General | 18 Feb 2021

Monzo and TrueLayer have teamed up to offer the protections for customers using new payment methods to gamble, according to the official press release. 

Monzo, TrueLayer, Open Banking, Gamling Block, Open Banking payments, UK

Monzo, Experian to provide credit score Boost to customers

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 02 Feb 2021

Monzo has partnered with Experian to introduce its Open Banking-powered Boost to Monzo customers, according to AltFi.

UK, Monzo, Experian , credit score, Boost, Open Banking, Netflix, Amazon, Spotify, subscription payments, credit rating, payments

Ireland-based banks, Sia to develop instant money-transfer app

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 14 Jan 2021

A group of Irish banks have plans to set up an instantaneous money-transfer mobile app after selecting Italy-based fintech Sia to provide the technology, according to irishtimes.com.

Ireland, banks, SIA, Italy, fintech, instant money transfer, app, Revolut, Monzo, Nexi, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, N26, neobank, traditional bank, payment

Monzo receives another GBP 60 mln in funding

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 Dec 2020

UK-based challenger bank Monzo has closed another GBP 60 million in funding, priced the same as and effectively an extension of its previous top-up round in June 2020.

Monzo, challenger bank, funding, UK, investment, financing round, banking

Flux, H&M partner to introduce digital receipts

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 16 Oct 2020

UK-based retailer H&M has decided to adopt digital receipts with the help of fintech Flux, according to AltFi.

Flux, h&M, digital receipts, retailer, Europe, United Kingdom, fintech, partnership, fashion, fast food, Schuh, Giraffe, KFC, Just Eat, banks, Monzo, Starling, Barclays, FinTech accelerator, Barclays Rise, startup, Launchpad

Galileo, Save team up to process USD 7 bln in funds and transactions

News | Payments General | 15 Oct 2020

US-based fintech Save and payments processing platform Galileo have partnered to use Galileo's API-based platform to process transactions and funding of Save customers.

Galileo, save, funds, transactions , processing, API, platform, payments , funding, fintech, Chime, Greenlight, MoneyLion, Monzo, Revolut, SoFi, TransferWise, Save Market Savings Account, Save Debit Invest, card, banks, FDIC

Open Banking reaches 2 mln UK-based users

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 28 Sep 2020

The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) has reported that after six months since the 1 million user milestone has been reached, the UK user base increased to 2 million.

Open Banking, UK, United Kingdom, Open Banking Implementation Entity, OBIE, disruption, COVID-19, fintech, ecosystem, lockdown, online banking apps, open banking adoption, CMA9, banks, Starling Bank, Monzo, money management apps, account aggregation, use cases, NatWest, Nutmeg, bank transfers, Open Banking payments, sort codes, account numbers

Slow banking websites are less secure, 1 of 3 British consumers think

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 26 Aug 2020

UK-based Uswitch has analysed British consumers' perceptions of slow websites and tested brands in banking, as well as digital brands.

British, banking websites, consumers, uSwitch, TSB, Lloyds, Barclays, NatWest, Monzo, Starling, Revolut, digital banks, banking brands, digital brands, interactive, big banking, user experience

JP Morgan to launch digital banking services for the UK in 2021

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 24 Aug 2020

US-based bank JP Morgan has reportedly planned to launch a digital bank under the Chase brand in the first quarter of 2021, according to AltFi.

JP Morgan, banking services, UK, United Kingdom, US, Chase, digital bank, digital banking, Finn, mobile bank, coronavirus, challenger bank, Goldman Sachs, Marcus, digital offering, Starling, Monzo, Revolut

Quantum Group acquires Tail

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Aug 2020

UK-based fintech incubator Quantum Group has acquired Tail, a startup providing cashback solutions.

Quantum Group, UK, fintech, Tail, fintech, startup, cashback, Monzo, Starling, Volopa, cards, banks, mobile app, merchants, data, banking, onboarding, retailer

Monzo's annual losses double due to the pandemic

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 31 Jul 2020

UK-based digital bank Monzo has announced its annual losses more than doubled and warned its ability to continue operating had become more uncertain due to the pandemic.

Monzo, UK, digital bank, digital, banks, pandemic, coronavirus, COVID-19, startup, US, challenger bank, cards, Monzo Plus

TransferWise valuation jumps to USD 5 bln in USD 319 mln secondary share sale

News | Payments General | 29 Jul 2020

TransferWise has announced secondary sales amounting to a total of USD 319 million at a new valuation of USD 5 billion.

neobanks, Monzo, N26, Bunq, TransferWise for Banks API, TransferWise, payments , SMEs, bank account, money transfers, cross border payments, shares, valuation

Amid pandemic, fintech leaders raise almost USD 4 billion in Q2

News | Payments General | 17 Jul 2020

Fintech leaders have raised a total of USD 3.81 billion in the second quarter of 2020, according to data gathered by Buy Shares.

fintech, Stripe, Robinhood, Monzo, payments , investment, funding, Starling Bank, Airwallex

Monzo rolls out new version of Monzo Plus

News | Payments General | 16 Jul 2020

Monzo has launched a new version of Monzo Plus, a premium version of its popular current account.

bank account aggregation, virtual debit cards, custom transaction categories, spreadsheet export, credit score, Monzo, Monzo Plus, fintech

Monzo trials new open banking payment feature

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 09 Jul 2020

UK-based digital bank Monzo has announced tests for a new open banking-powered feature to allow users to transfer money from other bank accounts more easily.

Monzo, UK, United Kingdom, banks, Open Banking, payment, digital bank, money transfer

TransferWise, N26 extend partnership for cross-border payments in LATAM and APAC

News | Payments General | 29 Jun 2020

UK-based fintech TransferWise has partnered with digital bank N26 to provide customers with cross-border payments in Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, and the Philippines, among others.

TransferWise, N26, LATAM, APAC, United Kingdom, UK, fintech, digital bank, cross-border payments, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, Philippines, API integration, app, mobile payments, TransferWise for Banks, Monzo, bung, Mambu, Activo Bank

Monzo secures GBP 60 mln funding

News | Payments General | 17 Jun 2020

UK challenger bank Monzo has confirmed it has closed GBP 60 million in a new round of funding, according to TechCrunch.

Monzo, funding, UK, challenger bank, Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Accel, Stripe, Goodwater, Orange, Thrive, Passion Capital, Reference Capital, Vanderbilt University, coronavirus, COVID-19

Lunar launches money management accounts for teenagers

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 05 Jun 2020

Nordic challenger bank Lunar has launched accounts for teenager between 15 to 17 years old to offer help when it comes to money management.

Lunar, challenger bank, banking, banks, debit cards, cards, UK, digital banks, digital, Monzo, Starling, Revolut, Revolut Junior

Royal Bank of Scotland shuts down its app-only bank Bó

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 May 2020

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced shutting down its app-only bank six months after the challenger brand was launched to the public.

RBS, Monzo, challenger bank, , app-only bank, Mettle, Scotland, SMBs, COVID-19, coronavirus, startup, Monzo, Revolut, Starling

Yolt launches API connection with American Express

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 24 Apr 2020

Yolt, a smart money platform, has launched a new API connection with American Express

Yolt, American Express, Netherlands, API, American Express, card, challenger bank, Monzo, Starling, Nutmeg