solarisBank closes Series C round on €60m as it continues to grow its product...
Germany-based solarisBank AG has closed its Series C round on €60m, with HV Holtzbrinck Ventures leading the round.
FCA allows Wirecard to resume operational activities
Last week the UK's top financial markets watchdog ordered Wirecard to freeze all of its regulated activities in the country. Now it has lifted the ban.
Karat launches credit cards to get influencers and YouTube creators a new credit line
Getting accepted for credit at traditional banks is not always easy for influencers, but that is a problem Karat is trying to solve.
20 FinTech rounds from last week you can’t afford to be unaware of
FinTech companies, RegTech ventures, InsurTech startups and challenger banks raised money in the last week. This is what you can learn from the 20 FinTech rounds we reported on.
Pockit customers’ accounts frozen because of the Wirecard scandal
Challenger bank Pockit has been forced to freeze all customers' accounts because of the Wirecard scandal and tells users to go to local welfare assistance schemes if they can't pay for their essentials.
Holvi cards suspended because of the Wirecard scandal
Holvi, the digital banking platform for freelancers, has become the latest FinTech firm to be swept up in the Wirecard scandal.
Revolut sets out to give its customer “a little peace of mind” in regards...
Several companies using Wirecard's payment processing solutions have found themselves having to suspend their services, but Revolut is not one of them.
ANNA Money has suspended all its cards as the FinTech startup is caught in...
As the Wirecard scandal continues, UK-based FinTech ANNA Money has been forced to suspend all of its cards and accounts. Its customers are not happy about it.
Mastercard to acquire open banking FinTech Finicity in $825m deal
North American FinTech Finicity is being sold to Mastercard in a $825m deal, with the payments giant planning to leverage the acquisition to further its push into open banking.
Only 14 out of 21 digital banking applications approved by MAS
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has rejected eight out of the 21 digital banking applications submitted by the beginning of the year, but more are heading for the chopping block.