Sentiance underlines retail banking innovation importance, key banking trends
A blogpost by data science and behaviour change firm Sentiance has highlighted the growing importance of hyper-personalization in the retail banking sector.
Veriff, Monese partner to offer secure digital banking services to Europe
Estonian identity verification firm Veriff has teamed with mobile money app Monese to provide strengthened and secure digital banking services to European consumers.
Klarna unveils new comparison shopping service across European markets
Swedish buy now pay later (BNPL) juggernaut Klarna has launched its Comparison Shopping Service (CSS) in 21 markets across Europe.
Timex teams with FinTechs to unveil range of contactless payment watches
Watchmaker Timex has partnered with Visa, Tappy and J.P Morgan subsidiary Chase to launch watch straps that can be used to conduct contactless payments.
What Nubank and Klarna’s colossal rounds from last week reveal about the FinTech industry
While Nubank’s massive Series G round and Klarna's $40bn valuation may have secured the most headlines last week, CyberTech and cryptocurrency ventures bagged the most capital injections.
Virgin Money teams with 9Spokes to aid business banking development
Virgin Money has partnered with New Zealand-based FinTech company 9Spokes to help support the development of the former’s business banking proposition.
Gen Z-focused personal finance app wajve closes €5m seed round
Berlin-based wajve closes its seed round on €5m, as it looks to help Gen Z better manage their finances.
Bottlepay unveils cross-border payments app in Europe
Real-time global payments system Bottlepay has rolled out its payments app across Europe.
Nubank nabs $750m in a Berkshire-led round at a valuation of $30bn
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc invested $500m in Brazil’s Nubank, boosting the fast-growing FinTech firm's aim to expand across Latin America.
PwC study finds digital transactions are outpacing cash payments
A study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has found cashless transaction volumes are expected to outpace cash payments going into 2030.