Tag: Neobanks
Neobanks and AML compliance: Building robust programs in the digital age
Neobanks have reshaped the banking landscape, boasting a customer base jump from 7.7m in 2018 to nearly 20m by the end of 2019 in the UK alone.
Layer2 Financial secures $10.7m for global payments innovation
Layer2 Financial, a regulated payments infrastructure company, is making headlines with its latest funding achievement.
Why robust compliance is key to harnessing BaaS opportunities
Banking as a Service (BaaS) has been celebrated as a significant catalyst within the European FinTech industry, driving its influence on a global scale. Napier AI, which offers a financial crime compliance solution, recently explored why a risk-based compliance approach is vital for BaaS.
UK neobanks on the verge of outpacing legacy banks in app...
The race between UK neobanks and traditional legacy banks is heating up, with neobanks set to surpass their older counterparts in lifetime Android app downloads by the first quarter of 2025, according to a recent study by SplitMetrics.
Canadian Banks Dominate App Market
Canadian Incumbent banks have a firm grip on the Canadian banking market with only a small number of Canadians choosing neobanks as of April...
Mexican incumbent bank downloads increase 30% outpacing neobanks in 2024
Combined Mexican banking downloads reached 57m in April 2023 – April 2024, a 23% increase YoY. Incumbent banks dominated and saw a combined 39.9m...
Mercury personal revolutionises consumer banking for tech savvy entrepreneurs
Mercury, a leading FinTech company used by over 100,000 startups for business banking, has now ventured into consumer banking with its new offering, Mercury Personal.
Combined Singaporean banking app downloads increase 37% in 2023 YoY
Singaporean banking apps have seen a continued increase in downloads with 3.6m downloads in 2023, a 37% increase from 2022. Incumbents recorded the majority...
Combined French banking app downloads increase 31% in 2023 YoY
Combined French banking app downloads reached a total of 73m downloads by the end of 2023, that’s 24% higher than Germany’s total banking app...
FinTech valuations rebound quicker than the broader market in Q2 2023
According to PitchBook, the stock prices of public FinTech companies have shown a quicker recovery than the broader market. In the second quarter, these...