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...

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