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Wise: Banks will face death by a thousand fintechs if they don't collaborate with new innovations

09 September 2021

The thought of “coming together” and “partnerships” have historically not conjured up images of banking, yet, today, the banking sector is very familiar with thes...

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Funding Circle CEO to step down after over a decade

09 September 2021

Funding Circle’s CEO Samir Desai CBE will step down next year and be succeeded by managing director Lisa Jacobs, the funding platform said in an announcement today....

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Monzo reaches 100k business customer milestone after 18 months

09 September 2021

Monzo has reached 100,000 business account customers, the challenger bank announced on Twitter yesterday. Some 58 per cent of Monzo business users are sole traders, while...

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Naranja X: a fintech transformation

08 September 2021

Although FinTech is a relatively new industry, it is also a sector that is transforming established companies globally. Naranja X is one of the latest ‘fintech transfor...

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Founder of Edinburgh FinTech to leave after £145mn takeover

08 September 2021

NUCLEUS Financial founder David Ferguson has decided to leave the investment technology firm following the £145mn takeover of the business by a private-equity backed riv...

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4 German FinTech companies dominating the European market

08 September 2021

The following are the 4 German FinTech companies dominating the European market: -N26 -Mambu -Solaris Bank -Raisin

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Wave closes largest Series A round for an African FinTech with $200mn

08 September 2021

Valuing the independent mobile money provider at $1.7bn, the landmark Series A round was led by Sequoia Heritage, Founders Fund, Stripe and Ribbit.

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El Salvador becomes first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender

08 September 2021

The central American nation today sets a world-first as it adopts the cryptocurrency for use across all goods and services – even taxes.

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Fintech investor Chrysalis appoints industry veteran Margaret O’Connor to board

07 September 2021

Listed investment firm Chrysalis has had a bumper year, thanks to its investments in FinTechs Klarna and Wise, and has now strengthened its board. Margaret O’Connor has...

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Scottish fintech firm set to help build pensions dashboard

07 September 2021

The Pensions Dashboards Programme has appointed its central digital architecture suppliers, with technology services giant Capgemini and Scottish fintech firm Origo deliv...

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Only 14% of UK consumers ‘completely understand’ Open Banking - Ecommpay

07 September 2021

Ecommpay, payment service provider and card acquirer, has released new data as part of its whitepaper entitled, ‘Beyond the pandemic: The outlook for Open Banking’.Ke...

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Kim Kardashian crypto ad singled out by financial watchdog

07 September 2021

Kim Kardashian has been criticised for promoting an untested cryptocurrency on Instagram, by the head of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Charles Randell said...

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