Monzo launches innovative fraud-fighting tools
British neo-bank Monzo has unveiled new anti-fraud functionalities, specifically aimed at reducing the risk of phone theft. Monzo has developed t...
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Klarna puts a foot in personal finance management with "Money Story
Inspired by Spotify's playbook, Klarna has launched Money Story, a personal spending summary for 2022 that provides consumers with useful inf...
Google launches new way to pay for families on Google Play
Google now offers families an additional payment option that allows them to easily manage their children's purchases.
Apple allows external third-party applications to be purchased on its devices
Apple is preparing to allow third-party apps on its devices to meet new European Union (EU) antitrust requirements, which could be seen as a vict...
Feedback: N26 announces results and increased losses
The German-based neo-bank N26 started to publish its results at the beginning of the year, by releasing the figures related to its activity for t...
Sofinco and Renault launch a credit card dedicated to electric mobility
Sofinco, Mobilize Financial Services (a Renault subsidiary), and DIAC have been partners since 2006. Today, they are renewing this association by...
Coinhouse wants to become the first crypto-bank
French crypto asset trading and investment platform Coinhouse has completed a funding round in which Oddo Bank is participating. This new investm...
Qonto prepares for profitability
FACTS After a year of strong growth, the neo-bank reaffirms its strategic objectives and announces a profitability target for 2023.
Delsey Looking Into the Circular Economy
FACTS On December the 2nd, Delsey –French company manufacturing luggage and travel accessories– will be launching a leasing offer for trave...
News in Brief – June 2019
Players’ Strategy EUROPE – China UnionPay partners with the British start-up Tribe Payments on launching their services in Europe. In addit...
SoftBank Invests in the German FinTech Wirecard
FACTS The Japanese group SoftBank invested €900 million in the German company Wirecard, or roughly 5.6% of their common stock.
UBank Human-Like AI for Mortgage Loans
FACTS The e-banking player UBank introduces a chatbot for home loans applications.
Revolut Banking Licence Application Approved
FACTS Even if they did seem like an “actual” bank, Revolut did not enjoy a banking status until recently: they have just been granted a ban...
Afi Esca Adds Mobile-Based Digital Signing for Borrowers’ Insurance
The insurance company Afi Esca keeps focusing on paperless processes and digital contract signing applied to borrowers’ insurance options. They a...
Brits Want Flexible Options When Booking a Holiday
In the UK, a study released by Klarna deals with travelling costs and the anxiety it causes among British people who would have to cut back on ov...
Credit Karma Also Monitors Dark Web Data
Credit Karma is expanding their service for monitoring personal data through including information exchanged on the “Dark Web”. This US FinTech p...
Borrowers’ Insurance: Yearly Cancellation Already Has a Cost for Banks
Since January this year, and in compliance with the Bourquin Amendment, consumers are entitled to renegotiate their borrowers’ insurance when the...
Bankin’ & TransferWise: Scaling Up an Aggregation Platform
Bankin’ keeps consolidating its marketplace and sees itself as a future leader in account aggregation and financial coaching. Official partnershi...
UniCredit Launches iOS-Only Mobile Bank
A new mobile bank just emerged in Europe from long-standing player UniCredit. This offer praises a human/digital approach materialised through a ...
Borrowers Insurance: Agéa Trains their Teams
As customers can now cancel their borrowers’ insurance contract after an initial period of twelve months, brokers, financial advisors, banks, len...
