N26’s Cooke: A global presence is fueling the brand’s expansion
To digital banking brand N26, which operates in 26 markets and boasts 3.5 million customers, a global footprint lets it ...
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Varo crosses 1 million customers, with plans to become a bank by 2020
Digital banking brand Varo has 1 million customers, and is pushing ahead with plans to become a nationally-chartered bank early ...
Hot online bank startup leaves customers without access to their cash
Chime, an online banking startup with more than 5 million customers, has been suffering an outage for much of past 24 hours that ...
Wellness platform Branch is now a challenger bank
Against the rising tide of digital-only banks, Minneapolis-based personal finance platform Branch has taken the plunge. Branch app interface The ...
Credit Karma expands personal finance hub with high-yield savings accounts
Credit Karma has joined the high-yield savings race. The 12-year-old personal finance company, which is now worth $4 billion, will ...
No one-trick pony: How Ally got to $100b in deposits
With the rise of digital-only challenger banks, it's easy to overlook Ally Bank. But Detroit-based Ally, which has no branches, was ...
Grasshopper’s Shure on enhancing access to resources for startup founders
Grasshopper Bank, a New York City-based digital bank geared toward startups, is focusing on pain points for founders, who usually ...
Weekly Wrap: Challengers court US customers as PNC launches in-house startup
Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending August 30, 2019. In this ...
Payments firm Marqeta to add 175 jobs to boost global presence
Fresh off a $260 million Series E funding round, card issuing and processing startup Marqeta is building its team as ...
As part of U.S. launch, challenger bank Monzo seeks CEO
British challenger bank Monzo today announced the initial roll-out of its financial app and connected Mastercard debit card in the ...
