Challenger banks raise $649m in Q2 as investor confidence grows
Challenger banks are the single biggest segment among the fastest growing fintech startups, CB Insights reported Tuesday. According to the ...
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How digital lender Earnest is charting its growth path
At $6 billion in refinanced student loans, digital lender Earnest is rapidly growing its reach. The six-year-old company offers student ...
CUNA Mutual program lets credit unions test startup-developed products
For financial institutions that can't develop new products in-house, a startup partnership can help move an innovation agenda forward through ...
Inside OTP Lab, Eastern Europe’s most adventurous bank innovation effort
It might have $55 billion in assets and 18.5 million customers in 10 countries, but OTP Bank, one of the ...
Why banking app Dave is putting humans behind its texts to customers
For personal finance app-cum-banking platform Dave, “banking for humans" is more than a marketing slogan. It's a core pillar behind ...
Investment startup Dough bags $20m to join fee-free trading race
Chicago-based investment app Dough is making a bet on customers who want to trade for free on their phones. On ...
Bolstered by $460m, Klarna to ramp up investment strategy beyond the US
Klarna, flush with $460 million of new equity funding, is planning to conquer New Zealand and Australia, not just the ...
Rewards app Ibotta closes Series D round, in talks with ‘large banks’
Ibotta, a seven-year-old cashback rewards app, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series D funding, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, ...
Starling Bank on track to reach £1b in deposits by year end
Starling Bank seems to be taking flight, quite literally. In a letter published by CEO Anne Boden earlier today, the ...
Fintech venture firm Nyca raises $210m for third fund
Nyca Partners has closed on $210 million for its third investment fund, a vehicle that will let it continue to ...
