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Europe's biggest neobank Revolut reports a profitable 2021Europe's largest challenger bank Revolut announced positive net income in a long-awaited report of 2021 financial results. The neobank, which offers a wide range of financial services, disclosed a net profit of…
BUX is gearing up for a new crowdfunding campaignInvestment app BUX, based in The Netherlands, is launching its 2nd crowdfunding campaign soon, giving its customers a chance to be even more invested in the product. Ever since the company's first…
German neobank Nuri files for insolvencyNuri, a digital-first financial services company with a combined offering of a bank account and crypto investment platform, has filed for insolvency due to the current challenging market developments and subsequent effects…
Wirex rolls out Crypto-backed creditCryptocurrency trading platform Wirex recently launched a credit product - offering loans backed by crypto holding, marking its first major step into the lending space. Customers of Wirex will be able to…
Revolut launches card readers for businessesEarlier this week, Revolut unveiled a new product - card readers for SMEs. This move marks UK-based neobank's first venture into physical goods sales. With an intended target audience consisting of small…
Dutch fintech bunq reports 6,5 million trees plantedEarlier this week, Dutch challenger bank bunq reported having hit a significant milestone of 6.5 million trees planted. The bank reports this effort is comparable to offsetting the CO2 that’s the equivalent…
Revolut joins the Buy Now Pay Later partyRevolut, the popular high street bank alternative, has announced the launch of its take on Buy Now Pay Later. The feature lets customers pay for purchases up to €499 in interest-free instalments,…
Curve introduces MetalCurve, an "all-in-one" digital wallet solution that promises to be "the last card you'll ever need", announced this Thursday an official launch of Curve Metal, a new subscription that comes with an…
bunq adds Ukrainian and Russian, provides free accounts to refugessThis Tuesday, Dutch neobank bunq announced that the app update that has just hit Apple Store and Play Store features an addition of two new languages - Ukrainian and Russian. On top…
BUX Zero officially launches in ItalyAfter launching in Spain and then Ireland late last year, Italy became the eighth European market BUX is expanding into in a bid to advance towards their mission of making investing more…
Bitpanda launches automatic staking for 10 coinsLast Tuesday Bitpanda announced launching Bitpanda Staking, a highly anticipated feature allowing users to earn up to 27% APR on a selection of 10 crypto assets. The launch is combined with a…
Wirex reports hitting 5 million usersThis Thursday Wirex, an up-and-coming London-based fintech, announced celebrating a significant milestone - 5 million users across all markets. First reports unveiling the news appeared on company's social media at 09:00 AM…
Dutch neobank bunq announces "bunq Update 20" event in AmsterdamAmsterdam-based digital bank bunq released an announcement this week stating that the next bunq Update (this is the 20th event of this kind in bunq's history) event will take place on 3rd…
bunq crowned the Best Digital Bank at FinTech Breakthrough AwardsDutch digital bank bunq has been named the 2022 Best Digital Bank by the FinTech Breakthrough Awards. N26 (Germany) and Starling Bank (UK) had also received this honour in a previous year.…
Curve joins in on the "buy now, pay later" pieCurve - the UK-based app wallet for all your bank cards - has rolled out its "buy now, pay later" feature called Curve Flex. The feature allows its customers to convert purchases…
De Volksbank, bunq and Triodos named Netherlands' best in climate commitmentsToday, a case study for Fair Finance Guide Netherlands named "Climate change commitments of financial institutions active in the Netherlands was released. This report has been commissioned by the Eerlijke Geldwijzer (Fair…
Robinhood publishes first ESG reportA newly-public investment superstar Robinhood introduced today the first inaugural "Environmental, Social, and Governance Report". The company claims that the primary reason for publishing this document is to provide the external observers…
Novus partners with 10 NGOs ahead of official launchDigital banking app Novus announced to join forces with 10 NGOs and charities to enable a wide range of social impact its customers can make by paying with their Novus card. The…
Monzo introduces a "pay later" solutionUK-based online giant Monzo joined competitors in providing a "buy now, pay later" solution to eligible users. This Thursday, the company announced launching Monzo Flex, available in "early access" form for the…
n26 launches a "Split the bill" featuren26 introduces a new "Split the bill" feature, aiming to remove (or at least significantly reduce) the hassle of splitting group bills. In what the company calls "a pleasant surprise just in…
Revolut has a "buy now, pay later" product in developmentRevolut, a UK-based fintech superstar, revealed that a "Klarna-like" product is currently in active development right now. An addition of a "buy now, pay later" product would provide the neobank with a…
bunq unveils it's 18th major product releaseDutch Digital Bank bunq announced a string of new product features at its Update 18 virtual event on Tuesday, 31st August. During the event, the Dutch unicorn's CEO revealed the launch of…
Openbank urges customers to donate on World Humanitarian DayOpenbank launched yet another CSR initiative. This time, it's aimed to support the efforts of people dedicated to helping others, frequently in developing countries. The bank's statement says that the United Nations…
Coinbase launches live phone supportThe leading cryptocurrency trading platform unveiled the introduction of live phone support for cases of account take-overs (ATOs). In a statement that came earlier this week, Coinbase stressed their ongoing commitment to…
Nuri introduces Savings PlansNuri, a Berlin-based fintech, announced this week an official launch of new Savings Plans. The solution allows users to grow their funds by regularly investing in bitcoin and ether on a monthly…
bunq announces Update 18bunq, the latest Dutch fintech unicorn, announces yet another major update to their app, labeled "Update 18". The presentation, which in pre-COVID times was always held live from a venue in downtown…
Forbes Announced World's Best Banks of 2021The results are in: Forbes announced the results of a grand survey performed in the last months. The winners of 2021 are: N26, a Berlin-based digital bank founded in 2013, the top-performing…
Revolut launches a campaign to support AfghanistanA UK-based fintech Revolut announced today they have successfully "partnered with two leading humanitarian charities to make it as easy as possible for people to donate and show their support." These charities…
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