Founded by former Silicon Valley engineers, UK-based Griffin Bank, an API-driven banking-as-a-service platform just obtained a banking license, roughly one year after starting the application process. This means it has been given the green light from the UK’s financial services regulators, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to exit ‘mobilization’ and … Read more
A logo outside a Societe Generale SA bank branch in Paris, France. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Societe Generale on Thursday reported a sharp decline in fourth-quarter net profit on the back of weaker net banking income, but launched a new 280 million euro ($302 million) share buyback program. The French lender posted group … Read more
Open banking — where traditional banks can share data, and build new services, by way of APIs that bring their ageing systems into the 21st century — has seen its biggest traction to date in mature economies, where the vast majority of consumers and businesses already have bank accounts; are au fait with digital transactions; … Read more
Revolut, the fintech giant based in the U.K., has appointed a new CEO for its U.K. division. Francesca Carlesi will be in charge of Revolut’s division in its home country — Nik Storonsky remains the CEO of Revolut Ltd. It’s worth noting that today’s news comes as Revolut still doesn’t have a banking license in … Read more
Nikolay Storonsky, founder and CEO of Revolut. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images European fintech firm Revolut on Thursday said it appointed former Barclays executive Francesca Carlesi as its new U.K. CEO. Carlesi, who also worked at Deutsche Bank and has 15 years of experience in financial services, was most recently … Read more
The move towards Open Banking payments, especially in the EU, effectively kicked-off the FinTech boom. Open Baking standards meant that FinTech startups could create Wallets and effectively become Banks, or at least “Neo Banks,” in practical day-today-terms. Today, digital wallets are now the leading payment method globally in e-commerce, with a 49% share, according to … Read more
The Adyen emblem displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Photographs | LightRocket through Getty Photographs Dutch funds large Adyen on Thursday stated it received approval for a banking license within the U.Ok., marking a deeper push from the corporate into the banking sector. The corporate stated its new license would permit its retailers … Read more
Cryptocurrencies rose broadly on Tuesday in opposition with the inventory market after the scores company Moody’s put the U.S. banking sector on watch. Bitcoin superior about 2.5% and was final buying and selling at $29,785.88, based on Coin Metrics. The worth of the flagship cryptocurrency failed to maneuver greater than 1% in both path for … Read more
Greater charges and overhangs from this yr’s banking disaster will drastically sluggish financial progress for the most important world economies, the World Financial institution stated Tuesday. The establishment stated superior economies — the U.S., Japan and Euro space nations — are anticipated to develop by solely 0.7% in 2023, down from 2.6% in 2022. The … Read more