challenger banks

NCR: How FIs Can Triumph Over the Challenger Bank Challenge

NCR: How FIs Can Triumph Over the Challenger Bank Challenge
NCR: How FIs Can Triumph Over the Challenger Bank Challenge
February 21, 2020  |  Banking

For traditional financial institutions (FIs), especially smaller FIs and credit unions (CUs), the age of disruption is here. Digital banks are poised to lure consumers...

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The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin
The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin
January 31, 2020  |  Commentary

If there were a theme in the big headlines this week in payments, financial services and commerce, it would have been movement. That theme was...

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Challenger Bank Praxia Fails In Greece
Challenger Bank Praxia Fails In Greece
January 28, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Greek challenger bank Praxia, founded by British-American banker and former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, will be sold to payments processor Viva Wallet after the country’s...

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B2B Neobank Qonto Gets $115M In Series C Round
B2B Neobank Qonto Gets $115M In Series C Round
January 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Qonto, a French startup Neobank that caters to B2B clients, has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round led by DST Global and...

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Starling Debuts Unsecured Business Loans, Ups Overdraft Limits
Starling Debuts Unsecured Business Loans, Ups Overdraft Limits
January 13, 2020  |  B2B Payments

U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank continues to revamp its small business lending strategy with the launch of proprietary SMB loan services, the company announced on...

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Google Pay Co-founders’ Indian Neobank Has Raised $13.2M
Google Pay Co-founders’ Indian Neobank Has Raised $13.2M
January 13, 2020  |  Banking

Two co-founders of Google Pay in India have raised $13.2 million in a Seed funding round for its neo-bank epiFi, led by Sequoia India and...

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US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups 
US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups 
January 07, 2020  |  Startups

Despite headline-grabbing startup debacles, U.S. investors are still hot to bankroll up-and-coming companies like challenger bank Chime, The Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday (Jan....

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Judo Bank Adds InfraRisk Tech To Bolster SMB Lending
Judo Bank Adds InfraRisk Tech To Bolster SMB Lending
January 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Australia challenger bank Judo Bank has announced a collaboration with credit management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider InfraRisk to bolster its small business lending operations. A press...

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