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Monzo Revenue Surges 250% as UK Neobanks Talk Up Profitability
Monzo Revenue Surges 250% as UK Neobanks Talk Up Profitability
January 31, 2023  |  Earnings

Monzo is one step closer to achieving annual profitability by the end of this year. The firm’s latest earnings show that the U.K.-based neobank’s annualized...

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Digital Budgeting Tools Increase as Holiday Cost-Cutting Sweeps Across Europe
Digital Budgeting Tools Increase as Holiday Cost-Cutting Sweeps Across Europe
December 26, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

As inflation bites, European consumers are turning to cost-cutting tools and techniques this holiday season. In fact in the U.K., a poll by Accenture found...

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Digital Lenders Flood UK Mortgage Market as Battle Against Incumbents Grows
Digital Lenders Flood UK Mortgage Market as Battle Against Incumbents Grows
October 06, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

As U.K. consumers become ever-more open to digital banking, the range of services offered by digital-first banks has been expanding to meet that demand. But...

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The European FinTechs Bucking the Layoffs Trend
The European FinTechs Bucking the Layoffs Trend
August 31, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Around the world, the once unstoppable growth of tech companies has been called into question by successive waves of layoffs, with sectors whose strength is...

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As Macro Headwinds Mount, UK Neobanks Revisit the Profit vs Growth Debate
As Macro Headwinds Mount, UK Neobanks Revisit the Profit vs Growth Debate
July 31, 2022  |  Digital Banking

The U.K. is home to popular digital-first challenger banks valued at over $1 billion such as Monzo, Revolut and Starling. Zopa, another British FinTech which...

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5 Things to Know About Starling’s Banking-as-a-Service Product, Engine
5 Things to Know About Starling’s Banking-as-a-Service Product, Engine
July 21, 2022  |  Banking

Starling Bank is one of the U.K.’s most well-known challenger banks. Since launching the beta of its digital banking app in 2017, it has grown...

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UK Digital Bank Starling Hits £2.5B Valuation
UK Digital Bank Starling Hits £2.5B Valuation
April 26, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

U.K. digital bank Starling has seen its valuation double to over £2.5 billion ($3.15 billion), the Financial Times reported Tuesday (April 26). Starling is reportedly...

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UK Neobanks Show Potential for 2022 with Major Fundraising and Expansion Plans
UK Neobanks Show Potential for 2022 with Major Fundraising and Expansion Plans
January 07, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Despite the legal and pandemic-related business challenges that have plagued neobanks in the United Kingdom in recent months, the challenger bank space in Europe is...

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EMEA Daily: US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs in Pittsburgh; UK Commercial FinTech OakNorth Valued at $5B
EMEA Daily: US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs in Pittsburgh; UK Commercial FinTech OakNorth Valued...
September 29, 2021  |  International

In today’s top Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, U.S. and EU officials met in Pittsburgh to discuss technology regulation, while U.K. commercial...

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