Investors in Germany’s most valuable FinTech, N26, are pushing to remove its co-founders from executive roles and install the bank’s supervisory board chair as interim co-chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the FT, under a proposed deal, co-CEOs Valentin...
European digital bank N26 reports that Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has lifted its growth restrictions on the company, effective June 1. This move follows N26’s investment in teams and infrastructure to combat financial crime and money laundering, the company said in a Monday...
European digital bank N26 has integrated the popular local payment service iDEAL into its banking experience in the Netherlands. This move aims to enhance the banking experience for N26 customers in the country by providing a seamless and localized payment solution, the company said in a Thursday (Aug. 24) press release. With...
Neobank N26 has launched a savings account in Spain as it weathers a turbulent period. The new Instant Savings account, announced Tuesday (May 26), offers eligible customers in Spain an interest-bearing savings account with 2.26% yield and no conditions of permanence, minimum deposit requirements or excess fees....
January 18, 2023
Crypto continues battling through a historic shock to its system, while industry lessons accumulate. In just the past two weeks alone, bitcoin (BTC) has risen 30% on the year hitting a multi-month high, former FTX US president Brett Harrison has returned to the industry with a new startup backed by one-time FTX partner Anthony Scaramucci, […]
November 18, 2021
Announcing on Thursday (Nov. 18) that it is ceasing operations in North America starting in January 2022, Berlin-based neobank N26 has recharged the debate around what consumers want from digital-first...
June 26, 2020
Financial institutions (FIs) worked quickly to ensure they could operate smoothly as the pandemic kept consumers at home and closed brick-and-mortar branches in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United...
December 13, 2019
There was no lack of action in the wild world of payments and commerce this week. In the running toward things column, there was German challenger bank N26’s big push into...
December 15, 2025
German digital bank N26 has chosen a chief executive amid new regulatory sanctions. Mike Dargan, currently group executive board member for UBS, will become N26’s new CEO starting in April 2026, pending regulatory approval, the company announced Monday (Dec. 15). “Dargan is a seasoned international banking executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience […]
August 15, 2025
Investors in Germany’s most valuable FinTech, N26, are pushing to remove its co-founders from executive roles and install the bank’s supervisory board chair as interim co-chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing...
May 28, 2024
European digital bank N26 reports that Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has lifted its growth restrictions on the company, effective June 1. This move follows N26’s investment in teams...
August 25, 2023
European digital bank N26 has integrated the popular local payment service iDEAL into its banking experience in the Netherlands. This move aims to enhance the banking experience for N26 customers in the country by providing a...