Analysis

August 1, 2019

Lime x N26: When a scooter startup gets into bed with a digital bank

US mobility company Lime and German digital bank N26 have partnered up. Why?


Amy Lewin

1 min read

It’s the stuff of investors (or, at least, tech journalists’ dreams): digital bank N26 has joined forces with micro-mobility startup Lime.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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