Analysis | Fintech | 27 Jan RBS fintech venture attempts reboot after 11FS fallout RBS’s NatWest has started rolling out its business banking app, Mettle. But the journey has been challenging, including the contentious departure of its interim CEO David Brear.
Analysis | 20 Jan After Visa’s $5bn acquisition of Plaid, will a European fintech be next? Plaid's lucrative sale is a key vote of confidence for payment fintechs. Similar players in Europe will now be eyeing their own exit hopes.
News | Fintech | 15 Jan Goldman-Sachs backed fintech Raisin eyes US launch after acquisition Raisin has just made its fourth acquisition in a year, and its first for its upcoming US mission. It's a long road ahead in the US, but it could become the wealth manager's biggest market.
Analysis | Finance | 13 Jan Islamic fintechs are on the rise — but how viable is this tailored offering? Islamic finance is ‘going digital’ to better serve the world’s 1.8bn Muslims. Still, it's uncertain if religious fintechs can attract a critical mass, and compete with their European secular peers.
Analysis | Fintech | 10 Jan Fintech venture capitalists share their investment tricks and insights The fintech sector has no shortage of funds, but the best investments aren't always what you'd expect.
News | Fintech | 8 Jan Questions for Klarna as study warns “pay later” schemes damaging millions of shoppers’ credit scores "Buy now pay later" options are becoming more popular credit options. But new research suggests shoppers are still unaware of the dangers, predicting over 2m UK users have seen credit scores plummet
Analysis | Fintech | 6 Jan Sifted’s choice: The nine rising UK fintech apps to watch London's banking unicorns hog the limelight but perhaps not for long. Here are some of the UK's most promising fintech apps — from credit card providers to online will writers and real estate marketplaces.
Analysis | Fintech | 9 Dec European fintech weekly: After a last-minute fundraise, what lies ahead for Zopa and its lending peers The story of one of the UK's oldest fintechs to date - and what could be next
News | Venture Capital | 6 Dec Octopus Ventures loses “trailblazing” associate Juliette Souliman joined the major European venture firm last year. She is now leaving to start her own fintech fund.
Interview | Fintech | 4 Dec Why these “three old French men” launched a fintech to help millennials save A former Bank of America exec has cofounded a savings app for the next generation. The business model looks promising, but will millennials take interest?
Analysis | Fintech | 2 Dec European fintech weekly: N26 lags in the UK, Curve stays quiet and can NatWest’s Bó take off? Data suggests N26 is struggling to catch up in the UK, while NatWest's new digital bank gets off to a bumpy start.
Analysis | Angel Investing | 28 Nov Inside “Angel’s Den”; London’s speed dating for startups Sifted visited London’s fintech angel investor scene, to find out how founders secure millions of pounds in seed money with just a 7 minute pitch.
Interview | Digital Banks | 26 Nov Inside Anne Boden’s Starling Starling Bank now manages £1bn in deposits across 1m users. Its chief executive shares her plans to continue the fintech's growth spurt, M&A potential and beating the big banks.
Analysis | Finance | 25 Nov European fintech weekly: Wealthtech wars — and why the UK is the next battleground Wealthtech firms raised nearly $800m globally in the third quarter of this year. But will the arrival of US trading giant Robinhood stop the party in Europe?
Analysis | Finance | 18 Nov European fintech weekly: HSBC eyes new partnerships and is Google becoming a bank? An HSBC exec explains why acquistions of challenger banks could be on the cards and Google dips its toes into banking
Analysis | Finance | 11 Nov “We want 10m American users” — How Europe’s digital banks are taking on the US Monzo, N26 and Revolut are chasing the US market. It's early days but - finally - I'm convinced they might have a shot
