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
Analysis | Finance | 4 Nov European fintech weekly: Uber Money marks a new paradigm & October funding dip Uber announced the beginning of its digital bank, while fintech funding takes a temporary dip.
Interview | Finance | 29 Oct Barclays’ Megan Caywood on life after Starling and the rise of challenger banks In January, Caywood left Starling's C-suite to lead Barclays' digital banking team. Here she discusses the surprise jump and her predictions for the fintech sector.
Analysis | Banking | 28 Oct European fintech weekly: The future of neo-banks and inside Revolut’s Singaporean launch Can Revolut take on Asia and how many European fintechs are going to survive?
News | Hiring | 22 Oct Monzo snags Deloitte consultant to shape recruitment and company culture Sheree Atcheson is leaving Deloitte to oversee Monzo's diversity and inclusion practices, as the challenger bank solidifies its hyper-growth.
Analysis | Finance | 21 Oct European fintech weekly: Monzo under the spotlight This week: the payments industry is propping up the wider success of fintech and challenger banks feel the heat over their tech
Analysis | Finance | 17 Oct Fintech exits have raked in €83bn since 2013 amid European funding boom The sale of European fintechs has proven lucrative over the past six years, according to a new report by Dealroom. And it's set to continue
News | Finance | 16 Oct European fintechs are lagging behind China, McKinsey partner warns Europe hosts a pool of unicorns, but most challengers still “lack ambition”, says McKinsey partner
Analysis | Finance | 14 Oct European fintech weekly: Klarna backlash & Revolut’s $1.5bn Klarna faces political rumblings, Revolut's a-raising, Facebook's Libra could be crumbling, and another fintech predicts its own profitability
Analysis | Blockchain | 11 Oct Europe’s blockchain ecosystem: cutting through the noise If you've never understood crypto, don't panic. We summarise the late-stage players you should know about, and explore how Europe is an underestimated hub for the so-called "tech of the future"
Analysis | Funding | 7 Oct European startups won €8.7bn of VC investment last quarter — with three countries continuing to dominate The summer months saw a boom in venture funding for European startups, a new report reveals. And 2019 is now set to be a record year — particularly for the UK, Germany and France.
Interview | Finance | 3 Oct London’s Curve snags former Amex VP as chief operating officer, as it prepares to expand to US Curve, the all-in-one payment service, has made a key hire to its C-suite. Sifted speaks to the new COO to find out who she is and her secret for recruiting top talent.
News | Finance | 1 Oct Another challenger bank is trying its luck in the UK. This is how it hopes to sweep the market Holland’s Bunq is launching in Britain this week. Will its “life-hack” features, ethical investing, and credit-card offering be enough to lure a more mature market?
News | Investment | 30 Sep An Icelandic startup has been acquired by a billion-dollar blockchain giant A little-known tech company from Iceland has been bought by one of the biggest - and most controversial - companies in crypto.
Analysis | Finance | 25 Sep You’ve heard of challenger banks, now meet the challenger lenders "Neo-lending" platforms are on the rise, and they're already cutting into banks' biggest revenue streams.
