# Digital banks

Revolut targets $65bn valuation with fresh fundraise, reports say
News
July 9, 2025
Revolut targets $65bn valuation with fresh fundraise, reports say
California-based Greenoaks is reportedly set to lead the funding round
Martin Coulter
Can UK fintech get a grip on crime?
Analysis
July 9, 2025
Can UK fintech get a grip on crime?
Monzo, Revolut and Starling have all been fined for lax crime-prevention measures
Tom Matsuda
Monzo slapped with £21m fine for 'failings in financial crime controls'
News
July 8, 2025
Monzo slapped with £21m fine for 'failings in financial crime controls'
The UK neobank is the latest fintech to be hit with a fine over its financial crime controls
Tom Matsuda
UK neobanks double spending on staff, marketing and legal fees as sector booms
Analysis
July 8, 2025
UK neobanks double spending on staff, marketing and legal fees as sector booms
We pulled data from Monzo, Starling and Revolut’s latest annual report to understand how neobanks spend it
Tom Matsuda
Revolut awaits UK consumer credit licence
News
July 7, 2025
Revolut awaits UK consumer credit licence
Europe’s most valuable fintech is still seeking permission to offer consumer credit services
Tom Matsuda
Qonto applies for banking licence in France
News
July 3, 2025
Qonto applies for banking licence in France
The move will let Qonto expand its services into lending and savings
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Qonto likely to apply for banking licence within the year, says CEO
Interview
July 1, 2025
Qonto likely to apply for banking licence within the year, says CEO
The small business banking unicorn wants to reach millions more customers with a bigger suite of financial services
Amy Lewin
Revolut’s power players: Inside Nik Storonsky’s inner circle
Power players
July 1, 2025
Revolut’s power players: Inside Nik Storonsky’s inner circle
Nik Storonsky may be the face of Revolut — but who has helped him steer the fintech to a $45bn valuation?
Tom Matsuda
Europe’s neobanks want to help you buy a house — are they ready?
Analysis
June 30, 2025
Europe’s neobanks want to help you buy a house — are they ready?
Mortgages are key to convincing customers to use challenger banks as their primary accounts
Tom Matsuda
Revolut to acquire Argentinian lender Cetelem
News
June 26, 2025
Revolut to acquire Argentinian lender Cetelem
Europe’s biggest fintech is aggressively pursuing global expansion
Martin Coulter
Starling Bank sets sights on US expansion with banking licence push
News
June 26, 2025
Starling Bank sets sights on US expansion with banking licence push
The UK neobank is in the early stages of formulating plans to take on the US, either through obtaining a banking licence or an acquisition
Tom Matsuda
Zopa takes on Revolut and Monzo with current account launch
News
June 24, 2025
Zopa takes on Revolut and Monzo with current account launch
The digital lender gained its UK banking licence in 2020 and has about 1.5m customers across savings and loans
Tom Nugent
Revolut CEO set for massive payday if valuation hits $150bn
News
June 23, 2025
Revolut CEO set for massive payday if valuation hits $150bn
Nik Storonsky to receive multibillion-dollar windfall if certain targets hit, reports say
Martin Coulter
UK fintech giant Revolut to launch AI financial assistant
News
June 18, 2025
UK fintech giant Revolut to launch AI financial assistant
It’s the neobank’s latest product move after mobile plans and a bid to bank the rich
Tom Nugent
N26 CEO Valentin Stalf: 'We now need to catch up again'
Interview
June 18, 2025
N26 CEO Valentin Stalf: 'We now need to catch up again'
Sifted sits down with the N26 chief to discuss getting back to growth, staying in BaFin's good books and and why founders can't always work "996"
Miriam Partington
'At Klarna, 99% of people don’t care about the IPO': buy now pay later’s poster child trumpets banking push after delayed listing
Interview
June 10, 2025
'At Klarna, 99% of people don’t care about the IPO': buy now pay later’s poster child trumpets banking push after delayed listing
Klarna is set to take on some of the world’s largest fintechs as well as traditional finance heavyweights in its consumer banking push
Tom Matsuda
Revolut pushes into crypto derivatives, skirting UK ban on retail sales
News
June 3, 2025
Revolut pushes into crypto derivatives, skirting UK ban on retail sales
After reporting record profits earlier this year, Revolut is now looking to expand its crypto offering
Tom Matsuda
Monzo hits profitability for second year running amid IPO speculation
News
June 2, 2025
Monzo hits profitability for second year running amid IPO speculation
The UK neobank reported revenues of over £1bn for the first time in its history
Tom Matsuda
Starling profits slump by a quarter as neobank reckons with ‘legacy issues’
News
May 28, 2025
Starling profits slump by a quarter as neobank reckons with ‘legacy issues’
The UK’s financial regulator fined Starling £29m in October for ‘shockingly lax’ financial sanction screening controls
Tom Matsuda
Revolut invests €1bn in France, opens Paris HQ
News
May 19, 2025
Revolut invests €1bn in France, opens Paris HQ
The neobank, Europe’s most valuable private tech company, is doubling down on its French market
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Zopa Bank raises £80m with first LSE bond listing
News
May 14, 2025
Zopa Bank raises £80m with first LSE bond listing
The fintech wants to become the ‘go-to bank’ for millions of Britons
Martin Coulter
Is Revolut really worth $45bn?
Analysis
May 13, 2025
Is Revolut really worth $45bn?
The fintech needs to deliver year-on-year revenue growth to satisfy its current valuation, industry watchers say
Tom Matsuda
Monzo lines up bankers to steer blockbuster IPO, reports say
News
May 11, 2025
Monzo lines up bankers to steer blockbuster IPO, reports say
Long-awaited public float could value neobank at more than £6bn
Martin Coulter
Qonto power players: the leadership team behind the French fintech unicorn
Analysis
May 6, 2025
Qonto power players: the leadership team behind the French fintech unicorn
The business banking fintech is one of France’s most famous fintech exports
Tom Matsuda

# Digital banks

Revolut targets $65bn valuation with fresh fundraise, reports say

Can UK fintech get a grip on crime?

Monzo slapped with £21m fine for 'failings in financial crime controls'

UK neobanks double spending on staff, marketing and legal fees as sector booms

Revolut awaits UK consumer credit licence

Qonto applies for banking licence in France

Qonto likely to apply for banking licence within the year, says CEO

Revolut’s power players: Inside Nik Storonsky’s inner circle

Europe’s neobanks want to help you buy a house — are they ready?

Revolut to acquire Argentinian lender Cetelem

Starling Bank sets sights on US expansion with banking licence push

Zopa takes on Revolut and Monzo with current account launch

Revolut CEO set for massive payday if valuation hits $150bn

UK fintech giant Revolut to launch AI financial assistant

N26 CEO Valentin Stalf: 'We now need to catch up again'

'At Klarna, 99% of people don’t care about the IPO': buy now pay later’s poster child trumpets banking push after delayed listing

Revolut pushes into crypto derivatives, skirting UK ban on retail sales

Monzo hits profitability for second year running amid IPO speculation

Starling profits slump by a quarter as neobank reckons with ‘legacy issues’

Revolut invests €1bn in France, opens Paris HQ

Zopa Bank raises £80m with first LSE bond listing

Is Revolut really worth $45bn?

Monzo lines up bankers to steer blockbuster IPO, reports say

Qonto power players: the leadership team behind the French fintech unicorn