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
Interview | Finance | 4 Oct “Being an entrepreneur gives me a public voice” – Bookclub with Anne Boden, CEO and founder of Starling bank Starling CEO Anne Boden explains how books gave her insight into another world, the power of being a generalist, and the book she recently wrote.
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?
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.
Analysis | Finance | 19 Sep Challenger banks eye the untapped teenage market Revolut is launching a banking app for under-18s; a group which offer inflated disposable incomes and life-long loyalty. Could this be the next battleground for fintech?
Interview | Finance | 13 Sep The fintech IPO that nearly-was: what WeSwap did next Last year, the UK startup scrapped its plans to list. CEO Jared Jesner reflects on a gruelling few months, going from breaking point to potentially breaking even.
Analysis | Finance | 11 Sep Barcelona is the gateway to Latin America for Europe’s startups Fintech companies based in Barcelona are making use of linguistic and cultural ties to break into the Latin American market.
Interview | Finance | 10 Sep On the path to profitability with Lydia, France’s Venmo Fintech Lydia, the Venmo of France, will be profitable in two years, says cofounder Cyril Chiche. It has 2.3m users and just 70 staff.
News | Finance | 9 Sep France’s Spendesk just raised €35m to take the pain out of expenses globally, as competitors close in The french startup boasts 300% annual revenue growth, but is this latest fundraise enough to win the race?
News | Cryptocurrency | 4 Sep Crypto startup Elliptic to go big in Japan after $23m fundraising The London-based company has seen sales in Asia grow 10-fold in the last year as more banks start offering cryptocurrency services to the public.
News | Finance | 3 Sep UK fintech Curve follows Monzo with record-breaking £6m crowdfund Fintech fans weigh in on another multi-million pound crowdfund. And once again, they're queuing up to take part.
News | Banking | 27 Aug Raisin buys pension specialist Fairr The acquisition gives the German company access to the €12tn European pension and retirement market, which few fintechs have yet entered.
Analysis | Banking | 21 Aug The Nordics have a new neo bank contender With backing from Greyhound and Socii, the Danish neo bank Lunar Way just betted big on Nordic millennials.
News | Banking | 15 Aug £425m handed out and dozens of promises to improve small business banking But will these make a real difference?
Interview | Banking | 9 Aug Klarna founder’s secret of success: Island life After an organisational restructuring, Sebastian Siemiatkowski sees new opportunities for Klarna to become one of the leading companies in its space.
