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 | VC | 12 Nov European VC firm Balderton’s heavy hitters As Balderton raises its 7th fund, we ask: how great, really, is its portfolio?
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
News | Artificial Intelligence | 7 Nov AI that can make mortgage decisions in 15 minutes M:Qube, a new fintech startup, plans to shake up the £270bn UK home loans market starting early next year with faster home loan decisions.
Interview | Finance | 6 Nov Brunch with Hiroki Takeuchi, founder of GoCardless He’s one of the most widely-respected founders in Europe’s startup ecosystem — but that doesn't mean Hiroki Takeuchi, founder of payments company GoCardless, has found the transition from startup to scaleup easy.
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.
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 10 European fintechs with the biggest raises this year As Revolut eyes a $1.5bn raise, we list the European fintechs that have pulled in the most money so far this year
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
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?
