News | Startup Life | 4 Jun 94% of VC-backed startups are going to survive Covid Station F’s ecosystem survey looks at how startups are coping with coronavirus. The answer is: mostly well.
Interview | Venture Capital | 3 Jun Who will the Covid unicorns be? Pascal Cagni used to be Steve Jobs’ Europe guy at Apple. Now he’s running a VC with a five unicorn track record and a recipe for investing after coronavirus.
News | Fintech | 29 May Y Combinator fintech Belvo raises $10m to triple its team size The Barcelona-founded startup is similar to the Visa-acquired Plaid, but with a Latin American twist.
Analysis | Fintech | 28 May Who is Monzo’s new CEO, TS Anil? The big thinker, "no bullshit" people person is ready to shake things up, say his confidants.
Analysis | Fintech | 28 May Digital banks vs high-street players: A battle for speed A new study shows a number of incumbents are catching up with digital banks on user experience.
Analysis | Fintech | 25 May 18 fintechs that investors think will thrive post-lockdown Europe's fintech sector has been hit by the pandemic, but there are still several companies that (impartial) investors are excited by.
Interview | Fintech | 22 May Abandoning your home market is never easy, but sometimes it’s necessary Finiata chief executive Jan Enno Einfeld explains why his Berlin-based company is exiting the German market to focus its resources on Poland.
Analysis | Digital Banks | 22 May When should startup founders stop being CEOs? Should they make way for the pros when it comes time to scale?
News | Fintech | 20 May Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield stepping down as CEO The cofounder will now take on the role of president at a difficult time for the challenger bank.
Interview | Fintech | 18 May Digital banks won’t be acquired by incumbents, says founder of France’s top fintech Hugues Le Bret - who sold his neo-bank to BNP Paribas in 2017 - says his peers will struggle to follow suit.
News | Fintech | 15 May Monzo hit by 40% valuation drop in latest fundraising The digital bank is reported to be raising a ~40% downround, set to close in the next month
Analysis | Fintech | 13 May 22% of fintech jobs at risk from coronavirus — but it could be much worse The UK's biggest fintechs have begun laying people off but — on the whole — the sector is predicted to safeguard jobs better than most.
Analysis | Fintech | 11 May 15 women in European fintech you should know Meet Europe's leading fintechs — and the women at the helm
Analysis | Hiring | 8 May These are the French startups still hiring through the crisis Can startups get back to driving French jobs creations? Here’s what the latest data shows, and a look at who’s hiring.
News | Fintech | 6 May Europe’s digital banks off to slow start in the US market Monzo, N26, Revolut and even Barclays face tough local competition after going state-side
Analysis | Digital Banks | 6 May Banking the rich and famous: the rise of private digital banks The ancient world of private banking is getting a shake-up, with a handful of digital private-members banks on the horizon.
