News | Fintech | 21 Feb BBVA backs UK fintech targeting the gig-economy as sector heats up Income-smoother Wollit has secured seed funding from Spain's second-largest bank and two major venture capital funds.
Sponsored Analysis | Finance | 19 Feb What’s the best way to spend your company’s money? If you find it difficult to decide how to spend your startup's money (once you've got over the hurdle of raising some) you're not alone.
Analysis | Fintech | 17 Feb Inside Revolut and Monzo’s mammoth funding rounds With a series of fintech mega-rounds on the horizon, investors and industry experts weigh in on the upcoming raises — and the dangers they reveal about the market for challenger banks.
Sponsored News | Communities | 13 Feb Meet the 10 Tech Nation Rising Star Winners Tech Nation, the UK network for ambitious entrepreneurs, has awarded 10 startups the coveted prize at its annual awards.
Analysis | Fintech | 13 Feb Meet the fastest growing fintech startups in Germany Germany is Europe's second largest fintech hub, after the UK. These are the startups which have hired the fastest in the last year.
News | Fintech | 11 Feb N26 pulls out of the UK, citing Brexit. But numbers suggest the German bank was struggling The German digital bank has pulled the plug just a year into its play in the UK. Has Brexit claimed a major fintech victim, or is this a case of international expansion gone wrong?
News | Fintech | 10 Feb Exclusive: Tandem bank nears much-awaited fundraise as CTO steps down An imminent influx of cash coincides with a C-suite reshuffle at the UK bank. Now, chief executive Ricky Knox says he's confident the bank is on strong ground and ready to fight off "copycat" incumbents.
Analysis | Fintech | 6 Feb UK trading apps up to 20x cheaper than incumbents An independent review has shown that "wealthtechs" offer starkly cheaper trading than their older peers. A price war is now inevitable, but can the newcomers manage their costs?
Interview | Fintech | 3 Feb Starling’s eight powerplayers: Behind the scenes at Anne Boden’s bank These are the faces you will see walking the corridors of Starling's London HQ — and calling the shots.
Interview | Startup Life | 3 Feb Inside Alan: the French healthtech startup with no meetings and transparent salaries Call it madness or genius — Alan’s distinctive company culture is one that few employees want to leave.
Interview | Payments | 31 Jan What Europe can learn from Africa’s mobile wallets France’s Famoco has deployed 250,000 of its secure payment terminals, most of which in Africa. Now with a €20m fundraise it wants to bring African innovation back to Europe.
News | Fintech | 30 Jan Brexit schmexit: UK saw record fintech investment last year, trumping China and India On the eve of Brexit-day, UK fintechs are prepped for battle after a record year of investment, making up over 50% of European capital flows in the space.
Opinion | Policy | 29 Jan Ending the app trap: why (and how) we need to reform the gig economy The convenience of the on-demand economy for consumers must not be traded for the financial security and dignity of gig economy workers.
Sponsored How To | Finance | 28 Jan The financial tools your startup needs to succeed From accounting software to spending cards, we look at what financial services startups need — and which providers you should choose.
Analysis | Hiring | 28 Jan Europe’s fastest growing startups with female founders Women to watch in 2020.
Analysis | Fintech | 27 Jan Seven OakNorth power-players pulling the strings behind the scenes While fintech startups like Monzo and Revolut have soared to fame with colourful cards and their crypto trading features, OakNorth has soared to profitability with its SME lending platform.
