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.
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 | Blockchain | 4 Sep London crypto giant, backed by Richard Branson, eyes $50m venture arm Blockchain startups have a new source of backing on the horizon. And it comes from one of the most high-profile groups in the space.
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.
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.
Analysis | Finance | 8 Aug Europe’s fintech startups target Generation Z Generation Z, defined as those born after 1996, represents both a lucrative, and under-served, market for fintech startups.
Places | Finance | 7 Aug Meet the fintech startups born out of a financial crisis When a financial crisis hits town it may be the perfect timing to kick-off your startup.
Analysis | Banking | 6 Aug At $5.5bn Klarna is now the most highly-valued fintech in Europe A new $460m funding round will be used to help Klarna take the US market after four years of struggle.
Analysis | Banking | 1 Aug Lime x N26: When a scooter startup gets into bed with a digital bank US mobility company Lime and German digital bank N26 have partnered up. Why?
Interview | Finance | 26 Jul Europe is beating the US in fintech innovation, says Revolut’s Nikolay Storonsky The US may be a more developed market for almost all areas of startups and tech, but not fintech.
Analysis | Finance | 22 Jul Europe’s fintechs are playing the long game Startup football leagues are springing up across Europe — and they're a sign that the ecosystem is ready to compete globally.
Analysis | Finance | 18 Jul N26 hits a $3.5bn valuation — but can it break into the US? The first European digital bank has landed Stateside — and raised an extra $170m to turbocharge its expansion globally.
