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Why Customers Won’t Set Foot In Banks In The Future

Many consumers today are avoiding public places, including banks. It used to be that any kind of money-related task had to be done in person at a retail bank branch. But with the astounding growth of...

If Tim Cook Won’t Tell The World How The Apple Card Is Doing, I Will

Why won't Apple report how many Apple Card cardholders there are? Are the numbers that bad?

Revolut to apply for UK banking licence

The UK's biggest fintech startup Revolut is reportedly preparing to apply for a UK banking licence, enabling the firm to offer FSCS-protected deposits and lending services for customers.

Bank Lending Could Dry Up in Crypto-Currency Economy, Warns BoE’s Cunliffe

The rise of digital currencies such as Facebook's Libra could lead to a drying up of credit flowing into the broader economy, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Friday.

Is Fintech Ready For Coronavirus?

The ripple effects of the coronavirus are reaching far-off distances and unexpected industries, including financial technology.

Draper Esprit leads $83m funding round in banking tech provider Thought Machine

Thought Machine said it will use funds to drive international expansion and improve its core technology

Could lessons from the challenger bank revolution kick-start innovation on the climate crisis?

Now that the world is swimming in data we may be able to address the climate and environmental risks to the planet. But while there is plenty of capital to invest in things like ClimateTech,

Clinc Teams With Visa To Bring Digital Banking Tech To FIs

Clinc is teaming with Visa in a partnership that brings artificial intelligence (AI) technology to payments and banking customers.

Donors still wary of no-strings cash gifts to tackle poverty

Unlike a building or scholarship, ‘you can’t put your name on a cash transfer’

BankThink Fintechs are banking’s Transformers. And banks aren’t ready.

Fintechs like LendingClub and Varo Money illustrate how the traditional financial system is changing. Banks that don’t rapidly evolve with technology will be obsolete.

Swedish fintech Klarna posts first ever annual loss

Fall comes as company invests heavily to boost position in US ahead of possible IPO

B-Social, the UK fintech building a ‘social bank,’ raises additional £7.8M ahead of rebrand

B-Social, the London-based fintech building what it calls a “social bank,” is announcing that it has raised a further £7.8 million in seed funding. Once again the injection of capital comes from...