Simple

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Period: 09 Feb 2010 - 10 May 2021

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Simple to move customer accounts to BBVA Compass platform

Simple to move customer accounts to BBVA Compass platform

Simple, the US digital bank that BBVA bought in 2014, will be moving all its customer accounts to BBVA Compass later this year, becoming the first user of the Spanish bank's API in the United States.

Former Simple exec joins BBVA as head of Open API

Former Simple exec joins BBVA as head of Open API

Shamir Karkal, a former co-founder and CFO of Simple, has joined the neobank's parent company BBVA in a newly-created role as head of Open API.

Simple eliminates fees

Today, we’re eliminating all our fees from the Schedule of Fees.

Simple veterans target business banking

Simple veterans target business banking

Simple veterans Brian Merritt and Ryan Hildebrand have set their sights on the world of business banking, introducing their new neobank called Seed and launching an API.

Simple adds support for TouchID and Android Wear

Simple adds support for TouchID and Android Wear

US neo-bank Simple has added support for Apple's TouchID and Android-powered wearable devices, as it bids to reclaim its credentials as an innovator in financial services following complaints from customers about buggy software issues on its platform.

BBVA buys Simple for $117m

BBVA buys Simple for $117m

US digital banking start-up Simple has sold out to Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) for $117 million in cash.

Simple brings 40k customers on-board in first year

Simple brings 40k customers on-board in first year

A year after opening its virtual doors to the public, American digital banking platform Simple says it has 40,000 customers and is processing more than $1 billion in transactions annually.

BillGuard, Plastyc and Simple agree to share customer data with CFPB

BillGuard, Plastyc and Simple agree to share customer data with CFPB

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has convinced innovative finance start-ups BillGuard, Plastyc and Simple to share their anonymised customer data to help identify behaviours and trends.

Simple opens doors as CTO Payne moves on

Simple opens doors as CTO Payne moves on

US banking start-up Simple has finally begun bringing on board the 125,000 people on its waiting list and waved off CTO Alex Payne.

Simple launches iPhone app

Simple launches iPhone app

US banking start-up Simple has launched an app for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches.

Starbucks outsmarts banks in Fast Company innovation awards

Starbucks outsmarts banks in Fast Company innovation awards

Fast Company's annual list of the most innovative companies in finance puts coffee chain Starbucks at number two and omits any traditional financial services firms, bar American Express, from the top ten.

For banking start-ups, the word 'bank' has become a business liability

For banking start-ups, the word 'bank' has become a business liability

"Has the word 'bank' been so discredited that a new name needs to emerge?" That's the question being asked by business mogul Richard Branson as he conducts a rebranding exercise for the prospective Virgin Money/Northern Rock banking business.

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