Atom Bank

106 results about this entity

Period: 09 Apr 2014 - 03 Jul 2024

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Atom Bank joins Bacs

U.K. digital banking disruptor Atom has signed up with the Bacs payment system to boost its offering and enable its customers to offer direct debits for the first time.

Atom hires advisors ahead of potential takeover

Spanish bank BBVA may be preparing to add the UK's Atom Bank to its burgeoning portfolio of 100%-owned neo-banking startups.

Open Banking year one: Insights from the CMA9 and more

A review of the first year of the UK’s groundbreaking experiment in Open Banking. What worked? What didn’t? And what next?

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Atom Bank joins Bacs

The UK’s first bank built exclusively for tablet and smartphone users has turned to popular payment method Direct Debit to boost its offering – challenger brand Atom bank has joined Pay.UK-owned Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs), which processes nearly six-and-a-half billion transactions a year worth £4.9 trillion.

Atom Bank signs up with Thought Machine

Digital-only Atom Bank is to entrust its next generation of personal and business banking products to core banking startup Thought Machine

Atom Bank to develop mortgage blockchain under 'FinTrust' project

Atom Bank and Newcastle University have set aside three years to conduct research on trust in financial services and how companies can design better digital banking services.

BBVA completes £85.4 million investment in Atom Bank

After receiving all necessary approvals, BBVA has completed the £85.4m investment into Atom, announced in March this year. With this transaction, BBVA increases its stake in UK’s first bank built exclusively for smartphone or tablet to 39%.

Atom joins Faster Payments Scheme

Atom bank, the UK’s first bank built exclusively for smartphone and tablet, has joined the Faster Payments Scheme as a direct participant and migrated all traffic across its retail deposit book to the real-time payment scheme.

BBVA raises Atom Bank stake to 39% as part of £149 million funding round

UK digital-only Atom Bank has raised £149 million in a funding round which sees BBVA invest a further £85.4m in the startup, raising its stake to 39%.

Atom Bank chairman Thomson to step aside

Anthony Thomson, the founder of UK challenger bank Atom is to step down from the chairmanship of the Durham-based lender as it reputedly finalises a £150 million fundraising round.

Atom taps Reevoo to collate product reviews

Atom, the UK's first bank built exclusively for mobile, has partnered with user-generated content platform Reevoo to drive greater transparency, improve customer engagement and help prospective customers make informed purchase decisions.

Atom Bank targets German retail savings market

British app-only bank Atom is making a move into the German market through partnership with local startup Deposit Solutions.