Finextra Research: Latest fintech news, analysis, interviews, features and opinion by industry experts

NextGen Nordics: Signicat finds 68% of consumers abandon onboarding

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27th April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of selected top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

01 April 2022

News/wholesale

NextGen Nordics: Danske Bank announces Trade AI app

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on the 27th of April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of selected top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

25 March 2022

News/payments

NextGen Nordics: Nstart aims to combat debt with sustainable lending

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of selected top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

18 March 2022

News/crypto

NextGen Nordics: Green bitcoin mining farm planned in Sweden

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of all the top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

11 March 2022

News/payments

NextGen Nordics: Circular economy startup Loopfront sees 300% increase in users

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of all the top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

04 March 2022

News/payments

NextGen Nordics: Sweden completes Phase 2 CBDC trials

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of all the top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

25 February 2022

News/payments

NextGen Nordics: Icelandic challenger indó receives operating license

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of all the top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

18 February 2022

News/payments

NextGen Nordics: 80% of Nordic payments now contactless

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of all the top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

11 February 2022

News/payments

Irish banks’ mobile payments plan hits roadblock

A payments app developed by Ireland’s high street banks to compete with digital banks has hit a snag after it was announced that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) would launch an investigation.

09 December 2021

News/payments

Money 20/20 EU: Will Europe prevail in the new dawn of payments?

Amsterdam: Finextra is on the ground at Money 20/20 Europe, attending a host of sessions to provide you with key highlights from the most popular sessions throughout the conference.

21 September 2021

News/retail

Chase digital bank launches in the UK

JPMorgan Chase has officially launched its UK digital bank, offering a fee-free current account that combines money management features with cashback rewards.

21 September 2021

News/retail

JP Morgan's UK digital bank ready for launch

JP Morgan is set to open the virtual doors to its long-awaited UK digital retail bank next week.

17 September 2021

News/payments

Wave closes largest Series A round for an African fintech with $200 million

Valuing the independent mobile money provider at $1.7 billion, the landmark Series A round was led by Sequoia Heritage, Founders Fund, Stripe and Ribbit.

07 September 2021

News/retail

Comparing progressive vs traditional banks’ digital progress post Covid-19

Providing a view into the status of financial institutions digital transformation across the US, banking consultancy CCG’s recent survey ‘The Banking Battleground: Views From the C-Suite’ considers the attitudes and capabilities of banks toward digital in a post-pandemic world.

08 July 2021

News/startups

London fintechs enjoy record VC investment in H1

The first half of 2021 has seen London-based fintechs raise more money in venture capital (VC) investment than any previous year.

08 July 2021

News/startups

Revolut chasing $1bn in fundraising - reports

UK challenger bank Revolut could be in line for a $1 billion (£750 million) capital injection which would make it one of the most valuable fintechs in Europe.

05 July 2021

News/payments

Payments have become tech arms race say banks

The vast majority of banks (94%) believe that the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the payments market into a technology arms race for which they are unprepared.

07 December 2020

News/retail

StanChart completes blockchain bond project in Philippines

A blockchain proof of concept for the digital issuance of retail bonds in the Philippines has been successfully completed by Standard Chartered.

07 December 2020

News/payments

EBAday 2020: Digital payments should be synonymous with convenience

Diving into the sessions on day one of EBAday 2020, defining the direction of travel for digital payments was resoundingly clear: mobile-led convenience.

24 November 2020

News/startups

UK's Tech Nation announces latest fintech cohort

Thirty one UK scaleups have been selected to participate in the third cohort of Tech Nation's fintech programme.

23 September 2020

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