Latest Non-bank competitors News: Finextra Research

Research/Non-bank competitors

Getting tech right: Selecting the right software products to fulfil the digital demands of banking

31 January 2022 422 downloads

Research/Non-bank competitors

Open Banking Europe 2022 - What’s next for Open Banking?

18 January 2022 1330 downloads

Company update/payments

AstroPay launches new SME payment capability in Brazil

London, 17 January 2022 | AstroPay, the global leader in online payment solutions, today announced the launch of a new capability - Payment Links - for small and medium sized-enterprises (SMEs) in Brazil, enabling business owners to collect online and remote payments by simply sharing the link with their customer, and get paid instantly in an easy and secure way.

17 January 2022

News/crypto

Walmart prepares to step into the metaverse

Trademark filings reveal Walmart’s plans to create its own cryptocurrency and a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), suggesting the retailer’s appetite to make and sell virtual goods in the metaverse.

17 January 2022

Research/Non-bank competitors

The Future of Digital Banking in Asia 2022

22 December 2021 1017 downloads

Company update/sustainable

Stripe commits further $6 million to carbon removal efforts

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, Stripe is making $6 million in carbon removal purchases from four new companies. These purchases, evaluated by 13 climate science experts, cover a wide range of technologies: permanent geologic storage, ocean alkalinity enhancement, enhanced weathering, and direct air capture. This marks the third round of Stripe Climate carbon removal commitments in a year and a half.

20 December 2021

Company update/retail

Monese acquires freelance service provider Trezeo

UK, London – 20 December 2021 – Monese, the leading pan-European fintech, today announces the acquisition of Trezeo, an FCA authorised financial services provider serving independent and self-employed workers, for an undisclosed amount.

20 December 2021

Research/Non-bank competitors

The Reinvention of Card Payments

17 December 2021 1208 downloads

Company update/retail

Challenger lender Koto Card rebrands to The Credit Thing

Challenger lender Koto Card Ltd announced today it is rebranding to The Credit Thing and radically changing its product. The Credit Thing represents a substantial simplification of the product, which now offers up to 62 days of interest-free credit and starting limits of up to £1500 at an APR of 27.9%.

10 December 2021

News/people

Wise replaces chair with ex-Netflix CFO

Money transfer app Wise has named David Wells, the former CFO of Netflix, as the chairman of its board of directors.

09 December 2021

Company update/startups

UK digital bank Monument launches first savings product

After receiving its full banking licence and commencing its property investment lending activity, Monument launches its app and first suite of savings products to the market.

09 December 2021

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

Research/Non-bank competitors

Future-Ready Payments Solutions: Remaining competitive with reusable technology

09 December 2021 788 downloads

News/people

David Marcus quits Facebook

David Marcus has quit as the boss of Facebook parent Meta's fintech unit after leading a frustrating effort to launch the Novi digital wallet and its associated stablecoin Diem.

30 November 2021

Research/Non-bank competitors

Facing up to the Future: Biometric Automation in Banking

12 November 2021 460 downloads

News/crypto

Singapore Fintech Festival 2021: ‘We haven’t even fuelled the DeFi rocket’

During Singapore Fintech Festival’s panel session ‘Decentralised Finance: Redefining the Architecture’, ChainLink co-founder Sergey Nazarov and Celo CEO and co-founder Rene Reinsberg examine the forces currently driving the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector and how financial institutions should be approaching their DeFi and cryptocurrency strategy.

08 November 2021