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| 19.09.2026 | Europe's Deep Tech Surge: Satellites, AI, and the Sovereignty Race | Europe's tech scene thrives. Open Cosmos secured €300M for satellite intelligence, propelling a continent-wide deep tech surge. This investment bolsters European sovereignty in space and connectivity. Cybersecurity firm Exein raised $270M, ... |
| 18.09.2026 | Open Cosmos secures €300M, Europe at "acute risk of marginalisation, and Sweden’s evolving foodtech ecosystem | This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €1.7 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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| 16.09.2026 | It’s time savers benefited from Britain’s scale-up success | Growth in every postcode won’t help Brits if the proceeds are invested abroad, says Saul Klein
As a serial entrepreneur, operator and investor I’ve noticed that Britain has a habit of talking itself down, even when the evidence tells a diff... |
| 16.09.2026 | Monzo launches metal credit card that auto-invests cashback | Monzo, the UK digital bank, has launched a £15-a-month iridescent metal credit card, which it says is the UK’s first credit card that auto-invests cashback as customers spend.
Called Monzo Aura, Monzo is pitching the card, which rolls out t... |
| 16.09.2026 | UK tech scale-ups raise £3.4bn as Burnham faces test over British investment | Britain’s latest crop of high-growth tech companies have raised £3.4bn between them and employ more than 6,000 people, as Andy Burnham faces pressure to get more British capital behind home-grown firms.
Tech Nation on Wednesday unveiled the... |
| 10.09.2026 | 9 in 10 FinTech Leaders Plan to Increase UK Investment | Britain’s fintech leaders are preparing to invest and hire in the UK but are warning Government that the country risks losing ground to rival financial centres unless it moves faster on AI, infrastructure and regulation, according to new re... |
| 10.09.2026 | What’s on at Fintech Summit 2026? | Fintech Summit returns to Edinburgh on Wednesday 7th October, bringing together leaders from across banking, fintech, regulation and technology to explore the forces reshaping financial services.
Now in its 13th year, the summit will featur... |
| 09.09.2026 | Abolish stamp duty on shares to reverse London’s IPO slump, say top fintechs | The group that represents the UK’s fastest growing fintech companies has called for the government to scrap stamp duty on shares to boost London’s flagging initial public offering market.
Innovate Finance – which counts Revolut, Monzo and Z... |
| 09.09.2026 | Revolut US licence win ‘strengthens pre-IPO story’ | Revolut’s conditional approval for a US banking licence has been hailed as a “consequential” step in the fintech’s march towards a long-awaited public debut.
The digital bank landed approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currenc... |
| 08.09.2026 | Archana Todupunuri Releases New Book on Modern Banking Frontends | Share
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Digital banking has transformed customer’s access to financial services, money management and relationships with financial institutions. In reaction to this change, Archana Todupunuri has published a new book e... |
| 03.09.2026 | Revolut takes step closer to US bank launch after clearing key regulatory hurdle | Revolut has taken a step closer to launching a bank in the US after clearing a major regulatory hurdle.
The Canary Wharf-based business has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for its Ameri... |
| 01.09.2026 | Anthropic's Tom Blomfield says his new coworkers are a 'hyper-earnest group of meganerds' with a 'lack of ego' | Tom Blomfield has shared a candid assessment of his new Anthropic colleagues: "often weird" but with a "surprising lack of ego or politics."
Blomfield, one of the biggest names in UK tech, took a leave of absence from Y ... |
| 31.08.2026 | UK fintech Allica Bank looks to crack European market | Allica Bank is laying the groundwork to expand into the European market after becoming one of the fastest-growing fintech unicorns in the UK.
The small business lender has applied for a banking licence in Sweden initiating its first move in... |
| 26.08.2026 | Premier League Reinvents Sponsorship: Tech and Finance Lead Post-Gambling Era | English Premier League clubs now operate under a significant voluntary restriction. Gambling company logos are gone from front-of-shirt sponsorships. This unprecedented shift opened prime marketing real estate. New sectors like finance and ... |
| 26.08.2026 | Lloyds Bank and Halifax users unable to use app in latest outage | Lloyds Banking Group has been hit with another app outage that has left thousands of customers unable to use services.
The financial giant – which has Lloyds, Halifax and Scottish Widows under its umbrella – said it was “working to get thin... |
| 25.08.2026 | Natwest wins approval to beef up US presence | Natwest has landed approval from the US Federal Reserve to beef up its presence on the other side of the Atlantic.
The British banking giant has been granted permission to set up a “representative office” in Connecticut that will “act as a ... |
| 22.08.2026 | Who sponsors the 20 Premier League clubs after gambling ban? | The Premier League is underway and you may have noticed a lack of shirts featuring gambling and casino brands. That’s not because they’ve been banned outright, but because the 20 Premier League clubs agreed to a voluntary removal of the sec... |
| 19.08.2026 | Monzo faces outage as thousands of users unable to make payments or transfers | UK fintech Monzo has suffered an outage that has left thousands of its users unable to use its banking services.
The digital bank said it had “identified some issues” and initiated a stand-in backup service, which would allow users to still... |
| 17.08.2026 | Monzo chairman Gary Hoffman to stand down after nearly eight years | The chairman of Monzo’s board, who was reportedly in a boardroom battle with some Monzo shareholders over the departure of its former CEO, is standing down from the role. Banking veteran Gary Hoffman is standing down from the role at the di... |
| 17.08.2026 | Monzo chair makes early exit after boardroom rift | The chair of Monzo will make an early exit from the UK fintech next month following a period of a turmoil in the neobank’s boardroom.
Garry Hoffman will step down from his role as soon as next month, ending his tenure over a year earlier th... |
| 13.08.2026 | New Monzo CEO "huge advocate" of Monzo's business bank | The new CEO of Monzo is a “huge advocate” of Monzo’s business bank, according to its general manager, who hailed hitting one million business customers as “really big”.
Last month, the UK digital bank, which has over 16 million customers ac... |
| 13.08.2026 | Does the real economy care that much about AI? | Take your pick of alarmist projections about the future of the global economy from top tech leaders. Monzo’s founder, Tom Blomfield, reckons unemployment will surge over the next five years as more and more human output is replaced by AI. E... |
| 12.08.2026 | The European fintech American dream is being called into question | A double US banking application blow has called into question the fintech dream of landing on Wall Street. In this week’s column, Samuel Norman takes a look at the expansion roadmap for Europe’s top fintechs as well as the latest response t... |
| 12.08.2026 | Airtel and Sumup set to kick off London’s fintech IPO test | Airtel and Sumup are set to hand a potential $20bn boost to the London Stock Exchange with long-awaited IPOs that could help pave the way for a host of fintech firms to come to market.
Telecommunications giant Airtel is planning to list its... |
| 06.08.2026 | Starling plans to ‘come out swinging’ in diversification bid | Bernadette Smith has a spring in her step as she sits down in Starling’s headquarters to discuss her new role. The fintech’s new banking boss is buzzing with energy that she wants to pass onto customers and investors.
“I want everyone to be... |
| 18.07.2026 | Moneybox Valuation Reaches £800 Million With Planned £45 Million Employee Share Sale | Moneybox is preparing a secondary share sale worth up to £45 million that will value the UK digital wealth management platform at approximately £800 million, or about $1.1 billion. The valuation represents an increase of approximately 45% f... |
| 13.07.2026 | Revolut to launch US bank in 2027, says US boss | Revolut plans to begin operating its US bank next year, says its new US boss, and is gearing up to offer customers FDIC-insured deposits, credit products, and access to cryptocurrencies.
Revolut, Europe’s most valuable private company, valu... |
| 13.07.2026 | Anthropic's latest big-name hire: Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield | The AI talent wars aren't letting up — and neither is Anthropic's big-name hiring spree.
The AI startup has hired Tom Blomfield, the cofounder of British fintech company Monzo, and one of the biggest names in UK tech.
Blomfield said on Mond... |
| 12.07.2026 | Gradient Labs Fuels US Expansion with Fresh $13M Investment | Gradient Labs secured a $13M Series A extension, doubling its round to $26M. The London-based AI startup automates critical financial customer operations, from lending to KYC, via advanced AI agents. Founded by ex-Monzo executives, the firm... |
| 08.07.2026 | How the boss of Zilch became UK fintech’s power broker | Last year, Zilch founder Philip Belamant sat down with then-boss of Monzo, TS Anil.
As the two friends caught up, Belamant was fizzing with ideas to turn his $2bn British fintech into a global powerhouse, according to sources familiar with ... |
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| 01.07.2026 | Nations Championship: Monzo makes first move into rugby, with Allianz and ITV | Monzo have broadened its sponsorship portfolio, joining Allianz in sponsoring ITV’s coverage of rugby union’s Nations Championship competition.
The challenger bank and insurance giant have each signed deals with the free-to-air broadcaster ... |
| 30.06.2026 | UK fintech Monovate posts £8.3m loss as Visa and Mastercard partner dumps European arm | A key fintech partner of Mastercard and Visa suffered a hit to its bottom line as the business restructured its European operations and counted the costs of a major accounting error.
Monovate – which acts as a licensed middle man bridging b... |
| 25.06.2026 | Taktile Raises $110 Million Series C Led By Goldman Sachs Alternatives | Taktile announced it raised $110 million in Series C funding to expand its AI transformation platform for financial institutions. The round was led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from Balderton Capital, I... |
| 22.06.2026 | Monzo taps into English cricket with The Hundred sponsorship | English cricket chiefs have added Monzo as a partner for The Hundred ahead of the sixth season of the white-ball competition.
Monzo has become the official banking partner of The Hundred and will have in-stadium branding whenever the Decisi... |
| 12.06.2026 | Barclays pays £180m for loss-making UK fintech Gohenry | Barclays has snapped up the UK arm of money management app Gohenry in a bid to “turbocharge” its ambitions for youth banking and the mass affluent market.
The blue-chip lender revealed on Friday it had bought the fintech firm from its paren... |
| 10.06.2026 | For all their charm, digital banks still leave me tearing my hair out | I admire London’s digital banks. But three events in the past month have made me realise I’m not parting ways with my high street bank any time soon.
The first was dodgy transactions that started showing up on my Revolut account. I was bein... |
| 03.06.2026 | This is why the City’s fintech IPO boom hasn’t happened yet | Hopes remain high for a flurry of fintech listings, in this week’s column Samuel Norman takes a look at whether this could come to fruition and what could be holding it up.
City officials have pinned a hefty portion of their hopes for a Lon... |
| 02.06.2026 | Liverpool have the most valuable front-of-shirt deal in the Premier League | Liverpool have the most valuable front-of-shirt sponsorship deal in the Premier League, a new fair market report has revealed.
The Reds’ reported £50m-per-season deal with financial services group Standard Chartered is actually undervalued ... |
| 01.06.2026 | Fintech firms grew four times faster than traditional banks in 2025 | The explosive growth of the global fintech sector continued in the last year, drastically outpacing its incumbent rivals but faced a challenge in cementing its market share.
Fintech firms’ average growth rate was four times faster than that... |
| 01.06.2026 | Sadiq Khan: London tech boom can weather ‘dizzying’ AI risks | Sadiq Khan has insisted London is “busy writing” the future of AI despite the “dizzying” risks posed by the technology, as fresh figures show the capital has reclaimed its position as Europe’s leading tech hub.
The Mayor of London said AI p... |
| 01.06.2026 | Gradient Labs raises fresh $13M | An AI startup that has developed AI agents to help financial businesses eliminate repetitive tasks across customer operations has raised a fresh $13m in funding, doubling its Series A raise to $26m, it said today.
Founded by executives from... |
| 28.05.2026 | Monzo goes mobile: UK fintech debuts cell service in tie-up with Virgin Media O2 | Monzo is set to launch its mobile service this summer in the firm’s latest play at diversifying its income from its traditional digital banking roots.
The London-based fintech has sealed a tie-up with Virgin Media O2 and 1Global to kick off... |
| 28.05.2026 | London reclaims European tech crown as money floods into AI and fintech | London has reclaimed its position as Europe’s leading tech spot, overtaking Paris after a sharp rise in AI investment and a renewed influx of global capital into its startup scene.
New figures from Dealroom show London ranked fourth globall... |
| 28.05.2026 | Monzo Mobile to reward “staying, not switching” | Monzo, the UK digital bank, today unveiled details about its move into offering mobile phone contracts, with Monzo Mobile pitching itself as rewarding “staying, not switching” customers.
Built on the Virgin O2 network, Monzo Mobile will lau... |
| 27.05.2026 | An Inspector Calls at Nationwide’s annual general meeting | In 49 days An Inspector Calls at the Nationwide annual general meeting and in this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at what he could be asking. Also on the agenda… after annual report season, it’s time for Starling to go full throttle on E... |
| 26.05.2026 | ‘Centre of gravity is shifting’: UK fintech hiring to switch focus from neobanks | UK fintech is forecast for another hiring surge as the sector matures past the high-growth era of neobanks and focus turns to the rise of software and payments focused firms.
Figures from City recruiter Morgan McKinley forecast fintech hiri... |
| 19.05.2026 | Monzo reports revenue and profits leap | Monzo today reported rocketing revenues and profits, helped by adding three million customers in its financial year.
The UK digital bank reported pre-tax profits of £87.3m in the year ending March 2026, a 44 per cent jump on the year, while... |
| 19.05.2026 | Monzo’s profit rockets as customer base grows by a quarter | UK fintech darling Monzo posted a mammoth profit jump in the last financial year as its customer base swelled.
The neobank’s pre-tax profit came in at £87.3m, 44 per cent higher than the £60m scored in 2024. The increase came as revenue sto... |
| 08.05.2026 | Self‑service деплой: как перестать ждать DevOps и ускорить команду | Всем привет, меня зовут Сергей Прощаев. Я Tech Lead и руководитель направления Java | Kotlin разработки в FinTech & E-commerce, а ещё преподаю на курсах разработки и архитектуры в OTUS. Сегодня расскажу о том, как мы годами незаметно ду... |
| 05.05.2026 | Monzo to launch in Spain, as ramps up EU expansion plans | Monzo, the UK digital bank, is to launch in Spain, ramping up its European expansion plans, following its exit from the US market.
Monzo has set up offices in Barcelona and Madrid, with over 50 employees, and plans to grow the team over the... |
| 05.05.2026 | ‘Inflection point’: Challenger banks loan growth halved in 2025 | Challenger banks have reached an “inflection point” after loan growth across the industry halved in the last year, a fresh report has warned.
New analysis from Big Four firm EY showed lending growth across UK challenger, specialist and digi... |
| 01.05.2026 | FS Tech Summit 2026 | AI, Resilience and the Future of Finance | The financial services sector is navigating one of the most significant periods of technological change in its history.
With that in mind, DIGIT‘s second Financial Services Technology Summit brought senior leaders from across banking, insur... |
| 29.04.2026 | New Benchmark Finds Banking Chatbots Falling Short | A new benchmark from BehindLogin reveals that most banking chatbots are failing to deliver meaningful customer outcomes, offering conversational interfaces without the underlying capability to resolve real user needs.
The BehindLogin Chatbo... |
| 23.04.2026 | Starling no plans to enter “massively overserved” US retail banking market | Starling Bank has no plans to enter the “massively overserved” US retail banking market, but will focus its US expansion on its business-to-business offering instead, says its chief financial officer.
The UK challenger bank is looking to es... |
| 19.04.2026 | How mobile banking dominance is reshaping UX strategy | Share
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Mobile banking has become the default channel for retail financial services
Mobile banking is no longer a supplementary service — it is the primary interface through which hundreds of millions of consumers mana... |
| 19.04.2026 | How challenger banks are redefining retail banking economics | Share
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Challenger banks entered the UK market promising to disrupt retail banking. A decade later, the disruption is not just in the customer experience. It is in the fundamental economics of how retail banking is str... |
| 18.04.2026 | Why the UK fintech market reaching $21.44 billion in 2026 confirms sustained growth | Share
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Brexit was supposed to end London’s reign as a global financial center. Bankers would flee to Frankfurt. EU regulations would stifle UK fintech innovation. Financial services exports would collapse. None of thi... |
| 15.04.2026 | Crowdcube achieves “hard-fought” profit, driven by boost in secondary shares | The UK’s largest crowdfunding platform reported a “hard-fought” full-year profit last year, driven by a rise in secondary liquidity and cutting costs across the business, says one of its CEOs.
Matt Cooper, Crowdcube co-CEO, says: “The chang... |
| 09.04.2026 | Revolut follows Starling with AI agent as tech arms race heats up | Revolut has waded into the AI arms race with the debut of its personal finance assistant as fintech firms race to beef up the tech in their all-in-one super apps.
The $75bn digital banking giant has launched AI by Revolut – a financial assi... |
| 09.04.2026 | UK’s best bank revealed – and it’s not a bank | The UK banking sector’s top bank has been crowned – and (spoiler) it’s not a bank.
A new report from Forbes and market research firm Statista analysed the global banking system for the world’s top names in the sector.
Over 54,000 people wer... |
| 02.04.2026 | Qover Powers Global Embedded Insurance Future with $12 Million Boost | Qover, a leading embedded insurance firm, secured $12 million in growth capital from CIBC Innovation Banking. This landmark investment pushes its total funding beyond $100 million. Marking its tenth anniversary, Qover empowers global brands... |
| 01.04.2026 | Monzo to exit US market | Monzo is closing its US banking operations after struggling to gain traction in the market, and will instead focus on its core UK and European business.
The UK digital bank, famed for its bright coral cards, will stop onboarding new custome... |
| 01.04.2026 | Monzo ditches US operations after boardroom reshuffle | UK fintech Monzo has abandoned its ambitions to expand into the US after ailing efforts to crack the market.
The digital bank is set to close its accounts for existing customers by June, whilst new customers will stop being on-boarded. The ... |
| 01.04.2026 | Monzo and Revolut take banking battle to the playground | The Tooth Fairy is losing her magic touch.
After centuries of cultural dominance in the under-the-pillow money market, the primary dealer of calcium-for-cash faces a hostile takeover.
In the playgrounds of 2026, a 50p coin under the pillow ... |
| 31.03.2026 | Qover raises $12M from CIBC as it celebrates 10 years of embedded insurance growth | Insurtech Qover today marks its 10th anniversary with a significant milestone: the extension of a $12 million growth capital facility from CIBC Innovation Banking, bringing total funding raised since inception to over $100 million.
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| 31.03.2026 | Qover raises $12 million | Embedded insurance startup Qover Qover
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Headquarters: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Total Funding: $71.66M
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| 30.03.2026 | UK’s Digital Bank Monzo Reports 15M+ Customers | UK’s digital bank Monzo has announced a significant achievement by surpassing the 15 million customer mark. This latest milestone underscores the rapid expansion of the challenger bank, which continues to attract users from diverse age grou... |
| 30.03.2026 | Why AI agents are the new era of UK Retail Banking | Share
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Retail banking has become a digital-first industry with 88% of UK adults, roughly 48 million people, now using some form of online or remote banking to check balances, make payments and manage their finances. T... |
| 27.03.2026 | Fintech's New Imperative: Building Trust Through Data-Driven Thought Leadership | Fintech companies face a significant trust deficit, a stark contrast to established financial institutions. They cannot rely on decades of physical presence or inherited brand familiarity. Instead, fintechs must strategically build credibil... |
| 25.03.2026 | Revolut Unlocks Banking Power, Ignites Market Battles | Revolut's new UK banking license signals a pivotal shift. The fintech giant now directly challenges traditional lenders. A fierce "deposit war" looms for established banks. Revolut aims for aggressive market expansion. New wealth ... |
| 25.03.2026 | Neobank Consolidation Never Happened: Why the Sector Keeps Growing | Share
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Most analysts expected neobanks to consolidate in 2025. The opposite happened. The number of neobanks operating worldwide grew from 397 to 451 between January 2025 and January 2026, according to Simon-Kucher’s ... |
| 25.03.2026 | Revolut and Nationwide sharpen swords in battle to bank Britain | If you had ‘Graham Norton sitting on a horse’ on your banking bingo card, congratulations.
The BBC chat show host has swapped his famous sofa with a more equine-shaped seat in a TV appearance already sparking chatter among the upper echelon... |
| 25.03.2026 | Why Fintech Companies Use Thought Leadership to Build Trust | Share
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In March 2025, a Harris Poll survey of 2,400 US consumers found that 67% would not trust a fintech company with their money unless they could independently verify the company’s expertise before signing up. The ... |
| 25.03.2026 | The Importance of Media Coverage for Fintech Investment Opportunities | Share
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On 12 September 2024, UK neobank Monzo announced a $430 million funding round at a $5.75 billion valuation. In the 90 days preceding the announcement, Monzo had appeared in 87 unique media publications, with co... |
| 24.03.2026 | Fintech Unicorns: How Over 300 Companies Achieved Billion-Dollar Valuations | Share
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More than 300 fintech companies worldwide have reached valuations of $1 billion or more’ Global Unicorn Tracker. In 2015, there were fewer than 20 fintech unicorns. The number tripled between 2019 and 2021 alon... |
| 24.03.2026 | Fintech Adoption Rates Surpass 64% Globally: Key Markets Driving Growth | Share
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Fintech adoption rates have surpassed 64% globally#8217;s Global Fintech Adoption Index. That means nearly two out of every three adults with internet access have used at least one fintech service, whether it i... |
| 20.03.2026 | Revolut poised to hit Natwest and Lloyds in deposit war | Revolut’s long-awaited UK banking licence approval is set to trigger a “deposit war” that could hand a major blow to incumbent giants Natwest and Lloyds.
The $75bn fintech juggernaut finally bagged its full-fat UK banking permit earlier thi... |
| 19.03.2026 | Banks keep £100 contactless limit despite new powers | Britain’s banks will not be lifting the £100 cap on contactless payments despite the regulator giving them the power to do so, citing low demand.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifted the cap on Thursday, leaving it up to banks to in... |
| 18.03.2026 | Cash incentives keep Brits sticking with the high-street | Digital banks are luring a number of Brits away from traditional providers, but cash incentives are leading many to stick with high-street banks.
Almost 50 per cent of UK adults have now opened a digital only bank account, a near 10 per cen... |
| 16.03.2026 | Bank of England: We can’t eliminate bias in AI | A top boss at the Bank of England has warned the use of artificial intelligence programs will never be bias-free and instead users must be aware of the risk.
Jem Davis, chief compliance officer at the Bank of England, said: “My view is you’... |
| 14.03.2026 | Wall Street's New Horizon: Fintech Giants Migrate West | European fintech leaders are rapidly seeking US federal banking charters. Deregulation, particularly easing Dodd-Frank provisions, unlocked the American financial market. This magnet draws major players like Revolut, Bunq, and Monzo across ... |
| 13.03.2026 | Revolut Secures Full UK Banking License: A New Era for Digital Finance | Revolut secured its full UK banking license. This monumental approval transforms the fintech into a comprehensive financial institution. It unlocks vast new lending opportunities, directly challenging traditional banks in the lucrative UK m... |
| 13.03.2026 | Revolut Secures Full UK Banking License, Reshaping Financial Landscape | Revolut finally secured its full UK banking license. This pivotal approval ends a lengthy wait. The fintech giant now operates as a regulated bank. New services like mortgages and insured deposits are now accessible. Increased regulatory ov... |
| 11.03.2026 | European fintechs ride the Trump train to Wall Street | The new set of aspiring American dreamers are landing on the shores of the Atlantic.
But these digital-first visionaries printed in venture capital green aren’t looking for a white picket fence. Instead, their sights are locked on a federal... |
| 11.03.2026 | Revolut is now a bank. Raise a glass to this stellar British success story | It has been a painfully long wait for Revolut. But at last, the patience of Europe’s most valuable fintech has paid off. Its British banking licence has arrived.
This is the final step in Revolut’s decade-long journey to become a fully-fled... |
| 09.03.2026 | Revolut's Bold US Banking Play: A Second Shot at American Dominance | Revolut files a second bid for a US banking license. This ambitious move targets significant market expansion. The fintech aims for direct federal oversight across all 50 states, enhancing product offerings like credit cards and loans. A ne... |
| 07.03.2026 | Monzo slammed for ‘shaming’ end of year reviews | Digital bank Monzo has been accused of overstepping the mark by using data it holds on customers to call out their spending habits and lifestlye choices.
The bank used data to tell one customer with a past eating disorder that she eats a lo... |
| 05.03.2026 | Revolut makes fresh bid for US banking licence | Revolut is making a fresh attempt to secure a US banking licence, it said today, as it scaled up its ambitions on the US market.
Revolut, valued at $75bn, hailed the filing for the US bank charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of th... |
| 03.03.2026 | UK Risks Losing High-Growth Firms Without Radical Tax Reset | All eyes are on Chancellor Rachel Reeves today as she gears up to deliver the government’s Spring Statement, but while it’s expected to be a much quieter affair than November’s budget, new figures from Tech Nation suggest the country’s high... |
| 27.02.2026 | Monzo former CEO TS Anil appointed board vice-chair in boardroom shake-up | Monzo’s former CEO TS Anil has been appointed vice-chair of Monzo’s board, in a shake-up which sees an executive from an existing Monzo investor and a former Y Combinator executive take non-executive board seats.
The board reshuffle follows... |
| 26.02.2026 | Allica Bank Rises to Unicorn Status with $155M Funding | Allica Bank achieves fintech unicorn valuation. A $155M Series D funding round positions its worth at $1.2B. The UK digital challenger bank targets established small and medium businesses (SMEs). This capital injection fuels aggressive UK m... |
| 26.02.2026 | Revolut: Digital Powerhouse Redefines Global Finance Amidst Regulatory Scrutiny | Revolut, the UK fintech titan, achieved a $75 billion valuation in 2025, disrupting traditional banking. Global expansion remains a priority, marked by a Mexico banking launch. However, a full UK banking license still eludes the firm, amids... |
| 26.02.2026 | Allica Bank Hits Unicorn Status After $155M Raise | Small business lender Allica Bank has closed a $155 million (£114.5m) Series D funding round that has catapulted it into unicorn territory with a valuation reaching almost $1.2 billion (£886.3m).
The challenger bank, which serves over 30,00... |
| 24.02.2026 | Allica Bank joins fintech unicorn club after £100m injection | Small business lender Allica Bank will join the illustrious club of British fintech unicorns after securing a fresh funding round.
The challenger bank is said to have netted $155m (£111m) in a Series D fundraise, which will take the firm’s ... |
| 24.02.2026 | Allica Bank to become UK’s latest fintech unicorn, following $155M funding round, according to report | UK challenger business bank Allica Bank is to become the latest UK fintech unicorn, following a $155m (£111m) Series D funding round, according to a report.
Allica is expected to announce tomorrow that its new valuation will hit $1.2bn (£89... |
| 20.02.2026 | Buy now, sell-off later: Where did Klarna’s IPO go wrong? | When Klarna finally kicked off its Wall Street listing in September chatter quickly emerged whether the move would open the floodgates to a fleet of fintech listings.
With the likes of Monzo, Zilch, Revolut and Starling all speculated to be... |
| 19.02.2026 | Bank of Ireland’s UK arm hit with £3.8m fine for fraud failures | The Bank of Ireland’s UK arm has been slapped with a hefty fine after failing to hit the deadline by over a year to implement an anti-fraud service.
The lender was hit with a £3.7m fine from the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) for missing ... |
| 17.02.2026 | Overmind Secures €2.3M to Fortify Autonomous AI Security | Overmind, a London-based AI security startup, secured €2.3 million in seed funding. It builds a vital supervision layer for autonomous AI agents. The platform monitors real-time agent behavior, preventing deviations and enhancing performanc... |
| 11.02.2026 | Former MI5 officer lands €2.3 million for AI agent security startup Overmind | London-based Overmind, a startup building the supervision layer for AI agents, today announced a €2.3 million (£2 million) Seed round to grow their technical teams, accelerate product development and scale go-to-market operations within leg... |
