Latest Non-bank competitors News: Finextra Research

Company update/startups

Beanstalk surpasses crowdfunding target

Beanstalk, the family app that invests for your kids, has exceeded its crowdfunding target with new investments taking the company into overfunding ahead of the funding round closing on 29 June 2022.

24 June 2022

Research/Non-bank competitors

Real Time Payments: Solving today's problems for tomorrow's success

23 June 2022 835 downloads

News/people

Freetrade to cut up to 15% of staff

During an internal "All Hands" meeting on Thursday the 9th of June, the challenger stockbroking app, Freetrade, announced that it would be implementing redundancies for up to 15% of its staff.

10 June 2022

Research/Non-bank competitorsSurvey

Payments Modernisation: The Big Survey 2022

30 May 2022 895 downloads

Research/Non-bank competitors

The Future of Payments 2022

27 May 2022 1741 downloads

News/regulation

EU Digital Markets Act delayed until 2023

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been postponed to come into force in early 2023, rather than later this year as previously anticipated.

06 May 2022

News/payments

UAE grants open banking licence to Tarabut Gateway

Tarabut Gateway, a Bahrain-based open banking platform, has been granted a licence to provide payment services to and from the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC).

22 April 2022

Research/Non-bank competitors

Cloud, the Critical Component to Power New Business Models

11 March 2022 395 downloads

Research/Non-bank competitors

Payments Transformation: Emerging Stronger

10 March 2022 913 downloads

Research/Non-bank competitors

The Future of Embedded Finance 2022

28 February 2022 1283 downloads

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 1018 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 1209 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