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N26 launches in UK and eyes 2019 for US expansion

Berlin-based mobile-first bank N26 has opened up to UK consumers, and is targeting Q1 2019 for a US launch, its chief executive Valentin Stalf has revealed. Since launching in 2015,

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Salesforce aims to boost fintech with Accelerate EMEA program

CRM and cloud computing leader Salesforce has launched an EMEA version of its Salesforce Accelerate program aimed at fostering the growth of fintech and insurtech start-ups in the region. 14

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UK well placed to become a leader in the crypto economy

A report by the Big Innovation Centre, DAG Global and Deep Knowledge Analytics suggests that the UK is in prime position to emerge as a leader in blockchain technologies and

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RoosterMoney unveils pocket money skill for Alexa

With skills aimed at children and families proving to be one of the fastest growing categories for Amazons Alexa digital assistant, mobile pocket money tracking app RoosterMoney has announced the

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Debit cards overtake cash as more consumers go contactless

Debit card payments have overtaken cash in the UK for the first time ever, with 13.2bn payments made on debit cards last year, up 14 per cent on 2016, according

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Banks send 16 text alerts per second as smartphones become central to money management

512m alerts were sent to UK consumers last year letting them know personal financial updates such as that they had received their salary or were headed into their overdraft, according

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New data shows Europeans 500 per cent less likely to use finance apps

A new study by app marketing firm Liftoff has revealed some surprising insights into consumer behaviours around mobile finance, most notably the fact that EMEA consumers are around 500 per

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Mobile-first bank N26 announces $160m in Series C funding

Allianz X, the digital investment unit of Allianz Group, and Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings have co-led a new funding round for N26, the mobile-first bank based in Germany. The

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Investment Round: Telegram, Homie, Zoomcar, Lydia and Bynder

Investment Round is our weekly update on which firms have secured new funding, which areas are seeing the most financing, and who is putting up the cash that enables these

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Stripe ends Bitcoin support, saying it doesnt make sense as payment method

Fintech startup Stripe was one of the first major payments companies to support Bitcoin payments back in 2014, but now the firm has announced that it is ending support for

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