Last month as Wirecard was unraveling the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority temporarily suspended Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS) from operating; this...
Curve is most well known for allowing users to consolidate all of their credit cards into a single cards; users...
After only two days American Express has ended their partnership with fintech startup Curve; Curve said that Amex’s decision was “discriminatory”...
Today, we talk through a few recent events that are indicative of what’s important in fintech right now.
Varo raised $241 million in preparation to start operating under its own banking license later this year. Is a banking license an asset or a liability if you’re a digital bank?
Marqeta is reportedly now valued at $4.3 billion, as banking-as-a-service continues its mature.
And LA-based fintech Stackin’ raised $13 million to scale its messaging-based offering designed to help Gen Z find the right fintech. What should we make of this?
London-based fintech Curve has been selected by Samsung to power the Samsung Pay Card in the UK; the debit card,...
This week, we look at:
The financial model behind Monzo, and comparisons to Revolut and Starling
How the Eastern super apps inspired the marketplace model, and why that success is hard for neobanks to replicate
Paths from losing $100 million per year to break-even and enabling digital assets and other financial products
Facebook Financial forming to take over payments and commerce
UK payment aggregator Curve is launching its own credit offering later this year called Curve Credit; they began testing the...
Curve lets customers consolidate their credit cards into one Curve card; Curve was previously in beta and available to business users only; the fintech company stated that they have 50,000 people on the waitlist and had 100,000 beta users; Curve offers a free version of the app and a premium version for £50. Source
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