Fintech Update
Revolut slashes fraud with disposable virtual cards Digital banking startup Revolut is hailing its recent introduction of disposable virtual cards for online purchases, claiming a 30% reduction [...]
Paypal, Samsung, Yolt, Revolut in Payments
MF head, Christine Lagarde, has suggested that the development of bitcoin and other digital currencies could make the global financial system safer, despite the ‘inevitable’ accidents PayPal has [...]
FCA, Revolut, Futures Industry Association and Charles Stanley in Investments
FCA has announced that it received 61 submissions for the third edition of its regulatory sandbox, with 18 making the final cut, including propositions from Barclays, First Direct and Nationwide. [...]
Virgin Money, AIB, Allied Irish Banks, BBVA, Revolut, HSBC and Santander in Banking
Virgin Money has reported that underlying profit before tax increased to £128.6m in H1 2017 compared to £101.8m in H1 2016, with retail deposit balances rising to £29.6bn, +5% on FY 2016 and [...]
Visa Europe, iZettle, Revolut, SWIFT in cards and payments
Visa Europe has reportedly offered Charlotte Hogg the post of chief executive. Ms Hogg was effectively forced to resign as deputy governor of the Bank of England in March 2017, after failing to [...]
Paytm’s funding, Transferwise is profitable, and Revolut’s money transfer service in Payments
Paytm, India’s largest digital payments startup, raised $1.4 billion from SoftBank Group in the largest funding round from a single investor for the country’s technology sector. The funding into [...]
Oakam’s gamification, Atom’s mortgages, Wealthfront’s lending service and Revolut’s deal with Trussle in lending this week
Oakam has incorporated gamification into a new app to help improve borrowers’ repayment rates and reduce costs. Borrowers can earn points when making repayments on time via the app, watch short [...]
Revolut partners with Lending Works to offer P2P lending
What you need to know Revolut is a UK based currency service. It is making the most out of its extensive user base of more than 500.000 users. After sealing a deal with MoneyFarm to refer [...]