European digital bank N26 has integrated the popular local payment service iDEAL into its banking experience in the Netherlands. This move aims to enhance the banking experience for N26 customers in the country by providing a seamless and localized payment solution, the company said in a Thursday (Aug. 24) press release. With...
The build vs. buy debate is a perennial one in technology, and in payments. For neobank Upgrade, in the bid to extend its credit, mobile banking and payment products to more consumers, and to broaden its own portfolio of payment options — specifically in the...
European neobank bunq has added cash-back and savings bonuses to its offerings designed for digital nomads. bunq now offers 1% cash back on food and drinks to Easy Money and Easy Green users, and 2% back on public transportation to Easy Green users, the company...
Papara has become Turkey’s first FinTech unicorn company. The achievement — reaching a valuation over $1 billion — follows a major deal with Spain’s Beka Finance, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 12). In that deal, Papara gave Beka an undisclosed amount of cash and shares in exchange...
July 27, 2023
The build vs. buy debate is a perennial one in technology, and in payments. For neobank Upgrade, in the bid to extend its credit, mobile banking and payment products to more consumers, and to broaden its own portfolio of payment options — specifically in the red-hot buy now, pay later (BNPL) space — the decision […]
May 17, 2023
From high fees to complex applications and an impersonal service, the business current accounts offered by traditional banks still leave a lot to be desired, said Richard Davies, CEO at...
February 24, 2023
There is no denying that trust plays an important role when it comes to payments transactions. And according to Isaac Kamuta, it’s one of the key advantages regulated traditional banks...
January 02, 2023
In this article, PYMNTS analyzes trends shaping the banking sector in the EMEA region. Zooming in on the different subregions shows that the EMEA banking sector remains at different stages...
October 10, 2023
Revolut has launched the latest version of its app — Revolut 10 — for its more than 35 million global accountholders. “You asked for all things money made easy, so we challenged ourselves to see how easy we could make Revolut 10,” the neobank said in a Tuesday (Oct. 10) blog post. “And we think you’ll find that […]
August 25, 2023
European digital bank N26 has integrated the popular local payment service iDEAL into its banking experience in the Netherlands. This move aims to enhance the banking experience for N26 customers in the country by providing a...
July 18, 2023
European neobank bunq has added cash-back and savings bonuses to its offerings designed for digital nomads. bunq now offers 1% cash back on food and drinks to Easy Money and...
July 12, 2023
Papara has become Turkey’s first FinTech unicorn company. The achievement — reaching a valuation over $1 billion — follows a major deal with Spain’s Beka Finance, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 12)....
