via Bank Innovation Venture capital firm Inspired Capital, which is led by LearnVest founder Alexa von

via TechCrunch Mexican challenger bank Albo has secured a $19 million extension to its Series A financing,

via PYMNTS The U.S. subsidiary of Germany’s mobile bank N26 has expanded its Perk partnerships for debit

via Contxto Spanish fintech Latinia shook things up last week with the announcement of an

via Contxto  IGNIA Partners, LW Investment Management, and angel investors are placing their bets on

via Crowdfund Insider  Koho, a neobank that offers Canadians an alternative to traditional banking, announced

via Tearsheet With the rise of challenger banks, we’ve seen two different approaches to growth.

via Contxto Mexican weex wallet has been in the market for more than two years and

via CNBC British lender NatWest has launched a digital bank to compete in the U.K.’s

via Quartz By Antony Jenkins I am convinced that this model of the past is

via Crowdfund Insider Digital-only banks, or neo-banks, are not dependent on outdated, legacy financial infrastructure.

via CNBC  A digital bank that raised $110 million from venture capital funds and celebrities

via Forbes  A growing throng of startups are betting you’d like to do your banking

via Crowdfund Insider  Brazilian Digital bank Neon has reportedly raised $95.27 million in a funding

via Forbes  OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANK Challenger banks, neobanks –or whatever you want

via AltFi NatWest is integrating business customers with accountancy platform Xero, allow its subscribers to

via Business Insider  UK neobank Starling has achieved the 1 million account mark, Starling’s founder

via Crowdfund Insider  Bnext, a Spain-based mobile-first neobank, has successfully secured more than £2.6 million

via AltFi Digital banking app Revolut has been named the UK’s fastest-growing tech company, with

via TechCrunch US challenger bank is planning to launch its product next year and reward people for

via AltFi Dual currency card feature pits Starling against Revolut and WeSwap.

via Sifted It was widely reported last week that Revolut launched its travel card in

via TechCrunch Mobile banking app Current, which began as a teen debit card controlled by

via TechCrunch Starling Bank, the U.K.-based challenger bank founded by banking veteran Anne Boden, has

via Crowdfund Insider  Cogni, a digital challenger bank, has raised $5.4 million in a seed

via AltFi A new German challenger bank has launched with the aim of capturing Europe’s

via Finovate blog After receiving its banking license from the Bank of Spain last week,

via Startup Daily App-based neobank Up is partnering with fellow fintech TransferWise to offer international payments

via Reuters  Brazilian financial technology start-up Nubank now has 15 million clients, the firm’s chief

via Bank Innovation Against the rising tide of digital-only banks, Minneapolis-based personal finance platform Branch