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Revolut Tops Fraud Complaints List (Again) + Open Banking News

Revolut Tops Fraud Complaints List (Again) + Open Banking News

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! Open banking isn’t just a buzzword anymore; it’s going global. MoneyGram and Plaid just expanded their partnership to Europe, rolling out pay-by-bank capabilities across key markets after a successful U.S. launch. That means MoneyGram customers can now directly connect their bank accounts via

SumUp Goes Full Bank Mode: EU & UK Licence Applications Coming

SumUp Goes Full Bank Mode: EU & UK Licence Applications Coming

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! SumUp, the FinTech best known for powering your favorite coffee shop’s card reader, is going bigger. Much bigger. The company confirmed plans to apply for a full EU banking licence next year, with the UK to follow. That means SumUp isn’t just chasing card

🚨 Nubank Applies for U.S. National Bank Charter

🚨 Nubank Applies for U.S. National Bank Charter

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic, Big move on U.S. 🇺🇸 soil: Nubank just applied for a national bank charter. The Latin American giant is no stranger to bold plays, but this one signals a real attempt to go global. If approved by the OCC, Nubank would join the U.S. banking

Swift Goes Blockchain: 30+ Banks Join the Ledger Experiment

Swift Goes Blockchain: 30+ Banks Join the Ledger Experiment

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic, Big news from Frankfurt: Swift is going blockchain. At Sibos in Frankfurt, the payments giant announced it’s building a blockchain-based shared ledger with help from Consensys and more than 30 of the world’s largest banks (think JPMorgan, HSBC, Deutsche, Citi, Santander… the Avengers of

🇧🇷 Brazil’s Digital Bank Race: PicPay is Closing in Fast

🇧🇷 Brazil’s Digital Bank Race: PicPay is Closing in Fast

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! Brazil’s digital banking race just got a shake-up. PicPay tripled its profit in H1 2025, hitting R$208.4 million (already 80% of last year’s full results) while growing its customer base to a massive 64 million accounts. That makes it Brazil’s second-largest

bunq Goes Crypto: Europe’s First Neobank with Flexible Staking

bunq Goes Crypto: Europe’s First Neobank with Flexible Staking

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic, On my last morning in London before flying back to Amsterdam, bunq decided to make some noise on home turf. The Dutch neobank just became the first in Europe to launch flexible crypto staking, teaming up with Kraken to let users earn up to 10% annually—

Funding Circle Lands £300M Lifeline for UK SMEs

Funding Circle Lands £300M Lifeline for UK SMEs

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! SMEs in the UK just got a fresh boost. Funding Circle has locked in a new £300 million forward flow agreement with TPG Angelo Gordon and Barclays, which is fuel for its mission to keep credit flowing to the UK’s small businesses. The deal, which