Israel’s Securities Authority has officially approved four major global fintech firms for payment services licensing — despite pushback from the Bank of Israel. For crypto and tokenized finance, this marks a regulatory and strategic inflection point.
The...
UK‑based Starling Bank, valued at £2.5 billion in its 2022 funding round, is openly weighing the merits of listing in New York rather than London. Chief financial officer Declan Ferguson confirmed the digital bank is “evaluating its options” and hinted that a U.S. listing...
U.S.-based fintech Bilt Rewards has officially reached unicorn status, securing a $1.075 billion valuation after its latest $200 million funding round led by General Catalyst. As Finextra reports, this...
Once a fintech darling, Revolut now faces mounting pressure as it appears poised to miss a critical licensing deadline — again.
The news
According to City A.M.,...
Peter Thiel and a coterie of tech heavyweights—including Palmer Luckey, Joe Lonsdale, and a pair of crypto-native operators—have filed for a U.S. national-bank charter for Erebor Bank, a digital-first lender built for startups and token-economy firms. If approved, the $2 billion-valued venture could become the first federally chartered bank with stablecoins on its balance sheet, rebooting the post-SVB innovation stack and pressuring legacy banks to move faster on crypto rails.
Berlin neobank turns to a Santander heavyweight after Carina Kozole announces her exit
Why the shake-up?
German business daily Handelsblatt reports that chief risk officer Carina Kozole will leave N26 on 31 July 2025. Stepping...
Revolut founder and CEO Nik Storonsky is set to receive one of the most ambitious executive compensation packages in fintech history. Structured similarly to Elon Musk’s...
Fintech giant Revolut is preparing to launch its own stablecoin, marking a bold move into crypto infrastructure. With over 55 million users globally and a fast-growing crypto exchange (Revolut...
Klarna, the Swedish BNPL giant, has just entered a new vertical: telecommunications. Its newly launched mobile plan — offering unlimited 5G data, calls, and texts...
