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·Mar. 27, 2017

Challenger Banks and the Outlook for the Future of the UK’s Banking Market

Europe is leading the global market in challenger banks and also providing examples for the future of banking; as digital banks increasingly gain market share a number of Europe's large banks have announced branch closings including Lloyds, RBS and NatWest; AltFi discusses the ideal bank of the future reporting on the growth of challenger banks and their potential to open physical branch locations. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Apr. 3, 2017

Jaidev Janardana on Zopa’s Banking Endeavor

Zopa's Jaidev Janardana spoke at AltFi Europe this week on the firm's plans for building a bank; he provides insight in a blog post; the bank will build on Zopa's successful track record in lending with new savings accounts and credit product but the firm will not offer a current account; the UK has been dominant in challenger bank development and the Zopa bank will provide UK customers with another alternative banking option which is currently in high demand in the region; the above chart highlights the competitive advantages Zopa has in the market. Source

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·Apr. 20, 2017

Challenger Bank Revolut Adding New Mortgage Offering

Revolut has partnered with Trussle to offer mortgage loan solutions for its clients; the partnership is the most recent in a series of partnerships for the digital only bank, adding to lending solutions from lenders Lending Works and Bricklane; Trussle will provide a multi-lender service to Revolut customers through technology that can recommend mortgage loans for first time borrowers and suggest alternatives for current borrowers. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Aug. 25, 2017

Early-Stage Fintech Financing in the UK and Germany

CB Insights reports on two of Europe's top markets for fintech investment, the UK and Germany; the UK is reporting significant early-stage investment in personal banking platforms and insurtech with insurtech also a top investment in Germany; year-to-date, European fintech companies have raised approximately $2.6 billion with early stage fintech financing in the UK at $202 million and Germany reporting financing of $83 million. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Dec. 20, 2017

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group Look to Reduce Gender Pay Gap

UK based challenger bank Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group announced they would increase minimum salaries by 11 percent in an effort to boost pay to their female workforce; the bank released news that men were paid 37 percent more than women, mostly due to men being in higher paying roles; the bank signed up for the government’s Women in Finance Charter to help increase their proportion of women in senior roles to 40 percent by 2020 and 50 percent in the long term. Source.

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Mar. 30, 2017

Challenger Bank Monzo Raises 2.46mn British Pounds on Crowdcube

Monzo has set a new Crowdcube record with fundraising from over 6,800 investors in its current fundraising campaign; firm has raised of 2.46 million British pounds ($3.06 million) and is targeting 2.47 million British pounds ($3.07 million); the crowdfunding campaign is part of a broader Series C funding round for 22 million British pounds ($27.37 million) which includes a 19.5 million British pounds ($24.26 million) investment from Thrive Capital, 5 million British pounds ($6.22 million) from Passion Capital and 1.5 million British pounds ($1.87 million) from Orange Digital Ventures; the firm has raised a total of 35 million British pounds ($43.54 million) in growth capital including a funding of 1 million British pounds ($1.24 million) in March of 2016 on Crowdcube. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Apr. 7, 2017

Monzo Announces Banking License Approvals

Monzo has received a full banking license from the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority; the licensing follows new fundraising that meets the banking capital requirements; it now plans to launch a current account and a current account overdraft product. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Aug. 7, 2017

UK Challenger Banks Come Under Market Pressures

Challenger banks, including Virgin Money, TSB and Metro Bank, are seeing a market that is becoming more crowded by the day and profit margins in lending areas are being trimmed; mortgage rates coming down and customer acquisition costs going up are two of the main reasons for these worries; pricing in consumer credit has also forced some of these banks to pull out of that segment all together as competition has become too much; the newest space entrants, like Atom, Monzo and Starling, are only adding to the heated environment; Richard Iferenta from KPMG explains to the Financial Times, "The challenge is, if you want to build a bank, how do you get sufficient scale, attract a big customer base, and make a lot of money."; one group who is particularly benefiting is the consumer, they are seeing prices come down and new innovative products hit the market that are helping them to better understand their finances. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Aug. 30, 2017

Redwood Bank Launches Challenger Bank in the UK

UK-based Redwood Bank has launched digital banking services after obtaining a banking license for business in the UK; Redwood Bank is the first bank with a 100% cloud-based infrastructure and will offer SME mortgages for business owners and professional landlords as well as a 35-day business savings account; Redwood Bank is wholly-owned by Redwood Financial Partners Ltd. which is controlled primarily by Warrington Borough Council with a 33% ownership stake; the newly launched bank is covered by the UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) which protects customers' eligible deposits of up to a total of GBP85,000 ($109,846). Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Feb. 8, 2018

UK Takes in the Second Highest Amount of VC Funding in 2017

The UK fintech sector has shaken off the worries of Brexit to take in the second highest amount of capital from VC’s in 2017; they have overtaken China and only trail the US in terms of VC funding; according to data from Innovate Finance UK fintech investment was up 153 percent in 2017 from the year earlier; 24 per cent went into challenger banks, 21 percent into money transfer and foreign exchange, 17 percent into alternative lending and financing and 11 percent into personal finance/wealth management; VC investment globally reached $14.4bn across 1,824 deals, representing an 18 per cent decrease from 2016. Source.

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