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Monzo, Revolut and Starling: the quiet emergence of Britain’s Banking Champions

For years, the conversation around digital banks focused on whether they could survive. Today, the question is very different: what are they becoming? The latest results from Monzo...

UK Payments Initiative launches to challenge Visa and Mastercard stranglehold

The UK Payments Initiative, a new company formed with the backing of the UK's biggest banks, has gone live, with the aim of undermining the dominance of US card networks in payment...

Klarna dives deeper into banking

The buy now, pay later provider is debuting a savings account to lure more people away from banks and into its ecosystem.

Banks aiming a high position in UK’s wealth market

With an eye on a top three position in the country’s wealth market, HSBC UK has shrugged off competition from digital challengers for mass affluent money.Having only recently added...

As Crypto Challengers Emerge, Banks Turn to Tokenized Deposits

Digital assets have largely achieved the mainstream adoption the industry has long hoped for. However, this success has created a new challenge for banks, raising concerns that vit...

Banks bring BNPL rivalry

Buy now, pay later players, including Klarna and Affirm, are facing more competition as financial institutions begin offering installment payment options.

Philippine digital banks struggle to find their mojo

EBAday 2026: BankiFi warns banks risk losing corporate payments relationships to third parties

According to Mark Hartley, CEO of BankiFi, banks are at risk of ceding control of corporate payments relationships to third-party providers unless they expand into ‘beyond banking’...

Digital Native, AI Driven Challenger Banks Redefine Banking Models: DIFC report

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Wednesday launched the second report in its 2026 Future of Finance series. The report underscored that resilience, rather than size o...

Monzo profits surge as digital bank thrives with lending and subscriptions services

The bank, which was launched 11 years ago as a challenger to high street banking, said millions more customers joined in the past year

Big banks spend $100m on system designed to help their competitors

Open banking is already transforming the way we move and store our money.

Haventree Bank launches direct-to-consumer digital bank

The Schedule 1 bank is rolling out a new consumer deposit platform, marking a major move beyond broker-distributed mortgages and brokered deposits after more than three decades in...

Commercial Banking's Next Battle Won't Be Won With Better Cards (Malte Rau)

The commercial card market has entered a new phase. Capital One's acquisition of Brex and Ramp's con...

Klarna seeks to disrupt US market

The Swedish buy now, pay later player aims to shake up financial services, linking with Southwest Air and seeking a bank license this week.

Beyond survival: How Canadian Credit Unions can turn a platform crisis into a competitive edge (Ben Goldin)

With the sunset of Forge, Canadian credit unions face a critical decision about their digital banki...

Banks' last chance to become tech companies (Igor Kostyuchenok)

Every bank says they want to become an AI-driven company. Most of them mean they want to buy AI from...

Commercial Banking's Next Battle Won't Be Won With Better Cards

The commercial card market has entered a new phase. Capital One's acquisition of Brex and Ramp's con...

Fintechs chase licences as path to profitable growth

For newer fintech startups, obtaining licences early is becoming a key part of business strategy

Chase and Zopa boost cashback on spending and bills - which current account is the better deal?

The challenger banks have improved cashback deals, but both have different qualifying spends and one emerges as a frontrunner with a much higher earning potential.

Banks Won’t Show You: The Opportunities Beyond Private Circles

Your bank will never reveal The Opportunities Beyond Private Circles. They profit from keeping you in low interest accounts.Continue reading on Medium »

The Rise of Agentic Banking—and the Silent Collapse It Could Trigger (Alex Kreger)

Agentic banking is no longer a future concept—it is already taking shape across the global financial...

Open Payments: Beyond Open Banking (Radha Krishna (Rk) Chandrapati)

Introduction The financial services industry is undergoing one of the most significant transformatio...

Barclays Targets Future Customers Through GoHenry UK Acquisition

The race to capture the next generation of banking customers is no longer confined to fintechs. Barclays is making a play for young consumers by acquiring the UK business of GoHenr...

Big six bank bets big on US growth after landing SpaceX and Alphabet roles

AI won't replace junior bankers, RBC insists, as it ramps up its grad hiring