Fintech Research

Jun

When will Starling Bank reach profitability?

The UK’s Starling Bank is that rare neobank that espouses an interest in profitability. Who would have guessed in the wake of the 2008-09 global financial crisis, when fintech was in its naissance, that the banks of the future wouldn’t worry about making money? Starling though remains of a more…

Jun

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How has Brazil’s Nubank amassed 25 million customers?

Brazil’s Nubank is growing so fast it’s hard to keep up. In June, Nubank hit the 25-million customer milestone, up from 15 million in October 2019. Most neobanks talk up the need to build scale and grow fast, but Nubank is one that walks the walk. The Sao Paolo-based company…

Jun

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N26 sanguine in face of COVID-19 challenges

German neobank unicorn N26 has a well earned reputation for audacity. In July 2019, its co-founder Maximilian Tayenthal famously (or infamously) told The Financial Times that “profitability is not one of our core metrics.” If we had to sum up the fintech bubble’s ethos in one line, that just might…

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