Fintech Research

Jan

Revolut is still swinging for the fences

UK challenger bank Revolut has managed an impressive feat. Despite racking up huge losses, the company has convinced investors to support a costly global expansion campaign that will eventually give it a presence in every continent but Antarctica. Revolut’s losses doubled to £32.8 million in 2018 even as revenue grew…

Jan

Fintech Research

Monzo set to raise another £50-100 million

If there is indeed a fintech bubble, it shows no signs of deflating. Uber’s underwhelming IPO, WeWork’s fall, SoftBank’s related painful write-down, a jittery global economy – none of these factors is deterring the deep-pocketed backers of the world’s foremost fintech startups. The mantra of customer numbers and global expansion…

Dec

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Is challenger bank Chime overvalued at US$5.8 billion?

Another day, another sky-high fintech unicorn valuation. The prevailing sentiment among venture-capital firms investing in fintechs is more often than not “more is better.” And so following a record-setting Series E funding round of US$500 million, San Francisco-based Chime has jumped in value from US$1.5 billion in March to US$5.8…

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