According to sources with knowledge of the matter at hand, Revolut, a digital banking app plans on applying for a bank charter with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and California’s Division of Financial Institutions within weeks. Although Revolut’s bank charter will be with California, it will allow the lender to operate widely throughout…
On Tuesday, Balderton Capital, an European venture capital firm stated, it is launching a $400 million fund to invest in technology start-ups; its total funds under management now totals to $3 billion. In a statement, Balderton said, the total venture capital funding in European start-ups hit a record high of $27.11 billion (24.6 billion euros)…
The funds from its latest funding round will be used to double its existing workforce. On Wednesday, British app-only bank Monzo disclosed that its backers now value it at $1.3 billion (1 billion pounds) thus giving it a unicorn status. The increase in valuation comes after Monzo raised 85 million pounds in its latest funding…
Although many app-only banks have sprung up across Britain, Revolut outshines the crowd since it is the digital bank to integrate an investment platform into its app alongside everyday banking services. On Thursday, Britain’s digital-only bank, Revolut, stated as part of an efforts to further bring innovation and competition into the financial services sector, it…
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