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The latest news, industry focused conversations and thoughts from the PCN team updated regularly.
Hello Berlin! We’re open for business.
- PCN -
- 08/02/2021
The latest news, industry focused conversations and thoughts from the PCN team updated regularly.
8 Berlin Fintechs to look out for in 2021
- Ali Kiraz -
- 04/11/2020
The latest news, industry focused conversations and thoughts from the PCN team updated regularly.
We’re excited to introduce you to the new look of our brand and website
- Team PCN -
- 02/11/2020
The latest news, industry focused conversations and thoughts from the PCN team updated regularly.
How to seamlessly change your career from banking to fintech?
- Mark Manzi -
- 02/11/2020
The latest news, industry focused conversations and thoughts from the PCN team updated regularly.
Venmo prototypes a debit card for youngsters
- Techzimo -
- 26/02/2020
Newest posts
- Konstantin Rabin -
- 12/01/2021
As the world is anxiously anticipating the arrival of long-awaited vaccines and people are hoping that the new 2021 will bring things back to normal, we are asking ourselves what the future of the global fintech industry might look like in the next twelve months. When the majority of
- Karl Flinders -
- 12/01/2021
Fintechs and payments companies need to make staff recruitment a priority as talent pool shrinks Demand for tech professionals in the fintech and digital payments sector bounced back strongly after a short pause during the initial Covid-19 lockdowns. Research by recruitment consultancy Headcount found that the pandemic had fuelled
- Finextra -
- 11/01/2021
Green Dot has launched a mobile bank, called GO2bank, targeting the two in three Americans “living paycheck to paycheck”. Green Dot says millions of Americans are unbanked or using expensive methods like cheque cashiers, money orders, and bill pay services to access the cash they need. GO2bank customers will
- Banking Exchange -
- 11/01/2021
New report from McKinsey finds strong take up of banking apps, but lack of penetration beyond tech-savvy users. The Covid-19 pandemic has provided a major boost for the fintech sector, with more financial decision makers now using start-up tech companies as part of their every day lives, according to
- William Girling -
- 08/01/2021
Sources claim that fintech unicorn Affirm has set its sights on achieving a $9bn valuation in its forthcoming initial public offering (IPO). Announced at the end of November 2020 and backed by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Allen & Company, Affirm’s initial low-ball figure of $100m has now been eclipsed.
- Pétula Marbler -
- 08/01/2021
Le secteur des Insurtechs est en plein évolution, avec de belles levées de fonds et toujours plus d’acteurs qui viennent révolutionner cette industrie. Chez PCN, nous avons la chance d’évoluer au plus près de cet écosystème et d’accompagner chaque jour celles et ceux qui font bouger les lignes de
- Rhys Thomas -
- 07/01/2021
Mobile banking has come into its own under COVID-19, but fintechs must adapt to compete with the strengths of incumbent banks. Last November, Starling Bank hit headlines with the announcement it would break even for the first time. What would be a commonplace piece of financial reporting in other
- Finextra -
- 07/01/2021
Divvy, an American outfit offering businesses a combination of free expense management software and corporate credit cards, has raised $165 million at a valuation of $1.6 billion. The Series D investment includes new investors Hanaco, PayPal Ventures, Whale Rock, Schonfeld, and participation from previous backers NEA, Insight Venture Partners,
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Monument confirms £28 million fund raise
- Finextra -
- 26/02/2021
Monument, a digital banking startup for the well-heeled, has landed £28 million in new funding from existing backers and a trio of angel investors. Since inception, Monument has raised circa over £40m in funding, and it is now well placed to complete the build of its technological and operational capabilities and to be ready for launch in the Summer of 2021. The new investors in the firm are Eric Zinterhofer, of Searchlight Capital, entrepreneur Rakesh Loonkar and Harry Handelsman, founder and CEO of the Manhattan Loft Corporation. The startup, which is targeting people with between £250,000 and £5 million
