Top Fintech Europe News Stories for Oct. 15, 2021

Here are the most read news stories from our daily newsletter today:

  • Bank reports 60 percent more loan approvals by using alternative data – LendIt Fintech News
  • New custom fintech stock market ticker launches – LendIt Fintech News
  • Tech spend down at JPMorgan Chase with shift to cloud – Bank Automation News
  • Wells Fargo, Bank of America and US Bancorp show growth in digital platforms – Bank Automation News
  • Nigerian neobank Sparkle secures seed funding to bolster operations – Retail Banker International
  • London-based fintech firm SumUp acquires Fivestars for €273M, to expand US operations – Silicon Canals
  • EXCLUSIVE: ‘Buy Now Pay Later.’ Are the schemes by Monzo and Curve just the next Wonga waiting to happen? – FF News
  • Global Processing Services raises over US$300 million to accelerate technology development and global growth – Innovate Finance
  • Consumers use fintech more than social media accounts – P2P Finance News
  • Swedish fintech startup Juni raises €44.8M in Series A extension round; plans to hire 120 employees in 12 months – Silicon Canals
  • John K. White

    John has been in communications since graduating from Creative Communications at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg in 1992. He launched one of Canada's first digital-only local news sites called Winnipeg First in 2007, which led to digital editor postings with the Winnipeg Free Press and Edmonton Journal. In 2012 he joined Bankless Times as managing editor, later becoming president and CEO. He and the Bankless Media co-founders completed a sale and exit in August 2021.