Latest Banking-as-a-service News: Finextra Research

Fintechs enter new stage of profitability - report

The global fintech has enetered a new chapter defined by a rise in profitability and the emergence of scaled fintech and an "intensified focus on profitable growth".

22 hours

News/regulation

EBAday 2025: Managing the complex European regulatory ecosystem

How well-crafted regulation can act as an accelerator, not inhibitor, in becoming more resilient and successful in the future was answered by industry experts at EBAday 2025.

28 May 2025

News/regulation

EBAday 2025: G20 2027 target a turning point, not a finish line

Last year, the newest progress report on the G20 roadmap for enhancing cross-border payments was released by the Financial Stability Board. Discussing the challenges and optimism since, a panel of payment experts at EBAday provided their insights into the obstacles of interoperability and cohesion.

28 May 2025

News/payments

The 150 leading organisations confirmed to attend NextGen Nordics 2025

The Nordic region has long stood at the forefront of digital payments, open banking, and financial technology. This legacy of innovation continues at full pace with the return of NextGen Nordics, a premier event gathering the most influential players in the financial services ecosystem. Set against the dynamic backdrop of the Nordic fintech scene, the 2025 edition of NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden promises to be the most impactful yet.

23 April 2025

News/retail

BaaS platform BKN301 completes £18.6 million Series B

BKN301, a digital payments and Banking-as-a-Service startup, has raised £18.6 million to support international expansion and strategic acquisitions.

14 April 2025

News/retail

BaaS platform Solid files for bankruptcy

US Banking-as-a-Service platform Solid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

10 April 2025

News/retail

10x opens exploratory talks over possible sale

Former Barclays chief Antony Jenkins is reportedly weighing a sale of 10x, the core banking startup he founded almost a decade ago.

31 March 2025

News/payments

Mena Banking-as-a-Service player NymCard raises $33 million

Abu Dhabi-based banking-as-a-Service vendor NymCard has secured $33 million in a Series B funding round.

19 March 2025

News/payments

BaaS platform Synctera raises $15m

Banking-as-a-Service player Synctera has raised $15 million in funding and signed online checkout giant Bolt as a customer.

12 March 2025

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2025 agenda to cover DORA, VoP, CBDC, instant payments, fraud, and GenAI

Give the future of payments the green light at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden on 29 April 2025 where the stage will be set for a transformative shift in financial services. NextGen Nordics will gather core decision-makers, stakeholders, and experts within the payments sector to focus on digital resilience, advanced technologies, regulatory frameworks, and set a course of action for the financial ecosystem of tomorrow.

13 February 2025

News/payments

Rapyd in talks over $300m raise at big valuation cut

Payments-as-a-Service platform Rapyd is in talks to raise $300 million at less than half the valuation it secured in a 2021 funding round, according to Bloomberg.

10 February 2025

News/people

Lunar hires Nanna Bergmann to lead BaaS spinoff

Nordic challenger Lunar has appointed The Bank of London's Nanna Bergmann to lead Moonrise, its newly established standalone Banking-as-a-Service entity.

05 February 2025

News/retail

Solaris clinches €140 million funding round

German Banking-as-a-Service platform Solaris has secured a €140 million financing round.

03 February 2025

News/retail

Embedded banking startup Swan raises €44 million

French banking-as-a-service platform Swan has raised a further €44 million to support its EU expansion and product diversity strategy.

30 January 2025

News/crime

American Express pays $230 million for alleged deceptive sales

American Express has agreed to pay $230 million to settle charges for alleged deceptive sales of credit card and wire transfer products to small business customers.

17 January 2025

News/retail

SBI set to take majority stake in Solaris

Japanese financial conglomerate SBI has agreed to pay €100 million for a stake of more than 70% in struggling German Banking-as-a-Service platform Solaris, according to Bloomberg.

07 January 2025

News/retail

Railsr and Equals Group set for £283m merger

The long-trailed merger of embedded banking platform Railsr and payments firm Equals Group is set to go ahead through a £283 million takeover deal.

12 December 2024

News/payments

Lunar creates standalone enterprise payments business

Nordic challenger bank Lunar is stepping up its BaaS efforts, shifting its banking services division into a new standalone entity called Moonrise.

09 December 2024

News/retail

Synapse fallout: partner banks face lawsuit

The fallout from the collapse of Synapse continues, with several partner banks facing a lawsuit alleging mishandling of customer funds, and one of those banks insisting that end user funds it once held were moved by the BaaS platform before it went bankrupt.

28 November 2024

News/retail

Troubled fintech Solaris in search of fresh funding

German banking-as-a-Service platform Solaris is reportedly seeking an emergency cash injection of £100 million and will put the business up for sale if it fails to raise fresh funds.

27 November 2024