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| MAY 1, 2021
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| OCT 20, 2021
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| DEC 14, 2021
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| FEB 8, 2022
Revolut. RIS News. Samsung. Shopify. Stripe. SumUp. The Nilson Report. Toast. Venmo. Vision Labs. Waitr. The Wall Street Journal. Worldline.
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| APR 5, 2022
Revolut. SC Media. Securelist. Seeking Alpha. TechCrunch. Trending Topics. VentureBeat. The Verge. Walmart. The Washington Post. WhiteSight. XDA Developers.
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| FEB 16, 2022
The news: UK-based neobank Revolut made two moves to expand its presence in Australia and India. The company obtained an Australian Credit Licence, which was green-lit by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). This lets Revolut offer personal-lending and credit products to consumers.
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| OCT 14, 2021
Revolut trounced the competition. Its score of 62.4 points was almost double runner-up Starling’s 33.9. Revolut offered four of the seven digital money management features, including the two most in-demand: subscription cancellation and account aggregation. Starling supported only two of the tools in this category. See the interactive demand chart.
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| JAN 31, 2022
He added that if these funds had been transferred through Revolut, “over $2.25 billion would’ve been unlocked for US customers.”. Revolut says it’s preparing for a direct presence in Mexico, hiring for part of a broader Latin American push this year, and for what it calls “its founding team …”. Revolut previously noted that its regional push includes Mexico and Brazil.
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| OCT 29, 2021
Incumbent banks could also introduce copycat neobank features like popular Monzo and Revolut offerings, which let users split with “friends” nearby without entering additional details or payment links that can be sent via SMS. These could also bring features popular with younger consumers to less saturated demographics. Add Differentiating Features to Break Through Banks’ Dominance.
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| JAN 26, 2022
Its fellow UK challengers Starling and Revolut offer similar products, but do so through partnerships with CreditLadder, which tracks people’s rental repayments and reports them to credit agencies. Neobanks that in-source credit building can build foundations for lending income and keep customers within their ecosystems.
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| JAN 27, 2022
Walmart’s backing poses a big threat to US challengers like Chime, Revolut, and Varo that lack their own big investor. Walmart’s scale, branding, and level of brand trust also make ONE a formidable foe to big incumbents like Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.
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| SEP 8, 2021
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| AUG 30, 2021
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| SEP 3, 2021
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| JAN 3, 2022
PayPal and Revolut are among the most likely to deploy super-apps in 2022 that break through with consumers, but they will need to add even more features if they want their products to attain breadth as significant as their Asian counterparts’. Block's Cash App Pay is another potential super app to watch out for.
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| DEC 22, 2021
UK-based Revolut landed $800 million in July with a $33 billion valuation. However, it still faces an uphill battle in its expansion abroad and increasing paid-account revenue. Chime raised $750 million in August and got a $25 billion valuation.
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| DEC 15, 2021
The UK also has several big neobanks for Chase to match its digital innovation against, including Revolut, which strives to be a super app for consumers, and Starling, which has thrived with getting people to use its current accounts.
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| AUG 20, 2021
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| DEC 14, 2021
This would benefit companies such as US-based PayPal and UK-based Revolut. However, tech giants like Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook parent Meta are also in a strong position to venture into the space if they choose to augment their current offerings with financial services.
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| DEC 10, 2021
UK-based Revolut raised $800 million in July 2021 with a $33 billion valuation. US-based Chime landed $750 million and got a $25 billion valuation in August 2021. UK-based Starling capped off a £322 million ($412.9 million) round in April 2021, with a pre-money valuation of £1.1 billion ($1.41 billion).
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| MAY 9, 2022
UK-based Revolut pulled away from its strategy in Canada in 2021 as it failed to reach meaningful penetration in the market. Additionally, 99% of the Canadian population is banked. Neobanks will need to focus on creative ways to set themselves apart from incumbent banks to attract customers. For example. Koho can lean into its focus on citizens living paycheck to paycheck.
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| DEC 10, 2021
PayPal and Revolut could launch the first super app to break through in 2022. But these apps will look nothing like their Asian counterparts in scope or shape. Where Tencent resembles a gigantic buffet with its millions of mini apps, the western app will probably look more like a tasting menu.
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| JUL 30, 2021
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| JUL 16, 2021