{"id":14904,"date":"2020-11-03T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/?p=14904"},"modified":"2020-12-18T14:59:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T14:59:52","slug":"fintech-wire-3-weekly-news-27-october-2-november-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/fintech-wire-3-weekly-news-27-october-2-november-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"FinTech Wire #3: Acquisition Drama, New Challengers in UK and Digital Currency on the Move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do you filter the market data to pick out the most valuable insights? Does the amount of news and updates make your head spin? The FinTech Wire comes to the rescue with a carefully selected combination of brand stories which are shaking the world of finance and banking. This week, we&#8217;ll be hearing from Visa, Pennyworth, Monument, SoFi, JP Morgan, and NerdWallet. Let&#8217;s roll!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"FinTech Wire 3\" class=\"wp-image-14905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3-361x189.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3-191x100.jpg 191w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3-720x377.jpg 720w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3-864x452.jpg 864w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3-432x226.jpg 432w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FintechWire_1200x628_3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-week-in-fintech-27-october-2-november-2020\">A week in FinTech: 27 October\u20142 November 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New week, new month, new challenges\u2026 While Visa faces the looming investigation into its planned acquisition of Plaid, two new neobanks pop up in the UK to take a bite of the mass affluent market. Meanwhile, SoFi pushes for a banking license, JP Morgan launches a new crypto business and NerdWallet targets the SME market with the acquisition of Fundera. Scroll down for the juicy details&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-visa-s-acquisition-of-plaid-under-investigation-in-us\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Visa\u2019s acquisition of Plaid under investigation in US<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/visa.jpg\" alt=\"Visa\u2019s acquisition of Plain under investigation in US\" class=\"wp-image-14997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/visa.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/visa-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/visa-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/visa-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/visa-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-competition-concerns-at-the-department-of-justice-will-doj-block-visa-s-acquisition-of-plaid\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em>Competition concerns at the Department of Justice. <\/em><br><em>Will DoJ block Visa\u2019s acquisition of Plaid?<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fighting for market power is nothing new in modern business. However, when a market leader such as Visa is planning to ingest one of its competitors, it could potentially threaten the balance in global payments systems. Such concerns have triggered an investigation at the Department of Justice into the $5.3 billion deal Visa made to <a href=\"https:\/\/usa.visa.com\/about-visa\/newsroom\/press-releases.releaseId.16856.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">acquire Plaid in January<\/a>. With Plaid\u2019s resources, Visa could get access to 200 million consumer bank accounts and 2,600 financial technology apps, thus enabling it to expand into real-time payments and digital wallets. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/10\/28\/the-doj-investigating-visas-5-3-billion-bid-for-plaid-on-antitrust-grounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DoJ could still block the merger<\/a> on antitrust grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/online-payment-processing-companies\/\">market leaders in online payment processing<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pennyworth-and-monument-enter-the-uk-challenger-bank-scene\">Pennyworth and Monument enter the UK challenger bank scene<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/penny_monu_2.jpg\" alt=\"Pennyworth and Monument enter the UK challenger bank scene\" class=\"wp-image-15005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/penny_monu_2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/penny_monu_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/penny_monu_2-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/penny_monu_2-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/penny_monu_2-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"Razorpay\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em>Can new entrants snatch the mass affluent demographic from the big incumbent banks?<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Two new challenger banks\u2014<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pennyworthfinancial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pennyworth<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monument.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Monument<\/a>\u2014are to be launched in the UK. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/marketintelligence\/en\/news-insights\/latest-news-headlines\/2-new-uk-digital-banks-take-aim-at-profitable-mass-affluent-market-60871507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">According to S&amp;P Global<\/a>, new FinTech entrants will be targeting the mass affluent or the \u201caspiring affluent\u201d segments, rather than compete with Revolut and other successful neobanks focused on millennials and younger customers. Both challengers have a clear vision of their commercial and market goals. Instead of competing for the day-to-day banking services, they want to focus on specific saving and lending products addressed to premium customers, currently under-served by large financial institutions. With API-enabled wealth management, loans, invoice financing, and financial advice using open banking, Pennyworth and Monument believe to be on a fast track to become profitable in record time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/services\/alternative-financing\/\">lending software development as an alternative to traditional banking<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sofi-on-track-to-obtain-a-national-banking-license\">SoFi on track to obtain a national banking license<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi.jpg\" alt=\"SoFi on track to obtain a banking license\" class=\"wp-image-14607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sofi-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-preliminary-conditional-approval-for-a-us-bank-charter-granted-to-sofi-fdic-review-is-pending\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em>Preliminary conditional approval for a US bank charter granted to SoFi. FDIC review is pending<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of the previous editions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/fintech-wire-1-weekly-news-13-19-october-2020\/\">FinTech Wire<\/a>, we have already showcased SoFi Invest and its introduction of social trading features into impact investment. Looks like the San Francisco-based company is far from resting on laurels and has even more ambitious plans for future growth. In a move to broaden its offer, SoFi filed for a banking license in July and has just been granted <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/us-sofi-bank-charter-idUKKBN27D27W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">preliminary approval for a bank charter<\/a> by the OCC. If the FDIC review finds no objections to the application, SoFi would be able to manage customer deposits and make loans without having to rely on external bank partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/services\/open-banking\/\">challenges and opportunities posed by banking integrations<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jp-morgan-tests-digital-currency-and-launches-a-blockchain\">JP Morgan tests digital currency and launches a blockchain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/JPMorgan.jpg\" alt=\"JP Morgan tests digital currency and launches a blockchain\" class=\"wp-image-14998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/JPMorgan.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/JPMorgan-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/JPMorgan-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/JPMorgan-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/JPMorgan-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jpm-coin-under-commercial-trials-a-new-blockchain-and-payments-system-onyx-is-born\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em>JPM Coin under commercial trials. A new blockchain and payments system, Onyx, is born<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpmorgan.com\/solutions\/cib\/news\/digital-coin-payments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">JPM Coin<\/a>, a digital currency developed by JP Morgan &amp; Chase, has been around for a while, it\u2019s only now that the solution is put on trial in the commercial context of cross-border payments. The company believes that blockchain and cryptocurrency are on the verge of becoming mainstream, which is why they have decided to launch a separate entity for all its crypto business, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpmorgan.com\/onyx\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Onyx<\/a>. In the context of the recent developments in PayTech (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.paypal-corp.com\/2020-10-21-PayPal-Launches-New-Service-Enabling-Users-to-Buy-Hold-and-Sell-Cryptocurrency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PayPal\u2019s new service<\/a> enabling customers to deal with cryptocurrency straight from their PayPal accounts), JP Morgan might be reading the market just right&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/payment-service-providers-challenges\/\">technology in the service of digital payments<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nerdwallet-acquires-fundera-to-expand-into-the-sme-market\">NerdWallet acquires Fundera to expand into the SME market<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nerdwallet.jpg\" alt=\"NerdWallet acquires Fundera to expand into the SME market\" class=\"wp-image-15002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nerdwallet.jpg 640w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nerdwallet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nerdwallet-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nerdwallet-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nerdwallet-432x243.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nerdwallet-and-fundera-join-forces-to-capitalise-on-the-market-of-small-business-owners\" style=\"color:#888b8d\"><em>NerdWallet and Fundera join forces to capitalise on the market of small business owners<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NerdWallet is a US-based FinTech providing personal finance services to over 160 million customers. Not long after <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/08\/27\/nerdwallet-acquires-uks-know-your-money-as-it-expands-outside-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">acquiring a UK startup Know Your Money<\/a> to make it NerdWallet\u2019s first operator outside of its native market, the company is striking while the iron is hot and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/nerdwallet-acquires-fundera-the-go-to-small-business-resource-301163831.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">joins forces with Fundera<\/a>. Fuelled by Fundera\u2019s loan marketplace for SMEs (and financial resources attracting 28 million small and medium US businesses), NerdWallet is looking to strengthen its presence in the segment. The acquisition marks yet another strategic step towards diversifying NerdWallet\u2019s offer and expanding its financial guidance and financing options into this fast-growing market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Read a <a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/case-studies\/lending-platform-flex-funding\/\">case study on developing an alternative financing platform for SMEs<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wave_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14632\" width=\"225\" height=\"8\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-news-from-fintech-wire-coming-soon\">More news from FinTech Wire coming soon\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Will next week\u2019s news make your heart skip a beat? Watch this space to keep track of major disruptions and recent developments in FinTech, PayTech, BankingTech and <em>absolutely<\/em> <em>everything<\/em> in between. Also, remember you can subscribe to the #FinTechWire hashtag on our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/codeandpepper\/\"> LinkedIn<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codeandpepper\"> Twitter<\/a> to receive updates straight to your news feed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch this space to keep track of major disruptions and recent developments in FinTech, PayTech, InsurTech, LendTech, RegTech, LawTech, BankingTech&#8230; and absolutely everything in between.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":14905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1641],"tags":[1603,1660,1659],"class_list":["post-14904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fintech-wire","tag-business-management","tag-digital-currency","tag-neobanking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FinTech Wire #3 27 October\u20142 November 2020. 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