Galileo’s powerful payment processing platform is fueling the world’s most innovative fintechs, neobanks and companies worldwide. Check out a recent roundup of our clients in the news, highlighting new valuations, product and geographic expansions, award recognitions and more.
• Fintech LendUp debuts bank for those struggling financially (The Business Journals)
• Robinhood, Remitly and Dave take all three spots on Inc. Magazine’s “Best in Business 2020” list for financial services (Inc.)
• Revolut launches mid-tier subscription plan (TechCrunch)
• UK challenger bank Monzo picks up an additional £60M in funding (TechCrunch)
• TransferWise plans to make 750 hires (Finextra)
• Bitcoin payments startup BitPay applies for national U.S. banking license (Forbes)
• TomoCredit CEO Kristy Kim named to Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Female Founders (Inc.)
• Greenlight’s Tim Sheehan talks about its unicorn status and mission of ‘helping parents raise financially smart kids’ by shining a light on the world of money (Fintech Finance)
• Oxygen Bank raises $17 million in Series A round (SiliconANGLE); and founder and CEO Hussein Ahmed shares a typical day (Tearsheet)
• Mobility Capital Finance, Inc.’s founder and CEO Wole Coaxum pens an opinion piece on economic equality (Business Insider)
As the API standard for card issuing and digital banking, Galileo’s powerful payment processing platform offers the easiest way to create sophisticated payment card programs and digital banking solutions. For more news and insights, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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