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.
Your Loyalty Program Might Be Ignoring Your Best Customers
For decades, most loyalty programs were built around credit cards. That alignment made sense at a time when revolving credit was the primary lens through which loyalty and rewards were structured. But consumer payment behavior has changed, and Gen Z is making that shift especially visible.
SoFi and Mastercard Partner to Enable SoFiUSD Settlement Across Mastercard’s Global Payments Network
SoFi’s fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin will support settlement across the Mastercard network, including for SoFi Bank, N.A. Galileo, SoFi’s technology platform, will be among the first to offer its clients and their issuing banks the choice to settle transactions using SoFiUSD The Mastercard Multi-Token Network will look to support SoFiUSD, help expand interoperability between digital assets and traditional forms of money
Southwest and Galileo Bring Rewards to Debit’s Doorstep
Galileo’s platform integrates issuing, processing, and program management so non-financial brands like Southwest can launch co-branded cards faster. The economics of debit rewards differ from credit, but Galileo CFO Bill Kennedy said technology efficiencies and deeper loyalty make the model sustainable.
United Airlines Launches MileagePlus Debit Rewards Card that Earns Miles for Spending and Saving
This new card allows MileagePlus members to earn miles through everyday purchases and qualifying account balances. Available now with no monthly fees with an average daily account balance of $2,000 or greater, MileagePlus members can open the debit rewards card at UnitedDebitRewards.com
Southwest Airlines, powered by Galileo (SoFi’s tech platform), has launched the Rapid Rewards Debit Card
Southwest Airlines, powered by Galileo (SoFi’s tech platform), has launched the Rapid Rewards Debit Card, letting debit-first customers earn points on everyday purchases to redeem against flights.
