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)
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