Valuation : $ 3.3bn

Launched in 2014 , Starling Bank is classed as a digital challenger bank based in London , specialising in current and business account products .

Founded by former Allied Irish Banks COO , Anne Boden , Starling Bank is a licensed and regulated bank backed by investment giant Goldman Sachs .

Starling Bank recently doubled its valuation to $ 3.3bn in its latest funding round and will be launching in new marketplaces over the next 12 months

Valuation : $ 4.1bn

Austria-based Bitpanda is a digital assets management platform that launched in 2014 and is used to facilitate the selling and buying of cryptocurrencies , factional stocks and metal commodities .

The fintech ’ s mobile app provides access to its trading platform , which provides a cryptocurrency exchange , commodities and securities trading , and ETFs . It also bypasses the complex financial challenges by using digitised assets and blockchain to help users manage their investments in a flexible and cost-effective manner .

144 July 2022