Category Archives: Banking

Banking 2.0 or the online revolution @imaginecurve #fintech #swag

By | May 6, 2020

As a new found collector of challenger bank accounts the new #fintech Curve (@imaginecurve) it was an obvious must have. When I heard about this “magic” proxy card, one card to hold all your other cards, I was in awe. How natural and simple idea that fit my case perfectly. Due to the new found… Read More »

Banking 2.0 or the online revolution #Monese #fintech

By | February 22, 2020

My new collector passion seems to be about new challenger bank accounts 🙂 Yes, now is the turn for Monese. My third online bank after #Revolut and #TransferWise. As I already mentioned in a previous post, banking 2.0 is here. Enrollment is very easy with a video based verification and with a simple upload of… Read More »

#PSD2 #Fintech State of #APIs of banks and financial service entities active in #Romania

By | March 23, 2019

Being someone that writes software used by banks around the world as a living, the PSD2 directive is something that was very exciting to me. The idea of being able to access banking data through open APIs not only through sometimes clunky and annoying web pages developed by some banks is something that is very… Read More »

Banking 2.0 or the online revolution #Transferwise

By | February 17, 2019

Yes, now is the turn for Transferwise. My second online bank after #Revolut. As I already mentioned in a previous post , banking 2.0 is here. I just received my Transferwise card, waited for it for 2 weeks 🙁 , but oh boy it was worth it. The envelope containing the card (inside the post… Read More »

Banking 2.0 or the online revolution #Revolut

By | March 10, 2018

The rise of alternative banking is starting to get in the mainstream. Just 10 years ago there was a limited number of banks who offered the possibility to connect to your account online and get electronic statements. Now we see pressure to get the consumer closer and closer to the bank operations and make it… Read More »