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Chime Commands $1.5B Valuation After Capital Raise

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Chime, the challenger bank based in the U.S., now has a valuation of $1.5 The company also plans to double its size to more than 200 employees and expand its leadership team. Chime noted in its press release that it began March with more than three million FDIC bank accounts. billion valuation, with DST leading the round.

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Spanish Bank Sabadell Resets After Failed BBVA Merger

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Sabadell is reportedly looking at cutting jobs and striking distribution deals with other European banks after merger talks with fellow Spanish banker BBVA crashed last week, Reuters reported. Differences between BBVA and Sabadell over the value of TSB — a mid-sized bank that Sabadell bought in 2015 for $2.29

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New Greenlight Financial Round Pushes Valuation Past $1.2B

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The investment and its associated valuation put the company's total value in excess of $1.2 We’re super excited to back this amazing leadership team who is introducing financial services to an entirely new demographic.”. 24) it raised $215 million in Series C venture funding. billion, according to a company blog post.

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Musings on Markets: A Return to Teaching: The Spring 2023 Edition

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Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023.

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Digital Bank Chime Suffers Outage Affecting 5M Customers

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Online banking startup Chime has been hit with an outage that has left its 5 million customers with no access to their money. We know our members trust us with their banking needs and our teams are working diligently to fully restore the mobile app,’’ Chime Chief Executive Officer Chris Britt told Bloomberg. “In

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Neobank Revolut Applies For UK Financial Services License 

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British challenger bank Revolut has submitted a banking license application to the U.K. license for financial services will enable it to offer banking products “U.K. customers expect from their everyday primary bank account.” . license for financial services will enable it to offer banking products “U.K.

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A Return to Teaching: The Spring 2023 Edition

Musings on Markets

Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023.