Solarisbank news and trends

Penta Hires CEO From Banking-as-a-Service Provider
B2B Payments // June 04, 2019

Germany-based digital small business bank Penta has announced its new chief executive officer. According to a report on Monday (June 3), Penta is bringing Marko Wenthin onboard as its CEO. Wenthin is co-founder of solarisBank, the banking-as-a-service company that holds bank accounts for Penta customers....

solarisBank To Grow Alipay In Europe; PagBrasil Teams With Singapore’s APACPAY
Global Payments // March 21, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes solarisBank‘s tie-up with Alipay for payments in Europe. PagBrasil is working with Singaporean payment service provider APACPAY to grow payment options in Brazil, a decline in self-service payment terminals in...

Bitcoin Daily: Rising Electric Rates Challenge Bitcoin Mining Profits; Bitwala Plans Blockchain Account With solarisBank
Bitcoin // October 09, 2018

Bitwala is teaming up with Germany-based solarisBank to roll out a blockchain bank account, CoinDesk reported. While the service is targeted for a November launch, the service already has pre-registrations from 35,000 users. It was created as part of the “Blockchain Factory” initiative from solarisBank...

Alior, solarisBank, Raisin And Mastercard Partner On European Digital Bank
Partnerships / Acquisitions // June 14, 2018

The Poland-based Alior Bank is teaming up with solarisBank, Raisin and Mastercard to roll out a digital bank in Europe open to all European Union residents. According to a report in BankingTech, the new digital bank is slated to launch in the fourth quarter of...

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Coinbase Picks up Solarisbank Exec to Drive Growth in Europe

October 17, 2022
Coinbase hired the former chief operating officer for Solarisbank to advance its current expansion drive across Europe. Daniel Seifert joined Coinbase as vice president and regional managing director, EMEA, overseeing Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a spokesperson from Coinbase told PYMNTS on Monday (Oct. 17). He will be in charge of driving the company’s business […]

Bitcoin Daily: Rising Electric Rates Challenge Bitcoin Mining Profits; Bitwala Plans Blockchain Account With solarisBank

October 09, 2018
Bitwala is teaming up with Germany-based solarisBank to roll out a blockchain bank account, CoinDesk reported. While the service is targeted for a November launch, the service already has pre-registrations...

Alior, solarisBank, Raisin And Mastercard Partner On European Digital Bank

June 14, 2018
The Poland-based Alior Bank is teaming up with solarisBank, Raisin and Mastercard to roll out a digital bank in Europe open to all European Union residents. According to a report...

Visa Invests In solarisBank — And Banking-As-A-Service

March 08, 2018
solarisBank, the first FinTech with a full banking license, raised EUR 56.6 million in a round of funding that included Visa among other investors. In a press release, solarisBank said...