Analysis

December 2, 2019

European fintech weekly: N26 lags in the UK, Curve stays quiet and can NatWest's Bó take off?

Data suggests N26 is struggling to catch up in the UK, while NatWest's new digital bank gets off to a bumpy start.


Isabel Woodford

7 min read

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