The Future Of Banking

What The Future Of Banking does

The Future Of Banking is a subscription-based digital media platform based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that publishes news, analysis, and deep-dive content on the global fintech and digital banking industry. The platform is operated by founder and co-owner Rene van Pelt, with contributing author Marcel van Oost producing the bulk of editorial output covering major neobanks including Revolut, Monzo, Starling, N26, Nubank, Tide, and emerging entrants such as Erebor Bank and Banco Plata.

The product surface spans a weekly newsletter (FOB Weekly), free daily news articles, members-only premium articles, a Deep Dives content series featuring comparative financial scorecards, and a Community platform for member discussion. The publication runs on Ghost CMS and distributes exclusively through its website and email, with a self-serve subscription portal accessible globally. No physical distribution, mobile app, or API offering exists.

The business model is freemium: free daily news drives top-of-funnel acquisition, while subscription fees for members-only articles, the newsletter, and community access represent the revenue engine. Specific pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed. The firmographic profile indicates 1-10 employees, no disclosed funding, no institutional ownership, and no enterprise B2B contracts — consistent with an independently operated, small-scale niche publication serving digital banking enthusiasts.

Name

The Future Of Banking

Legal name

Future of Banking

Website

https://thefutureofbanking.info

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Future Of Banking is an Amsterdam-based subscription digital media platform that publishes fintech and digital banking news, weekly newsletters, deep-dive scorecards, and a member community for digital banking enthusiasts worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

A multi-media content platform that covers digital banking and neobank industry through a weekly newsletter, members-only articles, in-depth Deep Dives, and Daily News. The company operates a content-driven subscription model targeting fintech and banking enthusiasts with curated news, financial scorecards, and analysis of neobanks and challenger banks.

Product overview

The Future of Banking is a digital media and publishing platform focused on fintech and digital banking news. The platform operates on a freemium model, offering free daily news articles and deep-dive content series alongside premium subscription offerings including the FOB Weekly newsletter and members-only exclusive articles. The site features specialized content verticals covering UK neobanks (Starling, Monzo, Revolut), European challenger banks (N26), Latin American fintechs (Nubank, Nu), and broader industry trends. The platform is powered by Ghost CMS and includes community and subscription portal functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FOB Weekly Newsletter
• Members-only Articles
• Deep Dives
• Daily News
• Community

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tearsheet: Tearsheet is a fintech research and media company that publishes industry analysis, news, and reports for financial services professionals — closely comparable to Future of Banking's role as a fintech intelligence publication with paid and free content tiers and a subscription-led model.
• The Block: The Block is a crypto and fintech research and news outlet with subscription-based research products and newsletters — directly comparable in business model and target audience to Future of Banking's subscription-driven media approach.
• Sifted: Sifted is a European tech and fintech news outlet covering startups including digital banks, with newsletters, articles, and events — directly comparable to Future of Banking's European-anchored, newsletter-led fintech media model and similar subscriber audience.
• Fintech Business Weekly: Fintech Business Weekly is a subscription newsletter covering fintech industry news and analysis — directly comparable as a recurring paid fintech intelligence product targeting industry insiders.
• Finextra: Finextra is a long-running fintech news and research site with deep coverage of digital banking, neobanks, and payments — directly comparable as a B2B-leaning fintech media outlet covering the same subject area as Future of Banking.
• The Fintech Times: The Fintech Times is a fintech news publication covering digital banking, payments, and crypto with editorial coverage similar in scope to Future of Banking's topic focus and a comparable audience of industry professionals and enthusiasts.
• Bankless: Bankless is a media and newsletter brand covering decentralized finance with a subscription-driven model, podcasts, and a community layer — directly comparable to Future of Banking's newsletter-plus-community-plus-multimedia approach for digital finance.

Broad incumbents

• Banking Dive: Banking Dive is an established trade publication covering retail and digital banking news for industry professionals — a broader incumbent in the same content category as Future of Banking, serving overlapping reader interests at larger scale.
• The Financial Brand: The Financial Brand is a media and events company serving retail banking and fintech marketers — broader in scope than Future of Banking but overlapping in digital banking intelligence content and events for industry buyers.

Emerging players

• Crowdfund Insider: Crowdfund Insider is a niche fintech media outlet covering digital banking, lending, and capital markets — a comparable niche-focused fintech publication with editorial coverage of neobanks and adjacent verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/the_banking
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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