https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/ Deep dives on the neobank landscape — the three waves, stablecoin cards, self-custody, safety, MiCA, niche banking and emerging markets — grounded in open data on 357 tracked neobanks. en https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/state-of-neobanks-2026/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/state-of-neobanks-2026/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The founding boom is over, the stablecoin race is on, and a third of new neobanks are self-custodial. Ten findings from the full open dataset of 357 verified-active neobanks. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/best-neobanks-freelancers-smb-2026/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/best-neobanks-freelancers-smb-2026/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT 43 tracked neobanks are built for freelancers, creators or SMBs — from Mercury and Qonto to Hnry, which files your taxes for you. How to choose, what actually differs, and the global picks by region. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/mica-crypto-neobanks-europe/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/mica-crypto-neobanks-europe/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT What CASP authorisation means, which tracked neobanks hold it, how e-money tokens changed euro stablecoins, and where the gaps are. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/neobanks-africa-latam-underbanked/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/neobanks-africa-latam-underbanked/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT Nubank has 131M customers — more than every US neobank combined. The data on why emerging markets are the real neobank story. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/niche-neobanks/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/niche-neobanks/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT A third of all neobanks now serve a specific audience. The full map of 117 niche neobanks and why the strategy works. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/no-kyc-crypto-wallets-cards/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/no-kyc-crypto-wallets-cards/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT Only 12 of 357 tracked neobanks work without identity checks — all of them self-custodial wallets. What no-KYC really means and where the line sits. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/self-custodial-neobanks/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/self-custodial-neobanks/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT A new category of neobank holds none of your money. What MetaMask, Gnosis Pay, Payy and 44 others are building, and where the model still leaks. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/stablecoin-cards-explained/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/stablecoin-cards-explained/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT The full mechanics of stablecoin cards — authorization, conversion, settlement — plus custody models and what GENIUS and MiCA changed. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/are-neobanks-safe/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/are-neobanks-safe/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT Whether your money is protected depends on the regulatory model behind the app. How each one works, and what the Synapse collapse taught us. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/neobank-vs-traditional-bank/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/neobank-vs-traditional-bank/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT Fees, speed, deposit insurance, credit, branches — an honest side-by-side, including the licence question most comparisons skip. https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/what-is-a-neobank/ https://www.neobankbeat.com/blog/what-is-a-neobank/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT Traditional challengers, hybrid crypto apps and self-custodial web3 wallets — how the three neobank waves differ, with data on all 357 tracked entities.