October 18, 2024 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Almost half (49%) of small businesses in the UK stated that they have not benefited in some way from falling inflation this year, according to a new poll commissioned by iwoca — one of Europe’s SME lenders. The research study, which comes ahead of the… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, iwoca, smbs, sme's, uk

October 17, 2024 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NEXT Insurance, a tech-first small business insurer, announced a “record 18 months” of product innovations and customized tools focused on improving the insurance agent experience. These advancements are said to include the launch of ACH payments, offering flexible payment options and improved management features, including… Read More

 Tagged next insurance

October 17, 2024 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Selma, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm raising growth capital on Republic Europe (formerly Seedrs), has easily surpassed its funding target as the securities offerings nears its close. According to the offering page, Selma now stands at €1.844 million on a target of €750,000. To date,… Read More

 Tagged finland, republic europe, selma

October 17, 2024 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the European Payments Commission (EPC) posted the Verification of Payee (VOP) scheme rulebook following a public consultation. The rulebook is for payment service providers (PSPs) in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). This applies to the EU Instant Payments Regulation (IPR) and the… Read More

 Tagged EU, europe, European Payments Commission, payments, redcompass labs, sepa

October 17, 2024 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Venture funding of Fintechs bounced along during Q3 2024, declining from Q2 and nowhere near more robust activity in recent years. This is according to S&P Global Markets, which reports that Fintech startups globally saw 370 funding rounds worth $6.4 billion in the third quarter… Read More

 Tagged Fintech funding, research, s&p global markets

October 17, 2024 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Zelle is reporting that consumers and small businesses moved $481 billion in the first half of 2024. Zelle is a payments and transfers services that was launched by a consortium of many banks. The feature is designed to compete with the growing number of alternatives… Read More

 Tagged early warning services, payments, zelle

October 17, 2024 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank N26 announced recently that it has further strengthened its offer in 12 new markets with the launch of Stocks as well as ETFs trading. With the rollout of N26 Stocks and ETFs, clients residing in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal,… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, etfs, europe, investing, n26

October 17, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tide, the UK’s business financial platform, has partnered with Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the global financial technology platform for businesses, in order to enable small businesses to accept in-person contactless payments using only an iPhone and the Tide iOS app. Tide is making Tap to Pay on… Read More

 Tagged adyen, sme's, tide, uk, united kingdom

October 17, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CSD Prague reportedly received its first European DLT register approval. The Central Securities Depository (CSD) claims that is focused on leading innovation in the European capital market with the introduction of DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology). This technology has the potential to significantly enhance the financial… Read More

 Tagged czech republic, digital technology, distributed ledger technology, dlt

October 17, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SDX and RULEMATCH deliver a complete, end-to-end, institutional-grade solution for banks and financial institutions. This Swiss-made partnership signals the coming to age of the crypto market, centered around efficiency, security, and compliance. Institutions will be able to trade on RULEMATCH’s platform with post-trade clearing and… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, sdx, six, six stock exchange, switzerland