October 27, 2023 @ 1:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Twinco Capital has received a €50 million debt facility from BBVA Spark for supply chain financing. Twinco, a European Fintech founded by female entrepreneurs, says it will use the funding to provide the first sustainable supply chain finance solution in the market. Twinco CEO Sandra… Read More

 Tagged bbva, carmen marin, netherlands, sandra nolasco, spain, supply chain, twinco

October 27, 2023 @ 12:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently spoke with Markus Prommik, CEO and Co-founder of Finfra, a Fintech platform that develops white-labeled lending products for non-Fintech companies seeking to integrate financial services into their platforms. Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Finfra not only provides practical embedded lending solutions to their clients… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, embedded finance, embedded lending, financial inclusion, financial services, fintech platform, indonesia, insights, interview, jakarta, lending, small businesses, smbs, sme's, southeast asia, white-label solutions

October 27, 2023 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fitch index has reportedly given CaixaBank an ESG Entity Rating score of 2. This initiative in the sector is geared towards providing information and advisory services to foster the implementation of sustainability in companies and “support them in processes such as decarbonization and environmental… Read More

 Tagged advisory services, CaixaBank, esg, europe, fintech adoption, fintech trends, fitch, information services, sustainability

October 27, 2023 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

  X, formerly known as Twitter, wants to become your new bank. While it is not clear if X wants to be a Neobank (no bank charter) or a Digital Bank (a bank charter), what is clear is that Elon Musk wants to turn the… Read More

 Tagged elon musk, linda yaccarino, x

October 27, 2023 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, the digital asset bank, announces an innovative new private debt asset token with Float, a Stockholm-based Capital-as-a-Service company. Fasanara Capital, one of Europe’s largest credit funds in Fintech, is acting “as senior lender.” New asset token offering “gives clients direct access to a unique… Read More

 Tagged crypto-assets, digital asset bank, europe, fasanara capital, float, francesco filia, stockholm, sweden, switzerland, sygnum, tokenization

October 27, 2023 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Kota are pleased to share that we have raised a €5M Seed round led by our new partners, EQT Ventures, with participation from early partners Northzone and Frontline Ventures, “as well as some incredible new angels including Job van der Voort of… Read More

 Tagged eqt ventures, fintech adoption, fintech trends, frontline ventures, investment round, investments, job van der voort, northzone, remote

October 27, 2023 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uk’s digital bank Monzo is reportedly holding discussions in order to potentially sell a new £300 million stake. As first reported by Sky News, the share sale, which may value Monzo at over £3.5 billion, is probably the final such transaction before it goes after… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, europe, fundraising, monzo, uk, united kingdom, virtual bank

October 27, 2023 @ 6:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has released an informative update for professionals on the terms they should use in order “to make it easier for their customers to understand and compare fees.” The AMF has launched a new section on fees on its official… Read More

 Tagged amf, autorite des marches financiers, europe, investments, investor protection, investors, Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani

October 26, 2023 @ 11:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s “greener” digital bank Tandem has committed to a new office in London, “reconfirming its commitment to the UK’s fintech capital.” The new site, located in 10 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2SL “offers an excellent location with facilities and infrastructure, enabling Tandem to add yet… Read More

 Tagged alex mollart, Business Expansion, digital bank, eco-friendly, europe, fintech adoption, fintech trends, green banking, london, sustainability, tandem, uk, united kingdom, virtual banking

October 26, 2023 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elavon Financial Services DAC, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, has been authorized as a licensed provider of financial services by the Bank of England. With Elavon having more than three decades of experience in global payments, and U.S. Bank a long history in… Read More

 Tagged bank of england, dac, Declan Lynch, elavon merchant services, europe, fca, financial services, hemlata narasimhan, pra, u.s. bank, uk, united kingdom, us bank