Tagged: belgium

September 23, 2020 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mozzeno, a Belgium-based fintech, has raised around €3 million through latest investment round from reportedly its existing and new shareholders, which includes the W.IN.G Fund, as well as Federale (Federale Verzekering/Assurance). Launched in 2017, Mozzeno claims it is the fist Belgian platform that allows investors… Read More

July 2, 2020 @ 12:59 am By JD Alois  |  

While we have seen other subscription management services, this is the first we have seen from a traditional bank. ING Belgium is partnering with Minna Technologies on the service that will allow the bank’s customers utilize the service all while remaining on the ING application…. Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Thursday it has launched in Belgium by introducing “Pay in 21 days” service. Klarna reported that shoppers will now be able to buy online and pay once they have received the goods. “With the launch of `Pay in 21… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 1:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brussels-based Fintech firm iBanFirst has secured €21 million in capital through a Series C round, which was led by Elaia and Bpifrance Large Venture. The funds raised will be used to expand iBanFirst’s financial services platform for SMEs. The company mainly focuses on supporting B2B… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Belgium-based InvestSuite, a business-to-business (B2B) wealth technology (Wealthtech) firm, has secured an additional €2 million in seed funding. The firm’s current and new angel investors took part in the round. InvestSuite’s management and employees also made contributions, bringing the company’s total funding since its launch… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Neotas, a company that develops due diligence solutions for financial service providers, has reportedly been chosen from 350 other firms to take part in ING’s Fintech accelerator, which will be held in Brussels. The multinational banking institution operates ING Labs Brussels (previously called Fintech Village),… Read More

February 29, 2020 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aion, a newly launched subscription-only banking service provider, is establishing its business operations in Belgium. The bank’s management says that it wants people to get the most out of their money. Aion has an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced service, called MoneyMax, which is meant to motivate… Read More

January 29, 2020 @ 5:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Belgium-headquartered SettleMint, an enterprise blockchain firm, has reportedly secured €1.9 million (appr. $2.04 million) through a new investment round. KPN Ventures and Medici Ventures took part in the firm’s latest funding, SettleMint’s management confirmed on January 28. Following the capital injection, the company is planning… Read More

January 21, 2020 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Belgium-based financial services firm KBC has reportedly introduced a digital investment account operated entirely by a bot-based assistant, called Matti. The new online investment account is available to KBC customers and non-customers with a €1000 (appr. $1,110) minimum investment requirement. Matti was developed by the… Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Cowboy, an e-Bike firm based in Belgium, says it is one of the most funded “mobility tech campaigns” on Crowdcube. The company has now raised £3.7 million for an equity stake in the company. Cowboy is raising capital at a pre-money valuation of £51.4 million…. Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brussels-based KBC Bank will be opening its mobile banking app to the general public beyond its existing client base, in order to provide access to several third-party non-banking services. KBC intends to focus on expanding its banking-as-a-service model by offering non-customers a wide range of… Read More

November 1, 2019 @ 1:14 am By Cali Haan  |  

The number of unlawful sites soliciting crypto investments from investors in Belgium has now reached 131 entities, an update to list of such sites indexed by the country’s Financial Services Markets Authority (FSMA) indicates. Even then, “This list cannot be considered as exhaustive,” the regulator… Read More

October 18, 2019 @ 9:42 am By Therese Torris  |  

Look & Fin, a European crowdlending pioneer, announced that it has raised €6 million from local investment fund finance & invest.brussels and private investors. Founded in 2012, Look & Fin, is one of the top SME crowdlender in the European area of Belgium, Luxembourg and… Read More

September 30, 2019 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KBC, a Belgium-based financial solution, announced last week it has integrated with PayPal. KBC reported that its customers may now consult their PayPal through KBC Mobile. “KBC played a pioneering role in the implementation of PSD2 and, in March 2018, was the first bank in Belgium… Read More

June 26, 2019 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Qover, a Belgium insurtech for digital businesses, recently announced it has raised €8 million through its latest funding round,  led by Alven and Portag3 Ventures with participation from Anthemis. Founded in 2016, Qover reported its insurance products insure nearly 50,000 individuals across eight European countries…. Read More

April 3, 2019 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KBC Banking Group announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Fitbit to launch Fitbit Pay services in Belgium. According to KBC, all KBC, CBC and KBC Brussels customers who have a Fitbit smartwatch or activity tracker may now use it to pay in shops that… Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 8:10 am By Cali Haan  |  

UK auction house Wilson’s Auctions will be selling 215 Bitcoins, Bitcoin Gold “coins” and Bitcoin Cash “coins” in a 24-hour Timed Online Auction starting February 28th. According to the firm, the coins (104.99 of each), “were seized by the Belgium police as a result of a… Read More

September 6, 2018 @ 10:09 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The Financial Services and Markets Authority of Belgium (FSMA) says it has been continuing to receive complaints from investors swindled by fake cryptocurrency platforms and is therefore reiterating its warnings to consumers: “Cryptocurrencies are the hype of the year. Fraudsters are well aware of that,… Read More

June 29, 2018 @ 4:49 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Today June 28, Belgium-based SME lending platform Look&Fin announced that it has partnered with credit insurer Atradius to offer a 100% guarantee on the capital lent to SMEs by its retail investors. The move is dramatically closing the gap between marketplace lending and bank lending…. Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech collaboration platform B-Hive announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger to launch a new dashboard called B-Lens 2018 to Belgium. According to the duo, the dashboard brings together a number of key indicators to illustrate and monitor the… Read More