January 14, 2019 @ 8:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Danish Tax Agency has been authorized to obtain information on trading in cryptocurrencies via three separate crypto exchanges operating in Denmark. This will mark the first time the information is being made available to the tax authorities which seek to review trading data on crypto beginning on January 1, 2016, up to December 31, 2018. Skattestyrelsen har fået tilladelse… Read More

December 17, 2018 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Denmark-based Saxo Bank announced on Monday a conditional agreement has been reached on a recommended public offer to be made by the bank for the entire issued and outstanding share capital of BinckBank for €6.35 in cash per share (cum dividend).  According to Saxo Bank,… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 9:02 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A Danish lawyer and “Bitcoin expert,” Payam Samarghandi, has claimed that Denmark’s Bitcoin and crypto traders have been confused by grey tax regulations, which may have put them at risk of future tax penalties: “There are several of them that the tax authorities have contacted now… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Denmark-based Saxo Bank announced on Wednesday the launch of its new platform for investors.  SaxoInvestor is described as a platform that gives the growing investor segment the opportunity to build long-term portfolios across stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and SaxoSelect portfolios. According to Saxo Bank, the platform… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Securitize has formed a new partnership with AmaZix – a community engagement platform for crypto projects. Securitize is a compliance platform for issuance and the management of digital securities on the blockchain. This new affiliation is said to “transform fundraising for blockchain startups, by making… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nets, a Denmark-based payments platform, announced on tuesday it has expanded into Poland thanks to the acquisition of payments service providers Dotpay/eCard. According to Nets, Andrzej Budzik will continue as CEO of Dotpay/eCard and will report directly to Asger Hattel, Head of Merchant Services in Nets,… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Denmark-based Danske Bank announced on Thursday it has joined forces with Swedish fintech Minna Technologies to offer customers access to a “Subscription Manager” solution, which gives them an overview of all their subscriptions and the possibility of saving both time and money. According to Danske Bank,… Read More

January 12, 2018 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zenz Organic, a natural and ecological beauty product brand, has raised nearly 2.3 million kr funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor. The company, which was founded in 2009, originally sought to raise a minimum of 1,850,000 million kr, which was achieved quickly. As previously… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zenz Organic, a natural and ecological beauty product brand, has successfully secured its initial 1,850,000 million kr funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor. Founded in 2009, the Denmark-based company notably produces exclusive eco-labeled haircare and styling products, natural har color, and mineral makeup. Zenz… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 6:49 am By Cole Lyons  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and has announced they have entered a Fintech agreement with the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Danish FSA). This new collaboration will allow companies in both Singapore and Denmark to expand into each other’s markets more fluidly. Over the past couple… Read More

June 27, 2017 @ 3:55 am By JD Alois  |  

TransferMoney Latvia, a fast growing European cloud payment institution, has signed up with Accuity to streamline its account and payments screening processes. TransferMoney says the move is to help better identify financial crime risk and flag potentially high-risk customers – always a concern in the… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Typically it is the traditional bank investing in, or acquiring a promising Fintech firm. But in this case it is the other way around. Danish Fintech firm Clearhaus has purchased a 33% stake in Copenhagen Cooperative Bank to adjust its business model. Clearhaus explains that… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cardlay, a front-end card management platform and cardholder application based in Denmark, announced it secured $4 million from a group of private investors during a funding round. The company stated it now form partnerships with banks to serve as a front-end platform and will assist… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial Services Union Denmark, the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Bankers Association announced the opening of the new fintech hub, Copenhagen Fintech.  Copenhagen Fintech is described as a non-profit association open to companies and organizations with interests within the fintech area. The hub was notably established… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Danish startup Capdesk is setting up shop in London.  The new platform is described as a “social shareholder platform” that seeks to improve the interaction between investors and issuers in unlisted companies. Capdesk has gained the backing of well-known business angel Nicolaj Højer Nielsen and the Innovation Fund… Read More

November 22, 2015 @ 8:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Having just purchased a Philipps Hue Hub and starter kit, and getting ready to purchase more bulbs, I was interested to read about QUBE, “Worlds Most Affordable Wi-Fi Smart Bulb”. Ok, I love the concept of Hue. But I do not love the price. While… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TWINO, a Latvian marketplace lender, announced this week that exactly one month since its launch, €c1 million was invested in the loans from Poland, Denmark and Georgia. The platform revealed that the total investment volume reached €2.4 million, with the monthly run rate surpassing €1 million… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform, Tilt, announced it is making the final preparations to launch globally starting in November by hitting five additional international markets by early 2016. Tilt, which was founded in 2012 by James Beshara and Khaled Hussein, recently placed a foothold in the European market… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Latvian-based marketplace lender, Twino, which opened in May of this year and had just reached one million euros of investment, announced this month that it is launching an expansion throughout Europe into markets that are new for the P2P industry. Now, Twino investors will have… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 10:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“I don’t want to offend anyone, but there are only two countries in Europe where peer lending made a dent in the lending landscape: the UK and Estonia. In every other European country the volumes going through the marketplace lenders are negligible (to the point… Read More