Tagged: europe

April 9, 2023 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum has shared key updates including the number of assets (loans) pooled into Asset-Backed Securities by Loan Originator In March, the Debitum platform reportedly “offered to place investments in 10 ABS programs consisting of 175 loans.” The total number of assets “at the end of… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After a “quiet” February, Robocash slightly increased volumes and continue “to provide you with a stable income.” The platform has reportedly “exceeded 600 M euros of purchased loans since the launch of Robo.cash.” Changes in the Refer a Friend Program From March 10, 2023, the… Read More

April 8, 2023 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are teaming up with Oxentia Foundation in order to launch a new global challenge for entrepreneurs from 11 countries. The challenge aims “to find innovative artificial intelligence solutions that will have a positive impact to address social… Read More

April 7, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MEPs approved stricter rules “to close existing gaps in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and evasion of sanctions” in the European Union. This past week, MEPs from the Economic and Monetary Affairs and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committees “adopted their position on three… Read More

April 7, 2023 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager, today announces its proposed investment of €29M (US$31M) in Baobab Payments GmbH (trading as Peach Payments), a digital payment service provider that enables online payments in Africa. Completion… Read More

April 7, 2023 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Patrick Kavanagh, CEO and co-founder of fixed fee money transfer app Atlantic Money, steps down from his position “to become Non-Executive Director and remain for the company as an advisor.” Neeraj Baid, co-founder and former Chief of Product, “takes over the role of the CEO…. Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance, one of Switzerland’s major financial institutions and largest retail banks, partners with Sygnum, which claims to be one of the world’s first digital asset banks, “to offer its customers a range of regulated digital asset banking services via Sygnum’s B2B banking platform.” PostFinance‘s partnership… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

21Shares AG, which claims to be the world’s largest issuer of cryptocurrency exchange traded products (ETPs) and a subsidiary of 21.co, unveiled the 21Shares Stacks Staking ETP (ASTX) – the “world’s first” ETP offering exposure to Stacks. Stacks is “a crypto asset protocol that unlocks… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, the provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has launched its UK operations and appointed cyber insurance expert, Simon Hughes, as General Manager for Cowbell UK. Hughes joins Cowbell “with a unique blend of experience across the U.S. and the UK,… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orange Bank announced it will migrate to Mambu’s cloud banking platform at its head office in France based on the successful launch of Orange Bank on Mambu in Spain in 2019. The bank leverages Mambu “to manage its current account, loan and credit card products… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The second largest neobank in the European Union is reportedly launching in all 50 US states. bunq, a neobank in the EU, has filed an application for a US banking license with the FDIC in the state of New York. By applying for a bank… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 6:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Embedded Banking provider announces full-year results “including 46% increase in transaction volumes and 22% growth in customers.” ClearBank Ltd., enabler of bank accounts, real-time clearing, and Embedded Banking for financial institutions, presents “the results from its 2022 Annual Report revealing the bank nearly tripled… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The second month of 2023 “produced the lowest loan origination volume” that EstateGuru has seen “in the last 12 months, with €6.5M worth of loans.” Despite that, the total historical financed loans via EstateGuru amount “has reached €700.0M, out of which €406.3M has been repaid.”… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tranglo recently announced the launch of instant SEPA payments to Europe. It reportedly marks the company’s first large-scale expansion “in that region and comes amid an influx of cross-border funds in recent years.” As noted in the update, SEPA “facilitates over 43 billion transactions annually,… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Molo Finance is pleased to launch Rapid remortgage, a new service helping investors “get an offer on their buy-to-let mortgage in just 24 hours.” A typical remortgage process “takes a lengthy time, which is why they’ve streamlined their approval process for customers… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Acre, the “one-click” mortgage intermediaries platform, has announced it has secured £6.5 million investment to grow its tech platform and enhance the process of buying a home. The McPike Global Family Office (MGFO), “joins returning investors Aviva and Founders Factory, to provide new funds to… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Covéa, the car insurer in France with 10.7 million vehicles insured by its French brands MAAF, MMA and GMF, announces the use of Tractable‘s artificial intelligence technology “to accelerate claims processing nationwide in France.” Covéa has been working with Tractable since 2016 “to simplify claims… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 3:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Climate and fintech company Agreena, whose soil carbon platform is one of the largest globally, announced its Series B raise of €46M. Led by Germany’s multi-stage investor HV Capital, the investment round “has an exciting composition of new investors including impact fund AENU and fintech-focused… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 2:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Payments Council (EPC) has announced the appointment of Giorgio Andreoli as its new Director General, effective from 1 April 2023. He takes over from Etienne Goosse, who “stepped down after twelve highly successful years in the role.” Giorgio Andreoli reportedly “has extensive professional… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of Boerse Stuttgart Digital, blocknox GmbH has received the final license for its business operations as a crypto custodian from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Under the brand Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Boerse Stuttgart Group has “bundled all its cryptocurrency and digital… Read More