Tagged: europe

September 29, 2022 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liberis, a global embedded business finance platform,  announced that they have secured £140m in financing from Barclays Bank PLC and BCI Finance in order “to help secure its global partner expansion and growth plans for the next two years.” This brings Liberis’ total funds raised… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younited, the instant credit provider in Europe, provides European households – in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Germany – with financing solutions “for projects and purchases up to 50,000 euros.” This milestone is the “best proof” of the relevance of Younited’s offer to its customers:… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Commission has welcomed a Joint Statement by EU and Ukrainian financial institutions “to provide access to affordable, accessible and transparent remittance services to Ukraine.” Today, remittances from Ukrainians in the EU are “a vital way of providing means of subsistence to their families… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims to be one of the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency platforms, announced it has been registered in France as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) following clearance from the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR)…. Read More

September 27, 2022 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aviva, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading insurers, announced an investment of $10 million into the Anthemis Female Innovators Lab Fund. The fund was “founded in September 2019 and backs female entrepreneurs in the fintech industry across the UK, Europe, Canada and… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Three quarters of young adults (76%) plan “to make major sacrifices or put life events on hold due to the cost of living crisis,” according to a survey by Starling Bank. The research, which questioned 2,000 UK adults, compared age groups and asked about stresses… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allurity has acquired Spanish multinational Aiuken, as “an important step in its journey to becoming Europe’s leading cybersecurity provider.” Aiuken brings an entire SOC platform “spanning three continents, as well as its Cloud Security and SOC-as-a-Service platforms.” This deal takes Allurity one step closer “to… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app with more than 20 million customers worldwide,  announced that it has “expanded its crypto offering to launch 29 new tokens for US* users, via a new partnership with Apex Crypto.” Customers can now “buy and sell a total of… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), which claims to be the UK’s largest small business lending platform, and Bayview Asset Management, an investment management firm headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, announced a lending partnership that is “targeting the provision of £700m funding to small businesses over an 18… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) reveals that they’ve registered with the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank — DNB) as a crypto service provider. This registration will “allow Coinbase to offer our full suite of retail, institutional, and ecosystem products to customers… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swedish board evaluation platform BoardClic has raised €1.2 million “to boost next phase of international expansion.” BoardClic, a Swedish SaaS B2B platform for digital board and management team evaluations, has successfully acquired €1.2 million, according to an update shared with CI. The funding will be… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lars Seier Christensen, chairman of the Swiss non-profit Concordium Foundation and a global “pioneer” in FX and derivatives trading, has announced further investment in the ecosystem around Concordium Blockchain to the tune of 10 million Euros. Determined to help grow an ecosystem in which he… Read More

September 24, 2022 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bizum has arrived at N26. The online bank has announced that all customers with a Spanish IBAN can now “send, receive and request money through the popular mobile payments solution.” In addition, the online bank’s app will “incorporate the Bizum functionality to pay at partner… Read More

September 24, 2022 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based start-up Playter is taking the BNPL space “by storm,” as they announce an increase in the amount of funding SMEs can access through their growth platform, “reducing business owners’ burn rates, increasing runway, and freeing up capital.” Up until now, Playter could offer up… Read More

September 24, 2022 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yoko Spirig, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Ledgy, notes that the firm has raised a $22 million Series B funding round, led by New Enterprise Associates. The company’s CEO added that she’s delighted to share the news and that in the last few months… Read More

September 23, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Weavr announced an update that “adds a new level of convenience for cardholders to add their cards to Apple Pay and Google Wallet, improving digital security and card usage, and in turn fuelling transaction growth for embedded finance innovators.” The technology-first fintech has revealed… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 10:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) recently announced it is expanding Transaction Banking (TxB) to the European Union. Originally launched in the US in 2020 and expanded to the UK in 2021, this growth will deepen Goldman Sachs’ relationships “with existing clients who have banking needs in the… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, a provider of direct bank payment solutions, has launched Verified Mandates in France. Part of the GoCardless global ‘bank payment’ platform, Verified Mandates “combines the Account Information Services (AIS) capabilities of open banking with bank debit to stop fraud before it happens.” This represents… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) has completed the transformation of its SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) payments business to a cloud-based, next-gen platform run by  global Fintech provider Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR). The transition was “made to Broadridge‘s Payments as a Service and BPO operation… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aiia, a Mastercard company, and NORD.Investments are announcing a collaboration that will “enable quick, easy and secure top-up open banking payments in Denmark’s largest independent digital investment advisor platform.” Until today, NORD.Investments customers “experienced some challenges when adding funds to the investment platform, as the… Read More