Tagged: europe

December 9, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After introducing its 100% mobile trading solution two weeks ago, Lydia has announced that it secured $100 million in capital. Lydia‘s investment round is led by existing investors (Accel, Founders Future and Tencent), who are taking the opportunity to “renew their confidence in the company’s… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chip, the savings app that aims to bring consumers the best rates while automatically building up their savings, has made changes to its membership plans as it focuses on making more of the app free and gets ready to launch a simplified fee structure. Chip,… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank (LSE:MTRO), the United Kingdom’s community bank, has introduced its Magic Money Christmas Tree marketing campaign with the goal to raise funds via a gold coin mechanism for various children’s charities through its 78 stores. Created by Metro Bank’s in-house studio and domestic agencies… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender that is owned by Computershare, has unveiled several new products as part of a range redesign intended to support greater energy efficiency in the United Kingdom‘s private rental sector. Zephyr’s management noted that their new EPC Deal products… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech Butter is planning to compete with and potentially replace traditional credit cards with the introduction of its own BNPL card. Although 65% of UK consumers carry credit cards, the number being issued has declined by around 3% during… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital wealth management platform Moneyfarm has confirmed that it will acquire Wealthsimple’s UK business book. Wealthsimple UK has reportedly agreed to transfer its 16,000 UK clients to Moneyfarm by the end of January 2022. The Canadian Robo-advisor said it would no longer be offering its… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) has worked with Klarna since 2018 and today the two companies are broadening their relationship. According to a statement from Marqeta, its partnership with Klarna will expand into 13 new European markets: the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium,… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

B2B cross-border payment provider, Verto, has teamed up with payments bank, Banking Circle, in order to streamline global payments for its customers. Utilizing the Banking Circle Virtual IBAN solution, alongside access to Banking Circle’s domestic payment channels, Verto is “addressing the pain points of complicated… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The announcement shared below was reportedly provided to AS Mintos Marketplace (Mintos) by Eleving Group, a cooperation partner of Mintos that provides various investment opportunities via Mntos.com. Following Eleving Group’s strategy to consolidate investments in its “best-performing markets, a decision has been made to exit… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has reportedly agreed to terms in order to acquire portfolio optimization platform Quantile, further extending its post-trade offerings to the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market. Over the years, Quantile has managed to expand its team to more than 80 employees, with… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iProov, a provider of biometric face authentication tech, and Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the United Kingdom with mainland Europe, have announced that their trial of a contactless fast-track service, SmartCheck, is currently live. SmartCheck enables passengers to “complete secure ticket verification and… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 9:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ali Niknam, CEO and founder of European Fintech bunq, recently noted that they are starting off on a “new beginning for bunq” Niknam wrote in a blog post dated December 2, 2021 that today “marks the start of a new chapter in bunq’s history.” Niknam… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GO MODULAR, which aims to create low impact, “bespoke,” modular housing solutions for small and medium-sized developments, has acquired 93% (£304,613) of its £325,000 fundraising target from 284 investors via Crowdcube with 17 days left in the platform’s crowdfunding campaign. GO MODULAR or GM explains… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finland’s Card-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform Enfuce has finalized a €45 million Series C round that has been led by global growth investor Vitruvian Partners. Established in Finland, Enfuce has expanded its geographic presence in Germany and France and has more than 13 million active card users… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm iwoca, which claims to be one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, recently announced the expansion of its merchant cash advance product to all small businesses “accepting card payments in the UK.” As mentioned in an update shared with CI, the merchant cash… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Ireland has reportedly been fined €24.5 million by the Central Bank for failing over the course of over 10 years to have a proper system in place to allow for the continuity of service to clients in the event of a major… Read More

December 5, 2021 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Novus World, the impact banking app that aims to turn everyday spending into a “force for good,” has raised 111% (£999,860) of its £900,000 target from 269 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 24 days left in its crowdfunding campaign. Based… Read More

December 5, 2021 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mobile banking app N26 recently confirmed that they’re getting ready to close down all US accounts in January 2022. As noted in a blog post by UK-based Fintech Monzo, this decision has “left many customers looking for a replacement that offers easy mobile banking, low… Read More

December 5, 2021 @ 1:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian P2P lender Robocash has shared the key results for the month of November 2021. Robo.cash writes in a blog post that less than a month before Christmas, they are “pleased to share the platform’s news for November.” The lending platform noted that loans worth… Read More

December 5, 2021 @ 1:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Freetrade, a company that’s on a mission to get everyone investing, has secured  879% (£8,799,726) of its £1,000,000 fundraising target from 6926 investors (at the time of writing) via Crowdcube – with 1 day left in the Fintech firm’s crowdfunding campaign. A UK Financial Conduct… Read More