Tagged: europe

December 18, 2021 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, Chief Strategy Officer at UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender. Blend Network‘s Roxana Mohammadian-Molina talked about some of the landmark projects that they’ve helped out this year. She also commented on what her team is doing… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW), an international payments enablement and software company, has announced that it has acquired WPM, a software provider that enables secure payment experiences for universities and colleges across the UK. As mentioned in the announcement, the acquisition will build on Flywire’s education… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 10:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nationwide, one of the world’s largest building societies, has reportedly moved its member website to Microsoft Azure. The move, which was designed, built and released by Nationwide’s Cloud team with assistance from digital transformation consultancy Contino, aims to improve the robust security features of the… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 7:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AIB, an Irish bank with key positions across various segments, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have announced a €65 million 3-year agreement designed to help “deliver the bank’s 2023 strategy by accelerating its ongoing digital transformation, meeting its customer-first commitment and providing a clear pathway to… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Börse has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Crypto Finance, a FINMA-regulated provider of trading, custody, and investment services for digital assets. The agreement was “signed in June, and closing was on 15 December 2021,” the announcement confirmed. The acquisition lays the… Read More

December 16, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Twig, the London-headquartered Fintech firm that’s bridging the gap between finance and re-sale, has shared its inaugural whitepaper which highlights “the new way in which Gen Z are consuming, based upon a total cost of ownership and a commitment to a sustainable lifestyle.” As mentioned… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

topi has acquired $4.5 million in capital via a pre-seed round that has been co-led by Index Ventures and Creandum. Established by Estelle Merle and Charlotte Pallua, the firm is focused on becoming an international enabler of fast and “frictionless” payments for B2B trade. Angel… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 7:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deeptech pioneer Othoz has completed a €10 million round to further “unlock the potential of artificial intelligence and drive the development of quantitative, machine learning (ML) based strategies for investing in capital markets.” Led by Acton Capital and with participation of existing investors as well… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Artesian : DueDil is pleased to confirm that it has teamed up with TechLabs London, a Microsoft Tier 1 Direct Cloud Solutions Provider. As mentioned in the announcement, this partnership will aim to provide seamless integrations between Artesian: DueDil and Microsoft Dynamics 365, enabling banking… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

British bank NatWest has reportedly been fined £264.8 million (appr. $354.30 million) on Monday (December 14, 2021) for failing to comply with appropriate money laundering regulations in a case that marked the first time that the United Kingdom’s financial regulators pursued criminal charges for these… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 12:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Pret Foundation has teamed up with Contactless Giving Week this December in order to raise awareness and support cashless fundraising for their ongoing work towards breaking the cycle of homelessness. Earlier in 2021, more than 40 Pret shops had been fitted with GoodBox contactless… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 12:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TripActions, the comprehensive travel, corporate card, and expense management solution, has announced the launch of TripActions LiquidTM in Europe. Through its partnership with Stripe, TripActions Liquid claims to be “the first — and only — Fintech-powered travel and expense management offering that can support card… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Locket, which offers technologically-advanced, prevention-first home insurance, has acquired 145% (£1,090,635) of its £750,000 target with 4 days left (at the time of writing) in its crowdfunding campaign carried out via Seedrs. It was previously reported that Locket hit its initial funding target in just… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The end of the year 2021 has seen a surge in peer-to-peer investment activity, according to an update from Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash. Robo.cash analysts write in a blog post that the past 3 months of the year “tend to increase P2P investors’ activity.” The… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at European P2P lender Bondora notes that the end of the year “looks bright” as they celebrate “yet another month of loan origination highs.” Last month, Bondora originated over €20.5M in loans—which is notably “the second-highest amount in Bondora’s history.” The current origination… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European marketplace lender October has reportedly acquired a €30 million commitment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Dutch impact investor Invest-NL in the context of the European Guarantee Fund (EGF) and the Dutch Alternative Credit Instrument mandates. As noted in an update from… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As we head towards the end of 2021, EstateGuru’s Head of Global sales, Mihhail Onohhov reflects back over the activities of the past year, and he also tries to look ahead to what he expects from 2022. As the person tasked with EstateGuru‘s sales strategy,… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Just Move In, which claims to be on a mission to build the United Kingdom’s highest rated home move platform, saving customers time, hassle & money, has secured 139% (£1,396,199 from 337 investors) of its £1,000,000 target via Crowdcube (at the time of writing) with… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sustainable Accelerator 5, which provides a diversified portfolio of “exciting” SEIS & EIS sustainability startups, has acquired 98% (£590,600) of its £600,000 target via Seedrs from 300 investors with 3 days left (at the time of writing) in its crowdfunding campaign. Based in London, United… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HOKO // The Homeowner’s Architect has raised 89% (£446,973) of its £500,000 target (at the time of writing) from 251 investors via its crowdfunding campaign carried out through Crowdcube. Currently, there are 11 days left in the firm’s campaign. The UK-based company reports a £15,000,000… Read More