Tagged: europe

December 12, 2021 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Green Fintech firm Sugi has reportedly teamed up with Artorius in order to provide the wealth manager’s customers with access to environmental metrics that may help them with building “greener” investment portfolios. Sugi says that its mission is to transform green investing. The company wants… Read More

December 11, 2021 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Norwegian climate and expense management developer Sonya has reportedly entered a partnership agreement with Swedish impact technology provider, Doconomy. As noted by its management, Doconomy aims to “provide digital solutions to help us all live in a more sustainable way.” The company added: “We believe… Read More

December 11, 2021 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following the announcement of a crypto-focused partnership with Sygnum Bank earlier in 2021,  Bordier & Cie, a Swiss private banking institution established in 1844, is confirming that it’s notably the first bank in Switzerland to enter a strategic partnership with Moonfare, the private equity Fintech… Read More

December 11, 2021 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of AI-enhanced end-to-end identity orchestration, eKYC and AML solutions, recently announced that the firm is acquiring strategic partner 4Stop, the data marketplace and orchestration hub for KYB, KYC, compliance and fraud prevention. The addition of 4Stop’s data sources to the Jumio KYX… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech platform fonYou has announced that it has acquired €7 million in capital from Banco Santander’s Smart Fund, as part of a financing transaction that will aim to support fonYou’s future tech development and market expansion as it introduces its Fintech solutions across different regions… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, an international retail bank, payments, and shopping service, has announced the launch of the Klarna browser extension, which had been in “beta testing with over 100,000 consumers.” The extension enables consumers to “shop with Klarna’s flexible payment options on their desktop at every online… Read More

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