Tagged: europe

November 1, 2021 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Payments Report from Capgemini has looked into the major trends, drivers, opportunities, and risks that are transforming the financial services sector. The report mainly focuses on the beginning of a new era, called ‘Payments 4.X’, an experience-driven environment that’s leading to greater industry… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital bank Revolut recently wished everyone a Happy Halloween. Revolut‘s management writes in a blog post that October’s new products are the “best treat you’ll get this year.” Boo!-k a stay and Earn Instant Cashback  Revolut notes that if you’ve been dreaming… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm Modulr notes that unless you’ve been living in a completely different digital dimension, you can’t have “failed to hear about the data breaches and high-profile phishing scams that have been hitting the recent headlines.” The team at Modulr writes in a blog… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking is driving the “largest disruptors” in the virtual banking market, BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) and embedded finance, by serving as an “enabler for delivery of these concepts,” according to a report from Juniper Research. As noted in a whitepaper, shared by Juniper Research: “While the… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Maslife, an AI-enhanced app that assists you with improving your health, relax your mind and take control of your finances, has raised 84% (£845,172) of its £1,000,001 target from 90 investors via Seedrs. With 24 days left in the Maslife crowdfunding campaign, the UK-based company notes… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 20,000 investors are now signed up with Croatian peer-to-peer lender Robo.cash. Robo.cash writes in a blog post that the month of October 2021 made them happy with a new milestone: over 20k investors have now registered on the Robo.cash platform. The platform’s management… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Nationwide House Price Index (in the UK) reveals that the annual house price growth remained steady in double digits for the fifth straight month in September 2021. However, it eased back to 10.0% from 11.0% in August, the Blend Network team notes. The UK-based… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asset managers are set to deploy capital at an accelerated rate, according to an update from European online lender October. Despite the global 2020 Covid-19 outbreak and resulting socioeconomic uncertainty, the asset management sector is going strong, if not stronger, the team at October reveals…. Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abrdn (LON: ABDN) has reportedly acquired investing insights platform Finimize, a company that empowers retail investors to make informed investment-related decisions. Finimize has more than 1 million subscribers for its daily newsletter and approximately 40,000 premium subscribers. It aims to make investing more accessible and… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

F10 Spain has announced 10 high-potential startups that are joining the second cohort of its Incubation Program in Barcelona. Chosen from over 180 national and global applications, this batch aims to bring innovative business models and trends, includes more female founders and “a good mix… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset platform Bitpanda notes that they’re pleased to welcome Joshua Barraclough on board, as Chief Executive Officer of Bitpanda Pro. As mentioned in the update, Josh joins Bitpanda from J.P. Morgan with “the ambitious goal of turning Pro into the number… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LHV UK, the financial and payment services platform for Fintechs, is forming a partnership with Tuum, the modular Core banking platform providing back-end systems which aim to support transactional retail and business banking. Through the partnership, Tuum will aim to provide a single API-powered payments… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After their initial announcement of GoCredit going live on Mintos on August 13, 2021, the team is pleased to confirm that Mintos has “finalized” the Master Trust structure with the lending firm. GoCredit is reportedly the second firm on Mintos (along with Alivio Capital) to… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has reportedly acquired BCS Consulting, a UK-based management consultancy that provides complex business change for financial services companies. With head offices in London, BCS Consulting’s 250 strong team joins Accenture’s U.K. Financial Services Strategy and Consulting practice, the announcement noted while adding… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-based neobanking Fintech Bunq has introduced a domestic currency feature for digital nomads that is available via the firm’s banking app. Bunq clients are able to receive, convert, hold and spend in several different currencies without needing to exit the app. The first currencies that… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Online pension provider, PensionBee (LON:PBEE) reveals that they now have more than 100,000 invested customers. We're pleased to announce that PensionBee now has over 100,000 Invested Customers! 🎉💛 pic.twitter.com/T3Ya2Ej1JE — PensionBee UK (@pensionbee) October 21, 2021 As previously reported, PensionBee is a leading online pension provider,… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, a property-backed loan marketplace catering to retail investors, notes that in September 2021, they came very close to “breaking the record set in March 2021, financing 95 loans worth a total of €21.2 million.” The team at EstateGuru writes in a blog post that… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After a “positive jump” in the Bondora portfolio during the month of August 2021, originations had slightly lower return rates “as a whole in September.” European P2P lender Bondora also mentioned that originations still “show good returns when compared to their target rates.” Here are… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transact Payments Limited, a provider of European BIN sponsorship and modular payment, debit, credit and prepaid services, reveals that it has experienced 380% growth in settlement volumes (EUR €) “from 2017/18 to 2020/21 across its expanding client base.” As mentioned in an update shared with… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at P2P lender Robo.cash notes that the popularization of the secondary market in the European markets has surged considerably this year, exceeding the activity in 2020. As for Robo.cash, every month since 2020, the volume of secondary market transactions has “grown by an… Read More