Tagged: europe

September 27, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Monzo notes that clients have been able to pay Direct Debits and “standing orders” from a Pot for a while, and now customers may complete card payments as well  – including via Apple Pay and Google Pay. As explained in a blog… Read More

September 27, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Greengage announced that it has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer. The company has hired former Starling Bank Head of Finance, Brennan Elliott-Jones, in order to accelerates growth of its Gibraltar business operations. Greengage, which intends to… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ekko, the transformative app, debit card and ecosystem which aims to make it “effortless to turn the tide on climate change,” has secured 114% (£342,825) of its £300,000 fundraising target via Seedrs with 18 days left in its sale. Based in London, the company is… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Entrust, a US digital security and credential issuance service provider, reveals that it has entered a deal to acquire Paris-headquartered Antelop Solutions, a Fintech firm that supports financial institutions by allowing them to provide secure digital credit and debit cards to clients. As noted by… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Feedzai, a US Cloud-powered financial risk management platform, and Berlin’s Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) service provider Solarisbank have entered a multi-year partnership (announced at Money20/20 Europe). Through the partnership, Solarisbank will be leveraging Feedzai’s innovative tech, which will allow them to apply a proper risk management approach… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 7:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Axate, the flexible payment tool that aims to “fix a broken media market,” has secured 103% (or £360,799) of its £350,000 fundraising target via Crowdcube (at the time of writing) from 193 investors. The Axate team explains that users may sign up once, “upload some… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 7:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Serrala, the financial automation and payments software firm, and European Open Banking platform Tink, have formed a partnership for supporting open banking tech services. Through the partnership, the companies will be supporting billers so they can reach clients via every channel to settle bills and… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Modulr has now opened business offices in the Netherlands, which will serve as “the springboard for its EU-wide expansion in 2022 and 2023.” Following steady business growth in the United Kingdom during the last 5 years, Modulr is expanding rapidly, putting significant investment… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The peer-to-peer (P2P) market volumes for the first 8 months of this year are comparable to the GDP of the Maldives and Fiji, according to an update from Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash. The number of P2P investors is reportedly greater than the population of 52… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based P2P lending platform Blend Network reports that annual house price growth in the country surged to 11.0% in July 2021 from around 10.5% in June 2021. This, according to the updated figures from the Nationwide House Price Index. In MoM terms, house prices increased… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Loyalty app provider loyalBe has officially introduced its business operations in Dublin, by launching its unique rewards platform for small businesses operating in Ireland, after forming key partnerships with payments giant Visa (NYSE: V) and Champion Green. loyalBe offers local companies or businesses with an… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payaca, a Fintech firm that’s behind a virtual job management service that assists companies and trade-based businesses with improving operations, has acquired a £331,000 investment from Blackfinch Ventures. Targeted at SMEs in order to increase their chances of getting contract work, Payaca’s mobile and web… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Spicehaus says they are pleased to confirm the 10th investment of the Spicehaus Swiss Venture Fund. Fidentity offers automatic online identification of customers (KYC). The software can automatically match a live image or “selfie” with “the corresponding identification document.” Unlike other solutions in the market,… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HCL Technologies, a global tech firm, has agreed to a multi-year application services transformation partnership with Lendico, which is a brand of ING Germany, in order to deliver application and engineering services to help it create a digital platform that makes business banking faster and… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (September 20) that for the week ending September 17,… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French Development Agency, have committed to a grant facility agreement of 700,000 Euros (appr. PHP 41.3 million) in order to support the Philippines’ financial inclusion efforts,… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Monzo says that it already makes it easy for clients to manage their spending and ensures that they have funds set aside for settling bills and adding to their savings. Monzo, which is under investigation for possible money laundering activity and posted… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling has shared important information about pensions. In order to mark National Pension Awareness Week in the United Kingdom, Starling teamed up with their partners in the Starling Marketplace, PensionBee and Penfold, to help consumers gain a better understanding of pensions. As… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bondora secondary market experienced a “complete trend reversal” in August 2021. The European P2P lender reveals that there was a substantial 107.9% growth when compared to the month of July 2021. This growth equates to “a total of €338,235 being transacted on the Secondary… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered crypto Regtech firm Coinfirm reveals that it has finalized an $8 million Series A round. The company has also announced the appointment of Dr. Mircea Mihaescu as their new CEO. Coinfirm’s investment round has been co-led by SIX Fintech Ventures, which is the corporate… Read More