Tagged: europe

August 7, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Sourced Capital, the home of property-backed peer to peer investing, notes that when you’re deciding to invest into property, selecting the appropriate location is a good place to begin, and the type of property investment strategy that Sourced Capital’s Borrowers choose… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tallinn-headquartered Fintech firm Income has finalized a seed round led by Tolaram Fintech, which is part of Tolaram, a Singapore-based enterprise with key investments in consumer products, Fintech solutions, as well as infrastructure and more than $1.2 billion in annual revenues. Estonia‘s Income says that… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based TrueLayer, which is one of Europe’s leading Open Banking platforms, reveals that Clement Boulais has now joined the company as GM for France. Clement Boulais is an experienced commercial manager and Fintech expert. He’ll be working out of the firm’s Paris offices and will… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Austria’s Bitpanda, the digital investment platform which has managed to achieve Unicorn status, reveals that it will be investing €10 million during the next couple years into the newly established Blockchain Research & Development Hub. The new Blockchain Research & Development Hub could potentially attract… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s Proptech firm emonitor recently revealed that it has acquired more than CHF 5 million through a Series A round in order to further develop key technologies for the “home” ecosystem. emonitor believes that a good home is the “cornerstone of happiness and well-being.” Their… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 11:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the end of 2018, LF TECH had launched on Mintos to provide short-term consumer loans issued in Kazakhstan. After the initial launch, the firm paused activities so it could adopt its new strategy and restructure the company for increased scalability opportunities. LF TECH has… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Digital Asset Management reports that it is now live on Crowdcube as the first Gibraltar registered firm to crowdfund. The firm’s management told Crowdfund Insider: “During the first few days of being live in Dam’s community, the company has raised over 1,000,000… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A completely digital economy has “always been on the horizon” and now, thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak, that horizon has been “brought to the forefront” of business operations, the team at UK-based Fintech Modulr writes in a blog post. Before the Coronavirus crisis, cashless payments… Read More

August 3, 2021 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ABN Amro (AMS: ABN), a Dutch bank with headquarters in Amsterdam and currently the third-largest bank in the Netherlands, will be offering clients a sustainability discount on mortgage interest rates for energy-efficient homes. ABN Amro‘s management noted that they will be using the EU’s Energy Label… Read More

August 3, 2021 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut, which offers a financial Super App with 16 million clients globally, reveals that it has simplified cross-border transactions between the US and Mexico with the introduction of its US-Mexico remittance corridor. With this launch, Revolut clients in the US and Mexico are… Read More

August 3, 2021 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London’s Element Ventures, a B2B Fintech-focused VC company, has established a $130 million fund with support from prominent investors. Launched by experienced financial services professionals Stephen Gibson and Michael McFadgen, and joined by Spencer Lake, who is HSBC’s ex- Vice Chairperson of Global Banking and… Read More

August 3, 2021 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Molo Finance reveals that it has formed an intermediary partnership with Tenet Group, which is one of the largest financial advisor support groups in the United Kingdom. This partnership will see Tenet provide Molo’s products to its advisers and client base, increasing their reach in… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital on Tap, a UK-headquartered Fintech firm, reveals that it has introduced its small business credit card in the US markets. There’s been a lot of demand for such products, the company claims. Since April 2021, there have been more than 28,000 businesses that have… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Big Exchange, which is an impact investing platform & a money management app, with a marketplace for fairer products coming, has secured ££283,916 of its £150,000 target from 242 investors through Crowdcube (at the time of writing). The Big Exchange team notes that they… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Infinity Maritime has announced a partnership with Lloyd’s Register in order to enhance maritime sustainability As noted in a release shared with CI: “Following on from the announcement of collaboration with … international ship brokers, Infinity Maritime reflects the maritime ecosystem by announcing its partnership… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech app Snoop has secured £15 million in capital in order to support its global expansion efforts. Established by ex- Virgin Money Chief Executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia, the smart money app Snoop closed its Series A round with contributions from US investment management company Paulson &… Read More

August 1, 2021 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WyzePay, a platform for firms to issue corporate currency to clients, increasing benefits for both sides, has secured £384,404 or 128% of its £300,001 target from 125 investors via Seedrs. Based in London, UK, WyzePay now has 24 days left until its offer ends. The… Read More

July 31, 2021 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Monzo is currently facing a civil and criminal money-laundering investigation that is being carried out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Monzo‘s management disclosed these details in its annual report that was released on Friday (July 30, 2021). For the second straight… Read More

July 31, 2021 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments specialist Banking Circle notes in a recent update on the payments, banking and Fintech space that there have been record-level investments in the UK’s vibrant Fintech sector, with $5.7 billion of VC invested across 317 deals so far in 2021. Banking Circle‘s CIO, Michel… Read More

July 31, 2021 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Latvia-based P2P lending platform Sun Finance has exceeded the €1 billion (appr £851.7 million) milestone in the total loans provided. The company reveals that it’s on track to end 2021 with €200 million in earnings. Established in January 2017, the Sun Finance platform has managed… Read More