Tagged: europe

July 7, 2025 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In an evolving global financial services landscape, bunq, one of Europe’s largest digital banks, continues to push boundaries with new features and international expansion plans. bunq currently reports 14.5 million users across 30 European countries. Founded in 2012 by entrepreneur Ali Niknam, bunq has prioritized… Read More

July 7, 2025 @ 6:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently announced significant steps in its pursuit of financial innovation and monetary policy refinement, as outlined in key updates from June and July 2025. These updates highlight the ECB’s commitment to exploring distributed ledger technology (DLT) for financial market… Read More

July 7, 2025 @ 3:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Robocash says it has been making significant strides this year, as highlighted in its recent updates. From operational milestones to strategic enhancements, the platform says it is continuing to solidify its position as a key player in the global Fintech and online investing… Read More

July 6, 2025 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European investing platform PeerBerry continues to demonstrate robust performance and strategic growth in 2025, driven by its partnership with Aventus Group and other reliable loan originators. Recent updates from the platform highlight significant investor activity, successful loan repayments, and expansion plans, positioning PeerBerry as a… Read More

July 6, 2025 @ 3:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, says it has held the final closing for its sixth-generation credit opportunities strategy, Kartesia Credit Opportunities (KCO) VI, at €1.3 billion. The fundraising of KCO VI was said to have received strong… Read More

July 5, 2025 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Real estate crowdfunding has become a powerful tool for investors seeking diversified, high-yield opportunities without the complexities of direct property ownership. Estateguru, a European platform for property-backed loans, continues to innovate and attract global investors. Recent updates from Estateguru emphasize key aspects of their operations,… Read More

July 5, 2025 @ 2:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Irish Software as a Service (SaaS) Regtech Fenergo has announced 300 new jobs at its global headquarters in Dublin. This is said to be part of a €100 million Research, Development & Innovation (RD&I) expansion plan supported by Enterprise Ireland. In addition to the new… Read More

July 5, 2025 @ 2:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Xaver and Upvest have revealed a strategic partnership to enable financial institutions to launch fully digital pension and investment products in Germany. ‍Xaver’s AI-native financial advisory and sales platform “Xaver One” seeks to provide autonomous AI financial advisors that “engage customers across chat, voice, and… Read More

July 4, 2025 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets exchange Gemini has taken a significant step toward merging traditional finance (TradFi) with decentralized finance (DeFi) by launching a new batch of tokenized stocks for European Union investors. Announced on July 3, 2025, this release includes U.S. equities such as Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA… Read More

July 3, 2025 @ 3:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

From 1 August 2025, PostFinance is permanently reducing the prices for transfers in pounds sterling to the United Kingdom to a fixed fee of 9 francs, and for euro transfers to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to 7 francs. In doing so, PostFinance is… Read More

July 3, 2025 @ 2:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX has reportedly completed its acquisition of Aquis, creating a pan-European exchange innovator with an aggregated 15% market share and access to 16 capital markets across Europe. By combining Aquis’ technology with the multi-asset class services of SIX, the transaction strengthens “the position of SIX… Read More

July 3, 2025 @ 1:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe is showing off new products that aim to accelerate its growth and the growth of German businesses. The announcements were made at Stripe Tour Berlin, the company’s gathering of business professionals in Germany. New products and features in Germany include: Access to growth capital… Read More

July 3, 2025 @ 1:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a step toward expanding its footprint in Europe, OKX, one of the world’s cryptocurrency exchanges, has officially launched a fully regulated centralized crypto exchange in France. Announced by Erald Ghoos, CEO of OKX Europe, this milestone marks a strategic advancement in the company’s mission… Read More

July 2, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Dollar (USDG), a global stablecoin regulated by EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA), and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is launching to consumers across the European Union this week. Backed by Global Dollar Network (GDN) and issued by… Read More

July 2, 2025 @ 4:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenized real estate platform MetaWealth reports that it has distributed over $1 million in yield income to investors. This month, the company reports that it distributed more than $37,000 to investors, thus surpassing the million-dollar mark. The yield is driven by rental income for its… Read More

July 2, 2025 @ 1:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank has launched Apple’s Tap To Pay solution on iPhone to enable businesses in Spain to seamlessly and securely accept in-person payments with the iPhone, without any additional hardware or payment terminal needed. With Tap To Pay on iPhone, merchants can accept payments “with contactless… Read More

July 2, 2025 @ 1:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bicoin Suisse is pleased to announce that their platform will be adding support for the Namada token (NAM). Effective immediately, clients will be able to “hold NAM on our institutional-grade custody solution, Bitcoin Suisse Vault, and to stake tokens to receive network rewards.” Clients can… Read More

July 1, 2025 @ 6:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The wealth management landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by an  intergenerational wealth transfer and the increasing demand for sophisticated, technology-driven solutions. Addepar, a global enabler of wealth management technology, is addressing these challenges with significant updates to its platform. These updates focus on… Read More

July 1, 2025 @ 2:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a fast-evolving global economic landscape, Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, has taken steps to adapt its strategies to ensure economic stability and effective monetary policy. Recent developments highlight the Riksbank’s proactive approach: a speech by First Deputy Governor Anna Breman on innovative monetary policy… Read More

June 30, 2025 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum, the core banking platform, has announced a strategic partnership with maib in Romania, where Moldova’s largest bank looks at establishing its digital banking presence with asset-light retail-only offering. Tuum’s SaaS core banking platform will serve “as the foundation for maib’s greenfield operations in Romania.”… Read More