Tagged: europe

April 30, 2021 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-based Fintech Vivid Money, a mobile banking app provider, has secured €60 million in capital through a Series B round that was led by Greenoaks along with participation from existing investor Ribbit Capital. This latest investment round gives Vivid Money a €360 million valuation. Founded… Read More

April 30, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based MarketFinance, one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) invoice finance platforms, notes in a blog post that Brexit and the COVID-19 outbreak have had “dramatic effects on the price of shipping.” MarketFinance adds that if your business uses suppliers that are based in other… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thought Machine, a company that builds Cloud-native technology for banks, has reportedly integrated Wise‘s (formerly doing business as TransferWise) global money transfer platform into its core banking engine, Vault. The integration should allow Thought Machine‘s banking and Fintech clients the option to use Wise’s fast… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Addepar, a U.S.-based wealth manager with $2.5 trillion of assets on its platform, says its goal has always been to offer investors and advisors with the data required to “optimize” how the world’s capital is “put to work.” The Addepar team noted in a recent… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Trust Payments, a global digital payments company, announced on Thursday it has expanded into Ireland, with the plans to open an office in Dublin city center. Founded in 1997, Trust Payments group power the online payments of some of the world’s most well-established companies,… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alphagreen, a European CBD marketplace, has raised nearly £1.7 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.  Founded in 2019, Alphagreen Group describes itself as a high-growth technology and pharmaceutical trading business. “Alphagreen Group works with top Cannabis brands globally to sell high-quality non-psychoactive products (e.g…. Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Fintech firm Paymentsense, which helps small businesses take card payments, has published a 2021 UK job market report that covers how the COVID-19 outbreak has led to new business growth. During the past year, UK residents have beeen investing in their “ambitions,” by launching… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based WorldRemit, a global cross-border payments firm, reveals that it has been recognized for having the “best app” for international money transfers. Investopedia has reportedly named WorldRemit as the ‘Best for International Transfers’ as part of its ‘Best Money Transfer Apps of 2021’ awards. The… Read More

April 28, 2021 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Viva Wallet, a Greece-based neobank startup, has reportedly secured $80 million through its latest investment round. The company raised €500 million in capital to support its virtual banking business this previous summer. Founded in 2010, Viva Wallet describes itself as a European fintech disruptor on a… Read More

April 28, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volt, an open payments gateway, revealed on Wednesday (April 28, 2021) that it has developed new cash management functionality. It offers merchants and payment service providers with full visibility of Open Banking payments made via the UK’s Faster Payments Service and the European SEPA Credit… Read More

April 28, 2021 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Helvetia Venture Fund is reportedly making an investment in Germany’s Baufi24, a property finance firm, by acquiring its shares as part of a Series A round. btov, a VC company, has also taken part in the investment round along with Helvetia Venture Fund. The… Read More

April 28, 2021 @ 12:47 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 Tuesday (April 26, 2021) that “poor sentiment” for Bitcoin led… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European peer-to-peer lending platform Bondora recently shared details regarding its 2020 portfolio performance. The Bondora team notes that after remaining quite steady at 17.4% for two straight months, the 2020 return rate for originations increased “ever so slightly to 17.5% in March.” The P2P lender… Read More

April 26, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Compliance tech and data analytics provider SteelEye plans to address market abuse and communications monitoring with lexicon technology. The new tech can reportedly monitor over 6x as many search terms as a typical lexicon. SteelEye’s product has been developed in a manner that adheres to… Read More

April 26, 2021 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from Aldermore bank suggests that there are some signs of recovery for SMEs, as they announce plans to make investments in their businesses in the coming year, a move that has come after the easing of nationwide lockdowns in the UK. SMEs intend to… Read More

April 25, 2021 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based ComplyAdvantage, a company that offers real-time financial crime insight that “puts you in control,” notes that the European Union has introduced a strategy to deal with  organized and financial crime and the US recently imposed new sanctions on Russia. While sharing recent financial crime… Read More

April 25, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this week, Monese revealed that they have joined Future Fifty 9.0 which is the UK’s leading late-stage growth program. The Monese team noted in a blog post: “We’re excited to announce we’ve been chosen as one of the UK’s leading late-stage tech companies and… Read More

April 25, 2021 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer-to-peer lending marketplace Mintos revealed, earlier this week, that the lending firm E-Cash has informed them of its intentions to “wind down” the business. The Mintos team noted that E-Cash is currently in the process of “working out the details” of how it plans to… Read More

April 25, 2021 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lithuania-based Debitum, which offers borderless small business financing, reveals that March 2021 was a “challenging” month for the platform but the team still reportedly managed to achieve several key milestones. Debitum writes in a blog post update that at the end of March 2021, the… Read More

April 24, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom remains a popular destination for EU-based company founders, according to a blog post recently published by UK-based challenger bank Tide. Brexit might have “severed” the UK’s political ties to the continent, however, it does not appear to have negatively impacted the UK’s… Read More