Tagged: europe

March 13, 2021 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Carta, a firm that helps private and public companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownership, notes that VC investors have underwritten “massive transformations in technology, society and culture.” However, there have been certain changes to the actual investment process, Carta explains. Although… Read More

March 13, 2021 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crowdinvesting or crowdfunding for real estate has long been considered a major potential market. However, there are a number of platforms that have downsized during the past year, even some established players like Exporo. Notably, the first Germany-based firm that’s set to go public through… Read More

March 12, 2021 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital, a peer-to-peer lender that originates secured loans, asks why there are only 20% of women investing via online platforms. As mentioned in a blog post by Assetz Capital, there’s a “misconception” that investing is suitable or appropriate for only a “certain type” of… Read More

March 12, 2021 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia-based peer-to-peer lender facilitating secured loans, has released its loan portfolio overview report for the month of February 2021. EstateGuru reports that in February, they continued to apply their “proactive” business model, and this led to the financed loan amount exceeding €10M (again),… Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DMALINK, which develops technology for creating an open, transparent and accessible currency market for banks, funds, corporations, had planned to raise £100,013 via Seedrs. There are 16 days left to invest in DMALINK’s operations and the company has already secured £146,252 (or 146% of its… Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based payments Fintech MultiPay has officially launched its services, which allow clients to accept payments from anywhere in the world. Digital commerce transactions in the United Kingdom have surged over 45% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, physical in-store payments have declined during the same time… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stanimir Vassilev, Co-Founder at Management Financial Group (MFG), reveals that Settle is now live in Bulgaria. Vassilev confirmed that Bulgarians are now able to send and receive money “instantly for free” with this new Fintech app that requires “no top-up.” He also mentioned that local… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking payments platform, Token, and BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP), a French international banking group that’s ranked as the 8th largest bank in the world in terms of total assets (appr. €2 trillion), have introduced an online payments service which aims to leverage the power… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finch Capital, a venture capital firm, recently finalized a €150 million fund to invest in Series A and B deals across Europe. The firm with its Amsterdam and London offices currently has €85 million in capital that is ready to deploy for its “Europe III”… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Change, a Northern Europe-based investment app, announced on Wednesday a  a 782% increase in the price of its shares since the company began trading on global equity funding and trading platform Funderbeam. Change reported it listed a portion of their shares in November 2020 and… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission has shared its vision for the digital transformation of Europe by 2030. The policy initiative is an all-encompassing approach to many aspects of the economy and daily existence. The EU states that this builds on the Commission’s digital strategy of February 2020…. Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The rollercoaster ride that is Bitcoin’s (BTC) and the wider crypto market’s latest rally has some wondering if we’re nearing a market top. However, Kraken analysts are not convinced that we’ve reached the top just yet. Kraken Intelligence, the US-based digital asset exchange’s team of… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new United Kingdom Visa to attract Fintech experts might lead to undesirable results unless the government figures out how to effectively deal with some of the potential issues, according to analysts. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, noted in Wednesday’s (March 3, 2021)… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech challenger Starling Bank has secured £272 million in capital via a Series D funding round led by Fidelity Investments. Starling Bank reported a £1.1 billion pre-money valuation. This latest investment round diversifies Starling’s slate of institutional investors to include some of the largest… Read More

March 7, 2021 @ 7:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Swiss Blockchain Federation has introduced the NTN Innovation Booster, called the Blockchain Nation Switzerland program, which is a 4-year initiative that has been co-funded by the Swiss Innovation Agency and Innosuisse. The Blockchain Nation initiative will be focused on promoting and supporting blockchain or… Read More

March 7, 2021 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although the Swiss Fintech sector continued to grow last year, a closer examination suggests that certain segments showed signs of stalling or becoming a bit stagnant. It’s one of the main findings of this year’s Fintech research study by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences… Read More

March 7, 2021 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK government, via the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is planning to invest £153 million, in order to create new products and services that are based on recent advancements in quantum technologies. Quantum tech is expected to have a major impact on the financial… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prominent digital bank Revolut is offering the opportunity to get a 1-month trial of the Revolut for Company Grow plan or Revolut for Freelancer Pro plan for free. To take advantage of this offer, users need to upgrade their plan to Company Grow or Freelancer… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monzo, a UK based digital bank that recently raised £50 million as part of a Series G extension,  recently explained that it basically offers a mobile banking platform that “puts you in control of your money.” While clarifying whether Monzo is, by definition or legally… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom might reportedly consider making several key changes to London’s current listing rules post-Brexit. The country aims to remove a barrier that has prevented special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) from choosing the European nation. The updates are meant to attract technology-focused public offerings…. Read More