Tagged: europe

June 2, 2025 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the global enabler of digital banking  platforms, presents its new State of European Banking 2025: consumer survey report. The study provides key insight into the shift in banking preferences, customer satisfaction and the growing “importance of digital services in financial decisions for European banking… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 3:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank research highlights that the growth of services sustains the dynamism of the economy in 2025. CaixaBank’s research service indicates that the “number of sectors in the expansion phase is increasing in the first months of the year, supported by the moderation of inflation, the… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 1:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Latvian real estate market is experiencing a resurgence, driven by falling interest rates, a dynamic new-build sector, and competitive pricing, according to insights from Estateguru, a European investment and financing platform for relatively small loans. Coupled with the platform’s April 2025 results showcasing a… Read More

May 31, 2025 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, highlighted growing concerns over global financial stability driven by sharp shifts in U.S. trade and security policies. These abrupt changes have triggered significant market volatility and heightened uncertainty, posing risks to both Swedish and global financial systems. Coupled with this,… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment technology firm, Tribe Payments, has announced a strategic partnership with global Treasury Operating System (TOS), Finmo, to deliver integrated, end-to-end payment and treasury services to banking and fintech clients across key growth markets – notably Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe. The partnership combines Tribe’s issuer… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 2:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global venture capital investments developed robustly in the first quarter of 2025. This is shown by the new Venture Pulse from KPMG, for which the global venture capital market is regularly evaluated. Global investments reached a new high in the first three months of the… Read More

May 28, 2025 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has officially enabled Tap to Pay on iPhone in seven new markets: Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Iceland, Luxembourg, and Malta. The functionality allows businesses such as Suitsupply, an international men’s fashion brand with… Read More

May 27, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swedish firm H100 Group AB has reportedly raised SEK 21 million (approximately $2.2 million) in a funding round structured as a 0% interest convertible loan. The investment round was led by Adam Back, the CEO of Blockstream and a prominent figure in the Bitcoin community,… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The introduction of the Sepa Instant Payments regulation is set to reshape the financial landscape across Europe, with nearly half of the region’s banks anticipating significant interest revenue losses due to heightened liquidity requirements. Despite these financial challenges, many institutions remain optimistic, believing the long-term… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 4:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EBA CLEARING announced that over 55 RT1 and STEP2 Participants across 14 countries are preparing to adopt its Fraud Pattern and Anomaly Detection (FPAD) Verification of Payee (VOP) solution to deliver VOP checks in compliance with the Instant Payments Regulation (IPR). These participants will connect… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG announces that Euroclear Bank’s Treasury division has joined LCH RepoClear SA as a member. Euroclear Bank’s Treasury division is now able to benefit from “access to a liquidity pool, and the netting and risk management efficiencies available through the service, expanding its long-standing partnership… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA is launching a new version of its app in Spain, with a unique native code that is “scalable and exportable” to all countries where the bank operates. This technological overhaul, which includes “an artificial intelligence (AI) integration, marks a turning point in digital banking.”… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 7:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GenTwo, a Swiss Fintech specializing in the securitization of bankable and non-bankable assets, and Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, have announced a joint offering that creates a streamlined pathway for financial institutions to bring crypto investment products to market. The joint solution combines… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

German fintech Aufinity Group announces the completion of a Series C funding of 26 million US-Dollars. The round is led by BlackFin Capital Partners, a European private equity firm focused exclusively on financial services buyouts and fintechs. Existing investors PayPal Ventures and Seaya Ventures are… Read More

May 22, 2025 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse, the Swiss crypto financial service provider, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary BTCS (Middle East) Ltd. has received an In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM. This milestone represents “a step forward in Bitcoin Suisse’s strategic expansion,… Read More

May 22, 2025 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced that it had secured a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license after receiving approval of its acquisition of A.N. Allnew Investments Ltd from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). Allnew is licensed by the CySEC to provide “investment and ancillary services… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Issuer processing Fintech Enfuce unveils the Fortitude Pledge, a compliance and security standard, that aims to “eliminate 100% of financial crime risks across all Enfuce-processed card transactions.” Because aiming to stop “100% of human trafficking, money laundering, and terrorist financing is not optional—it’s essential.” Anything… Read More

May 20, 2025 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Kraken is now offering crypto perpetual futures in the European Economic Area (EEA). The crypto exchange says it is the first platform to offer this regulated feature. Kraken will offer the derivatives through Payward Europe Digital Solutions (CY) Ltd – a Cyprus-based MiFID II-regulated entity…. Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 2:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitvavo, the European cryptocurrency trading platform and the largest euro spot exchange globally, announced its integration with Talos, the provider of institutional trading and portfolio technology for digital assets. This integration reportedly enables asset managers, hedge funds, market makers, as well as brokers to execute… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox has agreed to sell 100% of the shares in its Italian companies wefox MGA S.r.l. and wefox Services Italy S.r.l., which focus mainly on affinity distribution with an emphasis on motor insurance, to funds managed by J.C. Flowers & Co., a global private investment… Read More