Tagged: europe

April 10, 2019 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital banking platform 2gether announced on Wednesday users will be able to use 2gether’s prepaid Visa card in any of the 19 eurozone countries. The company revealed: “2gether’s prepaid Visa card allows users to convert cryptocurrency to euros, and to spend those euros anywhere Visa… Read More

April 10, 2019 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

J.P. Morgan announced earlier this week it is advancing its real-time payments offering by launching SEPA Instant in Europe. The banking group reported that with this latest offering it is continuing on its mission to drive efficiency and add critical value to our clients’ business…. Read More

April 1, 2019 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing nearly €200,000 through its first Seedrs funding round, Corkbrick Europe has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise €250,000. As previously reported, Corkbrick was founded in 2012 by father-daughter duo Miguel Reynolds Brandão and Catarina Reynolds… Read More

March 22, 2019 @ 8:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Borgun, a European payment processor and merchant acquirer, announced earlier this week it has signed an agreement with the fintech and insurtech company novae to support its digital transformation. Borgun reported that it and novae are aiming to co-create solutions in a digital capability framework… Read More

March 19, 2019 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its beta launch in Spain, 2gether, a digital banking platform, announced it has begun its European expansion. Founded in 2016, 2gether describes itself as not just a Neobank that’s aiming to displace incumbent banks, but a next-generation banking platform that aims to dramatically improve the… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 5:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The European P2P investment platform Robo.cash recently conducted a survey among P2P investors. According to its results, the popularity of P2P investments is on the rise: 69% of the respondents started investing over the last two years, and 35% of investors allocated more than €10,000… Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

European fintech hub B-Hive announced on Friday it has teamed up with Roland Berger, one of the leading global consultancy firms, and Sirris, the collective center for and by the technological industry, to publish B-Lens 2.0, a fintech landscape report that takes a look at the state… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

October, the European lending marketplace formerly known as Lendix, announced on Wednesday it has surpassed €100 million in loan repayment. The online lender reported that since its launch more than €250 million has been lent to European companies and nearly 40% of this amount has already been… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Today, the European Commission adopted the 2018 edition of the General Report. According to the Commission, this fulfills its legal obligation under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The report shows how the EU is delivering on its commitments to Europeans. The Commission… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 recently announced it has introduced premium N26 Black account in  Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Sweden. According to N26, N26 Black targets frequent travelers and it removes the “uncertainty” of exchange rates and transaction costs encountered through foreign travel and provides customers with free… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PaySend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced earlier this week it now has more than 500,000 customers. The company also introduced money transfer services to more than 30 European countries.   As previously reported, PaySend was founded in 2015 and describes itself as a UK fintech company… Read More

February 4, 2019 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced last week it is expanding its cooperation with Google Pay and is making its mobile payment app, boon, available for the wallet solution in Ireland, Spain, and the UK. Wirecard reported that the mobile app’s users… Read More

January 28, 2019 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yoyo Wallet announced on Monday it has partnered with European coffee chain SOHO Coffee Co. to provide mobile payments and loyalty app. The new collaboration with SOHO comes just a couple of months after Yoyo Wallet formed a partnership with easyCoffee. Founded in 2013, Yoyo… Read More

January 21, 2019 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

A joint report by the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Banking Authority (EBA), and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), addresses the topic of Fintech Sandboxes, the approach by regulators to partner with emerging Fintech firms by creating a safe place… Read More

January 7, 2019 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has received payment institution authorization from Ireland’s Central Bank. According to Irish Times, the Central Bank granted authorization to Google Payment Ireland under the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) regulation. The company will now be allowed to issue and acquire payments across the European Union (EU)… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 7:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

paysafecard, an Austria-based fintech that is part of the Paysafe Group, announced last week it has expanded its partnership with Google by becoming a new payment method in the Google Play Store in five additional European countries, which was Germany, the UK, France, Spain, and Greece…. Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase announced on Thursday it is expanding to six additional European markets. The online cryptocurrency platform now operates in 33 countries across the globe. Speaking about the expansion, Coinbase reported: “New customers in these markets will be able to make full use of Coinbase.com and our iOS… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Wednesday it has launched across 25 countries simultaneously in the European Union (EU). Coinsquare reported it first announced its intention to launch in Europe earlier this year and European customers now have access to the platform’s full suite of cryptocurrencies and services. This… Read More

December 14, 2018 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Slice Labs Inc., an on-demand insurance cloud platform provider, announced on Thursday the availability of Insurance Cloud Services (ICS) in the UK and EU. Slice reported that the first customer to use ICS in the UK is Legal & General with the launch of on-demand,… Read More

December 6, 2018 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Entersekt, a mobile-first fintech solutions firm, announced on Thursday it has relocated its European headquarters from Geldermalsen to Utrecht, both in the Netherlands. According to the fintech,  the new location offer much needed growing room for the fintech innovator. The company’s Munich office, overseen by Entersekt’s… Read More