Tagged: europe

November 15, 2024 @ 6:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the financial technology platform for global companies, announces the expansion of its partnership with Zalando, Europe’s online multi-brand fashion destination. This collab reinforces Adyen’s role as one of Zalando’s payment partners in  European markets, while becoming the payment partner for local payment methods… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amundi, the European asset manager, announces the launch of Amundi Private Markets ELTIF, an evergreen solution enabling savers to access investment opportunities in European private markets while supporting transitions. Interest in private market investment products is reportedly continuing to “grow in all markets.” Institutional investors,… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarpay AG is pleased to announce that it will officially rebrand to Bivial AG in the coming weeks. As noted in a blog post by Kkarpay, the new name reflects the company’s evolving vision and core values while adding a “personal touch”—by including the initials… Read More

November 13, 2024 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Laurent Benayoun, the CEO of Acheron Trading, has shared key crypto industry insights focused on the European digital assets ecosystem. Benayoun joined the firm following the acquisition of HedgeTech, the trading algorithms and infrastructure provider he co-founded. Passionate about algorithmic trading strategies and market microstructure, Benayoun… Read More

November 12, 2024 @ 8:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX will reportedly be expanding its European Exchange Capabilities through the acquisition of Aquis. The boards of SIX Group AG and Aquis Exchange Plc announced that they have entered an agreement on the terms of a “recommended cash offer” to be made by SIX, to… Read More

November 11, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European SME lender iwoca has reportedly secured £200 million in debt funding. Fintech iwoca, which claims to be one of Europe’s biggest SME lenders, announces a new £200m package of debt funding from Citi and Waterfall Asset Management and reportedly doubles its SME loan offer… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the US is expected to take a renewed “America First” stance with the presidential elections leading to Donald Trump being elected at the 47th US President, Eurocrowd stated that they recognize the various challenges and opportunities this presents for Europe. The statement was authored… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora AS is now officially registered as a credit provider in Lithuania, according to the latest update from the European investment platform. Bondora explained in a blog post that Lithuania based customers can soon take advantage of the secure online financial services they offer across… Read More

November 8, 2024 @ 6:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The collaboration combines Shift4‘s acquiring services with ConnexPay‘s all-in-one payments platform to deliver PayIn and PayOut functions to businesses in a wide range of industry segments. Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a global enabler of integrated payments and commerce technology, officially entered a partnership with ConnexPay, the… Read More

November 7, 2024 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

  Former President Donald Trump has delivered a crushing blow to Vice President Kamala Harris and the broader Democrat party. For the moment, there is a lot of introspection and finger-pointing as to how Trump could have won both the Electoral College and the popular… Read More

November 6, 2024 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Limited, the European investment company specialising in digital assets, has released its results for the quarter ending 30th September 2024. Jean-Marie Mognetti, Chief Executive Officer of CoinShares said that during Q3 2024, they concentrated on executing their strategy and preparing for a promising… Read More

November 5, 2024 @ 5:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plato Partnership, the organization dedicated to advancing the equities marketplace via collaboration, announces standards for managing cash equities market outages, developed by Plato member firms with discussions with exchanges including Deutsche Börse, Euronext, SIX Swiss Exchange, and Nasdaq OMX. Although not all standards have been… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a digital asset banking group, announces the transition of its Yield Core AMC, a product that invests in yield-generating strategies in crypto, including lending, funding arbitrage and liquidity provision, into a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) structure. This evolution broadens the fund’s international… Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 130 countries, representing 98% of global GDP are exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) to boost financial inclusion and transaction efficiency. Mathias Studach, Head Finance, Risk & Organizational Development at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) has shared key insights with CI on these developments…. Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite the ongoing and seemingly never-ending war and regulatory issues, cryptocurrency adoption has been growing steadily across Eastern Europe and is said to be driven by institutions and DeFi activity. This, according to report from Chainalysis. As the world’s fourth largest crypto market, Eastern Europe… Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Preqin, the global firm focused on alternatives data and insight, has recently released its Real Estate Q3 2024 Quarterly Update report. The report shared with CI by Preqin revealed that the gradual rebound in global real estate fundraising this year “stalled in Q3 2024, as… Read More

November 1, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DriveWealth, a financial technology platform providing Brokerage-as-a-Service, today announced that the Bank of Lithuania, the central bank of the Republic of Lithuania, granted it a brokerage license in Europe. This license aims to support DriveWealth’s global expansion efforts and marks its third region with regulatory… Read More

November 1, 2024 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aquis Exchange PLC, a creator and facilitator of next-generation financial markets, and Cboe Europe, a division of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., the derivatives and securities exchange network, are announcing their intention to form a joint venture which plans to explore a bid to “perform the… Read More

November 1, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, the UK-based, FCA-regulated exchange, broker and custodian for digital assets, today announced it has agreed to acquire the Spanish broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets, Sociedad de Valores, S.A. (KSCM), to be renamed Archax Markets Europe, S.A. The completion of the strategic acquisition is… Read More

November 1, 2024 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Remilty have expanded their seafarers product experience to the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore. With this launch, Remitly said that they aim to bring even more seafarers the reliable, “secure,” and accessible money transfer service they deserve Remitly noted in a blog post… Read More