Tagged: europe

October 14, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trustly, the Swedish global market leader in open banking payments, is putting its expansion plans for the DACH region into action. As part of this, the firm says it is building a German-speaking team, starting with strategic sales staff. The goal is to boost the… Read More

October 14, 2024 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, an AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has released data on its launch of cashback. In the six weeks since launch: 506,378 Klarna shoppers have earned $2.7m dollars in cashback. Klarna merchants have given cashback on $98.4m worth of sales. Over 1,000 cashback… Read More

October 14, 2024 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Norway, which is globally recognized as one of the world’s most cashless societies and economies, appears to have made it simpler to settle transactions with cash. In what appears to be a significant change in the trend towards avoiding cash transactions, the government and reserve… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda has shared research examining the crypto investment market in Italy. In Italy, Bitpanda said they have found that nearly one in ten people (9%) across the European nation currently invest in virtual currencies, however, the update clarified that this number rises to 16% for… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX recently revealed that they’re investing in Bitcoin’s long-term security via a grant to 2140 Foundation. OKX explained in a blog post that the grant will aim to extend support to the 2140 Foundation’s multi-year and ongoing effort to foster long-term security,… Read More

October 12, 2024 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, announced it has now onboarded its first European clients to the Eurosystem’s payment rail, T2. The fintech clearing bank welcomes OpenPayd, Pay Perform (which trades as Orbital), and Transact Payments, which will all benefit from real-time… Read More

October 12, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Profitability of Germany’s small and medium-sized banks and savings banks (less significant institutions, or LSIs) improved considerably in 2023. This, according to an extensive update from BaFin. BaFin noted in a recent report that institutions in Germany have achieved stronger earnings during the period of… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse says it’s pleased to announce the addition of the EIGEN token from EigenLayer to its comprehensive trading and custody services. Effective immediately, Bitcoin Suisse clients can now reportedly trade and securely store EIGEN, further expanding their access to a growing range of digital… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance has shared their latest portfolio performance review for the month of September 2024. HeavyFinance notes in its performance review that during September, they reportedly saw a total of €1.33 million invested of which €713K is said to have been allocated across 24 agricultural projects… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Security tokens at Bitpanda are aimed at enabling new era of investing. The European Fintech firm recently shared that Bitpanda is the first crypto platform to make this particular asset class available to potentially millions of retail investors. All Bitpanda customers are now able to… Read More

October 10, 2024 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European investment platform Estagteguru has shared their latest loan portfolio overview for the month of August 2024. In August of this year, Estateguru revealed in a blog post that they have reportedly witnessed “continued growth” as well as more overall stability in their loan origination… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo has injected €4m in capital into its new Irish division. The update comes just several months following Monzo’s CEO,  TS Anil, stating that the Fintech firm was in the process of establishing its EU offices in Ireland. At the time of… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashflows, the platform that for merchants to accept payments, announces its partnership with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to offer its merchants Click to Pay. Mastercard Click to Pay is a described as a consistent way to make online payments, offering consumers a user-friendly guest checkout across… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform PeerBerry has shared its latest update for the month of September 2024. European investing platform PeerBerry notes that investors have reportedly funded €44.96 million worth loans in just the past month, which is actually 2% less than those reported in August. According to… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the creator of the Engagement Banking Platform, marked the recent opening of its global headquarters at Oosterdoksstraat 114 in Amsterdam. According to the engagement banking Fintech firm, this move is more than just a change of address; it represents another significant step forward in… Read More

October 6, 2024 @ 6:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has shared an extensive update that takes a closer look at European Unicorns (firms / startups valued at $1 billion or more). PitchBook recently shared the following key insights and takeaways from their comprehensive research report: Critical / important questions emerge, as 54% of… Read More

October 5, 2024 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ZEN.COM, a European fintech company, has partnered with ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, to secure their UK Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license. This partnership reinforces their commitment to providing customer-centric financial solutions in the UK fintech market. As… Read More

October 4, 2024 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to an extensive update by Finch Capital, 2024 continued to be a turbulent year for European Fintech. While funding levels continued to decline, the sector is now said to be more resilient, with certain “green shoots” now emerging. As noted in the latest research… Read More

October 3, 2024 @ 6:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has unveiled “Apple from Klarna”, a storefront in the Klarna app and Klarna.com where customers are reportedly able to purchase Apple products via its flexible payment options. An official Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reseller, Klarna also introduces a… Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum and GovTech Campus Deutschland opened the Global Government Technology Centre (GGTC) in Berlin recently, marking a key milestone for the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) Network. The GGTC is the C4IR Centre focused on supporting GovTech solutions to accelerate… Read More