Tagged: europe

March 19, 2024 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Limited (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS), the European investment company specializing in digital assets, announced the completion of its acquisition of Valkyrie Funds LLC, the investment advisory business of Valkyrie Investments Inc., as well as the Sponsor rights to the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, the physically-backed… Read More

March 18, 2024 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance is raising €50 million for a private credit fund that will support European agricultural small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) with tailor-made finance. The funding will be available to finance solutions “to advance the decarbonization of agriculture in Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Portugal.” EIF… Read More

March 18, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry’s business partner – real estate developer Lithome – repaid investors a €600 000 loan (real estate project “Marijampolės 5”) and paid their investors €57 405 in interest. Today, Gofingo Group repaid PeerBerry investors €200 000 in war-affected loans. These repayments are being “processed on… Read More

March 17, 2024 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 has reportedly launched Instant Savings in 13 new markets, offering customers up to 4% interest on deposits. Digital bank N26 recently confirmed in a blog post “the launch of its Instant Savings accounts in a further 13 markets across Europe.” From now onwards, customers… Read More

March 16, 2024 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

D2X, a Netherlands-based crypto derivatives exchange for institutions, has secured a $10 million Series A led by Point72 Ventures. Other participants in the investment round “included GSR Markets and existing investors Tioga Capital, Fortino Capital, Jabre Capital Partners, Picus Capital, and TRGC.” The investment comes… Read More

March 16, 2024 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global enabler of payments services, has been chosen by the Cassa Centrale Group to pursue exclusive negotiations for a long-term partnership in the acquiring world. The collaboration involves the provision of services “along the value chain of digital payment acceptance and… Read More

March 15, 2024 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Levenue, a revenue-based financing company, has acquired MidFunder, a Zurich-based Fintech that provides financing for companies with recurring revenue. The acquisition marks a strategic move to enhance its Swiss operations. As entrepreneurs and early-stage investors, Patrick Frei, Founder of MidFunder, and Pascal Schumperli, Co-Founder, identified… Read More

March 14, 2024 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) that set out the requirements, templates, and procedures for handling complaints received by issuers of asset reference tokens (ARTs). The draft RTS fulfilled a mandate conferred “on the EBA in the Markets… Read More

March 13, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tide, the UK’s business financial platform, is to launch in Germany, with the country becoming Tide’s second market outside of the UK, following the successful start of its operations in India in 2022. In the UK, Tide offers small businesses “that don’t have a finance… Read More

March 12, 2024 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexi and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) have teamed up to advance Open Banking Payments Across Europe. Mastercard’s open banking technology to “enable more choice and power seamless, secure digital payments across Europe in partnership with Nexi.” Nexi has chosen Mastercard as its strategic partner “across Europe… Read More

March 11, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Simon Taylor, an experienced Fintech strategist, notes that the latest Fintech results season is witnessing Wise (LSE:WISE) really “hitting its stride.” As HSBC competitor Zing launches, Wise revenue is “up 23% YoY and its above its IPO price.” Simon Taylor has examined why Wise revenuers… Read More

March 8, 2024 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

xpate, a frontrunner in the e-commerce payment solutions sector, announces its migration to Mambu’s cloud banking platform, marking an advancement in its service offerings across Europe. This transition signifies xpate’s commitment “to deploying a robust, scalable architecture that promptly adapts to evolving market demands and… Read More

March 8, 2024 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has signed a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with global renewable energy company, Low Carbon. Through the 10-year agreement, the Group will “purchase 50 GWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of powering more than 14,000 homes.” The energy will be generated… Read More

March 7, 2024 @ 1:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eBill has reportedly surpassed three million users for the first time. More and more people in Switzerland are said to be “opting for the eBill digital invoice.” At the end of February, SIX recorded “more than three million registered users for the first time.” This… Read More

March 7, 2024 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fuel Ventures SEIS Fund says it was recently recognized as the UK’s best SEIS Investment Manager. Investments in the fund may qualify for 50% tax-relief potential. Fuel Ventures SEIS Fund has raised £187,306 from 59 investors (with 32 days left in the campaign at the… Read More

March 7, 2024 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox, an Insurtech firm, has announced the appointment of Mark Hartigan as its Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Julian Teicke will be transitioning into “the non-executive role of President, and remain Vice Chair of the Board of Directors after nine successful years of steering… Read More

March 7, 2024 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the latest Spring Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced that, following a highly competitive bidding process, the British Business Bank intends to award “a total of £250m under the Long-Term Investment for Technology and Science initiative.” The Chancellor also announced “the… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IDEX Biometrics and Accomplish Financial, an international payment solution provider, are bringing to market a biometric payment program to help the visually- and memory impaired. The program will first launch in the UK, “where a global fintech will bring to market an accessible payment solution… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK Fintech, has launched the Unicorn Council for UK Fintech (UCFT), a coalition of UK-based Fintech unicorn founders to accelerate and unlock promised growth in the UK FinTech sector. The Council will be “co-chaired by Janine Hirt, CEO… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

THIS, which claims to be the UK’s “fastest growing” food brand (Feb ’23), making ridiculously meaty plant-based alternative, has secured over £1  million on Seedrs topping its funding target of £750,000. The securities offering has almost a month left in its campaign. THIS is offering… Read More