Tagged: europe

February 20, 2024 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance is launching a new crypto service for Switzerland. PostFinance is a financial service firm that serves over 2.5 million customers in Switzerland. It aims to assist smaller firms in their transition to digital finance including banking, payments, money management and more. PostFinance claims that… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 11:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UKs Blend Network, which was once described as a peer to peer (P2P) lending service provider but has now become a specialist development finance lender, recently introduced a bridge product intended to support property developers across the United Kingdom. The Blend Network team has explained… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleving Group has announced unaudited results for the full year of 2023. The company has provided the following operational and financial information: At the end of 2023, Eleving Group has reportedly “recorded €77.2 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and €191.1… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, highlighted that ongoing uncertainty around the economic outlook continued to impact hiring decisions at the start of the year. Permanent placements fell at “a sharp and accelerated pace, while the downturn… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

From submitting expenses and defining approval workflows to automated reconciliation and employee reimbursements, your spend management operations likely “include many people and processes, and they need a solution that can address your financial needs,” the team at Payhawk notes. Payhawk wrote in a blog post… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A study from Juniper Research, the researchers focused on payments markets, has found that savings from the adoption of payment automation systems will “allow reinvestment in revenue-generating activities; driving an 18% growth in UK B2B payments by 2028, from 8.7 billion in 2024.” Automation of… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut is reportedly preparing to introduce a digital assets exchange that will aim to serve advanced or professional crypto traders. As widely reported, Revolut already provides standard cryptocurrency-focused services to around 30 million clients. The new crypto exchange will reportedly aim to provide competitive fees… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, a global payment provider and shopping assistant, has launched “Sign in with Klarna” to offer consumers a smoother shopping experience with increased control over their own data. The service saves time for consumers “by fast-tracking the online purchase process and, if they consent to… Read More

February 18, 2024 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

‍Small business optimism returns in 2024, as half of SMEs anticipate growth this year, according to new research from iwoca – one of Europe’s small business lenders. As noted in the update from iwoca, nearly half (47%) of small business owners “surveyed expect that their… Read More

February 18, 2024 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The New Startup Index from NatWest and Beauhurst has found that over 900,000 new companies were incorporated in the UK in 2023, making it a record year for new businesses. The startup boom brings the number of active companies “operating in the UK to 5.31m,… Read More

February 18, 2024 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Building upon its initial enrolment in the Mastercard Engage Program, Episode Six (E6), a global provider of enterprise-grade payment processing and ledger infrastructure, announced it has been selected to join the Mastercard Engage Program for its instalments solution in Europe. Despite the challenging economic environment… Read More

February 18, 2024 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Velmie has reportedly introduced its business banking platform intended to assist financial services providers and Fintech platforms with enhancing their core product offerings. As noted in the update from Velmie, the Fintech platform allows firms to address business customer requirements, such as taking care of… Read More

February 18, 2024 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a recent collaborative “mystery shopping” exercise between the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA), several credit institutions have “proactively taken steps to enhance consumer service levels based on the Authority’s recommendations.” The evaluation focused on personal loans and payment… Read More

February 16, 2024 @ 6:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a £2.5m loan to SES, the manufacturer of power distribution products for the entertainment industry, to support the creation of its employee ownership scheme. Founded in 1994 by brothers Mark and Gordon Cooper, and headquartered… Read More

February 15, 2024 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allica Bank – the fintech challenger bank specifically focused on established businesses with over ten employees – has revealed it has completed more than £2 billion in lending to UK businesses, with 80% of that being to businesses outside of London. Allica bank, which made… Read More

February 15, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nucleus Financial Platforms, which claims to be one of the UK’s largest adviser platform groups with over £80bn of assets under administration from 250,000 customers, announces the acquisition of Third Financial. Third Financial is an investment platform and front-to-back wealth management software provider, “serving discretionary… Read More

February 15, 2024 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IDnow, an identity verification platform provider in Europe, joins a consortium of five partners, including the IOTA Foundation and Walt.id, SPYCE.5, and Bloom Labs with the goal of making Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASPs) and self-hosted wallets compliant with the European Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation and the… Read More

February 14, 2024 @ 11:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banxa Holdings Inc. is pleased to announce it is the first firm in 2024 to register as a cryptoasset business with United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Management believes this is a critical milestone towards “fulfilling Banxa‘s mission to extend the benefits of crypto to… Read More

February 14, 2024 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2023, the Bank of Russia reports that it had identified 5,735 different entities (companies, projects, individual entrepreneurs and others) with signs of illegal activity , including signs of financial pyramids. According to a report from the Bank of Russia, this is 15.5% more than… Read More

February 14, 2024 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox and Wind Tre have selected HDI Embedded as an insurance partner. The partnership enables greater coverage and “extended warranty solutions for customers of Italian mobile operator Wind Tre.” wefox, which claims to be the world’s leading insurtech, and Wind Tre, the Italian multi-service operator… Read More