Tagged: europe

December 1, 2023 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora reports that the month of October 2023 saw a rebound for originations and investments. Bondora notes in a blog post that after decreasing slightly in September, investments and originations rebounded in October. Both these statistics “totaled just over €15M, with a growth rate of… Read More

December 1, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank will be the Sustainability Coordinator for the €750-million green financing loan that Acciona Energía has arranged, with a banking pool comprising nearly thirty Spanish and international institutions. The facility has been classified as Green Finance as it “will facilitate working capital for projects in… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business confidence in the United Kingdom reportedly rose “to 42% in November, a three-point increase, to reach the highest level since February 2022, before the energy crisis which followed the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.” The rise in business confidence in the UK is… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals to require personal investment firms to set aside capital so that they can “cover compensation costs and ensuring the polluter pays when consumers are harmed.” The proposals from the FCA would “require personal investment firms –… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mambu, a cloud banking platform, and Aldermore Bank, a UK retail bank and specialist lender, have entered a strategic partnership. Aldermore Bank explains that it “provides financing for homeowners, landlords, and business owners, as well as award-winning savings accounts and motor finance.” The partnership with… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 6:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru has shared the latest information on the German portfolio, and their recovery efforts in the market. Navigating the complexities of local legal requirements in Germany has “made resolving the defaults both a time consuming and frustrating process,” according to a blog post by EstateGuru…. Read More

November 29, 2023 @ 11:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Raisin has announced the launch of its deposits platform in Poland. The platform is designed to bridge the gap between Polish savers and “a network of European banks, utilizing Raisin’s proprietary cross-border savings technology and online marketplace.” Raisin simplifies access to diverse deposit products “across… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This year, Bitpanda Business claims that it has distinguished itself “as an essential platform for companies stepping into the world of digital investment.” With a 27% increase in the number of business clients using their services, Bitpanda has reportedly enabled “a diverse range of companies,… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 1:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crastorehill, a company majority owned by Finch Capital, Europe‘s growth investor, has successfully acquired open banking players “as part of their buy-and-build strategy.” This move positions Crastorehill as “the 100% shareholder of Qwist (formerly finleap connect) and ndgit, harnessing their complementary strengths to lead the… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payhawk introduces a 3-way match Purchase Orders system, “enabling businesses to automate their procure-to-pay process to further increase the efficiency and control in business purchases.” Payhawk, the global spend management platform, reveals that it has launched its new Purchase Orders system. The solution streamlines procurement… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 10:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently spoke with Mantvydas Štareika, the digital financial services professional and CEO of CapitalBox. This company, which Štareika joined in the last quarter of 2022, is one of the European fintech lenders that provides the EU’s startup ecosystem with timely, trusted, and specifically tailored… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 9:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

seQura, a flexible payment platform in Spain, and Checkout.com, the global payments processing platform, today announce they enter into a strategic partnership in order “to help merchants increase conversion rates through flexible payment solutions.” seQura will be an integrated payment method “available to all Checkout.com… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank is launching its new £130 million Investment Fund for Wales, unlocking additional funding “to help smaller businesses to prosper and thrive.” The fund will drive sustainable economic growth by “supporting new and growing businesses across the whole of Wales through investment… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volt, the global real-time payments platform, announces its expansion into Australia following a period of sustained growth for the UK-headquartered fintech company. Following Volt’s $60m funding round earlier this year, this development “marks the latest step in its ambitious growth plans to meet market demand… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A total of 1,098 venture capital (VC) funding deals worth $12 billion were announced in the UK during January-October 2023. Both deal volume and value recorded year-on-year (YoY) decline “compared to the VC funding activity registered during January-October 2022,” reveals GlobalData, a data and analytics… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Payments Association, which claims to be the most “influential” community in payments, has welcomed the release of the report following the Future of Payments Review, commissioned by the Chancellor. The report calls for a National Vision and Strategy for Payments considering “the importance of… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kingston University is collaborating with UK neobank Science Card in order “to drive major breakthrough in cervical cancer treatment.” Science Card claims that it is creating “a unique science funding infrastructure by collaborating with UK universities to enable users of its socially-conscious e-money current account… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crezco, a UK fintech company using open banking to make B2B invoice and bill payments as convenient as B2C card payments, has achieved several major business milestones through securing funding and integrating its technology into global small business platform Xero. Crezco has secured $12m in… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 9:46 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Lymo Finance, the world’s first real estate crowdfunding platform, is now owned by Walliance, another real estate crowdfunding platform based in Italy, according to an announcement. Walliance said the acquisition is part of its expansion plans in the European market. Lymo, which has an investment… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group, a UK based financial services group, has released the first Housing Stocktake 2023 report sharing insights on “the stalling efforts to decarbonize the UK’s housing stock.” In the UK, homes are one of the highest emitting sectors, “with the 28 million residential… Read More