Tagged: europe

November 16, 2023 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Manulife Investment Management has signed an agreement to acquire multi-sector alternative credit manager CQS. Upon completion of the transaction, Manulife Investment Management will “acquire the CQS credit platform and the CQS brand.” The acquisition of London-based CQS will “give the clients of both Manulife Investment… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ongoing economic challenges have caused two in five (41%) small business owners to sacrifice their salaries, and one in three (34%) to use their personal funds, “to keep their businesses running,” according to new research from global small business platform Xero. The Money Matters report… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the low-code platform provider empowering the world’s leading enterprises to Build for Change, announced that Shawbrook, a UK-based specialist savings and lending bank, has deployed Pega Platform “to transform its buy-to-let mortgage underwriting process.” Shawbrook continues to “invest in its unique… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX, a cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 technology company, has collaborated with regulated digital asset custody service provider Komainu and CoinShares (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS), a European alternative asset manager specializing in digital assets, to empower CoinShares “to conduct 24/7 trading through the OKX platform while assets… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European Union rules and guidelines for protecting the financial system from risks due to cryptocurrency transactions reportedly come with a loophole that enables banking institutions to circumvent certain safeguards, and these must be addressed immediately, according to the European Central Bank‘s chief supervisor Andrea Enria…. Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Martin Kassing, the CEO and founder at Upvest, a Berlin-based Fintech that aims to make investing more accessible by enabling neobanks, asset managers, and incumbent banks to provide their customers with any type of investment product. With Upvest’s Investment API,… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over eight in ten SME finance experts (83%) believe that high street banks are reducing their appetite to fund the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses, according to iwoca’s latest Q3 2023 SME Expert Index. The analysis shows that “the drop in lending is set… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 announced an important extension to its product portfolio with the launch of a flexible Instant Savings account. From today, customers in Germany can “benefit from up to 2.6% interest p.a. with transparent conditions, and without deposit limits or additional costs involved.” The overnight savings… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the UK, early adoption of renewables has seen significant progress on delivering Net Zero, but global challenges and the need “to tackle the harder to abate sectors could see progress stall in the coming years,” according to KPMG’s 2023 Net Zero Readiness Report. The… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has launched VASP services in Belgium, utilising its EU subsidiary, which has registered under the VASP regimes in Ireland, Spain and Italy. This launch reinforces Kraken’s ongoing commitment “to upholding Europe’s robust anti-money laundering and compliance standards. And further underscores Kraken’s dedication to advancing… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has reportedly raised the fees of its premium plans as certain paying members now gain access to subscriptions for a range of digital apps like ClassPass and Tinder. The financial super app provider stated that it is the first time it has updated the… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, Seedrs announced that as it expands services further into Europe, it has established a European HQ in Dublin, Ireland. Seedrs, when combined with parent company Republic, is the largest investment crowdfunding marketplace in the world. Seedrs states on its website that it has enabled… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In October, investors invested a total of €2.20M in agricultural projects through HeavyFinance. €1.75M was paid out to the farmers “with the capital spread across 48 different loans.” In total, €44.72M was “issued to the farmers until the end of October 2023.” The repayment volume… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jaja Finance has opened up to applications from new customers to bring more competition and choice to the near-prime lending market, “giving UK borrowers the chance to reclaim their purchasing power with the new Jaja Vanta Purchase Credit Card.” Jaja is offering a four-months zero… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Acton Capital, one of Europe’s longest-standing venture capital investors, has announced the closing of its Fund ACTON VI to invest throughout Europe and Canada. The team remains committed to “backing companies in their early growth phase, with a focus on startups developing sustainable scaling strategies… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A growing number of British investors risk being defrauded by a wave of fake adverts posted on social media, according to a new a warning issued by Lloyds Bank. The number of cryptocurrency investment scams reported1 “by victims so far this year has risen by… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it is working with payment service providers to do more “to protect consumers from fraud, including authorized push payment (APP) fraud.” While FCA‘s review of firms’ fraud controls and complaint handling found examples of good practice, they were… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE) has reportedly been forced to place a freeze on onboarding new business clients across the United Kingdom and Europe because of “high demand” for services. This latest update comes after the Fintech firm had “deactivated” all US business cards this past week. Wise,… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 6:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The ACPR and AMF encourage financial institutions to continue their efforts to take account of the vulnerability of ageing clients The joint unit of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has published a summary of… Read More

November 12, 2023 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) and Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management UK Limited are pleased to announce the completion of a £25m credit facility to Westbrooke Yield Plus Plc. This strategic move has opened new doors for the Fund, “offering a broader spectrum of opportunities, more effective… Read More