Tagged: europe

September 2, 2023 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Users in Germany and the UK can now link their PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) account directly to Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) in order to buy cryptocurrencies, “providing a hassle-free, trusted, and secure purchasing and withdrawal option.” Coinbase now offers their German and UK users a quick and hassle-free method… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billtrust, a B2B order-to-cash software and digital payments service provider, released its first annual E-Invoicing Interoperability and Compliance Report, “offering a view into the ever-changing global electronic-invoicing requirement landscape, featuring dynamic regulatory and technological developments.” In addition to an extensive compilation of current B2B and… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced its partnership with Public, a U.S.-based multi-asset investing platform, to minimise conversion costs for UK investors when purchasing U.S.-based equities on the Public app. The news comes on the heels of Public’s entry… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The provider of “fixed fee” international transfers, Atlantic Money, is now offering its service to businesses for the first time – shortly after its inaugural year of operation. Starting today, companies in 29 countries can “send up to one million pounds abroad at the current… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

There’s an update for Lemonway investors. HeavyFinance notes that there’s now a wider horizon of investment opportunities that has just opened up. As noted in a blog post by HeavyFinance, irrespective of whether you’re an existing investor or considering joining, the door is now open… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank N26 announced that it will be appointing Chief Product Officer Gilles BianRosa to the Supervisory Board of N26 AG. Gilles BianRosa has held “the position of Chief Product Officer at N26 since 2021, and will transition to his new board role in the… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru has implemented several changes to their credit policy, with the aim of strengthening their portfolio and elevating their investors’ experience on the platform. As noted in a blog post, Estateguru made various modifications to their existing credit policy, with the goal of enhancing their… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 9:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Algbra, the global ethical and Sharia-compliant technology platform with its UK finance app, has been awarded B Corp status “after demonstrating its credentials of the highest ESG standards.” This reportedly makes Algbra one of the few financial institutions in the UK “to achieve this status,… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LHV Bank, the UK’s newest licenced bank, announces a new partnership with the online savings platform Raisin UK. This move marks LHV Bank‘s first step into the personal savings market “ahead of the planned launch of its direct-to-consumer savings offering in 2024.” Erki Kilu, CEO… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trustly, a global payment method, today announces that it is joining forces with SlimPay, a European firm focused on recurring payments, to set “a new standard in recurring payments for merchants and consumers across Europe and the UK.” SlimPay’s platform combined with Trustly’s proprietary technology… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banks have long struggled to serve small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) effectively, despite the prominence of these companies in national economies, as SMEs recently “represented just over half of gross value added in the European Union and just under half in the US.” As noted… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based SME funding advisors are reporting significantly lower levels of activity and fewer business pipelines when compared to earlier this year. This, according to a survey conducted by the team at ThinCats. The firm reported that over 55% of advisor surveys reveal that there are… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a new collaboration, Assetz Capital will become a key introducer of commercial mortgage loan applications to Atom Bank. The expansion allows Atom bank broadened access “to new areas of the UK market through a key distribution partner with an origination team covering… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At least half of retirees could be missing out on hundreds of pounds of interest each year through “keeping their savings in accounts with rates of 3% or less a year,” according to new research. As high street banks have come under fire for failing… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru reports that the loan origination volume in July “performed robustly across our key markets.” As noted in the update shared by EstateGuru, Estonia accounted “for €5.0M, Latvia contributed €1.4M, and Lithuania added €1.9M, resulting in a total origination volume of €8.9M.” The EstateGuru team… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The increased cost of doing business is “preventing the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses from going green,” new research finds. With core inflation rates at 6.8% – the highest in 31 years – protracted high costs could be delaying SME owners’ plans “to green… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank’s ‘Scam of the Month’ of August 2023 is a warning “about the rise in malware attacks against UK bank customers.” Malware, or malicious software, is “designed by criminals to compromise devices including computers, laptops, and mobile phones.” Globally, 5.5 billion malware attacks “were… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A total of 808 venture capital (VC) funding deals “worth $8 billion were announced in the UK during January to July 2023,” according to a recent update shared by GlobalData. Both VC funding deals volume and value “witnessed considerable year-on-year (YoY) decline of 28.4% and… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

British Business Investments announces a new £20m Tier 2 capital facility for Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited. Funds raised from the facility will enable Cambridge & Counties Bank “to increase its volume of competitive lending to smaller businesses over and above levels it might have… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global assurance partner, LRQA, has announced the appointment of Ian Spaulding as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), “effective from 1 September 2023.” Current CEO, Paul Butcher, has decided “to step down and will support the organization in an advisory capacity to the board.” LRQA’s… Read More