Tagged: europe

August 20, 2023 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is setting out their expectations for crypto-asset businesses that need “to comply with a change in money laundering legislation legislated by government in July 2022.” From 1 September 2023, crypto-asset businesses in the UK will be “required to collect,… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 5:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) displayed continued growth and remained in investment mode, scaling the Adyen team to further position itself to capture its long-term opportunity. As mentioned in the announcement by Adyen, the key H1 2023 figures are as follows: Processed volume was €426.0 billion, up… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has launched two consultations in the lead up “to the implementation of its new authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement requirements. ” In June, the PSR set out its final position on “tackling APP fraud, which will mean the vast… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Param, which claims to be Turkey’s biggest FinTech, is entering the European market with the acquisition of leading CEE Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Twisto. Setting the scene for wider global expansion, Param is “introducing its technology and integrated embedded finance products and services… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ecommpay, an international payment service provider and UK and European direct bank card acquirer, now offers local acquiring in the US, enabling UK and EU merchants the ability to expand into North America. Additionally, Ecommpay will offer protection “from fraud-related chargebacks to ensure merchants do… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nottingham Building Society has announced further updates to its mortgage products, designed to support both residential and Buy-To-Let mortgage applicants. The new products, launched this week, “offer advantages for a broad spectrum of borrowers against a volatile economic backdrop.” Amongst the latest offerings is a… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jacobi Asset Management has listed Europe’s first spot Bitcoin ETF on Euronext Amsterdam. The Jacobi FT Wilshire Bitcoin ETF reportedly “represents the first digital asset fund compliant with SFDR Article 8 through its decarbonization strategy.” Jacobi has implemented “a verifiable built-in Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) solution… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SumUp has launched in Australia, its 36th market, as the global fintech continues its global expansion and “rolls out its proprietary hardware and software solutions for Australian businesses.” SumUp was founded in 2012 with “the mission of empowering small businesses and entrepreneurs with affordable and… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleving Group has announced unaudited results for the first half of 2023. The company has provided the following operational and financial information: Eleving Group reveals that it “recorded €90.6M in revenues in Q2 2023. Lease and subscription-based products contributed to €25.2M of the revenue, up… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tietoevry is pleased to announce its collaboration with The Savings Banks Group Finland in order “to renew its lending platform, where Tietoevry’s Lending Suite, the leading credit solution in the Nordic markets, will serve as the foundation.” This strategic partnership is part of “a broader… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum notes that July is one of the quietest months in the investment world, however, the firm has been “very active” during this time. During July, Debitum reveals that they have: added new ABS assets from Sandbox Funding to the platform, offered to invest on… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

From today, TSB is taking applications for fintechs to participate in its third annual TSB Innovation Labs Program – “as the bank and Fintech Scotland encourage a new round of fintech collaboration.” Under the program, winning Fintechs will officially partner “with TSB to offer innovative… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

By the end of 2022, the value of net assets per average resident of Europe reached €50,000, according to an update from Robocash. According to a report from Robocash, the largest share is occupied “by conservative instruments with noticeably growing alternative sources of financing.” Analysts… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FOLK2FOLK, which claims to be the UK’s leading peer-to-peer lending platform connecting Investors with regional and rural businesses, is pleased to announce that its dedicated community of Investors “earned £14.2 million in interest during the last tax year (2022/2023).” According to the firm, this achievement… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Students off to university for the first time this year could be “the first crop of graduates who face repaying their university debts into retirement,” according to PensionBee, an online pension provider. As noted in a blog post by PensionBee, this year’s Freshers will be… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aegon UK has announced an extended strategic partnership with Nationwide Building Society. Aegon UK will continue to be the ISA and General Investment Account provider of choice for all Nationwide customers, “with the extended partnership seeing the building society transfer its existing financial planning service… Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a review of fund managers’ value assessments, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found “that while many firms have better practices in place, some still require improvement.” In 2017, the FCA published its Asset Management Market Study, which “found evidence of weak demand-side… Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ID Finance Spain S.A.U. released its audited financial results for the first half of 2023. The company has provided the following operational and financial information: ID Finance Spain reported “a net income of €4.4M, following an 8% increase in its net portfolio, which hit a… Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart Pension, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading workplace pension providers, today announced it is working with Yonder, the all-in-one platform to automate health insurance and retirement benefits for growing teams, “to enable companies and their UK-based employees to easily administer and… Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 1:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

July kickstarted what could be the “rebound” after a slow summer for investments and loan originations. Both originations and investments totaled over €14M each in July, according to a recent update from Bondora. As noted in a blog post by Bondora, the API technical error… Read More