Tagged: europe

August 1, 2023 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mollie, which claims to be one of the “fastest-growing” financial services providers in Europe, announces a new integration and joint marketing effort with Klaviyo, a marketing automation and customer data platform that “drives revenue growth for businesses of all sizes.” Through the new integration, merchants… Read More

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

An improvement in jobs and sales growth across UK small businesses in June “has been largely offset by increasing late payments and a slowdown in wages growth,” according to the latest data from global small business platform Xero. Xero’s Small Business Index, based “on anonymized… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European Depositary Bank (EDB), the Luxembourg-headquartered provider of banking, depositary, and custody solutions, announces its appointment by Aarna Capital Limited to deliver Digital Banking solutions. Aarna Capital is a multi-asset brokerage firm, “operating from Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) and offering customers access to futures,… Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The first six months of 2023 were difficult for the fintech market globally, “with both total funding and the number of deals dropping, from US$63.2 billion across 2,885 deals in H2’22 to US$52.4 billion in across 2,153 deals in H1’23.” The cloud of uncertainty permeating… Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),  announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cyber Insurance Partner Initiative. Participation in this initiative demonstrates that Cowbell “has deep expertise in serving SME customers with cyber insurance coverage tailored… Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Christian Niedermueller, CEO of Blocktrade, has commented on the evolving European crypto landscape during a recent interview with CI and shared his experience leading Blocktrade through this turbulent period in the industry. For context, Blocktrade is a gamified asset marketplace that raised 5.6 million EUR… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The first half of the year was a “busy” one for the RoboCash Group. The holding focused “on the expansion of the current business in the Philippines and Kazakhstan, as well as the systematic preparation for the opening of new markets.” As noted in a… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom and Singapore held the 8th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue in London. The Dialogue facilitated a useful exchange of views, and “identified opportunities for further collaboration on joint projects, in priority areas such as sustainable finance and FinTech and innovation.” Sustainable Finance Both countries… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank has published a list of 67 additional companies in which the Future Fund holds an equity interest, “taking total equity holdings to 591 as at 30 June 2023.” The rate of conversions in Q1 2023/4 increased “compared to the previous quarter,… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping destination, has today announced its partnership with iconic British department store Liberty, “with its flexible and interest-free payment options now available online.” The partnership will aim to “help Liberty’s customers save time and money and worry… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 1:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (AIM: LINV), which claims to be the UK’s leading platform for mortgages, has announced a new, comprehensive range of Residential Mortgage products in order “to better serve Key Workers and Qualified Professionals.” The expanded range boasts “a diverse selection of mortgage products tailored to… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the multi-asset investing platform, has announced that on 29 June 2023 the Bank of Spain has “approved the registration of eToro as a service provider of exchange of virtual currency for fiat currency and electronic wallet custody services.” Tali Salomon, eToro’s Regional Manager for… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As a follow-up to the recent webinar Envestnet hosted with open banking experts around the world, we caught up with Lisa Novier, Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance at Envestnet Data and Analytics. Envestnet claims it has been at the forefront of open banking adoption… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 6:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ING announced the appointment of Görkem Köseoğlu as chief technology officer and member of the Management Board Banking. Görkem will take up his position “on 1 September, succeeding Ron van Kemenade, who stepped down effective 30 April 2023.” Görkem is currently “the chief operations officer… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 1:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As a Sustainable and Socially Responsible Lender, October systematically “integrates ESG factors into its activity and investment process.” Specifically, October’s latest fund OCTOBER SME V is aligned “to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).” October’s strong commitment to ESG investing is proven “by reporting on… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced that it has been approved for registration with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) as a provider of crypto services. This registration confirmation reportedly follows “a comprehensive review of Crypto.com’s business and compliance in line with the Netherlands’ Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), recently announced Microsoft’s integration of PayPal’s Pay Later solution in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. In addition, customers in the U.S. will soon “have the option to pay with Venmo in… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Commerzbank is reportedly the first German bank to have completed a blockchain-based Letter of Credit (LC) transaction for its client, Ascentex Exim LLP, a Singapore-based textile trader, on Contour, a digital trade finance platform. The LC was issued for “a shipment of rubber threads from… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rainbow Energy says they have some updates for their business customers. They are now working with Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), which claims to be the leading platform for small business loans, as a trusted partner in order “to help small businesses get the infrastructure in… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Currencycloud, which claims to be the expert team simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has partnered with Malaysia-based GAT Investment Bank in order to launch GAT Money, an app offering an alternative solution to new clients who “need a global banking solution which offers access… Read More