The French crowdfunding market experienced a significant decline in 2024, dropping by 17.1% compared to results generated in 2024. In total, €1.7 billion was raised, according to a report published by France Fintech in collaboration with Forvis Mazars. The peak amount of funds raised for… Read More
France Fintech has posted a report on the Fench real estate crowdfunding sector, sharing a significant decline in this sector of online capital formation. According to the research completed in partnership with Forvis Mazars, for the second year in a row real estate crowdfunding has… Read More
Fraktion is a tokenization and securities crowdfunding enabler that is powered by Tezos. The France-based company recently announced Seed funding of €1.1 million, backed by Tezos as well as Cabrit Capital, Vox Capital, and other angel investors. Fraktion is focusing on real-world assets, specifically real… Read More
Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, Chairwoman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), outlined the regulator’s key priorities for the next twelve months. These priorities align with the AMF’s strategic framework, “IMPACT 2027,” and reflect its objectives for 2025. Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani said: “As we step into 2025, the… Read More
David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, a French cryptocurrency hardware wallet company, was recently the victim of a kidnapping incident in central France. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that Balland was abducted on January 21 and held captive until his release on January 22, following a… Read More
Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group who recently announced its expanded EU market entry, is enhancing its B2B platform offering via a collab with Societe Generale-FORGE, the digital asset subsidiary of one of Europe’s financial services groups, Société Générale. The EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), a… Read More
In recent weeks, GOin became the first crypto asset manager to receive a Digital Asset Service Provider License (DASP – agrément en qualité de prestataire de services sur actifs numériques -PSAN) issued by the French Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). GOin is approved to offer:… Read More
The authorities in France are taking action to combat the phenomenon of financial crime (including major scams and fraudulent activities) catching out an increasing number of individuals. The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de… Read More
Faced with “dense” and complex information, the AMF in France is encouraging financial institutions to continue their efforts to “improve the transparency of their Taxonomy reporting.” In a report covering the first alignment reporting of seven French banks and insurers, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers… Read More
French crowdfunding platform Ulule has acquired its KissKissBankBank from La Banque Postale for an undisclosed amount, according to reports. La Banque Postale acquired KissKissBankBank in 2017. At the time of the purchase the CEO of La Banque Postale explained the move as responding to new consumption… Read More
Political turbulence in Europe and Asia is driving renewed focus on decentralized, non-government-backed currencies like Bitcoin. That is one reason why deVere Group CEO Nigel Green sees the cryptocurrency’s value topping $120,000 in the coming months. Green made the comments in the wake of a… Read More
Mambu, a cloud banking platform, announced the acquisition of Numeral, a French payment technology provider for banks and fintechs. The acquisition reportedly aims to strengthen Mambu’s position as a key industry player in a move that underscores market confidence and “demand for modern financial experiences.”… Read More
Qonto, a European neobank based in Paris, has distributed a report that claims digital banking options now top traditional banks in regard to adoption rates. Launched in 2017 and focusing on SMEs, Qonto reports over 500,000 firms using its platform. Qonto is the commercial name… Read More
Surecomp announced that, together with BNP Paribas and Vanderlande, it has reportedly piloted a new corporate-to-bank connectivity standard designed by Swift and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The Application Programming Interface (API)-based communication channel enabled Dutch logistics company Vanderlande – a key player focused on … Read More
ETFs win over “newcomers” as they invest into the stock market, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) noted while adding that the the rise in ETFs which aim to track the performance of an index, in its Active Retail Investor Dashboards. Its analysis of this… Read More
Denis Beau, the First Deputy Governor of the Banque de France noted recently the use of Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise and that the possibilities offered by this set of technologies seem “immense.” Beau added in a blog post from the Banque de… Read More
Banque de France and Monetary Authority of Singapore conducted post-quantum cryptography experiment to enhance communication security. The Banque de France (BdF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the completion of a joint experiment in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) conducted across “continents over conventional… Read More
The AMF in France and the AMMC in (Morocco) are reportedly said to be strengthening their ongoing cooperation. On 29 October 2024, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) signed a cooperation and “mutual assistance agreement’ in the field… Read More
Feedzai, the RiskOps platform, offering AI-powered solutions to protect people and payments against financial crime, reveals that 42% of French citizens will use fingerprint authentication to secure their payments, especially among the younger generation aged 18-34, where the rate is 56%. Although 32% of respondents… Read More
The Participatory Finance College of France (the entity that represents crowdfunding in France), along with FintechParis Europlace, the French Banking Federation, and France Post Marché (representing the banking institutions managing the plans), have announced they created a procedure for acquiring or subscribing to unlisted securities… Read More
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