Tagged: france

October 3, 2022 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Boutique investment bank Avolta is out with an interesting report that indicates that France is bucking the trend when it comes to the global drop in venture capital funding for tech. In fact, France is predicted to hit an all-time high in 2022 for VC… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), have issued a statement warning the public about entities offering crypto derivatives and Forex investments without authorization. The regulators maintain a “black list” of websites that is periodically updated that… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younited, the instant credit provider in Europe, provides European households – in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Germany – with financing solutions “for projects and purchases up to 50,000 euros.” This milestone is the “best proof” of the relevance of Younited’s offer to its customers:… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims to be one of the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency platforms, announced it has been registered in France as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) following clearance from the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR)…. Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 6:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Banque de France, the central bank of France, will hold an in-person event to discuss the Opportunities and Challenges of the Tokenisation of Finance, tomorrow, September 27, 2022. The event is taking place at the Musée du Louvre in Paris but it will also… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, a provider of direct bank payment solutions, has launched Verified Mandates in France. Part of the GoCardless global ‘bank payment’ platform, Verified Mandates “combines the Account Information Services (AIS) capabilities of open banking with bank debit to stop fraud before it happens.” This represents… Read More

September 18, 2022 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TS Imagine, a global platform focused on trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, announced that Varenne Capital, a Paris-based, process-driven, global investment manager, has selected TradeSmart OEMS, which is TS Imagine’s Order and Execution Management System, “to support its trading activities.” TradeSmart… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Villyz, an online investment platform based in Paris, says it has received approval to offer securities across the European Union under ECSPR (European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation). The new rules went into effect in November of 2021 allowing issuers to raise up to €5 million… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Open Banking Europe and Open Banking Exchange have combined to form a single group in pursuit of the benefits of open banking (open finance) technology. According to a statement from the new group, “subject matter experts and advisors to regulators, self-regulated organizations (SROs) and national… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, new European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation (ECSPR) compliance was extended for another year. Actionable as of November 2021, the move to harmonize European regulation was greated as an enormous leap for online capital formation. For the first time, platforms would be able to help… Read More

July 22, 2022 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Qonto, which claims to be the leading European business finance solution, announced its intent “to acquire German fintech Penta.” The deal, which is expected to close in the next few weeks, “comes amid continuous growth for both companies.” This acquisition “represents the logical next step… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP) will partner on promotions and communications in the financial sector especially in light of the changing environment for offerings. The agreement notes specifically the need to partner on “the… Read More

July 15, 2022 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Avolta, a French boutique investment bank that is active in the venture space in Europe, has published a report on French tech funding reporting that Q2 2022 is the 3rd best quarter for funding ever. While certain markets are sagging, due to the rocky economy,… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

French startup Qori has officially launched services, allowing Europeans to make payments in store, remotely or online with their bank or virtual currency wallets without being required to download a proprietary app. The “pay by bank” and “pay by crypto” tech is currently available to… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finnish Card-as-a-Service Fintech Enfuce is reportedly set to launch operations in the United Kingdom after finalizing a €45 million round back in December 2021. Established by co-CEOs Monika Liikamaa and Denise Johansson, Enfuce recently expanded its international presence in Germany and France and currently claims… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at GoHenry notes that it has been 10 years since they launched operations in the United Kingdom, and they now have more than two million members in the UK and US. They recently launched their in-app Money Missions “to make financial education fun… Read More

July 12, 2022 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Morpho Labs, a French research and software development firm, has raised $18 million to pursue its vision of a new decentralized lending protocol. The funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Variant. The company states that approximately 100 investors participate in the funding… Read More

July 6, 2022 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Last year, October had carried out a survey among their community of lenders in order to gain insights into the topics they were “eager to learn more about.” One topic came back repeatedly: their platform statistics. To answer your questions related to stats, October is… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 9:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goodvest, which is on a mission to build a “sustainable” investment platform committed to fight climate change: 100% personalized & transparent, has secured 187% (€468,760) of its €250,000 target from 379 investors through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. There are now 8 days… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, it was revealed that the decision-makers for the European Union had come to terms on crypto-asset regulation under the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation. The European Commission announced the MiCA proposal on 24 September 2020 as part of a larger digital finance… Read More