Tagged: france

April 28, 2022 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

French biotech firm HCS Pharma, will be offering pre-IPO securities via a security token offering on the European Digital Assets Exchange or EDSX. EDSX entered the digital security space earlier this month announcing that it had completed all of the necessary requirements to operate as an… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

European unicorn Qonto has easily topped its crowdfunding goal utilizing Crowdcube. Qonto is a Payment Institution regulated, approved and supervised by the French Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR). Qonto, a company that has already raised €486 million in Series D funding, stated earlier… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French Fintech Kard has introduced a range of virtual banking services that allows families to gain a better understanding of exactly where they spend their funds. These new features show Kard users the actual name of each brand, the corresponding logo or icon and the… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, which claims to be Europe’s leading Open Banking platform, has announced it has launched its “closed-loop” payment product in Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Lithuania and the Netherlands. As noted in an update shared with CI, traditional payment methods “weren’t built to handle the speed… Read More

April 5, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Sandbox, a “decentralized” gaming metaverse and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and Ledger, the hardware and software security company in crypto and Web3, have partnered “to bring Ledger’s best-in-class security technology to The Sandbox’s global user base.” The partnership will “empower The Sandbox’s 2.2… Read More

March 31, 2022 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FE fundinfo has confirmed that it acquired Funds360, the French fund data and solutions provider based in Fontainebleau and Paris, from Euronext. The transaction brings together FE fundinfo’s fund data and tech expertise in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia with Funds360’s complementary data-set… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In order to expand its offer for its individual clients, Yeeld, the Fintech firm which provides a savings assistance application, has chosen the joint offer of Franfinance, the consumer credit specialist and Treezor, the leader in Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), enabling technological and regulatory aspects to be… Read More

March 26, 2022 @ 1:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemonade (NYSE:LMND), the digital insurance firm that’s powered by social impact, recently announced the launch of Lemonade Car in Tennessee. Following the initial launch in Illinois, Tennessee “marks the second state to feature availability of Lemonade’s newest environment-friendly product.” Hitting “record” snow averages this winter… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Surecomp, which claims to be a market leader in international trade finance solutions for banking institutions and corporations, has confirmed that Societe Generale has now gone live with the latest version of its IMEX solution for back-office trade finance processing automation across four nations… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Financement Participatif France (FPF), the French crowdfunding association, has announced the appointment of a new President. According to FPF, Damien Guermonprez has been selected as the new President of the organization. He is currently Executive Chairman of Lemonway. Mathilde Iclanzan has been appointed as Vice President… Read More

March 22, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), a “pioneer” in Cloud banking and digital transformation solutions for the financial services sector, has solidified its presence in EMEA by opening entities in Spain and France “to advance digital transformation of financial institutions in the region.” The new business entities… Read More

March 19, 2022 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aazzur has reportedly agreed to a sales partnership with European Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform Treezor in order to allow both companies to expand their customer base and strengthen their BaaS offering. Treezor will offer its regulatory and technical expertise by providing its payment infrastructure for account… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

BNP Paribas Securitizaties Services, part of BNP Paribas the bank – the largest bank in France and one of the largest banks in the world, has issued a statement explaining their point of view as to how blockchain (or distributed ledger technology – DLT) and… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Treezor, the European firm focused on Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions, has obtained authorization from the ACPR in order to expand its activities and now “has all the payment service licenses (from 1 to 8).” The new authorizations (i.e. 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8) mean Treezor… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 3:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European marketplace lender October recently commented on the French state-guaranteed loans. On March 2020, the French State announced an “exceptional package of €300Bn state-guaranteed loans (PGE) to support SMEs during the Covid-19 crisis.” Since the launch of this first state-guaranteed loan via the October platform… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mecanicus, a company focused on driving a “revolution” in the classic car market to ensure its “transmission to future generations,” has secured 113% (€568,692) of its €500,000 fundraising target via Crowdcube (from 121 investors at the time of writing). Mecanicus notes that it aims to… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Smart Lenders AM has announced the launch of the Lending Smart Fund 1, a debt fund targeting European platforms. In a public statement, Smart Lenders said that in Europe, apart from consumer and SMBs loans, the market is composed of new niches, like fractional payments… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younited, the instant credit provider in Europe, is focused on accelerating its growth trajectory after a “record” 2021 and expects to reach 5 billion euros cumulative GMV in 2022. As noted in an update shared with CI, Younited achieved solid growth last year, with an… Read More

February 8, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By Therese Torris  |  

CapHorn Invest, a venture capital firm, has joined the Anaxago Group to create a leading player in alternative investment in France. The monetary terms of the deal were not disclosed. Anaxago is a multifaceted online investment platform that offers securities crowdfunding for early-stage firms, real… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

For only €100, participants on French crowdfunding site WiSEED can pursue attractive returns while also improving the world they live in. The platform prides itself on improving financial literacy, providing a transparent look into how it selects opportunities, and its commitment  to providing alternative financing… Read More