Natixis, a French corporate and investment bank, has acquired 50.04% stake in Dalenys, a fintech company that offers Payment Marketing solutions that aim to increase revenues for online and point-of-sale merchants. The companies revealed that an agreement relating to this sale was announced earlier this summer and… Read More
NaPoleon Crypto has reached an agreement with Chaineum, reportedly the first fully regulatory compliant French ICO boutique for conducting ICOs. The NaPoleonX platform will allow the selling of crypto investment vehicles (DAF – Decentralized Autonomous Funds) managed by algorithmic trading models and will regularly propose… Read More
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The Autorite des Marches Financieres (AMF) in France has launched a consultation on Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) and the issuance of crypto based tokens. In France, according to the document, there have been at least four ICOs to date with multiple other offerings in the… Read More
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Kabbage Inc., a global financial services, tech and data platform serving small businesses, and ING, a leading global bank, are expanding their strategic partnership into France and Italy to provide small businesses with real-time access to working capital. Building on ING’s successful launch in… Read More
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Famille Oksen, a France-based producer of handmade spiced rum, is now seeking €60,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company revealed that the Oksen family has been preparing infused rum in their home near Bordeaux since 1973. “Since 1973 in Cap Ferret, not… Read More
French online factoring platform Finexkap is pursuing its rapid, yet controlled growth. Doubling in size each year since it opened for business in 2014, the Fintech startup passed last summer the €100 million mark of cumulated financing. France remains one of the markets with the… Read More
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Tinubu Square, a France-based provider of trade credit risk management solutions, announced on Monday it has secured a €53million investment from Long Arc Capital and Bpifrance to accelerate the development of its technology solutions for credit and surety insurers, trade finance banks and export credit agencies. With this investment, U.S.-based investment firm Long Arc Capital takes a majority stake… Read More
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The French real estate crowdfunding market grew by 50% in 2016 and keeps growing at the same linear growth pace in 2017. While new platforms continue to join, first entrants strongly dominate the nascent market. With €160 million worth of real estate projects funded, the… Read More
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Younited Credit, the Paris-headquartered consumer lender announced a capital increase of €40 million subscribed by a panel of the top of the crop growth investors in France. Next to its historical shareholders, Eurazeo, Crédit Mutuel Arkema, AG2R La Mondiale and Weber Investissements which are already… Read More
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Pan-European marketplace Raisin continues its trailblazing expansion. Having penetrated new geographies with international and localized services in 2016, the Berlin-headquartered startup is now broadening its offering to address a new customer segment: small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Starting September 14, businesses can open term deposit… Read More
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French firms have formed an association to foster the sustainable growth of the cryptocurrency investment sector and weigh in on its governance. Among other things, they hope to build on progressive regulations such as the French decree that allowed crowdlending securities called minibons to be… Read More
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On July 11, at the 23rd edition of the Paris Europlace International Financial Forum, Edouard Philippe, the Prime Minister of France reached out to 1,500 leaders of global financial services firms: “Welcome to Paris.” He said in English. “The French government is committed to boost… Read More
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Seedrs has announced that it will be the sole equity finance provider in a new partnership with Fidor Bank, a challenger bank that launched in the UK back in 2015. Nutmeg, an online wealth manager, will also be joining Seedrs on Fidor’s new marketplace. The two platforms… Read More
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PayFit, a fintech startup based in Paris, secured €14 million through its Series B Funding Round, which saw participation from Otium Capital, Xavier Niel, and Accel Partners. The company, which was founded in 2015, describes itself as an ultra-intuitive SaaS solution that allows users to easily and automatically manage… Read More
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Breega Capital, a France-based venture capital firm, announced this week its new venture fund, Breega Capital Venture 2, which is aimed towards startups in the fintech and insurtech sectors. The fund offers startups €100 million ($113 million). Founded in 2013, Breega describes itself as a… Read More
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The European Investment Bank Group (EIB) through the European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced that it will provide €18.5 million to back a joint investment fund designed to lend money to SMEs through crowdlending platform Lendix. The EIB is the European Union’s bank, owned by… Read More
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Station F, labeled the worlds largest startup campus, officially opened today. BNP Paribas, the global bank, will be opening a dedicated Fintech incubator at Station F later this fall. The inauguration of the campus was even more eventful as newly elected French President Emmanuel… Read More
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KissKissBankBank, an early entrant in the French Fintech scene and an active platform for capital formation with both online lending and crowdfunding, has been sold to La Banque Postale. KissKissBankBank has helped to finance 27,000 projects to date having raised approximately €83 million from a community… Read More
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Station F, the biggest startup campus worldwide will open in Paris this month with BNP Paribas joining in the fall of 2017. BNP Paribas, the global Top-10 bank headquartered in France, is transferring its Fintech and InsureTech accelerator there with the help of global Plug… Read More
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Yesterday the President of France, Emmanuel Macron received a standing ovation from an audience of tech startups and large businesses at Viva Technology. He spoke of France as a startup nation embracing hyper-innovation, of a revolution, a complete change of mindset. He shared his vision… Read More
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