Tagged: france

June 26, 2023 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the main securities regulator in France, says it wants to become a regulator that supports financial innovation. As part of its strategic ambitions for the coming years, the AMF, as presented by its current Chair Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, has issued… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 7:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) and KKR, a global investment firm, announced the signing of an exclusive multi-year agreement “for a €3 billion replenishing loan commitment under which private credit funds and accounts managed by KKR will purchase up to €40 billion of buy now,… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CACEIS, the asset servicing unit that’s owned by Credit Agricole (ACA.PA) and Santander (NYSE: SAN), has reportedly registered with France’s markets regulator AMF in order to offer digital asset custody services (including cryptocurrencies). The firm has registered as a digital asset service provider (DASP) on… Read More

June 20, 2023 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Back Market, BNP Paribas Cardif, and bolttech have announced a partnership for the refurbishing market. Back Market is a marketplace enabling the general public to buy thousands of electrical and electronic products that have been reconditioned. bolttech is an international Insurtech, and BNP Paribas Cardif… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of the new European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation (ECSPR), which legalizes pan-EU securities crowdfunding, platforms must be approved by the relevant authority in a member state. France, the second largest economy in the EU, has incorporated rules for the approval process and today… Read More

June 16, 2023 @ 6:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance is continuing its staggered retreat from another market. According to a Tweet from today, Binance is exiting the Netherlands market as they have been “unable to register as a VASP with the Dutch regulator.” A VASP is a virtual asset service provider, and the… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), and Keytrade Bank, the first online bank in Belgium and part of Credit Mutuel Arkea, one of France’s largest banking groups, announced the bank’s decision to select Infosys Finacle as the preferred… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ismo, which says it is on a mission to make investing in the financial markets accessible to all, has secured 113% (€823,900.31) of its €725,000 target from 351 investors (at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube (with 9 days… Read More

June 3, 2023 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regnology, a software provider with a focus on regulatory reporting solutions, announces today it expects to sign a definitive agreement to acquire Invoke, a French-based provider of financial, regulatory, and tax reporting solutions for supervisory authorities, and reporting entities. On completion of the agreement, the… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Smart Lenders AM has surpassed $2 billion in online loans financed, claiming to be the top European crowdfunding specialist for debt. Smart Lenders, based in Paris, invests in loans originated in online lending platforms in Europe and the US. Loans include both consumer and business…. Read More

May 30, 2023 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Mangopay, a payments infrastructure provider that is big in marketplaces, has hired Michal Jedraszak as Chief of Staff. Mangopay says the new position is part of a strategic push to expand services globally. Jedraszak is expected to oversee project management and governance, and drive cross-functional… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Trade credit provider Hokodo and Mangopay – a successful European payments platform, have announced a partnership that will see Hokodo’s solutions available to Mangopay B2B platforms. Hokodo offers digital trade credit and B2B Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions for merchants to sell more by… Read More

May 13, 2023 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut announced its strategy for France over the next few years, including the launch of customer credit products towards the end of May 2023. At a recent press conference held in Paris hosted by Antoine Le Nel, VP of growth at Revolut, Le Nel said… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a global provider of asset management and credit technology data and services, announced today the expansion of its services capabilities and offerings in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Linedata has extended its APAC offerings “to include new industry segments namely private equity,… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Covéa, the car insurer in France with 10.7 million vehicles insured by its French brands MAAF, MMA and GMF, announces the use of Tractable‘s artificial intelligence technology “to accelerate claims processing nationwide in France.” Covéa has been working with Tractable since 2016 “to simplify claims… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Edda, a Paris-based Fintech, has announced a partnership with Innovation Bay, a community for startups based in Australia. Edda is a tool for professional investors that aims to create value by allowing users to see the value of their investments and the impact they generate… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In just a year since it launched its Jizô Network Detection & Response (NDR) solution, French cybersecurity company Sesame it reveals that it “has achieved profitability and plans to accelerate European development thanks to a €10 million fundraising.” Sesame it, which claims to be one… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ledger, a digital asset firm based in France, has raised an additional €100 million (~$108.3 million) to fuel the company. The valuation was set in 2021 at €1.3 billion during the initial Series C round – so not exactly a down round but flat –… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 5:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The French national financial prosecutor’s office (Parquet Financier National – PFN) announced today that it has engaged in multiple search operations at five banking and financial services firms located in Paris and La Defense (a suburb of Paris). According to the prosecutor, the actions are… Read More

March 24, 2023 @ 4:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following the acquisition of fraud detection company Nethone in November 2022, Mangopay continues strengthening its payment flow capabilities “by acquiring WhenThen, a payment orchestration and payments automation platform, providing powerful payment acceptance and payment operations to marketplaces and platforms big and small.” Just four months… Read More