Tagged: france

June 6, 2024 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) warns the public about the activities of several fraudulent market participants and publishes a new ‘blacklist’ (focused on crypto-assets service providers in France). As part of its update, the AMF is adding “to and reorganizing the list of websites… Read More

June 5, 2024 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Qonto (the commercial name of Olinda SAS) has topped 500,o00 customers, according to a note from the firm. Qonto is a licensed payment institution authorized by the French Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR). The company partners with regulated banks such as Crédit… Read More

June 4, 2024 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Issuer processing Fintech Enfuce announces a partnership with French worktech unicorn, Swile to launch an employee benefits card in France that is set to transform the entire employee benefits space. The new all-in-one card integrates different employee benefits, “from lunch and gift vouchers to travel… Read More

June 1, 2024 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mangopay, a modular and flexible payment infrastructure provider for platforms, today announces the launch of its new Fraud Prevention solution. Mangopay’s Fraud Prevention solution provides “a fully integrated and payment processor-agnostic AI-driven cybersecurity solution to guard against an evolving range of threats, including account takeover… Read More

May 31, 2024 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marie Seiller has reportedly been appointed Resources, Operations and Transformation Director at the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). Currently Chief accountant at the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Marie Seiller will head “the Resources, Operations and Transformation Directorate (DRST) from 27 May 2024.” In this… Read More

May 28, 2024 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pascal Gauthier, CEO at Ledger, says that the shipping of their new device, Ledger Stax, has begun for pre-order customers. Pascal Gauthier from Ledger notes in a blog post that the first pre-orders will be “shipped over the coming weeks, and new orders will be… Read More

May 22, 2024 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

H, founded in late 2023, by Stanford University researcher Charles Kantor as CEO, and DeepMind alumni Karl Tuyls (Chief Research and Operations Officer), Laurent Sifre (Chief Technological Officer), Daan Wierstra (joining soon as Chief Scientist), and Julien Perolat (Chief Multi-Agent Officer), has raised $220 million… Read More

May 19, 2024 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

France Mayer has reportedly been appointed Retail Investor Relations and Protection Director at the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). France Mayer is currently Market Intermediaries Supervision Director “at the Data and Markets Directorate of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF).” She will take over as… Read More

May 16, 2024 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France is telling investors to “exercise the utmost vigilance with regard to proposal investments made to the public residing in France by the digital asset trading platform BYBIT.” BYBIT operates elsewhere, including in Dubai where it received a… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, the digital assets firm which claims to be focused on ensuring regulatory compliance, security and privacy, is now a member of Adan, an association bringing together professionals in the digital asset and blockchain sector throughout France and Europe. Eric Anziani, President and COO of… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments and transfers Fintech Mangopay has announced a new VP of Risk Product, Ariel Shoham. He is expected to lead the vision, strategy and roadmap for Identity and Fraud Protection at Mangopay. For decades, Shoham has been engaged in AML/KYC, Regtech, and anti-fraud efforts. He… Read More

May 5, 2024 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Retail investors have been active in the stock market. In fact, there’s been a sharp increase in retail ETF activity in Q1 2024, according to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). Each quarter, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France “provides an overview of… Read More

April 28, 2024 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany’s automotive marketplace mobile.de has chosen payments Fintech Mangopay to launch a tailored payment solution for its end users. The new collaboration is expected to enable consumers to buy or sell through mobile.de. They will be able to pay or get paid “for their vehicle within… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Austrian, French, Italian and Spanish financial market authorities have given their key priorities for a macro-prudential approach to asset management, the AMF noted in a recent update. As the European Commission prepares to launch its consultation on the macro-prudential treatment of risk in asset management,… Read More

April 10, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), the digital insurance company powered by AI and social impact, today announced the launch of Homeowners insurance in France in partnership with BNP Paribas Cardif. Millions of occupying homeowners “can now purchase extensive coverage for their home and belongings, featuring the same seamless… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle, a global digital financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC and EURC, and HEC Paris, one of the world’s business schools, are pleased to announce the launch of ‘HEC Paris Center on the Future of Money and Digital Assets,’ to catalyze collaboration and… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a France-based Fintech, has acquired DreamQuark – an artificial intelligence (AI) firm that provides services to financial firms like banks and wealth managers. The terms of the acquisition were not revealed. Nicolas Meric, CEO of DreamQuark, said they are thrilled to… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Qlower is focused on helping those who might be tired of tax returns. At Qlower, they’ve decided it shouldn’t be “a burden anymore.” Thanks to their technology combining open banking and AI, Qlower automates tax returns for landlords, in France for now. They claim to… Read More

April 4, 2024 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC, the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry,  announced that Societe Generale is reportedly the first Prime Broker to leverage CTM’s new automated tri-party trade matching workflow as the industry prepares for the increased focus on global accelerated settlement requirements. CTM’s new… Read More

April 3, 2024 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Mangopay, a Paris-based global payments firm, has hired a new Head of Sales for Fraud in an effort to boost its anti-fraud kit. Bertrand Dezard will now look to grow the company’s international fraud business worldwide, with a focus on Europe and Latin America, as… Read More