Tagged: italy

March 8, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global financial technology company SumUp has unveiled its multi-product subscription – SumUp One, now “available in the UK and Italy, and soon in other European markets.” SumUp One reportedly “combines the best of the SumUp product suite in a single, unified offering for merchants across… Read More

February 13, 2023 @ 2:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of automated, end-to-end identity proofing, risk assessment, and eKYC solutions, has partnered with international gaming operator Sisal “to streamline KYC for its players online.” Based in Italy, Sisal currently “operates in Italy, Morocco, and Turkey, with a range of offerings that includes… Read More

February 13, 2023 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Italian banking sector is going through a moment of “strong transformation” and faces many challenges in customer relations, according to an update from Backbase. Its centrality is “increasingly evident and its daily needs, which are constantly evolving, become more and more pressing and to… Read More

December 19, 2022 @ 8:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cerved, the Italian platform focused on credit risk analysis and management, has signed a strategic partnership with Greenomy, the ESG Market Infrastructure, “to deliver a new service on the Italian market designed to help businesses comply with new EU Sustainable Finance regulations (EU Taxonomy, CSRD,… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Algorand has been selected to support a digital guarantees platform in Italy. Algorand is a proof-of-stake blockchain that is designed to provide more efficient transactions. The new platform is expected to become operational in early 2023 and is described as the first time an EU… Read More

December 1, 2022 @ 10:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gillian Lynch, Head of Ireland and EU at Gemini, notes that they are pleased to announce that Gemini has “registered as a Virtual Currency Operator with Italy’s payments services regulator, the Organismo Agenti E Mediatori (OAM), and as a custodial wallet provider and provider of exchange services… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global player focused on payment services, announced the signing of a binding agreement for the acquisition of Banco Desio’s merchant acquiring activities and the planned set-up of a commercial partnership “aiming to leverage Banco Desio’s banking network in order to distribute… Read More

November 7, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

International insurtech bolttech recetnly announced the expansion of its existing partnership with WINDTRE with the launch of “a new ‘Reload exChange’ trade-in program in Italy.” With this new product, WINDTRE customers can now “trade-in their used phones in-store and receive cash payments directly to their… Read More

October 10, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

October, the European Fintech company specializing in SME financing, and Solution Bank, an innovative corporate & investment bank, have “developed a new way of financing SMEs.” Businesses that apply to October for financing will also “have Solution Bank’s resources directly available to them.” The challenger… Read More

October 4, 2022 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a €400 million funding round this past July, Casavo will launch in France bringing a “unique guaranteed sale offer” to its platform. Casavo was founded in Italy in 2017 and has since expanded into Spain and Portugal. The Proptech has acquired Proprioo – a… 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 6, 2022 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Easy4Cloud, which conducts operations in Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain and the US, digitizing different business areas and simplifying their management, has selected Fabrick to expand its offer and introduce BancheinCloud, a Business Intelligence platform for the aggregated management of Current Accounts through which personal,… Read More

July 30, 2022 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the social investment network, announced that it has registered with the Italian regulator Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM), becoming the latest investment platform to “join the registry of crypto-asset providers in Italy.” This demonstrates eToro’s commitment “to working hand in hand with regulatory authorities… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze) has issued a statement denying a data breach at the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). Astatement posted by the Ministry via Sogei states: “No hacker attacks on the Revenue Agency With regard… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims to be one of the world’s “fastest -growing” cryptocurrency platforms, recently announced that it has received registration and regulatory approval from the Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM) in Italy as “a provider of virtual currency and digital wallet services.” This approval will… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Allfunds Blockchain, the arm of Allfunds (AMS:ALLFG) specialized in blockchain technology, launches FAST in Italy, a solution “built on blockchain technology aimed at increasing the speed and efficiency of mutual funds transfers, which was already successfully launched in Spain.” FAST represents a “novelty” for the… Read More

July 6, 2022 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Italy’s payments Fintech Nexi NEXII.MI and Greece’s Alpha ACBr.AT bank revealed on Monday (July 4, 2022) that they intend to invest €100 million (appr. $104.55 million) within the next 5 years in the Greek digital payments sector. In 2021, Nexi agreed to acquire Alpha Bank’s… 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 3, 2022 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synch Payments, the Irish instant mobile payments provider, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with European Paytech Nexi as its platform and service provider to help bring the Synch proposition to Irish clients. Synch has reportedly obtained authorization from the Competition and… Read More

June 23, 2022 @ 1:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Italian banking group Sella has reportedly introduced an acceleration program focused on helping startups who are working on finance solutions for the Metaverse. Managed by Sella’s venture incubator dpixel with the OGR Torino hub, the Metaverse 4 Finance Accelerator is focused on identifying and supporting… Read More