Tagged: italy

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

June 20, 2022 @ 7:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

In November of 2021, the European Union announced pan-European securities crowdfunding rules. While there are still certain details being worked out, effectively an issuer may now list a security on an online investment platform and raise capital across all EU member states. European Crowdfunding Service… Read More

June 16, 2022 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BANCOMAT S.p.A and Discover signed a strategic agreement that “increases acceptance for Discover, Diners Club International and network alliance cardholders, all part of the Discover Global Network.” This new partnership will “give cardholders the ability to use their cards and mobile payment products on the… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 12:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Supporting Italian SMEs in their business projects of growth, development and competitiveness, taking advantage of the key opportunities offered by digital export: this is reportedly the purpose of the agreement made by Banca Sella and Business Vision, a firm focused on e-commerce development and an… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 3:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Organismo degli Agenti e Mediatori finanziari (OAM) only began accepting registrations for digital currency and digital wallet providers beginning on May 18th but in the ensuing days, 14 firms have registered including Binance, Bitpanda and more. The OAM is the exclusive authority in Italy… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qonto, the European business finance solution, has announced the launch of its new solution for invoicing. This new solution “simplifies the process of generating, sharing and managing professional and customized invoices directly from the platform.” Whether they are SMEs or freelancers, clients will be able… Read More