Tagged: italy

May 22, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

P2P consumer lending platforms are the “most stable” in their growth, while the business segment is “increasing faster than the others,” the team at Croatian lender Robo.cash claims. Geographically, sustainable development is “mainly shown” by Croatian and Italian platforms, the Robo.cash writes in a blog… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scalapay, a European Buy Now – Pay Later provider, has announced a $27 million investment from Poste Italiane, which is Italy’s largest service infrastructure network and claims to be one of the largest payment card issuers in Europe, in a Series B extension. Scalapay is… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 6:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Fin+Tech, an Italy-based acceleration program supporting startups in the Fintech and Insurtech space, has completed the selection of the 16 start-ups that will join the first cycle of the program, according to a public statement. The accelerator is part of the CDP National Accelerators Network,… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tot, an Italian Fintech banking platform that streamlines administrative and financial management via all-digital tools for self-employed professionals and micro-businesses with up to 10 workers, confirms its market debut in March 2022. Tot mainly specializes in microenterprises, amid rising attention to this industry segment, because… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 8:20 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Nexi, a European Paytech firm, and Fipe, an association representing businesses in the hospitality, tourism and entertainment industry, have signed a strategic agreement with the aim of supporting the relaunch of the over 300,000 Italian companies in the sector, which has been among the hardest… Read More

February 15, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Intesa Sanpaolo, which is Italy’s largest bank by total assets and one of Europe’s most profitable and sustainable financial institutions, has chosen Thought Machine, the United Kingdom-based core banking tech firm, to support its digital banking platform. In conjunction with this partnership, Intesa Sanpaolo has… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 2:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

illimity, a digital bank operating in Italy, released its financial results for the full year ending December 31, 2021. According to the company, it achieved its 2021 profit guidance, posting a net profit of €65.6 million for 2021, more than double the figure for 2020… Read More

January 24, 2022 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this month, the team at marketplace lender October had shared an open letter with their community. October wrote in its open letter that last year, they had committed to working hard, “with enthusiasm and curiosity.” They had promised to lend more efficiently to businesses,… Read More

January 17, 2022 @ 12:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European SME lender October reveals that 2021 was an “intense year” for their platform. October notes that not only was it their best lending year so far on record, with more initiatives financed than the past 3 years combined, but also “the one of multiple… Read More

January 5, 2022 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash writes that while you’re busy summing up the results of the year, they’ve taken a look back on what December 2021 could be most remembered for. Robo.cash notes that last month, their investors “funded €18 M loans.” The platform’s investor base was… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Interest for peer-to-peer loans is expected to gain traction across Europe, according to an update from Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash. As noted in a blog post by Robo.cash, the number of Google requests for P2P lending in Europe has been growing steadily this year. An… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Tot, an Italian digital banking platform, has raised €2 Million in seed funding according to a note from the firm. Banca Sella was the lead investor in the funding round. Tot is a new banking platform that aims to update the administrative and financial management… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA, the Spanish multinational banking group, and the Sella Group have reportedly entered into a partnership that is focused on supporting Open finance. Through the partnership, BBVA will be providing its foreign clients, who are willing to operate in Italy and those of the newly… Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The BBVA Group is launching an all-digital retail banking in Italy, with a “unique” value proposition and customer experience. BBVA is entering the Italian market with free digital banking; “one of the most secure cards in the world – as there are no printed numbers… Read More

October 17, 2021 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Salt Edge, a Financial API platform has partnered with Italian Fintech accelerator Supernovae Labs in order to support Italian financial institutions and third-party providers with aggregating banking data and carrying out payments enhanced by PSD2. Through their collaboration, Salt Edge and Supernovae Labs are providing… Read More

October 10, 2021 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexi, the European Paytech firm, has reportedly obtained approval for its CO2 emissions reduction targets for Nexi in Italy by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) – the global network born from the collaboration between WRI, CDP, WWF and the United Nations Global Compact. In… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 11:47 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Italia Olivicola, the largest organization of olive and olive oil producers in Italy, is working with Euranet, a technology compliance management services provider, to move its supply chain operations onto the Algorand blockchain.  This model was developed employing Euranet’s ChoralChain platform and can be applied… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Fabrick, an open banking platform, and Bitpanda – a digital investing platform offering stocks, digital assets and more, have joined to create a white label solution for Italian banks and Fintechs. The service enables users to give their customers and clients access to the growing… Read More

September 4, 2021 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Axyon AI, an AI provider for the asset management sector, has appointed Luigi Conti to serve as an independent board member. Axyon AI offers deep learning solutions that assist fund managers with providing more efficient and innovative investment services. The firm, which includes UniCredit S.p.A…. Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking credit information provider CRIF reveals that it has entered an international commercial partnership with Regtech firm Know Your Customer – which is supported by a strategic investment into the company. An international firm headquartered in Bologna, Italy, CRIF focuses on offering credit bureau and… Read More