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Bondora Reports Rebound for Originations and Investments in October 2023

Bondora reports that the month of October 2023 saw a rebound for originations and investments. Bondora notes in a blog post that after decreasing slightly in September, investments and originations rebounded in October. Both these statistics “totaled just over €15M, with a growth rate of… Read More

Bitpanda Technology Solutions and Amsterdam’s Regtech Fourthline Enable Secure Future in Digital Asset Compliance

At Bitpanda Technology Solutions, they’ve always been at the forefront of innovation, “committed to expanding our horizons and strengthening our network.” That’s why they’re pleased to announce their strategic partnership with Fourthline, an Amsterdam-based firm focused on AI-powered compliance solutions. In today’s fast-paced financial environment,… Read More

European Embedded Finance Firm Swan Opens Amsterdam Office

Swan, the European firm supporting embedded finance, opens its first office in the Netherlands, and launches localized Dutch accounts, “as part of its continued European expansion.” The launch is part of the company’s European hyperlocalization strategy, “following a successful launch in Spain earlier in the… Read More

Twinco Capital Receives €50 Million Debt Commitment from BBVA for Supply Chain Finance

Twinco Capital has received a €50 million debt facility from BBVA Spark for supply chain financing. Twinco, a European Fintech founded by female entrepreneurs, says it will use the funding to provide the first sustainable supply chain finance solution in the market. Twinco CEO Sandra… Read More

European Regtech Fourthline Expands Operations to France with Neobank Shine

Founded in 2017 in the Netherlands, Fourthline has developed a technological suite that enables financial service providers to automatically and compliantly perform KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) procedures in accordance with local requirements. Fourthline offers a single API “to streamline the onboarding… Read More

Netherlands based umob and Regtech Onfido to Enhance Shared Mobility, Public Transportation Experience

Onfido, the global firm focused on automated identity verification, announced the results of its partnership with umob, a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform that is “transforming the shared mobility and public transportation experience.” Since integrating Onfido’s technology, umob can verify new users “in under… Read More

Digital Asset Firm Kraken to Acquire Dutch Crypto Broker BCM

Kraken is pleased to announce their planned acquisition of Coin Meester B.V. (BCM) in the Netherlands. The deal highlights our commitment “to growing their business in Europe by leveraging our strong financial position and highly competitive product offering.” Founded in 2017, BCM claims it is… Read More

Invesdor Says Merger with Oneplanetcrowd Going Well as Green Wind Offering Successfully Funds

Invesdor, a securities crowdfunding platform approved to operate across the European Union, is touting a recent successful funding round that was listed on Oneplanetcrowd but saw solid participation across Invesdor’s home base. Oneplanetcrowd, an impact funding platform that focuses on green securities offerings, was acquired… Read More

Tokeny Partners with ABN AMRO on Tokenized Green Bonds

European tokenization provider Tokeny has enabled ABN AMRO to issue a tokenized bond in an offering that is described as being the first Dutch ban to issue a green bond on a public blockchain. Tokeny shares that Vesteda raised €5 million while predicting the offering… Read More

Netcompany Acquires Stake in European Fintech Firm to Form a Strategic Partnership

Netcompany acquired a 20% stake in the Danish based Festina Finance – a provider of software for the Life and Pension industry with a customer base in Denmark and the Netherlands. The investment will accelerate the entry “into new markets for Festina Finance and enhance… Read More

European Digital Bank N26 Integrates iDEAL to Streamline Payments for Clients in the Netherlands

Digital bank N26 announced the integration of popular local payment service iDEAL to its 100% digital banking experience in the Netherlands. Available to the first N26 customers in the Netherlands from today, the new integration will be gradually “rolled out in the market and will… Read More

Bondora Platform Originations, Investments Totaled Over €14M Each in July: Report

July kickstarted what could be the “rebound” after a slow summer for investments and loan originations. Both originations and investments totaled over €14M each in July, according to a recent update from Bondora. As noted in a blog post by Bondora, the API technical error… Read More

European Investment Platform Bondora Shares Key Updates from H1 2023

Bondora notes that we are more than halfway through the year. Like with any goal, it’s essential to acknowledge achievements along the way to stay motivated on the path to success, the team at Bondora noted while adding “that a lot has happened already, and… Read More

Fintech Rapyd Announces Partial Acquisition of PayU Global Payment Organization

Rapyd, the global Fintech-as-a-Service provider, announced the acquisition of PayU Global Payment Organization (GPO; not including PayU’s India, Turkey, and Southeast Asia operations) of Netherlands-based Prosus, a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world. PayU GPO, a provider… Read More

Crypto.com Obtains Registration Approval in the Netherlands

Crypto.com announced that it has been approved for registration with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) as a provider of crypto services. This registration confirmation reportedly follows “a comprehensive review of Crypto.com’s business and compliance in line with the Netherlands’ Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act… Read More

Profitable Digital Bank Bunq Tops 9 Million Users, €4.5 Billion in Deposits

European digital bank bunq has now topped 9 million users, holding €4.5 billion in user deposits. Bunq reported that it grew its user base from 5.4 million to over 9 million in a bit longer than one year. In the last four months, Bunq has… Read More

European Investment Platform Bondora Reports Solid Performance in The Netherlands, Steady Recoveries

Despite small decreases, there was still a large number of investments and loans originated in May 2023, according to an update from European investment platform Bondora. Both were in the €19 million ballpark, which is still “some of the highest monthly amounts they’ve seen recently.”… Read More

Invesdor Touts First Pan European Renewable Crowdfunding Offering via Oneplanetcrowd

The Invesdor Group is the combination of Finnest, Kapilendo, and Oneplanetcrowd. The Nordic company aims to become the dominant online capital formation platform in the European Union by providing access to capital and investment opportunity across Europe. At the end of 2022, Invesdor announced its… Read More

Binance Exits the Netherlands Market

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

Fintech-focused European Firm XMDS Holding Acquires KUARIO, the Dutch based Payment Provider

XMDS Holding, a European software company active in the field of fintech and faretech, has acquired KUARIO, the Dutch based self-service payment provider to complement its portfolio of mobile payments solutions, playing into the increasing use of self-service kiosks. Since its establishment in 1998, XMDS… Read More

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