Tagged: nordic region

March 9, 2026 @ 4:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Nordic region’s private capital landscape proved notably durable in 2025, bucking wider European headwinds and cementing its status as a standout performer, according to PitchBook’s latest “2026 Nordic Private Capital Breakdown” report. Both venture capital and private equity segments delivered solid growth in deal… Read More

February 14, 2026 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Lunar has joined forces with delivery platform Wolt to enhance customer convenience across the region. Announced recently, this collaboration marks the first time a Nordic bank has partnered with Wolt, aiming to streamline daily routines for users in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. By… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the global enabler of banking platforms, announced a strategic partnership with Siili Solutions, a digital transformation company known for its local expertise and presence across the Nordic region. This collab significantly expands the regional resource pool, enabling financial institutions to address the uniqie demands… Read More

December 23, 2024 @ 12:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lunar has recently rolled out a major app update, which is described as a game-changer in hyper-personalized banking. Lunar claims that it takes digital banking to the next level with the launch of the app update, 5.0, marking a key moment in the platform’s evolution…. Read More

December 20, 2024 @ 1:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enfuce, the provider of payment solutions in the Nordics, has partnered with Alisa Bank, Finland’s digital bank, in order to introduce a business credit card tailored for SMEs in Finland. This collab is set to disrupt the SME banking landscape by offering a solution that… Read More

December 12, 2024 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance is pleased to announce a partnership with Multitude Bank, a core subsidiary of the Nordic region listed FinTech, Multitude Group. Via a debt-asset securitization deal, Multitude Bank will reportedly invest EUR 14 million in loans for small and medium-sized agricultural businesses to support their… Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lunar and Saldo Bank have entered a partnership in order to transform Nordic banking and payment solutions. Lunar, the Nordic challenger bank, announces a partnership with Saldo Bank, a fintech and banking provider. Saldo Bank is reportedly the first banking institution to leverage Lunar’s Nordic… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lunar, the Nordic challenger bank, announces the launch of its AI Voice Assistant, marking a milestone as the European bank to introduce GenAI Native Voice tech. Powered by the GPT-4o model, the GenAI Native Voice Assistant will help make banking accessible to all demographics, offering… Read More

July 20, 2024 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

valantic FSA announced it has agreed with Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) to develop Nasdaq Rates Trader, a new web-based user interface for Nasdaq’s Nordic and Baltic fixed income markets. The new UI will give access to Nasdaq’s data and trading functionality “with a modern and intuitive… Read More

February 22, 2024 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billhop AB, a card-enablement platform, is collaborating with Eurocard, a card issuer in the Nordics. The partnership will is expected to allow corporate clients within the Nordic region to pay any bill or invoice with Eurocard’s virtual cards. This payment approach enables businesses “to take… Read More

October 24, 2023 @ 1:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following the announcement of Ireland as our MiCA entity location, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) are pleased to announce that they are strengthening our presence in Benelux and the Nordics, a key market for Coinbase. This move underscores Coinbase‘s increased commitment to continental Europe. Elke Karskens will reportedly… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Safello, the crypto exchange in the Nordics, announces the integration of Apple Pay and Google Pay, “expanding its payment options and providing customers with a seamless and secure method to purchase cryptocurrencies.” Following Safello’s recent agreement with Worldpay, “enabling the processing of card payments for… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tietoevry is pleased to announce its collaboration with The Savings Banks Group Finland in order “to renew its lending platform, where Tietoevry’s Lending Suite, the leading credit solution in the Nordic markets, will serve as the foundation.” This strategic partnership is part of “a broader… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK) has announced a contract agreement with Mambu, a cloud banking platform, and Knowit, a Nordics-based digital consultancy. The partnership is set “to modernize SPK’s housing loan solution, allowing the institution to build a flexible, user-friendly, and complete component-based… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Infosys (NYSE: INFY), which claims to be a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced that it has signed a strategic collaboration with Danske Bank, a Nordic Bank, to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation initiatives with speed and scale. This collaboration will help… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lunar opens up infrastructure to enable instant payments in the Nordics. Strong demand from both national and international payment players “drives Lunar to open up its Nordic payment infrastructure to partners.” Starting August 1st Swedish Fintech Trustly will be the first partner “to tap into… Read More

June 9, 2023 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In recent years, Danske Bank has made fundamental changes to the bank, resulting in a more focused business with a reduced risk level and a strengthened organization. Simultaneously they have “focused on strengthening our commercial momentum, and Danske Bank is on a clear trajectory to… Read More

May 12, 2023 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neonomics, a Nordic open banking provider, has expanded the launch of their core open banking driven Checkout solution to the Danish market. This payment solution makes it easy for any business “to get started with account-to-account payments through a frictionless front-end user interface, delivering higher… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ingka Investments has made a minority investment together with Creades in Swedish based credit information startup called Kreditz, a Nordic market leader in credit scoring and verification services based on Open Banking and PSD2 data. The investment is “part of Kreditz’s latest funding round with… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mars Growth Capital, a joint venture between MUFG and Liquidity Group, announced their first Nordic deal, with a $5 million funding in Kognity, an edtech company headquartered in Sweden. Kognity offers a digital teaching and learning platform “used by more than 140,000 students in 1,300… Read More