Tagged: norway

Fintech EedenBull, a B2B Commercial Payments Tech Provider, Partners Major Norwegian Bank

EedenBull, a Fintech firm focused on B2B commercial payments tech, has formed a partnership with Sparebanken Vest, which is Norway’s third-largest savings bank. Through the partnership, the companies will offer banking services tech to the bank’s 13,600 business clients across Western Norway. Working cooperatively with… Read More

Low Code Software with A Service Platform CLEVR Acquires Digitread, a Product Lifecycle Management System

CLEVR, the low-code and no-code software-with-a-service specialist, reveals that it has acquired Digitread, one of the emerging companies focused on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system integration and a “platinum-level” solution partner of Siemens. The acquisition should help raise CLEVR‘s profile and support its geographic and… Read More

Norway’s Commercial Banking Applications Releases Updated Global Banking Factory Software

Norway’s software firm Commercial Banking Applications (CBA) reveals that it has released the latest annual version of its IBAS GBF – Global Banking Factory software to all clients. Notably,  the release has come more than three months ahead of schedule, which should allow for more… Read More

Norway’s Norges Banks Says Financial System Is Working Properly despite COVID Issues, Is Researching CBDCs

Norges Bank has released its Financial Infrastructure Report 2021 and Norges Bank Papers 2/2021, titled “Retail payment services 2020.” Norges Bank notes that there have been significantly fewer disruptions in the Norwegian financial infrastructure during the past few years, and the infrastructure has been working… Read More

Bulgarians can Now Send and Receive Money “Instantly for Free” with Settle, Co-Founder at Management Financial Group Confirms

Stanimir Vassilev, Co-Founder at Management Financial Group (MFG), reveals that Settle is now live in Bulgaria. Vassilev confirmed that Bulgarians are now able to send and receive money “instantly for free” with this new Fintech app that requires “no top-up.” He also mentioned that local… Read More

Global Digital Asset Fintech BitOoda Confirms Bitcoin Mining Revenue Surged along with BTC Price this Week

The team at BitOoda, a global digital asset financial technology and services platform providing “next-gen” risk management solutions, “best-execution” brokerage and expert market analysis, has published their Weekly Hash (3/8/21) Report. The report covers custody battles that are heating up in the crypto space, along… Read More

Norwegian Block Exchange Reports $7.13 Million Investment, Looks to Become a Digital Bank

The Norwegian Block Exchange, founded by Bjørn Kjos, who also founded Norwegian Airlines and Bank Norwegian, has received a 60 million NOK investment (USD$ $7.135 million). According to a note by Oslo based NBX, the funding will provide the financial robustness to pursue a banking… Read More

Norway Is Not in a Rush to Launch its Own Digital Currency Even though Cash Usage has Declined Significanty

The reserve bank in Norway has confirmed that it’s not in a rush to issue a digital Krone, even though a recent research study indicates that cash usage in the country is now down to only 4% of all financial transactions. Declining cash usage is… Read More

Norway Sees Solid Crowdfunding Growth

Norway is experiencing solid growth in online capital formation in spite of the ongoing epidemic, similar to what has been reported in some other markets. According to a tweet by Rotem Shneor, a well-known researcher in the crowdfunding sector. Shneor is an Associate Professor at… Read More

Opera to Launch Consumer Fintech Products After Completing Acquistion of Digital Finance Bank AB Fjord

The developers of Oslo, Norway-based Opera Browser revealed that they will be launching their first consumer Fintech offering for the European market. Opera, which is now Chinese-owned, said it will be acquiring Fjord Bank, which will help the internet browser developer with accelerating the launch… Read More

Norwegian and Scottish Fintech EedenBull and Mastercard to Streamline B2B Payments in Asia Pacific (APAC)

Mastercard and EedenBull will be supporting the launch of a digital banking platform in the APAC region. The new digital bank will be serving businesses in Asia by helping them process payments in a more efficient manner. EedenBull is a Norwegian Fintech firm that has… Read More

Fintech Firm EedenBull to Expand its Presence in the B2B Digital Payments Sector

Fintech firm EedenBull will be expanding its presence in the evolving B2B payments sector. The Norwegian and Scottish company revealed recently that it’s planning to introduce its commercial cards platform to banks interested in exploring the vast potential opportunities in the B2B space. EedenBull’s management… Read More

Contactless Payments to be Allowed for Larger Amounts, without PIN Entry, by Banks in the Netherlands and Norway

Banks in the Netherlands are helping customers perform contactless payments at store locations without requiring them to enter their PIN numbers. This move is part of the extraordinary measures that have been taken to prevent the further spread of the deadly and highly contagious Coronavirus… Read More

Norway’s Largest Bank, DNB, to Enable Account-to-Account Payments From Any Bank Supported by Its Mobile Banking App

Norway-based DNB, the European nation’s largest bank, is reportedly expanding its account aggregation tool. The bank will be adding the option of making account-to-account payments from any bank supported by its mobile banking app. DNB first launched its account aggregation tool in October 2019 using… Read More

Nigerian Mobile Money Service and Ride-Hailing App OPay Raises $120 Million via Series B Round

OPay, a Nigeria-based mobile money service and ride-hailing app, revealed on November 18 that it had acquired $120 million in funding through a Series B investment round just months after it raised $50 million in a separate round. The African venture capital market has been… Read More

Norway’s Largest Bank DNB Introduces New Version of Mobile Banking App, Powered By Nordic API Gateway

DNB, Norway’s largest financial institution, is introducing a new version of its mobile banking app.  DNB’s app will reportedly be powered by open banking platform Nordic API Gateway. The mobile-based app will allow the bank’s customers and other users to access all their personal and… Read More

Bitcoin Norway Shuts Down Due to Theft via SIM Swap Hack and “Sophisticated Spear-phishing Techniques”

Bitcoin Norway has shut down all operations according to its website and posts on Facebook. Bitcoin Norway is a cryptocurrency exchange that claims to have served over 25,000 Norwegians since 2013. Last week, via Twitter, the exchange said they are dealing with extraordinary problems: Hei… Read More

Wirecard Teams Up With NK Department Stores to Accept Chinese Mobile Payment Methods

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Thursday it has teamed up with NK department stores to accept Chinese mobile payment methods. According to Wirecard, NK welcomes over 9 million visitors annually to its luxury stores in Stockholm and Gothenburg. The… Read More

Fenixera Shifts Gears to Launch Crypto-Accounting Platform

Fintech innovator Fenixera has launched its reporting and tracking platform. Fenixera, a global debt recovery platform tool designed to protect people from having to write-off international debt, is based in Norway. The platform account software aims to enable users to check people’s credit and payment history… Read More

Norwegian Fingerprint Payment Startup Zwipe Secures $14 Million in New Shares on Merkus Market Oslo Børs

Zwipe, a Norway-based fingerprint payment startup, announced on Monday it secured NOK 120 million (USD 14 million) in the offering of new shares ahead of a planned admission to trading on Merkur Market, Oslo Børs. Founded in 2009, Zwipe describes itself as a biometric tech startup that… Read More

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