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Pacaso, the Real Estate Marketplace, Announces Business Expansion into Paris

Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy, co-own, and sell a vacation home, announces its operational expansion into Paris, marking the company’s inaugural entry into the vibrant French real estate landscape. With the introduction of Paris, Pacaso marks its “expansion into 40… Read More

France: AMF Urges Retail Investors to Be Vigilant Regarding a “Fraudulent” Investment Offer in Crypto-Assets

The AMF and the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office urge retail investors “to be extremely vigilant regarding Immediate Connect’s fraudulent investment offer in crypto-assets.” Following an initial public warning issued by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) last June, the regulator continues “to receive numerous enquiries… Read More

Paris based Mistral AI Introduces Generative Artificial Intelligence Model to Compete with OpenAI

France-based Mistral AI recently revealed its first generative artificial intelligence (AI) model in order to compete with US rivals in AI (which includes Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corportation-supported OpenAI). The Paris-headquartered firm is introducing a small-scale language model with around 7 billion parameters which… Read More

European SME Financing: Silvr Signs Securitized Facility of Up to €200M with Citi, Channel

Founded in 2020, Silvr‘s mission is to make financing more accessible to SMEs. Silvr claims that it has rapidly become a European leader in short-term lending due “to its technology and innovative data processing tools.” This new securitized facility will “increase Silvr’s financing capacity., which… Read More

BNPL: Fintech Hokodo, BNP Paribas to Launch a Buy Now, Pay Later Solution

Fintech firm Hokodo joins forces with French international banking group BNP Paribas in order to deliver a frictionless B2B Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution that “enables large multinational corporates to provide payment alternatives to their business customers.” Together, BNP Paribas and Hokodo will “offer… Read More

Paris-based Alternative Data Firm QuantCube Introduces Industrial Production Indicator

Alternative data specialist QuantCube Technology announced the availability of the QuantCube Industrial Production Indicator (IPI) nowcast – “providing a daily update on industrial production output in the U.S. market.” The indicator “measures year on year changes in outputs from the manufacturing, mining, electricity and gas… Read More

Crypto.com Announces Paris as European Regional Headquarters

Crypto.com, which claims to be the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency platform, announced it will “invest €150 million in France to support the establishment of its market operations, including a regional headquarters in Paris.” This investment “follows Crypto.com being registered as a Digital Asset Service Provider… Read More

Orange Bank Deploys Real-Time Sanctions Screening with SAS, Neterium

The volume, velocity and complexity of today’s sanctions screening landscape require “extraordinary” vigilance, backed by analytics and data orchestration that “empower always-on monitoring and immediate action.” To meet these modern-day thresholds, Paris-based Orange Bank teamed with SAS and Neterium “to achieve real-time sanctions screening in… Read More

Varenne Capital Partners Selects TS Imagine to Support its Trading Activities

TS Imagine, a global platform focused on trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, announced that Varenne Capital, a Paris-based, process-driven, global investment manager, has selected TradeSmart OEMS, which is TS Imagine’s Order and Execution Management System, “to support its trading activities.” TradeSmart… Read More

European VC Breega Establishes €250M Fund

Breega, the European VC built “by founders for founders,” has closed a €250 million venture fund and now celebrates the launch of a Barcelona office along with its London and Paris locations. The fund should enable Breega to finance founders at Series A stage and… Read More

French Pocket Money App Kard Enhances Transaction Transparency with Snowdrop

French Fintech Kard has introduced a range of virtual banking services that allows families to gain a better understanding of exactly where they spend their funds. These new features show Kard users the actual name of each brand, the corresponding logo or icon and the… Read More

Securing the Metaverse: The Sandbox and Ledger to Enhance Security, Ease-of-Use for Clients

The Sandbox, a “decentralized” gaming metaverse and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and Ledger, the hardware and software security company in crypto and Web3, have partnered “to bring Ledger’s best-in-class security technology to The Sandbox’s global user base.” The partnership will “empower The Sandbox’s 2.2… Read More

FE fundinfo Acquires Funds360, the French Fund Data and Solutions Provider

FE fundinfo has confirmed that it acquired Funds360, the French fund data and solutions provider based in Fontainebleau and Paris, from Euronext. The transaction brings together FE fundinfo’s fund data and tech expertise in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia with Funds360’s complementary data-set… Read More

Societe Generale Extends Collaboration with Surecomp to Support Digital Trade Transformation

  Surecomp, which claims to be a market leader in international trade finance solutions for banking institutions and corporations, has confirmed that Societe Generale has now gone live with the latest version of its IMEX solution for back-office trade finance processing automation across four nations… Read More

European BaaS Platform Treezor Obtains Authorization to Extend Business Activities

Treezor, the European firm focused on Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions, has obtained authorization from the ACPR in order to expand its activities and now “has all the payment service licenses (from 1 to 8).” The new authorizations (i.e. 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8) mean Treezor… Read More

NFTs and Gifting: Republic Realm Introduces Surprise GFTs with Atari

Republic Realm, one of the “most active” developers of the Metaverse and NFT ecosystem, recently announced the introduction of the inaugural collection of GFTs in collaboration with Atari, one of the most “iconic” brands. GFTs are NFTs specifically designed for gifting, and they “initially appear… Read More

Bank for International Settlements Appoints Raphael Auer as Head of Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Raphael Auer as the Head of Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre. Auer is presently a principal economist in the Innovation and the Digital Economy division of the BIS’s Monetary and Economic Department. He has “contributed extensively to BIS… Read More

BNP Paribas Asset Management Announces New Appointments for Enhancing Sustainability Investment Offering

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has reportedly announced several appointments within its Sustainability Centre in order to accelerate and strengthen its sustainable investment offering. As mentioned in an update shared with CI: “At the core of BNPP AM’s approach to sustainability, the Sustainability Centre… Read More

France’s Societe Generale to Leverage Data and AI to Help with Digital Transformation Strategy

Paris-based Société Générale S.A. (GLE.PA), a French multinational investment bank and financial services company with around €1.3 trillion in assets, says it is putting its trust in data and AI in order to help the organization with transitioning into the digital age. As the institution… Read More

Entrust, a Digital Security and Credit Issuance Service Provider, to Acquire Paris based Antelop Solutions

Entrust, a US digital security and credential issuance service provider, reveals that it has entered a deal to acquire Paris-headquartered Antelop Solutions, a Fintech firm that supports financial institutions by allowing them to provide secure digital credit and debit cards to clients. As noted by… Read More

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