Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, announced a partnership with Portuguese currency exchange provider Unicâmbio to support instant cross-border payments between Portugal and Brazil using Ripple Payments. This collab marks the first time that Ripple’s payments solution has been made available… Read More
Lisbon, Portgul-based Bison Bank says it has seen revenues increase by 240% in 2023 when compared to the year prior. Bison Bank is focused on providing a range of Wealth Management, Custody, and Investment Banking services to individual and institutional clients. Affiliated firm, Bison Digital… Read More
Portuguese bank Banco BPI and Personetics announced the introduction of Pulsoo, an independently branded application that empowers small and medium business (SMB) owners to manage their businesses. In a single pane of glass that can be quickly consulted and queried throughout the business day, Pulsoo… Read More
Growing numbers of world governments are beginning to scrutinize the services provided by Worldcoin, which is described as a crypto-related initiative that’s co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman that was officially launched in July of this year. Nearly 2.3 million consumers throughout the… Read More
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), an enterprise technology provider, today announced it has successfully expanded its ATM network, under the Cashzone brand name, into Portugal. There are over 100 Cashzone-branded ATMs “installed in Portugal so far, providing consumers, including those visiting the country, with easier access… Read More
Feedzai, which claims to be the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, has partnered with Portuguese bank Novo Banco S.A. (Novobanco) “to further enhance the bank’s customer experience, improve its digital journey and provide best in class fraud protection.” Novobanco is a domestic… Read More
Exit opportunities are vital for the private securities ecosystem to function effectively. Obviously, investors back early-stage firms to generate capital gains, and this typically happens via an acquisition, merger, or public offering. Seedrs is unique in that it offers a relatively robust secondary marketplace to… Read More
Reviewpad, the platform that helps developers by automating the code review process, has raised a €1M pre-seed round. The investment round was “led by Shilling VC with participation from angel investors Simon Brandhof and Freddy Mallet.” The new round “brings the total raised to date… Read More
Regtech Clausematch has established a new office in Lisbon, Portugal – its third location worldwide. The Portugal operation will be used for engineering and product development. CEO and founder Evgeny Likhoded said the expansion is part of his strategy to position Clausematch as the worlds… Read More
Bison Bank, a regulated bank licensed by the Banco de Portugal, has inked an agreement with Sygnum Bank to enter the global crypto markets. The move follows the announcement of Bison Digital Assets, a subsidiary of the bank aiming to provide digital asset services like … Read More
Bison Bank, a bank licensed by the Banco de Portugal, has announced a new subsidiary – Bison Digital Assets. The bank states that this is the first virtual asset service provider (VASP) in Portugal operated by a regulated bank. Bison Digital Assets aims to provide… Read More
PPRO, which claims to be the leading provider of digital payments infrastructure, has announced that it has expanded its coverage of the Portuguese market by integrating MB WAY, Portugal’s leading mobile wallet provider, onto its platform. This development comes “as a result of PPRO’s long-standing… Read More
Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), the Portuguese state-owned banking corporation, and the largest bank in Portugal, has chosen “to implement regulatory reporting software from Wolters Kluwer Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting (FRR).” OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting “combines bank data into a single source of data… Read More
iCapital, the fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, announced the recent expansion and official opening of its new Lisbon office “as the company’s global hub for technology development and operations.” In the past 24 months, iCapital increased its global… Read More
Gillian Lynch, Head of Ireland and EU operations at Gemini, notes that the digital asset firm is pleased “to announce that individuals and institutions in Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Czechia, Latvia, and Liechtenstein can now open a Gemini account to deposit, trade, and custody over 100 cryptocurrencies.”… Read More
Younited, the instant credit provider in Europe, provides European households – in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Germany – with financing solutions “for projects and purchases up to 50,000 euros.” This milestone is the “best proof” of the relevance of Younited’s offer to its customers:… Read More
Goparity, an impact finance app empowering citizens and companies “to use their money for good,” has secured 125% (€1,521,419) of its €1,200,000 target from 692 investors at the time of writing via Crowdcube with 16 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Goparity reports a… Read More
Anchorage Digital and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Portugal Section are pleased to announce a partnership “focused on educating the next generation of engineers and technologists about blockchain, distributed systems, and cryptography.” Together, Anchorage and IEEE Portugal (with more than 1,300 members… Read More
Bit2Me is joining forces with Axie Infinity. At Bit2Me, the first VASP approved to offer services in Spain, they have entered an agreement with Axie Infinity to be their “reference partners” in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. In addition, they’ll be supporting events organized by… Read More
Didi Taihuttu, who is a member of “Bitcoin Family,” is reportedly settling down in Portugal, which is one of Europe’s crypto tax havens, according to a report by CNBC. Settling down in Portugal is a huge deal for the family of five (originally from Netherlands),… Read More
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