Tagged: spain

July 2, 2025 @ 1:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank has launched Apple’s Tap To Pay solution on iPhone to enable businesses in Spain to seamlessly and securely accept in-person payments with the iPhone, without any additional hardware or payment terminal needed. With Tap To Pay on iPhone, merchants can accept payments “with contactless… Read More

June 4, 2025 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Perhaps it is a natural progression. Raisin, a European Fintech that offers comparisons and access to the best savings rates regardless of geography, will now offer its own savings product.  According to a company note, Raisin is now offering “Welcome Account” in Spain, describing it… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 3:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank research highlights that the growth of services sustains the dynamism of the economy in 2025. CaixaBank’s research service indicates that the “number of sectors in the expansion phase is increasing in the first months of the year, supported by the moderation of inflation, the… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA is launching a new version of its app in Spain, with a unique native code that is “scalable and exportable” to all countries where the bank operates. This technological overhaul, which includes “an artificial intelligence (AI) integration, marks a turning point in digital banking.”… Read More

April 27, 2025 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Flex, the fintech company enhancing back office finance for ambitious business owners, and Maza, one of the largest entity formation and payments apps for Spanish-speaking solopreneurs and consumers, announce their M&A. As part of the deal, Maza will rebrand as Flex Consumer, “a new arm… Read More

April 18, 2025 @ 12:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plumery, a digital banking experience platform for customer-centric banking, today announces a strategic partnership with Darien Technology, a consulting and technology firm specializing in financial services across South America and Spain. The partnership is focused on empowering banks and other financial institutions to “modernize their… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis partnered with the Spanish National Police in Operation Bonanza to dismantle an international Ponzi scheme that defrauded over 50,000 victims worldwide. This operation, which reportedly amassed more than $500 million in cryptocurrency, underscores the importance of technology and public-private collaboration in combating illicit financial… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro has reportedly launched futures trading for new users residing in Spain, broadening their investment opportunities. This expansion empowers traders to diversify their portfolios and explore a wider array of financial instruments. With futures trading, users can strategically plan their investments using contracts with set… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud banking platform Mambu announces a partnership with Ibercaja Banco, one of Spain’s financial institutions, to launch a consumer finance entity in early 2025. The partnership underscores Mambu’s expertise in enabling incumbent banks to develop consumer-focused solutions “with speed, agility and innovation… Read More

January 27, 2025 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The new T3 Financial Crime Unit, or T3 FCU, says it has worked with the Spanish Guardia Civil to help freeze $26.4 million in funds from a money laundering ploy. T3 FCU was created by Tether, Tron, and TRM Labs to pursue crypto crimes. The money laundering… Read More

January 27, 2025 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenization enabler Tokeny says it has formed a partnership with ONYZE, a Spain-based Fintech that offers a white-label digital wallet that is regulated. Founded in 2019, ONYZE provides enterprise-level infrastructure for trading digital assets such as crypto, tokenized assets, NFTs, and digital currencies. ONYZE claims… Read More

December 20, 2024 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize announced it has obtained approval by the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) as an Investment Firm, registering Securitize Europe Brokerage and Markets, S.A. in order to operate as a Sociedad de Valores (broker dealer), providing services for blockchain-based financial assets, including acting as… Read More

November 19, 2024 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Union approved the Instant Payments Regulation (IPR) this past March. The goal is to accelerate the rollout of instant payments in Europe and cover credit transfers denominated in Euros within the EU. Payment Service Providers (PSPs) that enable transfers shall also offer the… Read More

November 17, 2024 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank Private Banking is launching a new service, “unique” in Spain, that reportedly aims to combine “agility” in portfolio construction with “maximum” personalization in advisory. CaixaBank Private Banking presented its service, Advisory GPS (Global Portfolio Strategy), which is said to bring together agility and efficiency… Read More

November 8, 2024 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marosa 2024 S.L., a provider of VAT compliance and invoicing solutions, announced it secured a €12 million investment from Aquiline, a private investment firm specializing in financial services and tech. This funding represents Marosa’s “external” capital raise and will help accelerate its growth strategy, expand… Read More

November 7, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aventus Home is part of Aventus Group’s international business. Aventus Homes’ primary activities reportedly include the following: constructing, selling, and renting luxury villas in one of the most prestigious European places in Spain – Marbella. The value of Aventus Group’s properties in Spain currently is… Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced recently the acquisition of a SEC registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC, Watchdog Capital, LLC. This strategic acquisition should now enable Crypto.com’s new subsidiary to offer equities and equity options (among other things) to “eligible traders in the U.S.” Kris Marszalek,… Read More

October 31, 2024 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regulated businesses across Spain that need a Sepblac-compliant identity verification procedure for KYC can achieve this with an “easy” to integrate solution offering a streamlined user experience. Entrust, a firm focused on “trusted” payments, identities, and data security, today announced its Onfido Real Identity Platform… Read More

October 23, 2024 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European digital banking platform CaixaBank consolidates its position in mobile banking and partners with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to enhance customer experience. CaixaBank closed the first months of the year with 4.4 million customers with cards linked to mobile devices, figures that are “on the rise,” with… Read More

October 21, 2024 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Spanish bank Santander showed up to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange today to celebrate the launch of Openbank by Santander. Openbank is a digital-only bank powered by Santander. The company explains: Openbank, a division of Santander Bank, N.A., combines Santander’s… Read More