Tagged: sweden

October 27, 2022 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Juni is pleased to share that they have secured their Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Swedish regulator Finansinspektionen. This is “a first step to enable [them] to issue e-money in Sweden and in time, across Europe.” According to the firm, this… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna Kosma, Klarna‘s financial technology platform for banks, Fintechs, and innovative retailers, announced that its partnership with Krea, a digital loans platform for Small and Medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Sweden “has helped Swedish SMEs receive on average 15% larger loan offers, at a 4% lower… Read More

October 4, 2022 @ 6:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech “super-app” Curve has announced a partnership with Sweden-based Fidesmo in a move to enable wearable payments. in the UK and (European Economic Area) EEA. Fidesmo Pay launched in 2019  along with several fashion brands, providing wearables integrating payment functionality. The service is tokenized and… Read More

October 4, 2022 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

DBT, a Swedish online lender serving SMEs, has raised a SEK 3.1 billion (~$285 million) debt facility from UK-based NatWest and Värde Partners, according to a company statement. Värde Partners is a US-based investment firm and currently manages $2 billion of financial services debt and equity… Read More

October 2, 2022 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden are launching Project Icebreaker, a joint exploration of how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be “used for international retail and remittance payments.” Cross-border payments “continue to be plagued by… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swedish board evaluation platform BoardClic has raised €1.2 million “to boost next phase of international expansion.” BoardClic, a Swedish SaaS B2B platform for digital board and management team evaluations, has successfully acquired €1.2 million, according to an update shared with CI. The funding will be… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB) is recruiting Nicklas Lundh, from the Swedish Police, and Ravi Shankar Sharma, Head of Intelligence Development, Investigations and Analytics at Nordea, to jointly “lead a new Financial Intelligence unit within SEB’s Financial Crime Prevention unit (FCP).” Nicklas Lundh and Ravi… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zimpler, a Fintech company based in Sweden, has partnered with Fintech startup Gigapay in order to offer content creators with a seamless payout management system. Gigapay was reportedly the first to accommodate freelancers without a registered firm and now thanks to their collaboration with Zimpler,… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 1:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bricknode, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) financial services platform, recently revealed that Lenpals, a Fintech firm offering short-term personal loans, has chosen its loan management solution, Bricknode Lending. Lenpals is being introduced to help with redefining or trasnforming the short-term lending sector and provide affordable and responsible… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 11:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AQRU plc, an incubator specializing in decentralized finance (DeFi), announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Accru Finance Ltd., has entered into a partnership with Sweden’s crypto company Quickbit eu AB (publ), in order to “bring its yield generating products to a wider audience.” Quickbit is… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zimpler, which claims to be a leading Fintech company born in Sweden, recently announced that it has gone live in Norway. Following Sweden, Finland, Germany, Estonia, The Netherlands, Latvia and Lithuania, Norway becomes the eighth market “to offer Zimpler’s account-to-account payments solutions.” The first merchant… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Quartr, a Swedish Fintech, has added $2.6 million to its seed round to bring the total to $7.1 million. Quartr is a platform that helps manage investor relations for publicly listed firms. to distribute information globally and reach a wider audience while delivering insights and… Read More

July 12, 2022 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

As was previously reported, Klarna has raised $800 million in funding but at an even lower valuation. Klarna raised the capital at a “post-money” valuation of $6.7 billion. This is a profound drop in valuation as Klarna was valued at $45.6 billion in the not-so-distant… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 1:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brite Payments is set to significantly enhance monthly paid subscriptions with the launch of its recurring payments service. The Stockholm-based company claims it is set “to improve consumer convenience for subscription-based online businesses with its innovative, customer-first payment technology, as well as providing significant advantages… Read More

July 1, 2022 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Multiple reports are indicating that Fintech lender and digital bank Klarna will be raising new capital at a $6.5 billion valuation. This is a huge haircut from its last valuation which saw the firm raise money at a whopping $45.6 billion. It was reported… Read More

June 25, 2022 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, a digital bank, payments, and credit provider, announced the launch of its new Loyalty Card feature in the Klarna App. This allows app users “to store and access their physical loyalty cards as digital versions.” They can then “collect all points and benefits at… Read More

June 24, 2022 @ 9:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Fintech firm Northmill, which has the vision to improve financial life, launches Apple Pay for all its card users. It gives users “a safe and simple way to pay with iPhone and Apple Watch.” Northmill has also “introduced an account and a card –… Read More

June 22, 2022 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SEB reveals that it’s entering into a strategic cooperation with tech firm Leneo, acquiring a part ownership stake through SEB Venture Capital. The company has “developed a platform that helps companies to switch to new business models, where instead of selling products they sell a… Read More

June 21, 2022 @ 3:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Steven, which keeps track of costs shared between friends and family, and are on a mission be the “number 1 solution” for controlling your personal finances in Sweden and in their target markets, has secured 114% (€685,470) of its €600,000 target (at the time of… Read More

June 17, 2022 @ 6:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Klarna, a European buy now – pay later (BNPL) platform that has experienced rapid growth, is planning to raise additional funding in a down round that may be a warning sign for the entire BNPL sector. According to a report by WSJ.com, Klarna is aiming… Read More