(IN BRIEF) Adyen and Fresha have launched Fresha Capital, an embedded lending solution that provides fast, flexible financing to beauty and wellness businesses across seven markets, with over USD 5.5 million already issued. Built on Adyen Capital, the service allows … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Adyen, Adyen and Fresha deepen financial ecosystem with fast, Adyen Capital, Beauty Industry, digital payments, embedded finance, fintech, flexible working capital solution for salons and spas, Fresha, Fresha Capital, Hemmo Bosscher, Pawel Iwanow, platform lending, small business growth, SMB financing, wellness industry, working capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group increased its financing in Lithuania by 29% in 2025 to €577 million, placing security and defence investments at the centre of its support while also advancing renewable energy, water infrastructure, and business financing. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Security & Safety, Small Business
Tagged defence financing, EIB, EIB Group Steps Up Lithuania Funding with Major Defence Loans and Strategic Infrastructure Projects, EIF, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, GDP impact, Ignitis Group, ILTE, job creation, Lithuania, NATO interoperability, onshore wind farm, Public Private Partnership, renewable energy, Rūdninkai military base, security investments, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Vilniaus vandenys, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has granted a double-digit million-euro growth debt facility to Lanes & Planes to support the scaling of its digital travel and expense management platform. The Munich-based SaaS company has tripled revenue over the past three years and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Small Business, Society, Spain, Travel
Tagged BBVA, BBVA Strengthens German Growth Lending Activity with Financing for Lanes & Planes’ CFO-Focused SaaS Platform, business travel management, CFO software, Donatella Callegaris, European technology companies, expense management, growth debt, Lanes & Planes, mid-market companies, Munich startup, SaaS platform, Veit Blumschein, venture and growth lending
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to make over £35 billion of new finance available to UK businesses in 2026, including up to £2 billion in trade finance to support exporters. The trade finance commitment, which includes UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Business Growth, Commercial Banking Coverage, exporters, international expansion, job creation, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Commits Over £35 Billion to Support UK Business Growth in 2026, Lloyds Expands Trade Finance Offering with £2 Billion Commitment to UK Exporters, mid corporates, Paul Kempster, regional investment, SMEs, supply chains, trade finance, UK businesses, UK Export Finance, UKEF, working capital
(IN BRIEF) Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and Intesa Sanpaolo have launched a new €1 billion financing agreement to support Italian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies. Building on a partnership that has already mobilised around €5 billion since … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged access to credit, business financing Italy, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, CDP and Intesa Sanpaolo Expand Long-Term Financing Support for SMEs and Mid-Caps, CDP and Intesa Sanpaolo Sign €1 Billion Agreement to Boost Financing for Italian SMEs, enterprise growth, financial partnership, Intesa Sanpaolo, investment support, Italian economy, Italian SMEs, long-term loans, Mid-Cap companies, production chains Italy, working capital financing, €1 billion agreement
(IN BRIEF) NWO has opened the 2026 call for its Open Technology Programme (OTP), continuing a 45-year tradition of supporting application-oriented, technology-driven research with strong societal relevance through close collaboration between researchers and public and private partners. With a total … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged application-oriented research, collaboration with industry, Dutch Research Council, innovation funding, interdisciplinary research, Netherlands research funding, NWO, NWO Continues Long-Running Open Technology Programme with New 2026 Call, NWO Invites Researchers to Apply for Open Technology Programme 2026 Funding, Open Technology Programme, Open Technology Programme 2026 Opens with €25.9 Million Budget for Collaborative Innovation, OTP 2026, Public-Private Partnerships, research funding, research grants, societal impact, technical sciences, technology research
(IN BRIEF) The Demonstrator 2026 call has opened with more than €1.2 million in funding available to support researchers in transforming academic knowledge into market-ready products or services, offering up to €200,000 per project and supporting a maximum of six … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged academic research, Commercialisation, Demonstrator 2026, Demonstrator 2026 Launches with Higher Funding Limits and Broader Commercialisation Options, European research funding, innovation funding, innovation programme, knowledge transfer, market readiness, minimal viable product, research funding, research grants, societal readiness level, SRL 5, Technology Readiness Level, TRL 5, utilisation activities
(IN BRIEF) NWO will launch a single Call for Proposals for the 2026 Venture Challenge programme, covering both spring and fall rounds and supported by a €200,000 budget from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The programme helps Life Sciences & … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 000 Budget, academic entrepreneurship, business coaching for researchers, Dutch innovation policy, grant funding Netherlands, Health~Holland, Life Sciences and Health, Medical Innovation, Ministry of Economic Affairs Netherlands, NWO, NWO Launches Unified 2026 Venture Challenge Call with €200, research commercialization, start-up support, Venture Challenge programme
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has developed a comprehensive women entrepreneurs program that has expanded access to finance and long-term business support in Türkiye since 2005. With more than €5 billion in financing provided over the past five years, the initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, Small Business, Society
Tagged access to finance, Boğaziçi University, economic empowerment, entrepreneurship banking, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA’s Women Entrepreneurs Program Drives Inclusive Growth and Business Value, gender inclusive banking, inclusive finance, Selin Öz, SME financing, Sustainable Finance, Türkiye economy, women entrepreneurs, Women Entrepreneurs Academy, Women in Trade platform, women-led businesses
(IN BRIEF) Intesa Sanpaolo and the European Investment Bank have completed two financing agreements worth €700 million to support SMEs and mid-cap companies in Italy. The package includes a €500 million covered bond purchased by the EIB to expand business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged business finance, Climate Action, Covered Bond, EIB, European Investment Bank, Green Investment, Intesa Sanpaolo, Intesa Sanpaolo and EIB strengthen business lending with new green-focused financing agreements, Italy, Mid-Caps, REPowerEU, risk-sharing guarantee, SMEs, southern Italy, Sustainable Finance, ZES Unica
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, in cooperation with the European Union, is providing a €10 million financing package to OTP Bank Moldova under the EU4Business–EBRD Credit Line to support lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The programme will help Moldovan … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Moldova, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Business Financing, EBRD, economic resilience, energy efficiency, EU market integration, EU4Business-EBRD credit line, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, green investments, investment grants, MOLDOVA, MSMEs, OTP Bank Moldova, OTP Bank Moldova Secures EU4Business–EBRD Funding to Expand Lending to Local Enterprises, private sector development, SMEs, sustainable growth, Technical Assistance
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has entered into a collaboration with ExpectAI to explore how artificial intelligence can help UK small and medium-sized businesses improve profitability while advancing sustainability goals. From early 2026, Barclays will test ExpectAI’s Una platform, which uses AI … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Financial, Management, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI platform, Anand Verma, artificial intelligence, Barclays, Barclays Partners with ExpectAI to Support SME Transition Using Artificial Intelligence, business productivity, carbon profiling, climate technology, climate transition, cost efficiency, Daniel Hanna, Digital Twins, energy efficiency, ExpectAI, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, sustainability insights, Sustainable Finance, transition finance, UK economy, Una platform
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has entered into a landmark synthetic securitisation agreement with Estonia’s Coop Pank, enabling the release of capital that will support up to €249 million in new lending to businesses across the country. Through guarantees provided … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Baltic banking sector, capital relief, Climate Action, Coop Pank, EIB Group, EIB Group supports Estonian economy through first synthetic securitisation with Coop Pank, environmental sustainability, Estonia, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, gender equality financing, Innovative EIB Group deal boosts Coop Pank’s lending capacity for Estonian SMEs and green projects, Mid-Cap companies, SME financing, Sustainable Finance, synthetic securitisation
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has partnered with Banco Sabadell on a €822.5 million financing operation that is expected to unlock around €1.8 billion for Spanish SMEs and mid-caps. Structured through a mortgage bond and a securitisation transaction, the initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural infrastructure, Banco Sabadell, Business Financing, climate resilience, economic cohesion, EIB, EU capital markets, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, Flood Recovery, green loans, irrigation associations, Mid-Caps, mortgage bonds, securitisation, SMEs, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has invested €714 million in two securitisation transactions with BBVA, enabling the bank to mobilise around €1.3 billion to support Spanish SMEs, entrepreneurs and sustainable housing projects. One transaction focuses on boosting business liquidity and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Real Estate, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, Climate Action, EIB Group, EIB Group Investment Strengthens BBVA Lending for Sustainable Housing and Business Growth, energy efficiency, entrepreneurs, EU capital markets, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Gemma Feliciani, Green Mortgages, Ignacio Fernández Palomero, Karen Huertas, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Caps, near-zero emission buildings, savings and investment union, securitisation, SME financing, Spain, sustainable housing
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti have executed Italy’s first fully tokenized minibond on a public blockchain, issuing a €5 million instrument for E4 Computer Engineering, a European leader in high-performance computing and AI technologies. Backed by a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, Small Business, Society, Technology
Tagged alternative finance, Andrea Nuzzi, artificial intelligence, Blockchain, BlockInvest, capital markets, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, Cosimo Damiano Gianfreda, digital finance, digitalization, E4 Computer Engineering, FinTech Decree, Italy’s Financial Sector Reaches New Milestone as UniCredit and CDP Issue Blockchain-Based Minibond for E4, minibond, Polygon POS, quantum computing, Remo Taricani, SACE, Simmons & Simmons, SME financing, supercomputing, tokenized minibond, UNICREDIT, Weltix
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Crédit Agricole CIB have signed a major risk-sharing agreement to boost wind energy investment across the European Union. The EIB will provide a €500 million counter-guarantee that will enable Crédit Agricole CIB to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged 32 GW wind capacity, Ambroise Fayolle, clean energy investment, Crédit Agricole CIB, EIB, energy resilience, EU renewable targets, European Investment Bank, European Wind Power Package, green transition, InvestEU, Jean François Balaÿ, New EIB–Crédit Agricole CIB Partnership Strengthens Financing Capacity for European Wind Projects and Supports Green Transition, strategic autonomy, wind energy financing, wind sector growth, €1 billion bank guarantees, €500 million counter guarantee, €8 billion investments
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Angelini Ventures have signed a €150 million funding agreement to support early- and growth-stage European startups in biotechnology, medical technology, and digital health. Each partner will invest €75 million over six years in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged ADCs, Adcytherix, Angelini Industries, Angelini Ventures, antibody-drug conjugates, biotechnology, corporate venture capital, deeptech, digital health, EIB, EIB Partners with Angelini Ventures to Back High-Impact Healthcare Startups and Boost Europe’s Technological Competitiveness, EU competitiveness, European Innovation, European venture capital, Gelsomina Vigliotti, life sciences, medtech, Paolo Di Giorgio, scale-up, Sergio Marullo di Condojanni, startup financing, TechEU, €150 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Finnvera has become a shareholder of the European Investment Fund, giving Finland direct representation in EU-level decision-making for SME financing and strengthening national access to European funding. The EIF provided €606 million to SMEs in Finland during 2024, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Climate and Digitalisation Loans, COSME, economic growth, EIF, EU financing, European corporate finance, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, export guarantees, Finland, Finnish representation enters EIF ownership as Finnvera aims to channel more European funding to domestic companies, Finnvera, guarantees, innovation funding, InvestEU, Juuso Heinilä, Karl Nehammer, Marjut Falkstedt, private equity, risk-sharing, SME finance, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) Indico Capital Partners has launched Indico VC Fund III with a targeted size of €125 million, supported by a €30 million anchor investment from the European Investment Fund. The new fund will back early-stage enterprise SaaS, AI, deep-tech, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI, blue economy, deep tech, digitalisation, early stage investment, EIF, enterprise SaaS, European Investment Bank Group, Indico Capital Partners, Indico VC Fund III, InvestEU, Italy, Marjut Falkstedt, New Indico VC fund aims to drive enterprise technology growth in Portugal, oceantech, PORTUGAL, Portugal Blue, SME funding, Southern Europe, spacetech, Spain, Spain and Italy with support from EIF and InvestEU, Stephan de Moraes, Technology Innovation, venture capital
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