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Harvest Partners with TA Associates and Montagu for European Expansion in FinTech Sector

(IN BRIEF) Harvest, a leading FinTech company in France, is entering a new growth phase after partnering with global private equity firms TA Associates and Montagu Private Equity. This new partnership comes after five years of successful growth under the … Read the full press release

Telefónica’s Íope Ventures Invests in Wenalyze to Enhance Fintech and Insurtech Solutions

(IN BRIEF) Telefónica’s investment arm, Íope Ventures, joins a funding round for Wenalyze, an open data analytics platform targeting the banking and insurance sectors. Led by Athos Capital, the investment round has already secured over €1 million, with participation from … Read the full press release

Wolters Kluwer’s Beneficial Ownership Platform Receives Top Honors in FinTech Breakthrough Awards

(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information and software solutions, has been honored in the FinTech Breakthrough Awards’ Fraud Prevention Innovation category for its Beneficial Ownership Platform. Designed to assist businesses affected by the U.S. Corporate Transparency … Read the full press release

Adyen’s Innovation and Vision Highlighted in Forrester’s Merchant Payment Providers Assessment

(IN BRIEF) Adyen, a leading global financial technology platform, has been recognized in The Forrester Wave™ Merchant Payment Providers, Q1 2024 report. Adyen received the highest score in six categories, including vision and innovation. Praised for its seamless payment solutions … Read the full press release

Monesave introduces Socialised budgeting: Meet the app quietly revolutionising how users budget

(IN BRIEF) Monesave, a social fintech innovator, introduces its latest feature: Anonymous Budget Benchmarking, enabling users to craft personalized budgets and compare progress with peers anonymously. Recognizing the solitary nature of traditional budgeting, Monesave’s Budgeting App offers a supportive environment … Read the full press release

Jifiti Granted Electronic Money Institution (EMI) License in Europe

AS A REGULATED E-MONEY ISSUER, JIFITI IS NOW ABLE TO FURTHER SERVE ITS BANK, LENDER AND MERCHANT CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE, AS WELL AS END-USERS, WITH AN EVEN MORE ROBUST SET OF PAYMENT SOLUTIONS. (IN BRIEF) Jifiti, a leading white-labeled embedded … Read the full press release

Ericsson Tops Juniper Research’s Rankings as the Leading Digital Wallet Platform Provider

(IN BRIEF) Ericsson’s Wallet Platform has been ranked as the number one digital wallet platform vendor by Juniper Research. Additionally, it received the ‘Best Digital Wallet Platform’ award at the Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments 2023 by Juniper … Read the full press release

Volvo Group’s CampX accelerator adds fintech to innovation focus areas

(IN BRIEF) Volvo Group’s innovation hub, CampX, has expanded its focus areas to include financial technology (fintech) to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport solutions. Fintech is transforming the financial services industry through partnerships with startups and changing how customers … Read the full press release

Inflexion investit dans le fournisseur de logiciels de gestion de trésorerie basé à Helsinki Nomentia

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Inflexion a acquis une participation majoritaire dans le fournisseur européen de logiciels de trésorerie et de gestion de trésorerie Nomentia auprès de PSG Equity et Verdane. Nomentia, basée à Helsinki, propose une suite complète de solutions au … Read the full press release

Inflexion Invests in Helsinki-Based Cash Management Software Provider Nomentia

(IN BRIEF) Inflexion has acquired a majority stake in European treasury and cash management software provider Nomentia from PSG Equity and Verdane. Helsinki-based Nomentia delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions to the cash and treasury management sector, including bank connectivity, … Read the full press release

El proveedor chino de soluciones de pago VBill recompra acciones del fondo EQT Mid Market Asia III

(NOTICIA EN BREVE) El fondo Mid Market Asia III de la firma de capital privado EQT ha vendido su participación minoritaria en el proveedor chino de soluciones de pago VBill a la compañía a través de una opción de venta. … Read the full press release

Chinese payment solutions provider VBill buys back shares from EQT Mid Market Asia III fund

(IN BRIEF) Private equity firm EQT’s Mid Market Asia III fund has sold its minority stake in Chinese payment solutions provider VBill back to the company through a put option. The investment was made in 2019 and the exit was … Read the full press release

Asset Servicing Leader CACEIS und Fintech Heavenize kooperieren bei OSMOZE Investment Platform

(IN KÜRZE) Das Vermögensverwaltungsunternehmen CACEIS hat sich mit dem Fintech-Unternehmen Heavenize zusammengetan, um OSMOZE, ein Entscheidungsfindungs-Dashboard für alle Anlageklassen, für Verwaltungsgesellschaften und institutionelle Anlegerkunden anzubieten. OSMOZE stellt Portfoliomanagern Asset-Management- und Investitionssimulationstools zur Verfügung, um Investitionsentscheidungen und die operative Leistung zu … Read the full press release

Asset Servicing Leader CACEIS and Fintech Heavenize Collaborate on OSMOZE Investment Platform

(IN BRIEF) Asset servicing firm CACEIS has partnered with fintech company Heavenize to offer OSMOZE, a decision-making dashboard for all asset classes, to management companies and institutional investor clients. OSMOZE provides portfolio managers with asset management and investment simulation tools … Read the full press release

Instituições financeiras se comprometem com mercados de carbono transparentes e seguros com a Carbonplace Investment

(NOTÍCIA EM BREVE) A Carbonplace, uma rede de transações de crédito de carbono, levantou US$ 45 milhões em financiamento de suas instituições financeiras fundadoras e se estabeleceu como uma entidade autônoma. O investimento será usado para dimensionar a plataforma, expandir … Read the full press release

Financial Institutions Commit to Transparent and Secure Carbon Markets with Carbonplace Investment

(IN BRIEF) Carbonplace, a carbon credit transaction network, has raised $45 million in funding from its founding financial institutions and established itself as a standalone entity. The investment will be used to scale the platform, expand its services, and partner … Read the full press release

L’application Caura All-in-One Motoring reçoit un investissement de 4 millions de livres sterling du Lloyds Banking Group pour simplifier la propriété d’une voiture

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Lloyds Banking Group a investi 4 millions de livres sterling dans Caura, une application automobile tout-en-un primée conçue pour simplifier la possession d’une voiture pour les conducteurs britanniques. Caura, disponible sur iOS et Android, fournit une interface … Read the full press release

Caura All-in-One Motoring App receives £4 Million Investment from Lloyds Banking Group to Simplify Car Ownership

(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has invested £4 million in Caura, an award-winning all-in-one motoring app designed to simplify car ownership for UK drivers. Caura, available on iOS and Android, provides a single, highly intuitive interface for all driving-related payments, … Read the full press release

Arvato Financial Solutions, Bertelsmann’s financial service provider, rebrands as Riverty

(PRESS RELEASE) BADEN-BADEN, 5-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Arvato Financial Solutions, Bertelsmann’s financial service provider, has announced its rebranding and as of Oct 4, 2022 it will trade under its new brand name Riverty, a FinTech with decades of experience. Aside … Read the full press release

Arvato Financial Solutions, le fournisseur de services financiers de Bertelsmann, devient Riverty

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) BADEN-BADEN, 5-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Arvato Financial Solutions, le fournisseur de services financiers de Bertelsmann, a annoncé son changement de marque et à compter du 4 octobre 2022, il commercialisera sous sa nouvelle marque Riverty, une FinTech avec des … Read the full press release

Emily Tan to succeed Kevin Chow on the helm of Thales operations in Singapore

Hailing from global energy giant Shell, Emily brings over twenty-five years of international management experience gained from both the public and private sectors. Emily will lead Thales’ 2,000-strong employee base in Singapore, and drive the company’s strategic growth across wide-ranging … Read the full press release

Emily Tan übernimmt die Nachfolge von Kevin Chow an der Spitze des Thales-Betriebs in Singapur

Emily stammt vom globalen Energieriesen Shell und bringt über 25 Jahre internationale Managementerfahrung mit, die sie sowohl im öffentlichen als auch im privaten Sektor gesammelt hat. Emily wird den 2.000-köpfigen Mitarbeiterstamm von Thales in Singapur leiten und das strategische Wachstum … Read the full press release

KI-basierte Geldanlage für Privatpersonen – Velvet AutoInvest erhält 1,3 Mio. USD Seed-Investment

Der nächste Durchbruch mit Yair Goldfinger & Microsoft (PRESSEMITTEILUNG) LIMASSOL, Zypern, 14-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Star-Investor und ICQ-Mitbegründer Yair Goldfinger ab sofort im Advisory Board des deutschen KI-Trading-Startups Velvet AutoInvest Durch Funding von Investoren und Accelerator Programmen erreicht Velvet ein … Read the full press release

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) buys a virtual land at The Sandbox metaverse’s Mega City district

(PRESS RELEASE) HONG KONG, 25-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered (LON: STAN), a leading international banking group, has announced that its Hong Kong subsidiary Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited entered into a new partnership with The Sandbox, a leading … Read the full press release

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) achète un terrain virtuel dans le quartier Mega City du métaverse The Sandbox

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) HONG KONG, 25-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered (LON : STAN), un groupe bancaire international de premier plan, a annoncé que sa filiale hongkongaise Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong ) Limited a conclu un nouveau partenariat avec The Sandbox, … Read the full press release

SEB Venture Capital investiert in Insurely, ein schwedisches Insurtech-Unternehmen

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) STOCKHOLM, 6-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), ein schwedisches Finanzunternehmen Gruppenführer auf dem nordischen Markt, hat angekündigt, dass sein Venture-Arm SEB Venture Capital in Insurely investieren wird, ein führendes schwedisches Insurtech-Unternehmen, das darauf abzielt, … Read the full press release

SEB Venture Capital to invest in Insurely, a Swedish insurtech-company

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 6-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), a Swedish financial group leader on the Nordic market, has announced that its venture arm SEB Venture Capital will be investing in Insurely, a leading Swedish … Read the full press release

Konvi raises $900K in pre-seed funding to make rare assets accessible for all retail investors

(PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 9-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Konvi, the first pan-European Crowd-Investment Platform for alternative asset classes, is announcing its $900,000 pre-seed round. Investors include APX and value-adding angel investors including (former) executives from tech giants like Snap Inc and … Read the full press release

Vodafone und seine afrikanischen Tochtergesellschaften feiern das 15-jährige Bestehen von M-Pesa, Afrikas größtem Fintech-Anbieter

M-Pesa – Afrikas erster mobiler Zahlungsdienst – wurde am 6. März 2007 gestartet, ursprünglich als eine Idee, die vom britischen Ministerium für internationale Entwicklung in Partnerschaft mit Vodafone teilfinanziert wurde. Er war ein wichtiger Motor für die finanzielle Inklusion und … Read the full press release

Vodafone and its African subsidiaries mark the 15th anniversary of M-Pesa, Africa’s largest fintech provider

Launched on 6 March 2007, originally as an idea part-funded by the UK Department for International Development in partnership with Vodafone, M-Pesa – Africa’s first mobile payments service – has been a major driver of financial inclusion, and now has … Read the full press release

Barclays a sélectionné Rainmaking comme partenaire d’innovation pour la Rise Start-Up Academy, un accélérateur virtuel de développement des compétences numériques destiné aux entreprises FinTech en démarrage

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) LONDON, 4-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays (LON : BARC), une banque universelle multinationale britannique, a annoncé que Rainmaking, l’un des principaux constructeurs de capital-risque, rejoindra la Rise Start-Up Academy, un programme numérique sans capital destiné aux entreprises FinTech … Read the full press release

Barclays selected Rainmaking as an innovation partner for the Rise Start-Up Academy, a virtual digital skills-building accelerator aimed at early-stage FinTech companies

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays (LON: BARC), a British multinational universal bank, has announced that Rainmaking, a leading corporate venture builder, will be joining the Rise Start-Up Academy, a non-equity digital programme targeted to early-stage FinTech companies, … Read the full press release

RicaricaQui, a digital payments platform developed by CityPoste Payment, a subsidiary of Enel X, and PayDo, an emerging Italian fintech startup, aims at accelerating the digitalization of the banking sector across Europe

(PRESS RELEASE) ROME, 2-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel S.p.A. (BIT: ENEL), an Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas, has announced that its subsidiary Enel X (formerly EnerNOC), through its fully-owned subsidiary CityPoste Payment, has developed a digital … Read the full press release

RicaricaQui, une plateforme de paiement numérique développée par CityPoste Payment, une filiale d’Enel X, et PayDo, une start-up fintech italienne émergente, vise à accélérer la numérisation du secteur bancaire à travers l’Europe

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) ROME, 2-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel SpA (BIT : ENEL), une multinationale italienne fabricant et distributeur d’électricité et de gaz, a annoncé que sa filiale Enel X (anciennement EnerNOC ), par l’intermédiaire de sa filiale à 100 % … Read the full press release

Framework rebrands to daappa, heralding a new phase in fintech solutions designed for private markets

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 17-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Global fintech, Framework PEIDM, has announced a new name and brand identity – alongside a new product release – as the final phase of its multi-year digital transformation. Building on a long pedigree, … Read the full press release

SEB unveils new carbon footprint calculator aimed at the Baltic market

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 29-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), a Swedish financial group leader on the Nordic market, has unveiled a new mobile app, available for everyone in all three Baltic countries, that will help … Read the full press release

Fidupar Now Live on Framework’s Core Solution

Leading Luxembourg fund servicing company Fidupar goes live with Framework’s investment and operations platform, further scaling its private asset administration and investor services capability. (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Framework, a specialist provider of middle and back-office technology … Read the full press release

Deutsche Börse venture capital arm DB1 Ventures acquires minority stake in WeMatch, a fintech digitizing the wholesale derivatives industry

WeMatch is a fintech company focussing on trading workflows for the wholesale derivatives industry DB1 Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Deutsche Börse, leads the Series B funding round Other investors include Augmentum Fintech PLC, Illuminate Financial and existing … Read the full press release

Neowintech – Il Marketplace per la tua prossima soluzione finanziaria

(PRESS RELEASE) ROME, 26-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Questo è un periodo di abbondanza di informazioni. Per ogni argomento o area di interesse a cui si può pensare, vengono prodotte sempre più informazioni ogni giorno – 2,5 quintilioni di byte, per … Read the full press release

Neowintech – O Marketplace Da Sua Próxima Solução Financeira

(PRESS RELEASE) LISBON, 26-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivemos em tempos de abundância de informação. Para cada assunto ou área de interesse imagináveis, há cada vez mais informação a ser produzida diariamente – na ordem dos 2,5 quintilhões de bytes, para … Read the full press release