German B2B fintech Mondu secures EMI license from De Nederlandsche Bank: Know more

Berlin-based Mondu, a B2B payments company, announced on Wednesday that it has secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) License from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) in the Netherlands.

The license will accelerate the German company’s expansion across Europe while enabling the company to support more customers and launch complementary payment services like eWallets and Credit Cards.

The Dutch Mondu entity was incorporated in June 2022 and is headquartered in Amsterdam. The Management Board of Mondu BV consists of Eric Weijman, Chief Risk Officer of Mondu Group, and Stefano Arcari, Commercial Director.

While initially responsible for serving B2B merchants and marketplaces located in the Netherlands, Mondu BV will now offer regulated payment services both in the Netherlands and on a cross-border basis into all Mondu markets (excl. the UK).

Philipp Povel, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Mondu, says, “Mondu is the first B2B Buy Now, Pay Later company in Europe to be granted its own EMI License. This is a key moment for our company and demonstrates the maturity and sophistication of our platform and the processes and capabilities we have established over the past two and a half years.”

Povel continues, “It brings us a significant step closer to achieving our long-term mission of building the leading B2B payment platform for European businesses. This is a tremendous achievement for the entire Mondu team. Now, our eyes are firmly set on European expansion and launching additional payment products.”

The announcement comes seven months after raising an additional €30M in debt financing from German bank Vereinigte Volksbank Raiffeisenbank (VVRB).

Currently, the German company works with retailers, wholesalers, and B2B marketplaces, such as BTN De Haas BV, Profipack and Orderchamp in the Netherlands, Notebooksbilliger, WirMachenDruck, Autodoc, and GGM Gastro in Germany, and PCSpecialist and Kingspan in the UK.

Miyu Lee, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer of Mondu and Supervisory Board Member of Mondu BV, says, “Being granted this license by the highly respected regulator DNB is a great milestone for us. With the ability to passport our EMI license across Europe, it will help us accelerate our geographical expansion. The license also allows us to operate within our own regulatory framework, which is highly secure and fully compliant with all applicable legislation. It helps to further develop our product offering, as we can launch a range of complementary, value-adding solutions for merchants and business buyers.”

Mondu: Simplifying B2B payment

Founded in 2021 by Malte Hoffmann, Philipp Povel, and Gil Danziger, Mondu is on a mission to simplify B2B payment transactions.

The company now has offices in three markets- the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK.

The German company has raised €115M in equity and debt financing from leading investors Valar Ventures, Cherry Ventures, the FinTech Collective, and Vereinigte Volksbank Raiffeisenbank (VVRB).