German B2B BNPL specialist Billie raises €86.2M at €552M from Klarna, others
Billie is the provider of “Buy Now, Pay Later” payment methods for businesses, offering B2B companies innovative digital payment services.
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Dutch fintech platform Benkey announces financing of new construction in Beverwijk
Based out of Utrecht, Benkey is a fintech platform that connects private and institutional investors with real estate professionals and entrepreneurs who want to finance their commercial real estate.
Amsterdam's Icoinic Capital wins Cashcow Awards third time in a row; voted best Dutch Crypto fund
Amsterdam-based crypto asset manager Icoinic Capital has been named the best Dutch Crypto fund for the third consecutive time in the Cashcow Awards.
Only 20% of companies in Belgium have adopted a fully automated process as per this finance report
The 2021 State of Automation in Finance report is out!
Meet UK’s new unicorn: Neobank Zopa secures €260.76M in pre-IPO round led by SoftBank
Zopa is a P2P money lending service that allows lenders and borrowers to deal directly with one another, cutting out banks as middlemen.
Highest valued fintech in Germany: N26 raises €775M+ at over €7.76B valuation; to hire 1000 new employees
N26 claims this is the largest funding round for a digital bank in Europe to date.
New Dutch-based digital bank FIBR launched to help European SMEs thrive post-pandemic: Know more here
FIBR is the new trade name of Amsterdam Trade Bank N.V. under which the new SME strategy will be rolled out.
Swedish fintech startup Juni raises €44.8M in Series A extension round; plans to hire 120 employees in 12 months
Juni is an online banking platform that acts as a financial partner for the next-gen Internet-first companies.
London-based fintech firm SumUp acquires Fivestars for €273M, to expand US operations
UK-based global payment company SumUp announced that it has acquired marketing startup Fivestars to expand its operations across the United States.
London-based fintech 9fin raises €9.4M in Series A round led by Robinhood and N26’s investor Redalpine
9fin, a provider of data, news, and predictive analytics for debt capital markets, announced that it has raised £8M (approx €9.4M) in a Series A round of funding to fuel its expansion into the US market.
UK proptech Goodlord acquires fintech app acasa that allows tenants to split costs; here’s why
London’s proptech Goodlord acquires fintech startup Acasa to accelerate its goal of offering an end-to-end solution for letting agents.
Amsterdam-based fintech startup BridgeFund secures €20M; to help SMEs with working capital
BridgeFund, an online business platform that offers fast business credit to SMEs without the intervention of a bank, has raised €20M in growth capital from the Dutch family office.