Ex-PayPal employees’ fintech startup aims to reinvent how merchants accept & manage payment online; raises €15.5M
Primer is a fintech startup that offers low-code payments infrastructure and online checkout API.
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Payments, neobanks, embedded finance, and the regulatory boundary between fintech innovation and the financial system it sits on top of.
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London-based Weavr raises €3.3M to bring embedded banking to the services sector
weavr is an embedded banking provider that enables businesses to integrate financial services into their products. It claims that business of all sizes and industries, use its solution to issue and accept payments and to move money around the world.
German challenger bank N26 launches new subscription plan for €4.90 per month; product offerings to evolve in coming months
Berlin-based challenger bank N26 has launched a premium subscription service called N26 Smart.
Coalition for a Digital Economy publishes recommendations advising the UK govt to take new approach to Open Finance
Right now, the bank's dominance over money is fading.
Venmo’s European rival JoomPay secures Luxembourg Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence
Money transfer apps have significantly evolved in the past few years, with numerous of them offering the ability to send money across the world using different currencies.
UK fintech startup Modulr raises €10M from PayPal Ventures to develop more products, hire, & expand
Modulr is the Payments-as-a-Service API platform for digital businesses that can integrate into any product or system.
Jack Dorsey's Square Inc backs Italian fintech startup Satispay, secures €93M funding in Series C round
The physical form of currency (cash) may become a relic of the past as digitisation is transforming the money and payment system.
Revolut launches Google Pay in the Netherlands & 9 other European countries; brings Open Banking to Germany
One of the leading global financial super apps Revolut based out of London has launched Google Pay for its customers across a slew of European countries - Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal and Romania.
Amsterdam’s Bunq becomes the first digital bank to offer Google Pay in the Netherlands and Portugal
Digital banking growth has notably accelerated in the past few years, with many new challenger banks emerging in the said sector.
London-based Griffin raises €7.2M to help fintechs and brands launch financial services; seeks full bank license
As the banking requirements of modern customers are changing with time, fintech services are gearing up to be available on-demand.
Dutch payment giant Adyen to expand into the Middle East, opens Dubai office
Adyen, the Dutch fintech unicorn, has announced that it will be expanding its operation to the Middle East.
COVID-19 pushes Dutch bank ING to cut 1000 jobs following Q3 2020 net profit dip
COVID-19 has deeply impacted the economy and forced numerous businesses to shut shop.