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| 25.03.2026 | The Role of Industry Media in Fintech Ecosystem Growth | Share
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In 2024, the global fintech ecosystem added approximately 4,200 new companies, bringing the total to over 34,000 fintech firms operating worldwide. Of those new entrants, a disproportionate share emerged from m... |
| 12.03.2024 | Cashplus Bank rebrands to Zempler Bank | When a fintech founder admits that the company’s name has “passed its sell-by date” then perhaps it’s time for a rebrand. This is the case with Rich Wagner, founder and CEO of UK SME bank Cashplus Bank.
When asked by Altfi about a rumoured ... |
| 08.03.2024 | The incumbents go shopping for startups | Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday.
This week, I explored what happened to one Norwegian hardware startup, whose cap tabl... |
| 25.02.2024 | A new government must collaborate with industry now for effective Buy Now, Pay Later regulation later | A few weeks ago, the Labour Party published its long-awaited financial services review at its Annual Business Conference in London.
It was promising to see policies that were hinted at last year take more concrete shape. Most notable were t... |
| 14.11.2023 | Savings and investment app Chip hits quarterly profit as it begins latest crowdfund campaign | UK savings and investment app Chip has made its first profitable quarter, it says, as it kicks off another crowdfunding campaign.
Chip’s co-founder and marketing director Alex Latham posted select Chip financial figures on LinkedIn.
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| 24.09.2023 | Despite the ups and downs of the fintech space, people still really care about it | Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Disrupt!
Last week, our team was at Te... |
| 21.08.2023 | Challenger Cynergy Bank secures £20m funding boost | Challenger bank Cynergy Bank has secured a £20m Tier 2 investment from British Business Investments in a boost for its expansion plans. |
| 06.08.2023 | How a frugal approach helped land Lula more runway amid a market downturn | It was an eventful week in fintech startup land, and we did our best to capture the highlights. We covered some raises, new product lines, at least one M&A deal and more. Oh, and if you want to receive this in your inbox in the future, ... |
| 04.08.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Mirakl bags €100M, Hopin hopped out and more
💸 Notable and big funding rounds
🫱🏽🫲🏻 Noteworthy acquisitions and mergers
🚀 Interesting moves from investors
🗞️ In other (... | This week, our research tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €409 million. On the other end of the spectrum, we saw over 15 exits and M&A transactions.
As always, we've also indexed the most important/industry-related news... |
| 28.07.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Thales acquires Imperva for $3.6B, Field fields £200M, and more
💸 Notable and big funding rounds
🫱🏽🫲🏻 Noteworthy acquisitions and mergers
🚀 Interesting moves from inves... | This week, our research tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €656 million. On the other end of the spectrum, we saw over 15 exits and M&A transactions.
As always, we've also indexed the most important/industry-related news... |
| 21.07.2023 | How Female Entrepreneurs Can Get The Investment They Need | Michaela Jeffery-Morrison, CEO and cofounder of Ascend Global Media, the company behind Women in Tech World Series. |
| 14.07.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Kahoot! acquired in $1.72 billion deal, Lilium raises $192 million and lives to fly another day, and Monzo is preparing a merger deal
💸 Notable and big funding rounds
🫱🏽... | This week, our reseach tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1.2 billion. On the other end of the spectrum, we saw over 10 exits and M&A transactions.
As always, we've also indexed the most important/industry-related news ... |
| 05.07.2023 | Cornerstone VC hires Ella Wales Bonner as first female partner | Cornerstone VC, one of the leading funds in the U.K. with a diversity-led investment thesis, announced today the hiring of its latest partner: Ella Wales Bonner.
She will be the fund’s first female partner and will also focus time on buildi... |
| 30.06.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Software AG acquired for €2.4 billion, Aleph Alpha rumoured to land €100 million, and Getir says adios to Spain
💸 Notable and big funding rounds
🫱🏽🫲🏻 Noteworthy acquisit... | This week, our reseach tracked more than 105 tech funding deals worth over €831 million. On the other end of the spectrum, we saw over 10 exits and M&A transactions.
As always, we've also indexed the most important/industry-related news... |
| 23.06.2023 | This Week in European Tech: VC Brighteye closes €100 million edtech fund, Amazon may buy Ocado, Vestager goes for top job at EIB, Germany's latest unicorn
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €2.1 billion, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for ... |
| 16.06.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Mistral's €105 million seed round, a16z lands in London, EU moves closer to regulating AI, Synthesia raises $90 million, and more
What happened this week in European Tech?... | This week, our research team tracked more than 90 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for yo... |
| 02.06.2023 | This Week in European Tech: GetYourGuide gets $194 million, SellerX buys and raises, Spain's Jeff goes bankrupt, Monzo and Tandem hit profitability, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked 80 tech funding deals worth over €1.2 billion (debt and equity), and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals toget... |
| 31.05.2023 | UK fintech bank Monzo more than doubles revenue but marginally narrows losses to $143 million, results show | TS Anil Monzo CEO. Monzo This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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London-based fintech bank Monzo more than doubled its revenue last year, results show.
The company, fou... |
| 28.05.2023 | QED Investors says pace of investing from new funds will be ‘extremely disciplined’ | Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, we’ll... |
| 26.05.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Builder.ai nabs $250 million, Onfido and Multiverse acquire, Moonfire's $115 million fund, Meta's €1.2 billion fine, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €883 million, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for ... |
| 25.05.2023 | Anne Boden, founder of UK’s Starling Bank, steps down as CEO | Anne Boden nearly lost a grip on Starling Bank years ago when the neobank was in the middle of a coup effort led by its CTO, but now it looks like Boden who is doing the walking away. The outspoken founder of Starling Bank — which was last ... |
| 19.05.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Wefox keeps $4.5B valuation in latest funding round, Ripple buys Metaco in $250M deal, Seedcamp closes $180M fund, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €984 million, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for ... |
| 11.05.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital ad aprile 2023 | Come è andato il mercato del Venture Capital ad aprile 2023? Facciamo insieme una carrellata delle startup, delle scaleup e dei round più interessanti. Purtroppo, i dati del primo trimestre 2023 confermano i trend negativi in Europa per gli... |
| 06.05.2023 | 5 главных трендов Финтеха в 2023 году | В прошлом году на фоне глобального кризиса финтех-компании потеряли 71% своей рыночной стоимости. Однако, эта тенденция временная и связана с коррекцией рынка. Фундаментальные факторы, которые влияют на рост отрасли, не изменились. Глобальн... |
| 28.04.2023 | This Week in European Tech: EU and UK unveil new rules for Big Tech, Founders Forum Group acquires Tech Nation assets, Virta picks up €85 million, and more
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What happened this... | This week, our research team tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1.3 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for ... |
| 05.04.2023 | Tandem Bank has acquired money-sharing app Loop Money | UK-based, Tandem Bank has acquired money-sharing app Loop Money for an undisclosed figure.
“Tandem is on a mission to build the UK’s greener, digital bank – offering customers more sustainable ways to save, borrow and spend. The addition of... |
| 24.03.2023 | This Week in European Tech: The crazy story of a ghost startup's 'funding' round, IntegrityNext scores €100M, Rovio-Playtika sales talks break down, and more
24 May in Brussels Expo
What happened th... | This week, our research team tracked more than 100 tech funding deals worth over €877 million, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for... |
| 24.03.2023 | Tech Nation’s final report defines future progress for UK tech firms | UK tech network, Tech Nation, has released its final report ahead of its closure at the end of March, stating that the UK tech ecosystem will require support in future growth.
Tech Nation has been a powerhouse over the last decade, supporti... |
| 10.03.2023 | This Week in European Tech: SVB panic spreads to Europe, Railsr gets sold off, La Famiglia's fresh €250 million fund(s), and we celebrated #IWD2023
24 May in Brussels Expo
What happened this week in... | This week, our research team tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €1.3 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for ... |
| 03.03.2023 | This Week in European Tech: SoftBank's Arm picks US over London for IPO, Klarna reports $1 billion loss for 2022, HTGF closes €500 million fund, and more
24 May in Brussels Expo
What happened this w... | This week, our research team tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €832 billion, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for ... |
| 24.02.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Slava Ukraini, Volocopter tops up Series E round, Euronext chases €5.5 billion Allfunds purchase, Cazoo sells off assets, and more
24 May in Brussels Expo
What happened t... | This week, our research team tracked more than 105 tech funding deals worth over €824 million, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for... |
| 20.02.2023 | Starling Bank hits 6 million downloads milestone | United Kingdom-based Starling Bank is gaining significant traction in the country as per the number of mobile app downloads.
As of February 2023, Starling Bank mobile app downloads had hit 6.08 million, with the UK accounting for the highe... |
| 17.02.2023 | This Week in European Tech: MYFLEXBOX lands €75 million, Zopa buys BNPL firm DivideBuy, EIB introduces European Tech Champions Initiative, and more
24 May in Brussels Expo
What happened this week in... | This week, our research team tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €660 million, and over 25 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for ... |
| 15.02.2023 | Four Strategies for Digital Challenger Banks to Turn a Profit in 2023 | In their near decade of existence, digital challenger banks have disrupted the face of banking world forever, making a convenient digital experience table-stakes customer expectation. And investors responded to their rapid customer growth a... |
| 02.02.2023 | Zopa raises £75m but says it won’t rush to IPO | Challenger bank Zopa has landed £75m in capital from existing investors and predicts it will reach full-year profitability this year as it eyes a London IPO once public markets have settled.
IAG Silverstripe led the £75m round, with further... |
| 14.01.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Enpal bags €215 million, BioNTech buys InstaDeep in £562 million deal, Habyt merges with Common, and more
24 May in Brussels Expo
What happened this week in European Tech... | This week, the first one of 2023, our research team tracked more than 100 tech funding deals worth over €1.7 billion, and over 30 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
We also recently took a close lo... |
| 27.12.2022 | The 10 biggest losers in the S&P 500 this year have seen $1.6 trillion in market value erased | In a losing year for US stocks, here are the 10 biggest percentage decliners on the S&P 500.
Meta, Tesla, and Match made the cut as their shares veered toward losses of more than 60% each.
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| 23.12.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Blacklane bags Series F funding, Battery Ventures takes over Germany's Vimcar, MariaDB starts trading on the NYSE, and more
24 May in Brussels Expo
What happened this wee... | This week before Christmas, our research team tracked more than 85 funding deals totalling €1.1 billion+, and about 17 exits across Europe. We also looked at what the data tells us for December 2022.
As always, we are putting all deals toge... |
| 14.12.2022 | Have FTX And ASX Killed The Promise Of Blockchain? | You would be forgiven for thinking that blockchain is dead — or dying — given the grim news for crypto adherents following the FTX implosion. And the failure of a project to modernize the Australian Securities Exchange has severely damaged ... |
| 07.12.2022 | SME-focused challenger bank Allica brings home £100 million series C | UK small business lending bank Allica has just picked up £100 million for its series C raise. The round is being led by US/London investment firm TCV, with further participation from Warwick Capital Partners, a "special situations"... |
| 05.12.2022 | Buy-now, pay-later kingpin Klarna's valuation dropped from $45.6 billion to $6.7 billion in 2022. Its CEO wants a 'sane market' before IPO. | Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna Klarna This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Buy-now, pay-later firm Klarna wants 'a sane market' before IPO.
The company is losing hundre... |
| 05.12.2022 | Brokerage startup Bux is acquiring the retail-trading arm of Spanish rival Ninety Nine as fintech consolidation continues | Yorick Naeff, Bux CEO Bux This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Bux, the online retail brokerage, has acquired the retail-trading arm of Spanish fintech startup Ninety Nine.
Ten... |
| 03.12.2022 | От $90 тысяч $472 тысяч в год: Insider — о зарплатах иностранных специалистов в «единорогах» Revolut, Klarna и Celonis Статьи редакции... | Маркетолог в Celonis получает столько же, сколько аналитик данных. А в Revolut криптоспециалист зарабатывает на $75 тысяч больше бэкенд-разработчика.
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| 02.12.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Keyrock bags $72 million, Dropbox buys Boxcryptor, Carlyle earmarks $3 billion+ for a pan-European tech fund, and more
24 May in Brussels.
What happened this week in Euro... | This week, our research team tracked more than 85 tech funding deals worth over €1.4 billion, and over 25 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together for you i... |
| 29.11.2022 | Fintech Plum запускает криптоинвестирование для клиентов в Европе | 0 Обсудить
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| 18.11.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Index Ventures launches new $300 million seed fund, Cohabs raises €110 million, Getir's making moves in Europe, and more
24 May in Brussels.
What happened this week in Eu... | This week, our research team tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €975 million, and close to 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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| 11.11.2022 | This Week in European Tech: EQT closes €1.1 billion fund, crypto payments firm Ramp nabs $70 million, Meta buys Audio Analytic, and more
24 May in Brussels.
What happened this week in European Tech?... | This week, our research team tracked 100 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together for you in a list se... |
| 08.11.2022 | Голландский Finom купил британский стартап Kapaga основателя Finadvant Кати Дорофеевой | Сделка, сумма которой не раскрывается, но которая может составить более 10 млн фунтов стерлингов, объединит два сервиса банковских и платежных услуг для малого и среднего бизнеса, пишет AltFi.
Finom основан в 2019 году в Нидерландах. На дан... |
| 21.10.2022 | This Week in European Tech: BeReal valuation climbs to €600 million, UK forces Meta to sell Giphy, venture funding still ain't flowing to women, and more
24 May in Brussels.
What happened this week ... | This week, our research team tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1.6 billion, and over 25 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together for you i... |
| 14.10.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Getir may buy Gorillas, a new unicorn in Barcelona, BNP Paribas acquires Kantox for €120 million, a new €860M impact fund, and more
24 May in Brussels.
What happened this... | This week, our research team tracked more than 110 tech funding deals worth over €1.6 billion, and over a dozen exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together for... |
| 28.09.2022 | Public.com, an investing app backed by Will Smith and Maria Sharapova, is in talks to acquire Dutch trading startup Bux | Public.com co-CEO Jannick Malling and Yorick Naeff, CEO of Bux. Public.com, Bux This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 27.09.2022 | Mollie launches Mollie Capital | Dutch payments fintech Mollie is launching a new financial service, Mollie Capital. Merchants can now apply for a cash advance up to 250,000 euros. The company is planning to launch other additional services in the future.
The Dutch payment... |
| 26.08.2022 | Top fitness app Sweat Economy to launch Web3 token on DAO Maker | The Sweat Economy, the maker of the app that’s making a “healthier planet” and a “healthier, wealthier you,” is hosting its Web3 token sale for SWEAT on DAO Maker’s launch pad plus the release of its new Sweat Wallet product. The announceme... |
| 19.08.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Darktrace and Babylon may go private, 20VC buys an on-demand media agency, 2xN rolls out a $120 million fund, and more
24 May in Brussels.
What happened this week in Euro... | This week, our research team tracked more than 50 tech funding deals worth over €240 million, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together for you i... |
| 19.08.2022 | 🎙️ The Drive at Five with Robin and Dan - Episode 3 | Aaaaaand we're back! Robin takes a stab at the lead in this week, while Dan says it's got a good beat and that he can dance to it, but let's rewind the tape.
Normally around this time of the year tech news stories are a bit thin, but the su... |
| 12.08.2022 | This Week in European Tech: GRIDSERVE nabs £200 million, Deliveroo leaves The Netherlands, several European tech startups are starting to collapse, and more
24 May in Brussels.
What happened this we... | This week, our research team tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €690 million, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together for you i... |
| 10.08.2022 | Cross-Chain RenBridge is Used by Criminals to Launder Crypto, Research Shows | Sophie Webster, Tech Times 10 August 2022, 11:08 am
Criminals targeting the cryptocurrency market are laundering money by sending digital assets across blockchains. It bypasses a centralized service that can trace and halt such transactions... |
| 21.07.2022 | Starling posts first annual profit as revenues rise 93% | Starling Bank posted its first full-year profit, according to its latest financial results, solidifying its leading position among fintech startups that mostly struggle to turn app downloads into revenue.
In results released today the Londo... |
| 15.07.2022 | Why Apple Is Following Philip Belamant’s Zilch BNPL 2.0 Playbook | Philip Belamant |
| 08.07.2022 | Gen Z money app Quirk launches personality tests to its users | The news: The Gen-Z-focused money app Quirk provides financial guidance through personality tests, per AltFi.
More about Quirk: The UK-based app launched to the public this week after accumulating 10,000 beta users. It received £300,000 ($4... |
| 07.07.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Green Generation Fund raises $120m, Amazon takes Grubhub stake | This week, Germany’s Green Generation Fund landed more capital to invest in alt-protein startups, while Israeli foodtech firm Phytolon scored funding for its natural food coloring tech.
In the food delivery realm, Amazon bought a stake in G... |
| 05.07.2022 | US and European crypto regulation efforts accelerate in the wake of market shakeup | The news: The crypto market shakeup has sparked increasing conversation around how to regulate digital assets. Regulators across Europe and the US held meetings and announced proposals last week. Here are the outcomes.
The US: On Thursday, ... |
| 01.07.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Entrepreneur First raises $158 million, GoCardless buys Nordigen, EU agrees on landmark crypto regulation, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked approximately 130 #EUtech funding deals totalling more than €2.2 billion, as well as a dozen mergers and acquisitions across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together for you in a list sent ... |
| 17.06.2022 | This Week in European Tech: EcoVadis scores $500 million+, Softgarden sells for $125 million, Project A closes $375 million fund, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked close to 100 tech funding deals worth over €2.4 billion, and more than 22 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together ... |
| 08.06.2022 | France gets its first-ever Web3 dedicated fund | Global VC firm Cathay Innovation and French fintech unicorn Ledger have partnered up to launch an early-stage fund dedicated to Web3 — the country’s first-ever dedicated fund to the sector.
With a target size of €100m, the Ledger Cathay Cap... |
| 26.05.2022 | Creditspring nabs £48 million to support members with fixed-cost subscription loans | UK-based fintech company that offers affordable credit through a subscription model, Creditspring, has raised £48 million to support more members. The latest fundraising round brings the company’s total amount raised since launching in 2016... |
| 24.05.2022 | Plaid adds identify verification and fraud detection to its lineup | The news: Data-transfer platform Plaid has added customer identification and fraud detection to its technology stack, stepping closer to offering a complete onboarding solution for its clients, per American Banker.
More on this: In addition... |
| 12.05.2022 | Banking-as-a-Service Fintech Griffin Submits UK Banking License Application | Originally published by Alt Fi
Griffin – a UK Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) fintech has submitted its application for a UK banking licence in a bid to become an official bank.
Founded by two Silicon Valley engineers David Jarvis and Allen R... |
| 06.05.2022 | This Week in European Tech: mucho funding for Alan, Kevin, Polarium and Jobandtalent; ProGlove acquired, SoundCloud buys; EU slaps Apple and more
What happened this week in European Tech?
| This week, the Tech.eu research team tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €1.1 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them togeth... |
| 08.04.2022 | This Week in European Tech: more than €5 billion in funding, VCs starting 'fund-of-funds' becomes a trend, EU less behind on AI than feared, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, the Tech.eu research team tracked more than 115 tech funding deals worth over €5.1 billion (equity + debt), and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all o... |
| 04.04.2022 | MoneyBox raises £35m, plans launch of ‘crypto-investing’ | British digital wealth manager MoneyBox has secured £35m in a Series D funding round, bringing the total investment in the London-based firm to £95.1m.
Launched in 2016, more than 800,000 people use MoneyBox for savings products such as Lif... |
| 28.03.2022 | Digital real estate investment platforms launch trade association, aim to establish market standards | Today, seven digital real estate investment platforms in the UK and Europe announced joining to launch an international trade association to ensure investors can accurately evaluate investment opportunities and risks, according to a press r... |
| 25.03.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Sunfire nabs €195 million, Apple and Snap went shopping in Europe, EU institutions agree on new rules for Big Tech, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, the Tech.eu research team tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1.3 billion, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together f... |
| 10.02.2022 | Another BNPL Startup, Alma, Raises $210M. Just How Much Has Gone Into This Space? | 1 Share Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
For online shoppers, it’s commonplace these days to buy now and pay later for new clothes or gear. For venture capitalists, it seems almost equally commonplace to pay now and get a stake in a buy now,... |
| 10.02.2022 | Another BNPL Startup, Alma, Raises $210M. Just How Much Has Gone Into This Space? | 10 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
For online shoppers, it’s commonplace these days to buy now and pay later for new clothes or gear. For venture capitalists, it seems almost equally commonplace to pay now and get a stake in a buy no... |
| 09.02.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Yet another massive spike in debt funding deals, Carta buys Capdesk, Claret Capital closes €297 million fund, and more
24 May in Brussels.
What happened this week in Euro... | This week, our research team tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €1.6 billion, and over 25 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all of them together for you i... |
| 04.02.2022 | Railsbank on track for $100m funding, fintech nears unicorn status – report | UK fintech Railsbank is in the process of raising $100m (£74m) in new funding that is likely to put its valuation over $1bn, according to reports.
Sky News reports that Railsbank, which provides embedded finance and open banking services, i... |
| 10.01.2022 | UK fintechs smashed funding records in 2021: Why they’ll do it again this year | The news: UK fintechs raised a record of more than $11.6 billion in funds across 713 deals last year—a 217% increase from 2020, per Innovate Finance, an industry body representing UK fintechs, using data from PitchBook.
UK fintechs accounte... |
| 09.12.2021 | Monzo racks up $4.5 billion evaluation | Monzo is an application based bank which hails from the United Kingdom, The high-profile bank founded in 2015, has received the funding from investors in a round led by Abu Dhabi Growth Fund . The digital challengers have raised more than $... |
| 08.12.2021 | Monzo confirms $4.5bn valuation after closing new $500m round | Monzo, one of Britain’s first digital banks, has closed a $500m round at an increased valuation of $4.5bn, the company has confirmed.
It will be a sigh of relief for the fintech, which suffered a series of setbacks in 2020 — including havin... |
| 02.11.2021 | New research supports targeted action on ethnic diversity in UK fintech | New research exploring the ethnic diversity of UK fintech’s workforce, produced by Tech Nation’s Fintech Delivery Panel (FDP) with the support of GoCardless and Fintrail, has initiated important conversations on the targeted action needed a... |
| 15.10.2021 | Slowing retail trading volume will drive new growth strategies for trading platforms | The news: Global retail trading volumes slowed in Q3 2021 quarter-over-quarter amid the reopening of economies worldwide, according to Drivewealth’s report. Its findings are based on data from the millions of retail investors that trade thr... |
| 08.10.2021 | German insurtech Getsafe nets $63M to power Europe-wide expansion | The news: Insurtech Getsafe added to the $30 million it raised in December 2020, closing its Series B funding round to the tune of $93 million, per TechCrunch.
More on Getsafe: The insurtech offers several lines of insurance across the P&am... |
| 05.10.2021 | Curve banks on product diversification for growth despite widening losses | The news: The UK-based account aggregator’s operating losses reached £37.9 million ($48.6M) in 2020, up from £28.5 million ($36.5M) in 2019, per AltFi.
How we got here: Curve’s focus is on broadening its product suite—to the detriment of it... |
| 30.09.2021 | Starling’s European BaaS play turns away from consumers, seeking back-end success | The news: Starling will expand its banking as a service (BaaS) business to continental Europe, per AltFi. The UK neobank’s initial markets will include France, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands.
Its French expansion, first reported by Les... |
| 28.09.2021 | N26 top director departs as digital bank scouts $10bn valuation | Berlin-based neobank N26 is losing another of its key executives, with Georg Hauer announcing today he is stepping back after three years at the startup.
As manager for the DACH region, Hauer was not only responsible for the bank’s home mar... |
| 17.09.2021 | Later-stage funding rounds dominate maturing UK fintech sector | The news: UK fintech funding is increasingly flowing from early-stage rounds to mature finechs at later rounds, according to research from Clarus Investments.
By the numbers: Clarus Investments tracked a sample of more than 1,000 UK fintech... |
| 13.09.2021 | SoftBank partner took investor meeting barefoot and smoking, says Monzo founder | Tom Blomfield has met with his fair share of “shitty” VC investors over the past decade, where he’s cofounded two $1bn+ fintech companies — Monzo and GoCardless.
But he says nothing prepared him for meeting with executives of the $150bn Sof... |
| 07.09.2021 | Plend gets backing for UK’s first social lending platform | Plend, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending startup, said Monday it has secured £700k in pre-seed funding. While P2P lending is more common in the US, the fintech is the first to introduce the concept of a social lending platform — a marketplace wh... |
| 01.09.2021 | Feeling a profit crunch, buy now pay later services bet on advertising | But one reason that BNPLs are moving into advertising now is that they finally have enough consumers to make that worthwhile: Afterpay told Modern Retail that, like Klarna, 20 million people in the U.S. have at one point signed up for its s... |
| 01.09.2021 | Feeling a profit crunch, buy now pay later services bet on advertising | As buy now pay later services achieve ubiquity across e-commerce, they are looking to advertising as a new revenue stream.
Last week, Afterpay announced the launch of its in-house ad network, which it is calling Afterpay Ads. Brands can buy... |
| 23.08.2021 | John Lewis pins hopes on robo-advisor to mitigate brick-and-mortar losses | The news: The UK department store giant partnered with JPMorgan-owned robo-advisor Nutmeg to launch investing services, per AltFi.
Product zoom in: Nutmeg is powering the underlying infrastructure for John Lewis customers to access a junior... |
| 13.08.2021 | Considerations For Founding And Selling A Startup | CMO & Principal @ Yes Lender, Award winning marketer. |
| 03.08.2021 | Capital on Tap, a UK SMB card issuer, gets $100M credit facility to fund US expansion | The news: Capital on Tap, a UK-based fintech that issues credit cards to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), scored a $100 million credit facility to fuel a deeper expansion in the US, as well as build up its headcount in the region, ... |
| 23.07.2021 | Starling slashes losses, swells revenue in flight path toward profit | The news: Starling’s annual report covering the period between November 30, 2019 (the end of its previous reporting period) and March 31, 2021 reveals steady progress toward its profitability goals:
Revenue rose approximately 600%, from £14... |
| 20.07.2021 | July 2021: a month in review | 2021 continues to be an exceptional year for tech, and since my last update, we’ve been through a month of significant developments, growth and exciting news. My monthly updates are a mix on what the company has been up to, and what’s been ... |
| 13.07.2021 | Today in European Tech: Mega-rounds for Quantexa and Remote, Eka Ventures and OTB launch new funds, and more | Hello!
Here's what happened today in European Tech. Deals
- Business intelligence company ZoomInfo has agreed to acquire Israeli startup Chorus.ai, which develops an AI-based system to analyze sales calls, for $575 million.
- London-based f... |
| 12.07.2021 | Clearco becomes the latest revenue-based financing fintech to score a mega-round | The news: The $215 million mega-round, led by Softbank, comes just a couple of months after a $100 million raise that brought Clearco’s valuation to $2 billion, per TechCrunch.
What does it do? Clearco is yet another revenue-based financing... |
| 06.07.2021 | This female fintech CEO just raised $18m — and others look set to follow suit | It’s no secret that fintech has a severe shortage of women, both at the executive level and at the founder level.
But there’s reason to be optimistic today. Moneyhub’s Samantha Seaton has announced an $18m raise — one of the largest female-... |
| 02.07.2021 | EURO/FINTECH 2021 Pt. 5 | Quarterfinals: Spain vs. Switzerland; Belgium vs. Italy
Hello and welcome back to my European Championship/Fintech series, covering this year’s knockout tournament and intriguing fintechs emerging from the countries competing.
This started ... |
