In brief: Bitpanda European cryptocurrency platform obtains MICAR license
Bitpanda, the European cryptocurrency platform based in Vienna, received the MICAR license from the BaFin. It becomes the first cryptocurrency co...
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Budget Insight delivers on its vision of Open Finance internationally
Following its exit from the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa fold, Budget Insight is implementing the strategic shift it announced by turning re...
Antelop finds a buyer from the digital identity market
French payment FinTech Antelop has just announced that it has been acquired by a major player in digital identity and trust, Entrust. This announ...
Payments Insight June 2021: Open Banking – A barely structured market
Open Banking – A market barely structured FRANCE - Pennylane creates a wallet for professionals with Swan FRANCE - Societe ...
Instead of Plaid, Visa acquires Tink
A few months after the failure of the Plaid takeover, payment giant Visa has just announced the acquisition of Tink, leader in the open banking m...
In brief: Mollie raises €665 million
Dutch PSP Mollie offers online payment solutions to e-retailers. It has just announced a record-breaking €665 million funding round. The round...
ACPR fears BigTech more than FinTech
FACTS The rise of FinTech is rocking the boat. Beyond the predicted revolution of the financial market, the French Competition Authority id...
La Banque Postale enters the Credit-as-a-Service market
FACTS La Banque Postale Financement, the subsidiary dedicated to consumer credit, changes its name to La Banque Postale Consumer Finance (L...
TagPay raises funds to support the bank's digital transformation
FACTS The Core Banking System editor TagPay has just announced a new fund raising from the New York-based fund Long Arc Capital. Ob...
HSBC Unveils Treasury Management APIs
FACTS The British bank HSBC launches an API suite for corporate treasury.
FinTech: Crédit Agricole Buys Out Linxo
FACTS Crédit Agricole will be holding a majority share in the French account aggregation and payment initiation specialist Linxo.
Open Banking: By Miles Builds a Payment Institution
FACTS The British InsurTech By Miles, specialising in pay-per-mile car insurance offers, has been granted a licence from the Financial Cond...
Open Banking: Tink Raises €90M
FACTS The Swedish Open Banking FinTech Tink raises €90 million.
A German Initiative Paving the Way for the Open Insurance Market
FACTS The German Free Insurance Data Initiative (a.k.a. Frida) looks into applying PSD2 compliant open interfaces and data exchange capabil...
Banco Sabadell and Nemuru Targeting Businesses in renovations sector
FACTS Banco Sabadell, via their subsidiary Sabadell Consumer Finance, teams up with the Spainish financial group Nemuru.
REX: Banque Casino Claims 3 Million Customers
Photo credits: survey by OpinionWay – June 2019 FACTS Banque Casino reports strong results for the third year in a row. They now claim...
Société Générale Unveils a Cashback Programme
FACTS Société Générale teams up with the FinTech CDLK on launching an omnichannel cashback solution for card-based transactions.
Fintonic Granted a Banking Licence
FACTS The aggregation platform for financial services Fintonic, FinTech focusing on scoring and consumer lending activities, has just been ...
Payments News in Brief – September 2019
Players’ Strategy UNITED KINGDOM – Curve opened their capital to large audiences for a short while via the crowdfunding platform CrowdCube....
Open Banking: American Express Unveils a Credit Transfer Solution
FACTS The American card scheme AmEx launches an e-payment solution enabling customers to pay directly from their bank account.
