‘Massive’ potential for embedded finance in Europe – Solarisbank

Research by Solarisbank and the Handelsblatt Research Institute has found considerable conversion potential for e-commerce providers to offer financial services in Germany, confirming the significant opportunity embedded finance may hold across Europe. Embedded finance, defined in the report as the “integration of financial services into products and business processes of non-banks” is becoming increasingly relevant […]

Data will be key for stronger supply chains in 2021

For more in-depth insights, discussions and expert opinions on all things Fintech, check out the latest issue of PCN Magazine. The events of 2020 disrupted supply chains within businesses of all sizes, and impacted the ability of many to provide their usual products and services in the same capacity. To illustrate this point, Harvard Business Review […]

Investment fintech BUX raises $80m in latest round

BUX, Europe’s fastest growing mobile brokerage company, based in Amsterdam and London, has raised $80m in a funding round led by Tencent and Prosus Ventures. Additional new investors included ABN Amro Ventures, Citius, Optiver, and Endeit Capital. Existing investors HV Capital and Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures.   The zero commission brokerage, which turned to Royal Park Partners […]

18th Annual O2C: Cash, Digitalisation, RPA & AI

27-28 May 2021, Virtual Conference The future is here, as more and more companies are introducing Robots into back office processes to serve repetitive tasks. Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI), transform company operations to be faster, more accurate and cost-efficient. Chatbots, cognitive computing and Artificial Intelligence for automated emails are […]

Safello Group AB has obtained preliminary approval for listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market and publishes EU growth prospectus

Safello Group AB (”Safello” or the ”Company”), a crypto currency exchange company within the cryptocurrency currency market which offers and enables customers to safely and securely buy and sell leading cryptocurrencies, announced on 16 February 2021 its intention to list the Company’s shares on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Stockholm (“Nasdaq First North”) and to […]

EPAY Summit – Interview with Annmarie Mahabir, Endava

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Tell us about Endava and your role. Endava combines high performing agile teams with payments industry knowledge, to design and build platforms and applications. Enabling clients to deliver seamless and frictionless payments, onboard customers faster and help increase payment transactions. From merchant acquiring to real-time payments, we reimagine the relationship between payments, providers, and users. Over 50 clients trust […]

Venture Summit Virtual Connect Global 2021

Whether you’re a Fintech startup seeking capital and exposure, or an investor seeking new deals, Venture Summit \ Virtual Connect [Global] presented by youngStartup Ventures – is the event of the year you won’t want to miss. Featuring a dedicated Fintech Track. A highly productive venture conference, this exclusive program is dedicated to showcasing early […]

UK fintech investment shook off its Covid blues in Q1 2021

Levels are up 331% versus the start of 2020 when Covid shut down fintech investment. Over 100 fintech investment deals were struck in the first three months of the year, marking a solid start to 2021, and in contrast to the dour beginning of 2020. According to figures from Innovate Finance and compiled from PitchBook, UK fintechs […]

Merchant’s PACT Hires Payments Industry Leader and Innovator as Chief Business Development Officer

Merchant’s PACT has hired 15-year payments industry leader Genevieve Dozier as Chief Business Development Officer to drive strategic growth and partnerships within the financial institution channel. LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merchant’s PACT has hired 15-year payments industry leader Genevieve Dozier as Chief Business Development Officer to drive strategic growth and partnerships within the financial institution channel. In […]

Mastercard unveils carbon calculator for banks

Mastercard has teamed up with Swedish fintech Doconomy to develop a carbon calculator that banks can integrate into their apps to give customers a snapshot of the emissions generated by their purchases across spending categories.Mastercard and Doconomy have been working on carbon footprint tracking based on purchases for the past couple of years but are […]