EMEA

Dutch Payments Association GM Says ‘Positive Friction’ Will Protect BNPL Users

Dutch Payments Association GM Says ‘Positive Friction’ Will Protect BNPL Users
Dutch Payments Association GM Says ‘Positive Friction’ Will Protect BNPL Users
June 24, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

For an industry that’s typically laser-focused on frictionless services, it’s rare to hear calls for any sort of friction — let alone that it’s good...

READ MORE >
Today in Crypto: CoinFLEX Stops Investor Withdrawals; Brussels Hosts Blockchain Week
Today in Crypto: CoinFLEX Stops Investor Withdrawals; Brussels Hosts Blockchain Week
June 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Peter Kerstens, a European Union policy advisor, has said the crypto market troubles could be seen as dissuading, or evidence of a giant Ponzi scheme,...

READ MORE >
Mastercard, Open Banking Firm Spire Team on Middle East Digital Banking
Mastercard, Open Banking Firm Spire Team on Middle East Digital Banking
June 23, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Mastercard has recently collaborated with Spire, which provides open banking for the Gulf Cooperation Council, to help improve digital banking for the region, according to...

READ MORE >
FinTechs Solve Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Challenge
FinTechs Solve Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Challenge
June 23, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

When it comes to tackling poverty and improving the quality of life of the world’s poor and excluded communities, the concept of financial inclusion has...

READ MORE >
EMEA B2B FinTech Octopus Ventures Closes $12.3M Pre-Seed Funding Round
EMEA B2B FinTech Octopus Ventures Closes $12.3M Pre-Seed Funding Round
June 23, 2022  |  Investments

Octopus Ventures has closed a $12.3 million pre-seed funding round that the company plans to use to continue the expansion of its B2B FinTech platform...

READ MORE >
DZ Bank, Nordic Insurance Firm Sign Onto Surecomp RIVO Trade Finance Platform
DZ Bank, Nordic Insurance Firm Sign Onto Surecomp RIVO Trade Finance Platform
June 23, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance solution provider Surecomp has accepted DZ Bank as the first bank subscriber for its newly launched RIVO platform for collaborative trade finance, while...

READ MORE >
Volt Intros Account Verification Services in UK, Europe
Volt Intros Account Verification Services in UK, Europe
June 23, 2022  |  Authentication

Real-time payments and open banking startup Volt is introducing a bank account authentication service for online merchants and businesses, according to a press release Thursday...

READ MORE >
Klarna Lashes Outs at Barclays BNPL Research
Klarna Lashes Outs at Barclays BNPL Research
June 23, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Klarna is disputing new research into the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry published by Barclays with debt charity StepChange that warns of the many...

READ MORE >
Hokodo Raises $39.7M in Series B Funding
Hokodo Raises $39.7M in Series B Funding
June 23, 2022  |  Investments

London-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Hokodo announced in a Thursday (June 23) press release that it has raised over 37.8 million euros ($39.7...

READ MORE >