EMEA

Lunar Uses Digital to Dislodge Nordic Incumbents and Gain Banking Market Share
Lunar Uses Digital to Dislodge Nordic Incumbents and Gain Banking Market Share
March 14, 2022  |  International

They may be small in size and each with a population of fewer than 6 million people, but countries in the Nordic region like Norway,...

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Rivalries, Regulators Put Aside As Big Tech, FinTech Join Forces To Help Ukraine, Fight Common Foe
Rivalries, Regulators Put Aside As Big Tech, FinTech Join Forces To Help Ukraine, Fight Common...
March 11, 2022  |  International

As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba continues pressing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for a ceasefire in Ukraine that hasn’t held so far, FinTechs are...

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EMEA Daily: Revolut CRO Leaves to Start Crypto Platform; FCA Pulls Plug on UK Crypto ATMs
EMEA Daily: Revolut CRO Leaves to Start Crypto Platform; FCA Pulls Plug on UK Crypto...
March 11, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Revolut’s chief revenue officer is planning on leaving the U.K.-based financial company to launch a cryptocurrency...

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Today in B2B: APIs Play Critical Role in Payments Orchestration; Digital Bank Lunar Raises $76M
Today in B2B: APIs Play Critical Role in Payments Orchestration; Digital Bank Lunar Raises $76M
March 11, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Happiness Development inked a $6.7 million direct offering for a B2B auto business, and decentralized markets and local skills boost European...

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French InsurTech +Simple Snags $98M for Expansion, Consolidation
French InsurTech +Simple Snags $98M for Expansion, Consolidation
March 11, 2022  |  Investments

French InsurTech +Simple brought in 90 million euros ($98.2 million) and acquired three European companies to expand its platform, which operates as an insurance robo-broker...

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Revolut CRO Alan Chang Leaving to Start Crypto Platform
Revolut CRO Alan Chang Leaving to Start Crypto Platform
March 11, 2022  |  Personnel

Revolut Ltd. Chief Revenue Officer Alan Chang will leave the U.K. financial super app company to launch a cryptocurrency platform after launching an effort to...

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UK Watchdog Orders Crypto ATM Agents to Pull Plugs
UK Watchdog Orders Crypto ATM Agents to Pull Plugs
March 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

All of the cryptocurrency ATMs currently available in the U.K. are operating illegally and are being warned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to cease...

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Dubai Introduces Virtual Asset Regs, Establishes Regulator
Dubai Introduces Virtual Asset Regs, Establishes Regulator
March 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid said the country has adopted its first law governing digital assets and established an agency to regulate the sector,...

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Denmark’s FinTech Cardlay Closes $6M Financing Deal
Denmark’s FinTech Cardlay Closes $6M Financing Deal
March 11, 2022  |  Investments

The Danish FinTech B2B company Cardlay has received a $6 million cash infusion and hired a chief technical officer, the company announced Wednesday (March 9)....

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