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Societe Generale issues digital green bond on the Ethereum blockchain

News | Cryptocurrencies | 05 Dec 2023

Societe Generale has successfully issued its inaugural digital green bond leveraging blockchain technology for its transparency and traceability.

digital assets, cryptocurrency, blockchain, green finance

AXA UK joins forces with Synectics Solutions

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 27 Nov 2023

AXA UK has partnered with Synectics Solutions, leveraging the latter's fraud prevention solution, SIRA, to support its anti-fraud strategy. 

fraud management, fraud detection, fraud prevention, partnership, online security

German fintech ryd partners with Aral for mobile payments

News | Mobile Payments | 17 Jan 2023

Germany-based fintech company ryd, the operator of a B2C network for petrol station mobile payment has announced partnering with Aral to enable mobile payments at around 1800 Aral petrol stations. 

partnership, mobile payments, online payments, payment processing, fintech

Yonder joins the travel insurance space

News | Cards | 05 Jul 2022

UK-based credit card startup Yonder has looked to rival the likes of Revolut, Monzo, Curve, and Amex.

credit card, COVID-19, insurance, travel payments

Beyond Open Banking – Interview with Budget Insight

Interviews | Online & Mobile Banking | 05 Apr 2022

We speak with Bertrand Jeannet, CEO at Budget Insight, which helps companies create more value for financial services users and develop new growth potential

Open Banking, financial services, API, Open Finance, Open Data Economy

HSBC buys USD 575 mln of Axa's assets in Singapore

News | Payments General | 17 Aug 2021

HSBC has acquired French insurer Axa's Singapore assets for USD 575 million, part of its strategy of scaling up its wealth-management business in Asia to boost fee income.

HSBC, acquisition, insurance, personal finance management

Bank of France carries out fifth CBDC experiment

News | Cryptocurrencies | 06 Jul 2021

The Bank of France has announced carrying out its fifth experiment with CBDC starting in March 2021 with several investment banks such as BNP Paribas and the clearinghouse Euroclear.

central bank, CBDC, blockchain, partnership, cryptocurrency exchange

nSure raises USD 6.8 mln in seed funding

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 15 Jun 2021

Fraud protection startup nSure AI has raised USD 6.8 million in seed funding, led by DisruptiveAI, Phoenix Insurance, AXA-backed venture builder Kamet, and Moneta Seeds.

fraud prevention, startup, artificial intelligence, funding, machine learning

Stripe raises a USD 600 mln funding round to accelerate momentum in Europe

News | Online Payments | 15 Mar 2021

Stripe has raised a USD 600 million funding round, at a USD 95 billion valuation, to expand its European operations.

Stripe, funding, online payments

Fintech experts believe Covid-19 will drive sector growth despite immediate challenges

News | Payments General | 06 Oct 2020

While some fintech players may struggle initially, many fintech leaders believe the pandemic will drive long-term sustainable growth of the fintech sector, according to a global survey of fintech experts.

seed funding, fintech, study, insurtech, M&A, banking, payments , digital transformation, B2B companies

Honeycomb Investment Trust seeks GBP 1.5 bln Pollen Street Secured Lending merger

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 10 Aug 2020

Alternative financing-provider Honeycomb Investment Trust has reportedly considered a potential GBP 1.5 billion merger with Pollen Street Secured Lending (PSSL).

Honeycomb Investment Trust, Pollen Street Secured Lending, PSSL, UK, Alternative finance, partnership, merger, P2P Global Investments, SME loans, corporate trade receivables, alternative finance investments, Pollen Street Capital, alternative asset manager, AXA Investment Managers, Standard Life Aberdeen, Thesis Asset Management, Quilter Investors, FTSE 250

Financial institutions to create a task force on nature-related financial disclosures

News | Payments General | 22 Jul 2020

The UK and Swiss governments and ten financial institutions have announced intentions to create a Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) by joining an Informal Working Group that will lead to the creation of a TNFD in 2021.

AXA, BNP Paribas, DBS Bank, Rabobank, Standard Chartered, Storebrand, YES Bank, World Bank, Nature-related Financial Disclosures

NS8 raises USD 123 mln in funding round to thwart ecommerce fraud with behavioural analytics

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 12 Jun 2020

US-based fraud prevention platform NS8 has raised USD 123 million in a funding round to prevent ecommerce fraud by using behavioural analytics.

NS8, US, Lightspeed Venture Partners, AXA Venture Partners, ecommerce, behavioural analytics, device fingerprinting, real-time scoring, fraudulent activity, third-party shopping platforms, Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, card processing, merchants, trustworthiness score, chargebacks

D-ID gets USD 13.5 mln to protect against mass surveillance

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 28 May 2020

Israeli startup D-ID has raised over USD 13.5 million as part of its Round A fundraising.

anonymisation, funding, data privacy, GDPR, biometric data

Okra secures USD 1 mln from TLcom

News | Payments General | 28 Apr 2020

Nigeria-based fintech venture, Okra, has raised USD 1 million in funding from TLcom Capital, a UK-based VC company focused on Africa.

Okra, TLcom Capital, fintech venture, VC, Venture Capital, API developer, payment startup, financial institution, pre-seed funding, financial data, banking app, mobile payments startup, PalmPay, AXA Mansard, digital lender, Renmoney

France announces EUR 5 bln investment plan to support startups

News | Payments General | 25 Mar 2020

President Macron has secured a EUR 5 billion investment to help the country’s startups survive the coronavirus pandemic and maintain cash levels in between their fundraising, reports Electronic Payments International.

France, investment, startups, coronavirus

Becoming a European payments method: what we have learned along the journey

Voice of the Industry | Expert Opinion | 02 Aug 2019

Duke Prins, CEO of Payconiq, talks about lessons learnt along the company’s journey and about Payconiq’s expansion across Europe

Duke Prins, Payconiq, Europe, fintech, payments method, open-API, expansion, payments platform

Sayata emerges from Stealth with USD 6.5 mln, accelerates cyber insurance operations

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 26 Mar 2019

Sayata Labs, a solution provider in the cyber insurance industry for SMBs, has announced today it has emerged from Stealth with USD 6.5 million in seed funding.

Sayata, Stealth, funding, cyber insurance, cyber risk

London Stock Exchange provides trading tech for new crypto exchange

News | Cryptocurrencies | 24 Jan 2019

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced it is providing the trade-matching technology for a future cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong.

LSE, cryptocurrency, exchange, Hong Kong, cybersecurity, fintech, trading, retail

Comarch to open new office in the Netherlands

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 07 Dec 2018

Poland-based e-invoicing provider Comarch has announced expanding its services to Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Comarch, company expansion, The Netherlands, Poland, Europe, Benelux, e-invoicing, fintech, electronic invoicing