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EIF provides EUR 50 mln to illimity Bank

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 16 Jun 2023

The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, has provided two guarantees totalling EUR 50 million to illimity Bank to improve access to finance SMEs in Italy.

funding, banks, SMEs, ESG, transactions

Bank of France exec proposes licencing for crypto companies

News | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Jan 2023

The governor of the Bank of France has proposed stricter regulatory requirements for cryptocurrency businesses in the context of the sector’s volatility.

central bank, cryptocurrency, regulation, digital assets

Bank of Indonesia announces CBDC plans

News | Cryptocurrencies | 06 Dec 2022

Bank of Indonesia has announced developments in its plans to launch a central bank digital currency, (CBDC), for digital economic and financial transactions.

CBDC, central bank, digital currency, cryptocurrency, digital assets

France and Luxembourg central banks work together on a CBDC initiative

News | Cryptocurrencies | 02 Dec 2022

Banque de France and the Banque centrale du Luxembourg worked together on an experimental Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) initiative.

central bank, CBDC, digital assets, partnership

EIF and UniCredit provide EUR 1 bln to Balkan SMEs

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 03 Jan 2022

EIF and UniCredit have announced they will provide up to EUR 1 billion of financing to SMEs in Bulgaria, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia.

SME lending, funding, COVID-19, financing

UAB SME Bank to give up to EUR 100 mln to SMEs

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 22 Nov 2021

Lithuania-based financial intermediary UAB SME Bank has signed a guarantee agreement with the European Investment Fund to bring up to EUR 100 million financing to Lithuanian SMEs.

SME lending, funding, investment

EIB says European org and govt are underinvesting in AI and blockchain

News | Cryptocurrencies | 03 Jun 2021

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has published a report which concluded that governments and companies in Europe are substantially underinvesting in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain.

artificial intelligence, blockchain, funding, SMEs, startup

European Investment Bank to price USD 100 million in bonds on Ethereum blockchain

News | Cryptocurrencies | 29 Apr 2021

European Investment Bank (EIB) has mandated Goldman Sachs, Santander, and Société Générale to be joint lead managers for a USD 100 million bond issuance on the Ethereum blockchain.

Santander, banks, blockchain, Ethereum, security token, CBDC, digital currency

European Investment Bank explores the use of blockchain for bond issuance

News | Payments General | 13 Apr 2021

European Union’s (EU) bank, the European Investment Bank (EIB), has hired three investment banks to explore a digital bond issuance that would use blockchain for registration and settlement.

EIB Group, BNP Paribas to support French companies facing the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis

News | Payments General | 08 Jan 2021

The EIB Group and BNP Paribas have signed a synthetic securitisation to support French SMEs and mid-caps hit by the consequences of an unprecedented pandemic crisis.

EIB Group, banking, loan, COVID-19, SMEs, BNP Paribas, France

EIB, Banque Misr to help Egypt-based SMEs post-COVID-19

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 04 Jan 2021

The European Investment Bank has provided Banque Misr with a EUR 425 million credit line to support Egypt-based SMEs to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

EIB, Banque Misr, Egypt, SME, COVID-19, credit line, coronavirus, pandemic, European Investment Bank, lending, bank

EIB, Podgoricka Banka agree EUR 20 mln credit line for SMEs

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 15 Dec 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Montenegro-based Podgoricka Banka, a unit of OTP, have agreed a EUR 20 million credit line for SMEs in the Balkan country, according to SeeNews.

EIB, Podgoricka Banka, OTP, SME, credit line, European Investment Bank, bank, loan, EU, Europe, Balkan

European Investment Bank offers EUR 15 mln in funding to IDnow

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 09 Dec 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will provide EUR 15 million of growth funding to the German identity verification platform IDnow.

European Investment Bank, IDnow, KYC, AML, supply chain finance, research, EGFF, EFSI, European Union

Bizay secures EUR 20 mln investment from EIB

News | Payments General | 04 Dec 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced an investment of EUR 20 million in Portugal-based software company Bizay, according to ec.europa.eu.

Bizay, EIB, investment, Europe, European Investment Bank, SMEs, B2B, COVID-19, economic recovery, European Union, Portugal

EIB offers EUR 7.8 bln in support for businesses

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 13 Nov 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved EUR 7.8 billion of new financing to support investment by business impacted by COVID-19.

European Investment Bank, supply chain finance, trade finance, COVID-19, Europe, SME, funding, debt financing

EIF, Alba Leasing provide EUR 1 bln to SMEs

News | Payments General | 20 Oct 2020

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Italy-based Alba Leasing have come to an agreement to jointly provide EUR 1 billion in new financial resources to SMEs in Italy.

EIF, EIB, Alba Leasing, SME, Italy, corporate leasing, environmental investments

EIB Group and Commerzbank join forces to support SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 02 Oct 2020

Commerzbank has been backed up by the EIB Group to lend up to EUR 500 million to small and mid-sized businesses in Germany in response to COVID-19.

 

Commerzbank, Germany, COVID-19, EFSI, guarantee, Investment Plan for Europe, EIB, EIF, SMEs

Banco Sabadell originates EUR 576 mln SMEs loan portfolio securitisation

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 11 Sep 2020

Banco Sabadell has originated a loan portfolio securitisation to provide EUR 576 million to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Banco Sabadell, SMEs loan, financing , loan securitisatio

EIB outlines finance and advisory support for health in response to COVID-19

News | Payments General | 05 May 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has joined a global fundraising effort in the fight against the coronavirus. 

European Investment Bank Group, finance, COVID-19, funding

EIB Group and Commerzbank join forces for additional lending to SMEs and Mid-Caps

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 19 Feb 2020

The EIB Group has provided a mezzanine tranche guarantee of around EUR 100 million to Commerzbank on a EUR 1.500 million granular portfolio of loans to SMEs and Mid-Caps originated by Commerzbank in its ordinary business. 

EIB Group, Commerzbank, lending, SMEs, Mid-Caps