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The Paypers looked into the most relevant investments that were announced during Q3 2023 and discovered an overall preference for digital banking, fintech solutions, lending, and fraud prevention strategies.
investment, funding, expansion, payments , banks, ecommerce, The Paypers Quarterly Analysis series
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority’s (BaFin) website has been affected by a cyberattack, leaving it partially accessible.
cybercrime, cybersecurity, data breaches, malware
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has granted more than EUR 40 million to SME Finance via InvestEU for micro-business growth in Baltics, Finland, and Netherlands.
SME lending, financing , lending, sustainability , digitalisation
Italy-based illimity Bank has partnered with the Engineering Group, with the consideration of a EUR 55.5 million funding round included in the agreement.
partnership, mobile banking, online banking, digital banking, banking, investment
The European Investment Bank has been attacked by pro-Russian hackers in an attempt to disrupt the stability of the Western financial system.
cybersecurity, hacking, online fraud, data breaches, banks
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
Ireland-based DunPort has announced the final close of its SME focused direct lending fund, Oak Corporate Credit DAC (Oak), at EUR 335 million following a EUR 70 million commitment from the European Investment Fund (EIF).
funding, SMEs, investment, financial services, transactions
Cosmin Cosma, the President of the Romanian Fintech Association and Finqware’s CEO, reveals for our readers how does fintech look like in Romania and why this is a hot region to invest in
Open Banking, fintech, financial services, banks, ING, financial institutions, risk management, Plaid , Salt Edge, Tink
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
The European Investment Fund has joined forces with CaixaBank and MicroBank to support Spanish small and medium-sized companies hit by the economic crisis generated by COVID-19.
financing , SMEs
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has partnered Banca March to promote the economic recovery of Spanish SMEs, with financing amounting to EUR 300 million.
partnership, funding, SME lending, COVID-19
UK-based Fabric Ventures, a venture manager that backs ‘open economy’ founders, has announced an EIF-backed fund specifically mandated to invest in digital assets, valued at USD 130 million.
Open Banking, Open Data Economy, funding, digital assets
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
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 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
Creditshelf, Germany, SME, COVID-19, coronavirus, Creditshelf Loan Fund, European Investment Fund, EIF, loans
Oneplanetcrowd, finance, European Investment Fund
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed three new guarantee agreements with Unicredit Bulbank, United Bulgarian Bank, and ProCredit Bank (Bulgaria) to support documentary finance activity in Bulgaria.
European Investment Fund, EIF, Unicredit Bulbank, United Bulgarian Bank, ProCredit Bank, financing , Bulgaria, credit
OTB Ventures, a venture capital fund specialised in investments in technology companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has launched its early growth technology fund, with EUR 92.4 million in commitments.
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