Paysafecard CEO Udo Mueller departs firm
Mueller will focus on “helping other companies and entrepreneurial fintech enthusiasts in their growth ambitions”.
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German challenger N26 partners Bitpanda to offer crypto trading services
The partnership will enable N26 customers to buy and sell almost 200 cryptocurrencies.
Crypto firm Bitpanda acquires Trustology to launch custody service
Trustology will be rebranded as Bitpanda Custody, providing an institutional-grade crypto custody platform.
Regtechs PassFort and kompany acquired by Moody’s Corporation
Both companies will be integrated into Moody’s KYC business within Moody’s Analytics.
Worldline provides authentication for Austria’s emerging digital ID solution
The provider is working with longstanding customer PSA Payment Services Austria.
Scalapay raises $155m in Series A round to fund BNPL expansion
European payments firm seeks greater foothold in core markets.
Bitpanda valued at $4.1bn after $263m Series C raise
Austrian firm has now raised around $546 million in total funding.
Trade Republic plots European expansion with $900m Series C fundraise
German trading app aims for a roll-out across the euro zone.
NumberX plans Mastercard for multi-account payments
New linked card service to launch in Germany.
Advanzia Bank signs Backbase to power three new mobile apps
The new applications have gone live across France, Austria, and Spain.
ING subsidiary Payvision accused of pushing €131.2m in fraudulent payments
ING acknowledges the claim, but cannot comment further at this time.
Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun arrested again
Jan Marsalek, the former COO, is wanted under an international arrest warrant.
Report: Shareholder Rights Directive (SHRD) – the impact on securities processing
Creating an attractive environment for shareholders of exchange-listed companies in the EU and improving their corporate governance.
Diebold Nixdorf signs six-year contract with Austrian bank99
Diebold Nixdorf signs a contract worth $20m.
Why Raiffeisen Bank is taking digital currency into its own hands
The bank is working with Billon to build its own tokenisation platform.
Billon pilots digitised national currency with Raiffeisen Bank
If successful, the project could be deployed to RBI’s CEE countries.
Wirecard strikes again with Klarna payments partnership
Also this week, Wirecard teamed with Southeast Asian ride-sharing firm Grab.
UniCredit finds two new partners in Tel Aviv’s PayKey and equensWorldline
PayKey is a social app payments integrator, and equensWorldline a pan-European payments processor.
Wirecard and Raiffeisen Bank team up to serve Eastern European markets
Raiffeisen Bank will use Wirecard to process payments across 13 Eastern European countries.
Italy’s largest bank UniCredit to cut 8,000 jobs by 2023 to reward shareholders
The bank wants to reach a 2023 revenue target of €19.3 billion.
How paytech helps the gaming world tap the under-banked populations
Paysafecard and G2 Esports reveal how paytech taps underbanked gamers.
How to thrive in an ever changing market, a conversation with the COO of Qualco
Spyros Retzekas, COO at Qualco says agility is the key.
Bsurance to enable Cashpresso’s buyer protection
Ensuring the safety of purchasing by instalments.
Wirecard brings Chinese payments to Austria
Alipay and the like will be offered at 150 businesses in the beginning.
LGT completes Avaloq roll-out across group
Austrian deal means all LGT’s main markets share this core system now.
Bsurance receives $4m funding and eyes move west
Investment led by Uniqa Venture to expand in Europe.
Austrian Blockchain Centre waltzes into fintech space
Plans include a central bank digital currency and compliance systems.
Erste and Asfinag team for blockchain-based capital markets tech project
The first end-to-end digital issuance of a debt financing instrument in Europe via a blockchain platform.
Austria’s central bank completes full revamp with SimCorp
Chosen to support its monetary policy and manage investment activities.
