Satispay hits unicorn status with €320m Series D round
It aims to use the new funds to boost growth and support international expansion.
Europe
Spanish BNPL fintech SeQura lands €150m financing facility from Citi
The funding will support the firm’s expansion across southern Europe.
Liberis lands additional £140m investment from Barclays and BCI Finance
Barclays initially invested £34m in Liberis in December last year.
London-based open banking app sync. goes into administration
Start-up sync. was planning “massive growth” in 2021, powered by Railsr’s BaaS platform.
Zepz appoints Robert Mitchell as new group CFO
Headquartered in London, Zepz powers remittances for WorldRemit and SendWave.
Digital bank Paytend taps Tribe for issuing and acquiring services
Paytend says the partnership with Tribe will enable more efficient payment services.
French fintech Regate nabs $20m in Series A funding
The French start-up claims to have more than 10,000 clients.
Fintech mortgage lender Perenna lands $30m Series A from IAG Silverstripe
CEO Arjan Verbeek says the investment is “an endorsement of our mission to offer consumer-friendly mortgages”.
ABN Amro appoints Carsten Bittner as chief innovation and technology officer
Bittner, who is currently CTO at Commerzbank, is set to fill the vacancy left by Christian Bornfeld.
European fintechs join forces to make open finance a reality
The OFA wants to usher in an era of open finance in much the same way the EU’s 2016 PSD2 did for open banking.
Banking app for “global citizens” Bankkit launches in UK
The app offers overseas bill payment functionality and an integrated current account.
Banking start-up Fiinu readies for launch with new leadership hires
Fiinu has hired a new CFO, CPO and head of technology.
Klarna cuts more jobs just months after laying off 10% of global workforce
The BNPL giant is planning more cuts after laying off approximately 700 staff back in May.
New digital bank Bond to launch soon in the UK
Bond is gearing up to launch sometime in Q1 2023.
Virgin Money names Sarah Wilkinson as new COO
Wilkinson joins from Thomson Reuters, where she currently serves as CIO and head of TR Labs.
Citi to wind down UK retail banking ops to focus on wealth management
Citi’s retail banking footprint in the UK is small, with one branch at its EMEA headquarters in Canary Wharf.
B2B fintech Sequence lands $19m seed funding
The round was led by US venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
CSI’s tech to underpin new UK challenger Bevan Money
Bevan Money aims to launch sometime in late 2023 or early 2024.
Zopa Bank and ClearScore in bid to strengthen consumer finances by 2025
The initiative will focus on four areas – savings, credit building, debt consolidation and utility marketplaces.
Hamburg Commercial Bank completes SEPA payments cloud migration
Completed in under 12 months, the implementation follows the migration of HCOB’s international SWIFT payments.
Equity management platform Ledgy raises $22m Series B
Ledgy will use the funding to expand its workforce, boost product development and cement its presence in Europe.
Copper.co taps Fenergo for AML and client lifecycle management solution
Copper will utilise Fenergo’s tech to onboard “increasingly complex” client ownership structures.
Capita to sell Pay360 to Access PaySuite in £150m deal
Capita says the deal will help lower the firm’s debt and provide additional liquidity.
Revolut falls victim to “highly targeted” cyber-attack
In an e-mail to affected customers, Revolut says some individuals may be vulnerable to fraud and phishing attacks.
Maslife partners Railsr to launch new financial and mental wellbeing app
The app is being supported by Mastercard and Checkout.com.
Target Group makes new CEO and COO appointments
John Barker has been named as the firm’s new CEO, with Peter O’Connor taking on the role of COO.
Open Banking Expo comes to London on 20 October
Open Banking Expo is the largest global community of open banking, open finance and open payments execs.
Fitch Group to acquire majority stake in data and analytics firm dv01
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, is expected to close by the end of Q3.
European open banking platform TrueLayer to shed 10% of workforce
Despite “significant growth” in payment volumes over the last 12 months, the firm is looking to cut 40 employees.
HSBC Ventures invests $35m in Monese
Monese will use the new funds to grow its cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business.
Fintech AlphaStream recruits ex-Metro Bank exec as first director of operations
Kerri Miller brings over 20 years of corporate experience in the banking sector.
European Central Bank picks five partners for digital euro initiative
Five front-end companies were chosen by the ECB out of 54 applicants.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Claimer, Freetrade, InvestSuite, Ruleguard
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across UK and Europe
Berlin-based automated accounting platform Candis raises $16m
Candis is an accounts payable (AP) processes automation solution.
PAYA acquires card payment provider ITS
Interactive Transaction Solutions (ITS) is a business-to-business (B2B) payment gateway.
Revolut launches new one-click payment solution
Revolut Pay is already being used by merchants including Shopify and WH Smith.
Italian wealthtech Objectway appoints head of UK and Ireland
Hassan Suffyan joins from Ernst & Young UK.
Software management start-up Cledara lands $20m Series A
The money raised by Cledara will go towards the US expansion.
UK’s Amplifi Capital launches personal loans provider Reevo Money
Reevo Money says its ultimate goal is to help people build their credit rating.
Paytech iBanFirst names new CTO and COO amid c-level shake-up
The firm has also announced a new chief revenue officer, chief people officer and chief of staff.
