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Danish Challenger Bank Lunar Snaps Up Payments Firm Paylike
Danish neobank Lunar announced that it has acquired Paylike, a full-stack European payment platform for an undisclosed sum. With this move, Lunar gains a gateway that will make it possible for its business customers to receive payments from their clients
Read MoreSwedish Fintech Juni Extends Series A With Additional US$52 Million
Juni, a Swedish-based banking platform for e-commerce and online marketing companies, has secured US$52 million in funding led by EQT Ventures, to add to the US$21 million already raised from their Series-A round in late June this year. This boosts
Read MoreAnyfin Secures US$52 Million Funding to Accelerate Germany Expansion Plans
Anyfin, the Stockholm based startup that enables consumers to refinance existing loans and take control of their financial health, announced that it has secured US$52 million of fresh funding, bringing the total equity capital raised by the firm to US$101
Read MoreSweden’s Minna Technologies Expands Footprint With London Hub
Minna Technologies, a Sweden-based subscription management tool for retail banks, announced that it is launching a London-based hub. This move comes on the heels of a recent partnership with London-based open banking platform Bud. As part of the commitment to
Read MoreNeo Insurer Hedvig Closes U$45 Million Series B Ahead of European Expansion Plans
Nordic neo insurer Hedvig announces that it closed a US$45 million Series B funding round led by Anthemis following its recent launch into Denmark. The Series B investment was led by Anthemis Partner, Ruth Foxe Blader, and Managing Director, Matthew
Read MoreMastercard’s Accelerator Lineup Features Women-Led and Sustainable Startups
Mastercard has revealed the 15 tech startups that will be joining the fall edition of its Lighthouse FINITIV programme from Sweden, Estonia and Finland. This fall, the programme kick off in Stockholm, Helsinki and Tallinn while utilising the benefits of
Read MoreAgeras Group Buys Finnish Invoicing Software Zervant in Acquisition Spree
Ageras Group, a group of companies backed by Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP) that offers a range of software solutions to small businesses, announced that it has acquired Zervant, a Finland-based online invoicing software. The group is known for their online
Read MoreIKEA Operator Snaps up Minority Stake in BNPL Firm Jifiti for US$22.5 Million
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group which owns and operates IKEA stores, has invested US$22.5 million in US-based Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Jifiti, for a minority stake in the company. Ingka Group and Jifiti have a
Read MoreSwedish Fintech Invoier Bags EUR 4.1 Million From the European Union
Stockholm-based fintech company Invoier, who has built and established a marketplace for fair and transparent trading of invoices, has secured a EUR 4.1 million equity funding from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Fund. Invoier’s marketplace enables SMEs to convert invoices
Read MoreDanish Neobank kompasbank Selects Mambu To Roll Out SME Lending
Newly-established Danish small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) bank kompasbank announced their go-live on Mambu’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) banking platform. On Mambu’s cloud-native banking platform, kompasbank said that it was able to build fast and flexible customer onboarding, loan and deposit processes.
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