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London-based Navro secures UK and Ireland EMI licences; completes €13M internal funding round 

London-based Navro (previously Paytrix), a fintech firm that simplifies global payments for international businesses, announced on Friday that it has gained authorisation as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) from the Central Bank […]

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Tallinn-based Tuum bags €25M from CommerzVentures, Speedinvest, others to help banks ease their digital transformation

Tallinn-based Tuum, the next-generation core banking provider, announced on Tuesday that it has raised €25M in a Series B round of funding led by CommerzVentures, with participation from Speedinvest alongside existing investors.  […]

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Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets imposes €1.75M fine on Dutch credit provider Tinka

In a recent investigation by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), Tinka, a reputed credit provider offering deferred payment options for online and in-store purchases, has been found to have […]

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How to make money trading crypto assets with CoinFuze

Crytocurrencies have long had their place in the financial world. Many investors use them to make profits. But it can sometimes be quite difficult to navigate the rapidly changing market of digital […]

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Amsterdam’s fintech unicorn bunq reports €53M net profit in 2023, reapplies for UK license

Amsterdam-based bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, announced that in 2023, it achieved a net profit of €53.1M, showcasing the success of its sustainable business model. The company plans to use […]

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German fintech Mondu bolsters European expansion plans with additional €30M debt funding

Berlin-based Mondu, a B2B payments company, announced that it has secured an additional €30M in debt financing from German bank Vereinigte Volksbank Raiffeisenbank (VVRB). This funding adds to the €20M secured in […]

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Meet Almacena, the Dutch startup transforming origin producers

What does a business need to grow internationally? Most people will say finance but Dimo Yanchev disagrees. In 2019, Yanchev co-founded Almacena Platform with Karl Robijns as a debt crowdfunding platform to […]

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Dutch Klarna rival Billink adds €29.5M to its cart; enter the German market

Billink, a Dutch Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) firm, announced that it has secured €29.5M in a fresh round of funding from German Varengold Bank.  The funds will facilitate expansion into the […]

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Amsterdam unicorn Adyen’s CTO, Alexander Matthey, to conclude tenure in 2024

Amsterdam-based Adyen, a fintech unicorn company, announced that Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Alexander Matthey won’t seek reappointment at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.  Matthey’s term ends on December 31, 2024, concluding a […]

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UK’s fintech startup Bumper bags €46M to bump up flexible automotive payments across Europe

London-based Bumper, a fintech startup enabling flexible payments for car repairs, announced that it has completed the €46M Series B fundraising to accelerate its growth.  The €46M Bumper raised in this round […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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