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Amsterdam’s neobank bunq launches GenAI platform ‘Finn’: Know more

Amsterdam-based bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, announced on Tuesday, December 19, that it has launched Finn, a GenAI platform at bunq Update 24 in DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam. Powered by […]

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UK fintech Fiat Republic scores €6.4M; secures EMI licence from De Nederlandsche Bank 

London-based Fiat Republic, the specialist Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $7M (approximately €6.4M) in a Seed extension round. Participants in the round include first-time investments from Kraken […]

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ABN AMRO to acquire Amsterdam-based neo-brokerage platform BUX: Here’s why

ABN AMRO Bank, on Thursday, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Amsterdam-based neo-brokerage platform BUX to strengthen its footprint in the retail investment space and enhance its digital offering. […]

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British fintech firm SumUp secures €285M at a valuation of over €8B: Know more

London-based SumUp, a fintech company, announced on Monday that it has secured €285M in a fresh round of funding at a valuation of above $8.6B (nearly €8B). The latest funding injection was […]

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Bunq’s Ali Niknam receives ‘Businessman of the Year’ award: Know more

Ali Niknam, the founder of Amsterdam-based neo bank bunq, has received the prestigious Businessman of the Year award, recognising his contributions to the business world.  The award was presented on the Master […]

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Spanish fintech ID Finance secures €12M credit line from a European Listed Bank; Know more

ID Finance co-founders, Boris Batin and Alexander Dunaev | Image credit: ID Finance Barcelona-based ID Finance, a company that claims to be a leading fintech in Spain and Mexico, announced that it […]

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Amsterdam fintech Silverflow raises €15M to fuel its “aggressive” global expansion plans

Silverflow founders | Image credits: Silverflow Amsterdam-based Silverflow, a payment processing technology startup, has raised €15M in a fresh round of funding led by Global Paytech Ventures, featuring participation from Picus Capital, […]

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UK fintech Fnality raises €89M from Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, others: Know more

Image credits: Fnality London-based Fnality, a developer of DLT-based (Distributed Ledger Technology) wholesale payment systems, announced on Tuesday that it has secured a £77.7M (approximately €89M) Series B round of funding. The […]

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Italian fintech Qomodo raises a whopping €34.5M in pre-seed funding

Qomodo team | Image credit: Qomodo Milan-based Qomodo, a fintech startup, announced that it has secured €34.5M in a pre-seed round of funding. Qomodo simplifies retail transactions by enabling immediate, secure, and […]

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Amsterdam fintech unicorn Mollie gets payment institution licence in the UK

Mollie’s new CEO Koen Köppen | Image credits: Mollie Amsterdam-based Mollie, a payment service provider, announced on Thursday that it has been granted a Payment Institution licence in the UK by the […]

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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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