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IMC acquires Rotterdam’s Altas Technologies to revolutionise technology-driven future of trading

IMC’s acquisition of Altas Technologies aims for market-making advancements. | Image credit: IMC Global market maker IMC announced on Tuesday, July 25, that it has acquired Rotterdam-based Altas Technologies, a technology and […]

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Seedrs seeking to get authorised under new EU regulation: Exclusive interview with MD Kristy Grant

Seedrs’ MD Kirsty Grant. Seedrs offers investors opportunities to own a stake in interesting ventures | Image credit: Seedrs Seedrs, a London-based equity crowdfunding platform, is in the process of getting authorisation […]

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Lithuania’s AMLYZE launches screening module to give financial institutions powerful tool for risk mitigation

The team of co-founders and experts. | Image credit: AMLYZE Lithuania-based RegTech company AMLYZE announced that it has launched a Screening Module to help financial institutions recognise and decrease potential risks linked […]

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Amsterdam’s fintech unicorn bunq secures €44.5M for international expansion

Amsterdam-based neobank bunq, announced on Monday, that it has secured an additional €44.5M in growth funding, bringing the total raised capital this year to nearly €100M. The investors in this round include […]

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Italian bank Mediobanca partners with UK’s Founders Factory to back 35 fintech startups

Founders Factory team | Image credit: Founders Factory Milan-based Mediobanca Group, Italy’s largest investment bank, announced on Monday that it has signed a partnership with Founders Factory, a London-based company builder and […]

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UK’s Payhawk launches spend management solution in Lithuania

Payhawk team | Image credit: Payhawk London-based Payhawk, a fintech startup that offers spend management software, announced on Monday that it has launched its services in Lithuania and opened a local office […]

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London’s LendInvest raises €581M to expand residential mortgage range for under-served customers

Translate this article into: London-based LendInvest, a property finance asset manager, announced on Tuesday that it has secured £500M (approximately €581M) from Chetwood Financial Limited. The new capital will drive the expansion […]

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Lithuania’s fintech guidelines for 2023-2028 unveiled: Know more

The main institutional actors of the Fintech industry in Lithuania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to confirm the National Fintech Guidelines for 2023-2028.  Among the signers of the MoU are the […]

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TreasurySpring bag €26.5M for its investment platform to connect cash-rich firms with institutional borrowers

TreasurySpring team | Image credit: TreasurySpring London-based TreasurySpring, an investment platform that helps firms unlock and protect the true value of their cash assets, announced on Monday that it has raised $29M […]

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Amsterdam’s fintech unicorn Adyen partners with Shopify to strengthen its commerce capabilities

Adyen CEO Pieter van der Does | Image credit: Adyen Amsterdam-based Adyen, a fintech company, announced on Wednesday, that it has partnered with Shopify, a Canada-based cloud, multi-channel commerce platform designed for […]

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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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