Swedish fintech Limina raises $3 mln A round
Limina, maker of cloud-native Investment Management Solution (IMS) for mid-sized asset managers, said it has raised $3 million Series A funding, led by Nordic ...
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Klarna buys social shopping platform HERO
Sweden's Klarna, which describes itself as "a leading global retail bank, payments and shopping service," said it has acquired HERO, a social shopping platform...
Estonia’s Single.Earth raises $7.9 mln seed round to tokenize nature
Single.Earth -- a tokenization platform that enables forests, wetlands, and other planetary resources to generate profit for landowners by selling them as carb...
Lithuania’s FOROS raises 1.2 mln euros, doubles team
Vilnius-based green investment platform FOROS has raised a €1.2 million investment round led by Iron Wolf Capital, 70 Ventures and CoInvest Capital, as it seek...
Visa pays 1.8 bln euros for Swedish fintech Tink
Visa said it has agreed to acquire Tink, a Swedish open banking platform, for 1.8 billion euros. Through a single API, Tink allows its customers to access a...
Estonia’s Ignium wraps 1 mln financing round
Ignium, which is building a digital capital market for small and medium-sized companies, has reached its financing target and wrapping its two-platform campaig...
Bonusway makes acquisitions in Denmark, Netherlands
Finnish online rewards platform Bonusway said it has completed its acquisition of Danish market leader Eovendo and acquisition of Mijnkorting.nl in Netherlands...
Latvian fintech Nordigen raises 2.1 mln euros
Latvia’s Nordigen said it has raised 2.1 million euros in funding from a set of new investors, aiming to burst the open banking hype bubble with a free API and...
Funderbeam launches private trading for shares in IT services firm Helmes
Shares in privately-held Helmes, one of the largest IT services firms in Estonia, became tradeable on Funderbeam platform for employees who own shares through ...
Funderbeam, Startup Wise Guys agree on partnership
Funderbeam said has agreed to partner up with Europe’s top B2B startup accelerator Startup Wise Guys (SWG), giving all its present and future portfolio compani...
Fin+Tech=‹3 A Fintech Ecosystem In The Making
Not
so long ago, fintech was something that needed explanation. Not anymore,
because it has managed to stay a hot topic for years now with inevitable
influence...
Two Nordic Startups Targeting Banking
Sometimes the greatest inspiration for your startup, or the thing that motivates you to keep trying that Instagram strategy, is stories of success from your fel...
TechChill Announces Startup Teams For The Fifty Founders Battle
It has already become a tradition for TechChill to host the Fifty Founders battle, the startup pitch competition that showcases the most promising startups from...
How To Increase Financial Wellness?
Financial literacy levels are high in Finland when compared to other countries. Despite this, many problems are occurring, across all income levels and especial...
Why We Chose to Launch Our Fintech Startup in Latvia
“Think global, act local” began as a grassroots call to action, but in the digital age, it has also become a mantra for startups around the world. While various...
Smart Without Card – The New Mobile Wallet
How many coins do you currently have in your wallet? When was the last time you paid for something in cash? If you’re living in Finland, chances are you really ...
Accelerator Frankfurt Welcomes Fintech Startups
After years of tremendous growth, the German start-up ecosystem evolved as an integral part of the country's economy. According to the Startup Genome's 2017 Glo...
Bookkeeping and Accounting in Finland Made Easier
40% That's the percentage of small business owners that claim that bookkeeping & taxes are the worst part of owning a small business. If you run a startup ...
Swedish Tech Bank Klarna Launches 'Smoooth' Brand
Last year, Klarna launched the "Smoooth" campaign with a series of award winning and critically praised advertisements showing just how smooth payments should b...
Bambora Acquired for 1.5 Billion Euros
France-based seamless payment provider Ingenico Group announced that it will buy Swedish company Bambora from Nordic Capital for 1.5 billion euros. With this a...