Embedded banking and banking-as-a-service (BaaS) have been mainly concentrated in the FinTech and financial services domain, but that is gradually changing as non-financial services platforms take the plunge into financial services for the first time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Norway’s Visma acquires Danish expense management solution Acubiz and J.P. Morgan’s British retail bank Chase expands its staff and its product suite. Plus, Klarna teams with GoCardless for its U.S. expansion, the European Union may regulate...
Unlike other European payment service providers, Market Pay has a unique characteristic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Poland investigates Apple; a U.K. buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup for car repairs snags $12 million from Porsche and Jaguar; the omicron variant triggers restrictions in Norway; Pecunpay is the first Spanish issuer of...
The fiat-to-crypto trading platform Binance.sg has withdrawn its permit application to operate a bourse in Singapore from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), according to multiple reports on Monday (Dec. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Ireland’s competition watchdog announced Wednesday (Dec. 8) that is launching a full investigation into Synch Payments, a joint venture by AIB, Bank of Ireland, Permanent TSB and KBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Social investment platform eToro on Friday (Dec. 10) launched the eToro Money program across the U.K., allowing users to deposit and withdraw money as well as manage their cryptocurrency and other investments in one place. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, U.K. digital bank Monzo has snagged $500 million at a $4.5 billion valuation, and Amazon plans its appeal against a $1.3 billion Italy antitrust case. Plus, Danish unicorn Pleo targets EU expansion after nearly tripling valuation,...
Business services startup Pleo, which offers expense management tools and smart company cards for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has secured $200 million in a Series C round at a $4.7 billion valuation, nearly triple its previous value. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
