Across the world, banks in Europe are being the most active in adopting open banking, and the majority of them…
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Zurich is emerging as a hotpot for data center development in Europe. The city is on track to becoming one…
The UK is the European leader in proptech funding with US$821 million raised so far and is home to the…
Europe has been the bright spot for challenger banks and neobanks over the past decade. Since 2011, European neobanks’ customer…
Fintech is Europe’s largest venture capital (VC) investment category, receiving 20% of all VC investment in the region between 2017…
Though challenger banks have attracted a collective customer base of over 200 million customers, many of them are still not…
The European Union (EU) is home to 24 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), representing about 99.8% of all companies…
Seven independent mobile payment systems in Europe have teamed up to form the European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA), an…
N26 is officially live in Switzerland. The Germany-native digital bank launched its services in Switzerland on September 3, 2019, offering…
PitchBook, a software-as-a-service company that delivers data, research and technology covering the private capital markets, has released its list of…
Bitpanda, a Vienna-based crypto startup, has launched a new digital asset exchange, called Bitpanda Global Exchange after raising EUR 43.6…
Regtech, a term that refers to the use of technology such as advanced analytics, robotic process automation, cognitive computing and…
In recent years, governments in the European Union (EU) have launched numerous initiatives to facilitate financial innovation, including establishing so-called…
The blockchain ecosystem has been steadily maturing over the past several years and projects are getting both larger and closer…
2018 witnessed an explosion of high-profile venture capital (VC) deals in the European fintech space, surpassing the US by nearly…
With a pool of over 147,000 professional developers and US$788 million raised in 2018, Switzerland’s tech industry ranks tenth among…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a critical aspect in financial services. Financial institutions around the world are making efforts to…
Tough year for cryptocurrencies, which saw their value plummet in what famed economist Nouriel Roubini describes as a “crypto-apocalypse.” Bitcoin…
There are currently 100 wealthtech players in Europe spread across 12 countries, according to the newly released Mapping Wealthtech Europe…
Although still in early stage compared to nearby countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic, and Austria, the Romanian fintech…
