FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 13 December 2024
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Lunar
Danish neobank Lunar spins out BaaS division into standalone entity named Moonrise
Lunar has so far amassed 14 partnerships since launching the division in 2023.
Saldo Bank selects Lunar’s Nordic infrastructure to streamline payments for customers in Sweden
Vilnius-headquartered Saldo Bank is the first bank to adopt Lunar’s Nordic infrastructure.
Lunar set for full-scale launch in Sweden following €24.1m capital raise
The latest capital raise builds on a previous €26.8 million funding round closed in February.
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Monzo reportedly eyeing merger with Nordic neobank Lunar
According to Bloomberg, the potential deal would form part of a European expansion push for Monzo.
Lunar to provide access to its Nordic payment infrastructure to partners
Swedish paytech Trustly is set to be the first firm to tap into Lunar’s account infrastructure.
Lunar lands €35m in fresh funding to boost Nordic expansion
Most of Lunar’s existing investors took part in the funding round, the neobank says.
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Lunar set to acquire Norwegian digital bank Instabank for €132m
Founded in 2016, Instabank claims more than 60,000 customers in Norway, Finland and Germany.
Lunar lands €70m Series D extension round, launches crypto platform
Lunar CEO says the new funding will enable the firm to continue carrying out its Nordic expansion plan.
Danish neobank Lunar welcomes new investor – Hollywood actor Will Ferrell
Actor “excited to take part in Lunar’s mission to give people more power from their money”.
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Danish digital bank Lunar taps Thought Machine for Vault core banking solution
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Danish neobank Lunar acquires payments platform Paylike
Lunar founder and CEO Ken Villum Klausen says payments will be “at the forefront of our next growth phase”.
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Danish digital bank Lunar secures €210m Series D funding
The challenger says the funds will be used to continue its growth and launch new products.
Danish neobank Lunar acquires Swedish lender Lendify
The deal, which is pending regulatory approval, is expected to close by mid-May.
Danish digital bank Lunar picks FIS for treasury and risk
Lunar to deploy a cloud-based version of Ambut Quantum.
Nordic challenger Lunar lands $47m Series C
The round arrives just seven months after its €20 million Series B extension in April.
Lunar picks Nordic API Gateway to enable account aggregation
Danish challenger bank claims to be pioneer with new service.
Challenger bank Lunar partners with Danish esports firm Astralis
Denmark and Sweden lead European esports usage.
Nordea-backed subscription manager Subaio lands challenger bank Lunar
The Nordic bank has 150,000 customers.
Nordic challenger Lunar adds $21.6m to its Series B
Monzo’s former head of product Ole Mahrt will also join its board of directors.
Temenos picked by Danish challenger Lunar to fight financial crime
Temenos says it was chosen to “address stringent regulatory demands”.
