Solaris sells Engage business to UK fintech Suits Me
Suits Me’s CEO says the migration of Engage customers has “already started and will be finished mid-January 2025”.
Suits Me’s CEO says the migration of Engage customers has “already started and will be finished mid-January 2025”.
CEO Carsten Höltkemeyer says BaaS provider Solaris is “at a pivotal moment”.
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Solaris says the move “regrettably will bring redundancies across the EMI team”.
Bankident will “enable our customers to start trading within minutes”, says Bitpanda’s Maik Brodowski.
The new capital injection adds to Solaris’ initial €38 million Series F raise announced in 2023.
The fine relates to alleged AML failings over a period between 2021 and 2022.
According to the Financial Times, Solaris is looking to raise €100m to fulfil its credit card deal with ADAC.
The company says it will use the funding to strengthen its governance and compliance.
Berlin-based fintech SolarisBank has raised €26.3 million from Japanese financial group SBI Holdings, German media company Bertelsmann, Italian banking group Unicredit, plus other investors.