Cattolica University launches blockchain project with Italian firms SIA and Reply
The national project will run in collaboration with the Bank of Italy.
Italy
API builder Tink launches in Italy and Portugal, opens Madrid and Milan offices
Tink has bagged transaction data from 32 FIs across the regions.
Italy’s largest bank UniCredit to cut 8,000 jobs by 2023 to reward shareholders
The bank wants to reach a 2023 revenue target of €19.3 billion.
German SME challenger Penta teams up with card reader SumUp to tap offline businesses
Penta is breaking out of its online-savvy customer niche.
Epiphany CEO: We’re the only “truly open” banking platform in the industry
The CEO says other banking technology providers are “not really open”.
Kaleyra and Epiphany launch first open banking hub in Italy
The hub will give banks a space to launch PSD2-compliant products.
Lemon Way nabs €25 million investment from Toscafund
Parisian payments firm plans geographic expansion with new funds.
How to thrive in an ever changing market, a conversation with the COO of Qualco
Spyros Retzekas, COO at Qualco says agility is the key.
Intesa Sanpaolo invests €7m into vending machine digital wallet MatiPay
The fintech will expand its operations in Europe, Japan and the US.
Yolt gets closer to all-in-one banking app with Raisin
Yolt’s UK, France and Italy-based users can now open a Raisin account.
Moneyfarm raises £36m, launches wealth management partnership with Poste Italiane
Moneyfarm aims to build “a more financially secure future”.
Intesa Sanpaolo signs Pelican for self-learning sanctions solution
Italian bank aims to reduce false positives with new software
Italian fintech Young Platform raises €787,000 from 751 investors
‘Crypto made easy’ platform attracts Italian and British investors.
Banque Morval and Intesa Sanpaolo unite on Avaloq’s core banking tech
The project took nine months to complete.
Banca Popolare di Sondrio adopts InstaPay
“Immediacy is the new standard demanded by users.”
UnionPay expands into Italy with Banca Sella deal
Greater acceptance will help merchants meet the needs of Chinese tourists.
The rise of technology in the insurance field: the case of black boxes
Technology is continuously evolving together with the amount of data generated by a vehicle.
State of play in response to PSD2 in Italy’s banking sector
The experience of the Italian financial community with CBI Globe.
StatPro acquires ECPI research and index
The group will also take on the employees of ECPI, ESG unit in Milan.
UniCredit enhances invoicing service with FinDynamic partnership
The fintech offers ‘dynamic discounting’.
Yolt signs partners and prepares for wider roll-out
Yolt is also partnering with Payvision and Funding Options, both of which also have ties to ING.
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Europe’s biggest IPO of 2019 sees Nexi raise €2bn
Company is now valued at €7.3 billion.
Italian illimity enjoys business launch and preps retail offer
The new bank is a merger of Spaxs and Banca Interprovinciale.
Objectway unveils new chatbot for wealth management
AI offers a new service model for the financial sector.
SIA sets out three-year strategic plan for Europe expansion
2018’s net-profits were €79.5 million, down 0.7% from 2017.
Curve announces plans for global expansion
LinkedIn’s former talent hunter will head international recruitment.
Spanish fintech Pagantis closes €65m for e-commerce financing
It aims to expand its services to Portugal, Italy and France.
Europe’s dance of fintech hubs
As a strong and united ecosystem, the European fintech scene can finally discover its true potential.
Italian interbank DLT project Spunta moves to pre-production
Passing test to solve interbank reconciliation issues in the country.
SIA blockchain sureties a sure thing in south Italy
“The first blockchain project in Italy to manage sureties.”
Infographic: the Italian payment landscape
How do Italian people pay for their purchases these days?
Italian insurtech Yolo gets €5m with Intesa Sanpaolo backing
The firm just closed its Series A and is looking abroad.
Objectway nabs asset management software firm Algorfin
As it aims to establish its dominance in Italy.
Intesa Sanpaolo goes Orbian for supply chain support
Italian bank gets help with receivables financing.
Italian banks’ blockchain project picks up pace
More banks, more data and more news for Spunta Banca Project.
Axyon AI bags €1.3m from European banks
UniCredit and ING Ventures are keen investors and partners.
Accenture buys banking tech vendor SEC Servizi
Firm looking for core banking and digital action in Italy’s financial sector.
From here to æternity: first live implementation of next-gen blockchain
A step forward for open-source smart contracts blockchain protocol with æternity’s Roma release.
