Europe fintech funding round-up: Aria, AbbeyCross, Salv and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across Europe.
Portugal
Rauva appoints Tomas Oliveira da Silva as chief risk officer
He joins from DF Capital, a UK-based savings and lending bank, where he served as CRO for nearly three years.
Fintech start-up Rauva buys Banco Empresas Montepio for €30m
Rauva’s CEO and founder, Jon Fath, says the start-up is on its way to become one of Portugal’s first unicorns.
Novobanco taps Feedzai for fraud protection and enhanced CX
Novobanco will deploy Feedzai’s Digital Trust (DT) and Transaction Fraud for Banking (TFB) solutions.
Banking on SMBs: How Rauva aims to bridge the business app gap in Portugal
FinTech Futures speaks with Rauva founder Jon Fath about the company’s launch and future plans.
Caixa Geral de Depósitos taps Wolters Kluwer for regulatory compliance
CGD, Portugal’s largest bank, will leverage the Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting (FRR) service from Wolters Kluwer.
Mastercard partners bpost and Nickel to launch inclusive card options
Belgium’s bpost and France’s Nickel will offer Mastercard’s True Name option to customers.
European fintech start-up Rauva appoints new CTO
Maxence Cornet was previously CTO and co-founder of Vybe, a French challenger that closed earlier this year.
PayTech Awards 2022 Winner: BHMI & Payshop – Editor’s Choice
Payshop runs on BHMI’s Concourse – a unified payments back office solution.
Portugal’s Universo taps Mambu to expand digital financial services offering
The partnership will allow Universo to provide a “personalised end-to-end financial experience”, Mambu says.
New super-app Rauva aims to fill Mediterranean online banking gap
Rauva plans to launch its app in early 2023, initially in Spain and Portugal.
Oracle FS gains core banking tech clients in Europe and Africa
Oracle FS has landed new-name deals for its Flexcube core banking system in Portugal and Nigeria.
novobanco launches bespoke advisory platform with Objectway
Objectway has implemented its Investment Advice solution at novobanco, one of the largest banks in Portugal.
Payshop goes live on BHMI’s Concourse for back-office payments
Portuguese payments firm aims for “seamless support”.
Feedzai lands $200 million in Series D funding to reach unicorn status
Risk management firm lands its largest round so far.
Lithuanian paytech kevin. raises €1.5m in seed funding
Lithuanian firm plans availability across Europe by Q4 2021.
Caixa Geral de Depósitos plans treasury revamp with Finastra
Portuguese lender picks a handful of Finastra systems.
Revolut accused of coercing 50 workers to quit their jobs
Lawyers have said that the firm’s actions can be read as unlawful.
CaixaBank signs cloud management deal with IBM
The two firms have worked together since 2011.
Portuguese government gets one step closer to approving fintech sandbox
The sandbox is part of the government’s Action Plan for Digital Transition.
European Commission warns eight countries over late AML laws
Countries include Cyprus, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
API builder Tink launches in Italy and Portugal, opens Madrid and Milan offices
Tink has bagged transaction data from 32 FIs across the regions.
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.
Novo Banco refreshes payments with Fiserv
Fiserv to switch up Portuguese bank’s end-to-end billing.
Portugal’s largest bank signs Tink to underpin its new app Dabox
Caixa Geral de Depósitos’ (CGD) new app will be rolled out to four million customers.
Grupo Crédito Agrícola launches new banking app “moey!” with Meniga
The app will give Crédito Agrícola customers budget advice.
Nationwide chooses OutSystems for new digital business
OutSystems will take on the business logic and process for Nationwide.
Curve announces plans for global expansion
LinkedIn’s former talent hunter will head international recruitment.
Banco Best and Credit Suisse bring DLT to fund transactions
Putting the fun in FundsDLT.
Portuguese Banco CTT gets AML tech from Fiserv
One of the nation’s newest banks will use AML Risk Manager.
Banco Carregosa goes open with PaymentComponents
AplonAPI is the baby of PaymentComponents and Infosistema.
