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Sweden’s Zimpler Expands to Latin America With New São Paulo Office
Swedish payments company Zimpler announced plans to expand to Latin America and that it has established its regional headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s financial center. A recent study conducted by Zimpler showed that nearly half of all online consumers in
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Atlar Raises €5M Seed Funding Led by Index Ventures for Automated Bank Payments
Swedish bank payments platform Atlar has closed a €5 million seed round led by Index Ventures, with the participation of European venture capital firms La Famiglia VC and Cocoa. A number of angel investors also participated in the round, including
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Top 20 Established Fintech Companies in Finland in 2022
The Helsinki Fintech Farm has published its annual list of the top established fintech companies in Finland, ranked based on the companies’ latest reported revenues. The Finnish fintech industry—consisting some 200 fintech startups, fintech scaleups and established companies—saw revenues growing from
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Klarna Launches Price Comparison Tool in Sweden, Denmark and the UK
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution provider Klarna has launched a new in-app price comparison tool to provide an alternative to Google or Amazon as a starting point for consumers’ online shopping journeys. Consumers will be able to view product
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McKinsey: Sweden Emerges as One of The Best Fintech Ecosystem in Europe
In Europe, fintech activity is growing in virtually all countries, but performance and maturity levels are found to be the greatest in the UK and Sweden, the two countries that are now leading the region for the size of their
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Top 20 Fintech Scaleups in Finland in 2022
The Helsinki Fintech Farm has published this year’s list of the top fintech scaleups in the country, ranked based on the companies’ latest reported revenues. Finland’s fintech industry—which comprises some 200 startups, scaleups and established companies—saw revenue reaching €1.4 billion
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Open Banking Platform Tink Partners With Adyen to Enable Instant Bank Payments
Dutch payments company Adyen has selected Swedish open banking platform Tink’s real-time payments infrastructure to enable its new white-label pay-by-bank and instant bank payments solutions. Adyen’s clients will be able to allow their customers to authenticate and pay directly from
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SME Financing Platform DBT Gets €286M From NatWest and Värde Partners
Swedish SME financing platform DBT has closed a SEK 3.1 billion (approximately €286 million) debt facility from UK bank NatWest and US alternative investment firm Värde Partners. The funding, said to be the largest investment in a Nordic SME lending
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Denmark and Iceland Startups Dominate the Nordic Fintech Awards 2022
The Nordic Fintech Awards was held on 27 September 2022 during the annual Nordic Fintech Week organised by Copenhagen Fintech. Nominees for the four Nordic Fintech Award categories were shortlisted based on feedback from fintech communities in the region and
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Top 20 Startups in Finland in 2022
The Helsinki Fintech Farm has published its annual ranking of the top fintech startups in Finland calculated based on the companies’ latest reported revenues. According to the report, Finland’s fintech industry—which comprises some 200 companies—saw revenue increasing from €1.2 billion
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