Sweden
Proptech Ecosystem in Sweden: Digital Wave Sweeps Across Sweden’s Real Estate Industry
In Sweden, the digital revolution in the real estate industry is in full swing, driven by a rapidly expanding ecosystem of proptech players that now counts nearly 150 companies, a new report by Planima, a local tech provider serving the
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Sweden’s Capitalbox Acquires Denmark’s Invoice Purchasing SME Specialist Omniveta
CapitalBox, the Stockholm based alternative financing specialist for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced its acquisition of Copenhagen-based Omniveta Finance. Omniveta is an invoice purchasing company dedicated to improving lending liquidity for SMEs across Denmark. Founded in 2012, Omniveta specialises
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Swedish Fintech Startups Face Funding Challenges, Regulatory Hurdles
2023 was a tough year for the Swedish fintech industry as companies continued to face a challenging fundraising landscape, fueling a slowdown in new recruitments, and as regulatory requirements persisted in burdening fintech operations, a new report by the Swedish
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Swedish Electric Vehicle Charging Platform Goes With Swedish Instant Payment Solution
Brite Payments, a Stockholm based leader in instant bank payments, announced that it has partnered with Northe, a one-stop platform for electric vehicle (EV) charging, to provide customers with a more streamlined payments process. Founded in Stockholm in 2020, and
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Top 14 Fintech Events in the Baltics and the Nordics to Attend in H1 2024
Over the years, the Nordic and Baltic regions have emerged as vibrant hubs for fintech innovation, fueled and facilitated by advanced digital infrastructure and digitally literate populations, government support, and strong collaboration between traditional financial institutions, startups and technology companies.
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J.P. Morgan Appoints Nordics Innovation Economy Banking Lead
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial Banking business has hired Kim Larsson Nyheim as Innovation Economy banking lead for the Nordics, based in Stockholm. In this role, Kim is dedicated to serving Nordic-based, early stage, venture-backed companies with high growth potential in industries
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Swedish Insurtech Startup Insurely Secures €8 Million Funding
In an investment round co-led by new investor CNI and existing investor Opera Tech Ventures, Stockholm based Insurely has secured additional funding to accelerate its international expansion and product development. This investment aims to strengthen Insurely’s position as an open
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Swedish Transfer Galaxy and Intergiro Partner to Offer Better Remittance Solutions
In an increasingly global world where seamless and immediate transactions are expected, the ability to bank directly with one’s remitter should be the norm, not the exception. At least, that is what Transfer Galaxy and Intergiro believe and aim to
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Lunar and Truelayer Team Up to Improve Nordic Instant Payments Options
Nordic challenger bank Lunar is joining forces with TrueLayer, one of Europe’s leading open banking payments network, to redefine the payments landscape across Denmark, Sweden and Norway. This collaboration will enhance TrueLayer’s instant payment capabilities in the Nordics through seamless integration
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Jifiti Granted Electronic Money Institution License in Europe
Jifiti, a global white-labeled embedded lending provider, today announced that it has been granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Europe, following the Swedish regulator’s rigorous review and qualification process. As a white-labeled solution provider to banks, regulated lenders
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