Tagged: amsterdam

December 17, 2019 @ 3:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital-only retail banking platform of ING, a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation based in Amsterdam, is set to expand its product offering in 2020. The financial giant’s new services will reportedly include new payments and lending options, and various other products that… Read More

December 2, 2019 @ 2:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-based Fintech firm Bunq is introducing a new metal card, called the Green Card. While traditional banking institutions offer some type of cashback program with premium cards, Bunq aims to offer its own kind of “cashback.” For every €100 (appr. $110) users spend with the… Read More

November 21, 2019 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-based ABN Amro, the third-largest bank in the Netherlands, recently revealed that its Hong Kong division had introduced Temenos’ payment technology offering, called Temenos Payments, as part of the platform’s global launch. Temenos Payments has reportedly been installed at the institution’s subsidiaries in Australia, Belgium,… Read More

October 15, 2019 @ 7:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play Amsterdam reportedly held a Soft Launch for its new Smart Cities and Financial Services programs last Wednesday at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. According to Plug and Play, the event brought in more than 80 attendees including six startups and over 30 corporate… Read More

October 11, 2019 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-based ING, a multinational banking and financial services corporation, has joined a group of organizations to promote the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Netherlands. The project is part of a nationwide plan to halt a brain drain of talented AI professionals… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Symbiont, a smart contracts platform for institutional applications of distributed ledger technology, announced on Monday it has opened its new international headquarters in Amsterdam. This news comes less than six months after the company secured $20 million through its Series B funding round, which was… Read More

November 2, 2018 @ 6:20 pm By Cali Haan  |  

An extortionist has been contacting Amsterdam businesses by email threatening to shoot at or tie grenades to their storefronts if he or she is not paid a ransom of 50 000 Euros in bitcoins, NL Times reports. At least one nightclub and three coffee shops… Read More

October 24, 2018 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Azimo, a European digital money transfer firm based in London and Krakow, announced on Wednesday it has expanded further into Europe by opening a new office in Amsterdam. Azimo reported that the location will help it grow its share of the global cross-border payments market…. Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 8:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Founded in 2016 by CEO Alexander Ivanov, the public blockchain platform Waves has recently begun its global expansion with a permanent presence in Amsterdam as well as Moscow, thanks to its strategic partnership with Primalbase. The Berlin office has already been opened and Waves will… Read More

March 2, 2017 @ 1:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Propel(x) announced on Thursday the formation of its Propel(x) Industry Council. According to the online angel investment platform, the new council consists of a group of industry thought leaders and influencers who will provide support and guidance for early and growth-stage science and technology startups. Members… Read More

July 1, 2016 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two years after successfully securing over $200,000 through Symbid, Amsterdam-based Kidswatcher, which has rebranded to KiGo, is now prepping for its second initiative through the crowdfunding portal. Symbid reported on Friday that KiGO captured its funding goal of $185,000 within 48 hours of its campaign… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 3:48 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Save the date: Crowdfunding Day 2015, the largest crowdfunding event in Europe, will take place in Amsterdam on May 12 of this year. Douw&Koren, a crowdfunding consulting company, is taking crowdfunding offline by hosting this event with Erick Derksen from the Event Department, according to a recent… Read More

December 22, 2014 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring a whole new security system to the market, Amsterdam-based Amaryllo International, Inc. recently hit Indiegogo to raise funds for its new product, the iCamPRO FHD. The device is considered the first domestic robot that tracks intruders that enter a home. iCamPRO FHD… Read More

December 17, 2013 @ 9:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

An app called CrowdWatcher recently launched on Apple’s App Store. CrowdWatcher wants to put all of the notable platforms in one environment and allow users of the app to keep up-to-date with the most recent happenings with each app. The Amsterdam-based team behind the app… Read More

September 6, 2013 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

UInvest International Crowdfunding Conference that will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on October 11-12, 2013! Everybody knows that UInvest has an exciting program of meetings and greetings with its clients throughout the globe. The fabulous meeting with a large audience of Uinvest clients will be held… Read More