Tagged: sweden

June 12, 2019 @ 7:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the acquisition by PayPal of competitor iZettle. In April, the CMA provisionally found the deal should be cleared. After an initial investigation (Phase 1), CMA raised concerns regarding competition reduction if the acquisition went through. The… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tink, a Sweden-based fintech that provides APIs to create next-generation banking services, announced on Tuesday it received a strategic investment from PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) to continue its expansion across Europe. Tink reported that with the investment, PayPal has agreed to partner with it to use… Read More

May 28, 2019 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swedish fintech startup Open Payments announced on Tuesday it secured 1.2 MEUR through its latest seed funding round, which included investments from Brightly Ventures, Luminar Ventures, and selected angel investors. Founded in 2017, Open Payments provides what it believes the “groundbreaking market infrastructure” that is… Read More

March 19, 2019 @ 7:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has added Stripe to its platform to more easily facilitate smaller transactions. The recently listed company said in a release: This to solve the complexity of the numerous smaller transactions in equity crowdfunding. During 2018 the smallest investment on the platform… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nordea Bank may be the next Scandinavian bank to get sucked into the money laundering scandal. Bloomberg is reporting that an upcoming broadcast that may reveal more details on money laundering have caused shares to drop. Apparently, a broadcast that will air by tomorrow will… Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Sweden based FundedByMe has received approval to list its shares on the Nordic Growth Market (NGM), a regulated exchange that operates in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway. NGM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boerse Stuttgart. Shares in FundedByMe will commence trading on Friday, March 8, 2019 under… Read More

February 7, 2019 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tink, a Sweden-based fintech that provides APIs to create next-generation banking services, announced on Thursday it secured €56 million through its investment round, which was led by Insight Venture Partners. Founded in 2012, Tink stated its mission is to make banking “better” by creating technology to improve… Read More

January 27, 2019 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uniti, a Sweden founded electric car manufacturer, is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.2 million in funding from over 1900 investors. The company launched the round in December, originally seeking £1 million for a 1.02% equity stake in the… Read More

January 9, 2019 @ 2:37 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The Riksbank of Sweden has issued a warning to the public that, “On certain websites and in social media, false information is circulating claiming that the Riksbank is selling e-kronas.” The Riksbank also says it has been contacted by individuals saying they have been solicited… Read More

January 2, 2019 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uniti, the Sweden founded electric car manufacturer, has secured its initial £1 million equity crowdfunding target on Crowdcube. The round was launched last month and has attracted more than 1450 investors. The funding round is reportedly part of a larger €30 million round that is expected… Read More

December 17, 2018 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Electric car concept Uniti is promoting their “Brexit proof” approach and green cred as the company’s most recent crowdfunding campaign continues on Crowdcube. Uniti recently touted its “bold strategic next step in sustainable electric vehicle production. The company is also expected to pursue “Mobility-As-A-Service” in… Read More

December 16, 2018 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nordic healthtech company Naava is looking to raise up to €2.5 million on Finland based Invesdor crowdfunding platform. The company recently said this funding is in advance of a planned initial public offering (IPO) that management intends on pursuing around 2020 or 2021. This is not… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Sweden based FundedByMe has expanded into the Netherlands. The company is opening a new office and has hired Mikael Royson to manage the operations. FundedByMe says the expansion is part of a broader strategy of boosting its position in the European marketplace. Kristin Svärd, Head… Read More

December 6, 2018 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment Crowdfunding Success. Global crowdfunding platform FundedByMe is out with a note commenting on the rise of Uniti. Uniti is an electric car manufacturer startup that started in Sweden. Uniti first launched in 2015, is the creation of entrepreneur Lewis Horne.  Uniti is an electric city… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 10:32 am By Cali Haan  |  

The prolonged bear market of 2018 appears to have affected two cryptocurrency mining operations in the county of Norbotten,Sweden, Sverige Radio reports. Power officials in the town of Älvsbyn are suing Miami-based company NGDC for millions in unpaid electricity bills, and the municipality of Kalix is looking… Read More

November 11, 2018 @ 1:30 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A Swedish man has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for sending a “viable” mail bomb to the Lond0n-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopay after an exchange employee refused to change the man’s password. Jermu Michael Salonen, 43, received an additional six months detention for mailing… Read More

November 5, 2018 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Uniti, an electric car that was developed in Sweden, is planning to raise capital on Crowdcube as it expands into the United Kingdom. In 2016, Uniti sold equity on FundedByMe a valuation of €9.8 million. The following year, Uniti launched a self-crowdfunding campaign that received the backing… Read More

October 10, 2018 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Global retailer H&M has invested in Swedish payments Fintech Klarna. According to reports, H&M invested $20 million in Klarna, a company that has now raised over $680 million. Additionally, H&M announced a new global partnership in a release posted on its site. and Klarna will… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Mintos, an online marketplace for peer to peer loans for retail investors, has partnered with European payments Fintech Trustly. Founded in 2008, Trustly Group AB is a Swedish Fintech firm. Mintos will now allow investors to transfer funds in real time from banks in 29 different… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 9:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

European financial group Nordea announced on Friday the launch of its open banking services in Sweden. According to the company, the open banking launch gives developers the possibility to begin building applications designed for both Finnish and Swedish customers. Nordea reportedly launched the Open Banking platform… Read More