Category: Finances
PayPal acquires Japanese Paidy
PayPal Holdings announced that it has agreed to acquire Paidy, a leading two-sided payments platform and provider of buy now, pay later solutions in Japan, for ¥300 billion or approximately US$2.7 billion, […]
€300 million for Nordic SMEs; Scandinavian Credit Fund I signs agreement with EIF
Small & Midsize enterprises (SMEs) in Denmark, Sweden and Finland will soon have access to additional funding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help companies deal with the […]
Blockchain Centre Partners with BSC To Reduce The Barrier Of Entry For New Blockchain Companies
Blockchain Centre, a network-based organization that assists companies and products in entering the blockchain space, has announced a strategic partnership with the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). The primary objective of […]
European Guarantee Fund: Danish bank receives guarantees for DKK 149m in new lending to support growth of sustainable and socially responsible business and institutions
Danish cooperative bank Merkur Andelskasse has signed a guarantee agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF). The new agreement, which falls under the “European Guarantee Fund”, ensures that Danish SMEs […]
Europe supports Swedish micro-entrepreneurs through Ponture AB
Today, 96% of companies in Sweden consist of sole proprietorships or small businesses, which are also the most overlooked businesses in the capital and loan market. Now, Swedish loan market […]
€180,000 investment for Romanian ThinkOut
Vestra, the first specialized cluster in utilities and industrial automatizing, invested €180,000 in the cash flow analysis and planning platform ThinkOut, which offers support to the companies when it comes […]
GlobalData: Poland’s card payment market to reach PLN920.9bn in 2025
Poland’s card payment market, which has been on the rise for the past few years, registered a slowdown in 2020 with a growth rate of 9.9% due to COVID-19 as […]
Metabeta is developing the leading data-driven startup investment platform in the EU
Metabeta, the first data-driven startup investment platform in the EU, raises 500K euro as a seed investment from a VC fund and various business angels. The funding will be used […]
Aleph bought majority stake in Connect Ads
Aleph Holding, global partner to the world’s biggest digital media players, recently announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Connect Ads ( the acquisition of the 86% stake through […]
Shutterstock forms Shutterstock.AI, acquires 3 leading AI platforms
Shutterstock announced the launch of Shutterstock.AI, a newly formed subsidiary with insights and data at the heart of its mission. Additionally, the newly established Shutterstock.AI has acquired 3 leading AI […]