Nordic Fintech Snippets – August
As we welcome the beginning of September, it’s time to reflect on the exciting industry news that unfolded in August. As we can see, the industry is clearly getting back from summer break and gearing up for the second half of the year. Compared to July, there’s a definite rise in the number of funding rounds and announced partnerships, which is a positive sign for the autumn to come.
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Have a look at the news from August below and stay tuned for more!
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This is Nordic Fintech Snippets, the combined effort of all the Nordic Fintech Hubs, sharing the most important and latest news in fintech and digital finance from each country.
Country specific news
Finland
Finland’s Starcart raises €3.5M to put all your online shopping in one basket
Basware commits to support electronic invoicing in France
Membrane Finance Brings the First Euro Stablecoin to Solana – Along With Card Payments
TA and Warburg Pincus acquire majority stake in Epassi Group from Bregal Milestone
Mangold Fondkommission partners with Crosskey
Verifone selects ReceiptHero for global roll out
Savings Bank Group Partners with Samlink for Cloud-based IT Modernization
Savings Banks Group Finland to renew lending platform with Tietoevry
Municipality Finance issues a GBP 25 million tap under its MTN programme
Katalysen Ventures announces deal with fast-growing digital forensics company VALEGA Chain Analytics
Denmark
TaxHelper Raises DKK 5,2 Million for Customer Growth
Tradeshift Raises $70 Million, Launches Financing Joint Venture With HSBC
ZTLment raises undisclosed amount in Early VC
Danske Bank joins DMALINK FX ecosystem
Lunar Removes Deposit Limits with Monthly Returns
Strengthening Our Path to Leadership: Acquisition of Quickorder and Weorder
Sweden
Lisa& secures an unannounced amount in early VC funding
MasterExchange scores $2.7M for its platform that lets anyone invest in the songs they love
Brite Payments launches instant payments and payouts in Denmark
Zettle by PayPal adds Tap-to-Pay on iPhone for UK users
Zorrz partners with Sileon for BNPL
Trustly partners with Station Casinos
Trustly acquires SEK 515M in Growth Equity VC from Nordic Capital
Klarna’s Open Banking platform to operate under its corporate brand
Swedish BNPL Klarna records further growth in European markets
Klarna eyes return to quarterly profit “very soon” after first-half loss shrinks
Norway
Glede raises NOK 6.5M in early VC funding
Handelsbanken Norway modernises wealth platform with Tietoevry
Reltime partners with GNB Swiss Investments
Axactor ASA: Successful placement of new senior unsecured bond issue
IDEX Biometrics payment card solution gets full Mastercard certification
Iceland
Payday acquired by European software company Visma
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