TechAngels Romania is spearheading a EU‑funded initiative, ESIL Moldova, to develop a local business‑angel community in Moldova, offering education, mentorship and cross‑border co‑investment opportunities, with the aim of strengthening early‑stage startup financing in the region.
Monterro has bought MORS Software, a Finnish startup that offers software solutions for banks to keep track of their finances, in response to tighter regulations, data chaos and new challengers in the banking sector.
European Payments Initiative (EPI) announced that the new payment scheme Wero will give Dutch e‑commerce merchants an extra 1.5 years to implement the required consumer‑protection measures. The deadline for introducing purchase protection has been moved from October 2026 to the end of 2028, and the transaction pricing will stay at current iDEAL levels until then. Additional Wero products, such as subscriptions, are expected in 2027, with purchase protection becoming available with those new offerings.
Dutch fintech Mollie is committing €350 million to accelerate its European expansion, positioning itself as a multi‑service platform for merchants. The plan includes hiring, product development and market entry across the continent, reflecting the company’s shift from a single‑service payment provider to a broader superapp model.
Three major Polish financial institutions are collaborating to launch a joint fund of funds in Luxembourg, aiming to develop an international investment project.
Daniel Ek’s company has joined as a new shareholder in Float, a Stockholm-based credit company that has lent over 1 billion SEK to European software companies. Cedric Notz, the founder, describes the investor as a ‘dream investor.’
Nordic Angels, founded by Ash Pournouri and Andreas Grapes, has created a business angel network and exclusive membership club, positioning itself to scale toward significant growth.
Republic Europe is expanding its strategy to include late-stage secondary offerings, enabling individual investors to access mature private companies like WHOOP and Kraken before IPOs. The platform aims to create a continuous liquidity lifecycle for private market investments.
Nopan, an Amsterdam-based payments platform, secured €7.2 million in funding led by Newion to scale its account and wallet payment solutions across Europe. The company aims to optimize payment performance for digital businesses and FinTechs.
Moneybox, a UK-based wealthtech scaleup, has reached a $1.1bn valuation and is conducting a £45m secondary share sale for employees through the London Stock Exchange Group’s Pisces market. The auction will occur on LSEG’s platform after an initial offering on Crowdcube.