Emerce published a report on the adoption of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) in the Netherlands, finding that 70% of webshops offer BNPL, but promotion and strategy vary by sector
Paypercut raises €5M to scale cross-border payments in CEE
MoneyGram has launched its own stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain, aiming to facilitate faster, cheaper, and more accessible cross-border transactions
Stablecoin remittance app YouSend launched in UK and Canada after processing $1m in transactions during private beta
Unicredit Bank SA was fined 12,000 EUR by the Romanian National Authority for Personal Data Processing for violating GDPR regulations
SEALSQ Corp acquired a majority stake in Wecan Group, a Geneva-based compliance solutions startup, and invested €5.4 million to accelerate the development of next-generation compliance and post-quantum financial security solutions
Gradient Labs, an AI startup that uses AI agents to help financial businesses eliminate repetitive tasks, raised $13M in Series A extension funding
XTB introduced a new feature allowing clients to manage individual positions in their investment portfolios
itsme, a Belgian digital identification app, has launched in the Netherlands, allowing users to securely log in to various online services with a single app.
Djungle Bridge is a new fund dedicated to acquiring and relaunching Italian post-series A startups in stagnation. The fund has a target of 50 million euros and aims to make 12 investments in 5 years.