OVERVIEW
Channel
Fintech
Banking, payments and insurance are being rebuilt. We watch how fintechs digitize financial services, who sets the rules in Europe and which business models prevail.
FINTECH
iBanFirst: Growth story in the CEE
STARTUPS
Innovation Map: The top 60+ FinTech startups in CEE
UNICORNS
Payhawk obtains an EMI licence and opens an office in Lithuania
FINTECH
iBanFirst aims at €500M in international payments from Bulgarian companies in 2023
FINTECH
Bulgarian unicorn Payhawk launches zero-interest emergency credit cards for US and UK customers
Sponsored
Kinled & Mountain Labs: The Fintech Investor for Real Innovations Beyond the Hype
STARTUPS
Macedonian tech startup Native Teams raises €2M
STARTUPS
Bulgarian fintech myPOS expands with stores in Rome and Bucharest
BNPL
Revolut also launches “Buy Now, Pay Later” service
Fintech
PARAM: Turkey’s leading fintech valued at $200M after its first investment round
INNOVATION
WWDC 2022: Apple’s attack on the competitive “Buy Now Pay Later” market
CROWDFUNDING
Romanian fintech Proportunity aims to attract €300.000 on SeedBlink
FINANCE
ETFs: The mass market alternative to individual stocks
STARTUPS
US-Romanian shopping platform Oveit launches wallet for cashless payments
INNOVATION
Czech Republic offers regulations to boost fintech innovation
STARTUPS
Croatian-Columbian fintech startup Minka raises $24M
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
One of the poorest countries in the world introduces Bitcoin as a means of payment
NFC
EU accuses Apple of market abuse in the payment service Apple Pay
CRYPTO ATTACK
Beanstalk: Cryptocurrency project loses $182M after a hacker attack
ANALYSIS