Tag: France

How France became a FinTech fortress

A recent blogpost by Currencycloud has detailed how a goldrush in the French FinTech market has led to the country become the third biggest FinTech hub in Europe.

FinTech “superapp” Lydia reaches unicorn status

France-based Lydia, which stylises itself as a “financial services super-app, has joined the growing list of FinTech unicorns, after a $100m investment brings its valuation to over $1bn.

Appetite for biometric payment cards growing in France

A survey by biometrics company Fingerprints has found there is a growing desire amongst French consumers for biometric payment cards.

BaaS platform Swan inks $16m funding to extend global footprint

Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform Swan has snared $16m in equity funding from venture capital firm Accel.

Cogévie teams with FRISS for anti-fraud services

Cogévie, a group health and welfare contract management firm, has teamed up with fraud prevention software developer FRISS to bolster its protections.

French government teams up with IDEMIA for national identity card

The French government has picked augmented identity company IDEMIA to support its national eID card (CNie).

Consent management platform Didomi nets $40m in Series B funding

Didomi, which makes managing consent for customer data easier, has bagged $40m in its Series B round, which was led by Elephant and Breega.

France-based Assurly said to raise €6m seed round

Mortgage insurance provider Assurly has reportedly collected €6m in seed funding.

Advens valued at €100m after latest investment

Cybersecurity company Advens has closed an investment from CAPZA Growth Tech, which values the business at €100m.

French FinTech company TagPay bags €25m in new funding

France-based TagPay, which offers a open core banking system for financial service providers, has collected €25m in its latest funding round.

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