Tag: Sweden

Nordic challenger banks and cybersecurity firms were among the 33 FinTech...

These 33 FinTech funding rounds from last week highlight the rise of Scandi challenger banks, the importance of cybersecurity and how competition in the buy now, pay later space is heating up.

User info leaked as e-commerce site tretti.se owner hacked

Swedish e-commerce company tretti.se's owner Whiteaway Group has seen confidential customer information being compromised in a ransomware attack.

Sweden’s Lendify said to close $115m investment as it preps for...

Digital lending platform Lendify has reportedly closed a $115m investment as it sets its sights on a European expansion.

Klarna launches customer loyalty programme Vibe

FinTech unicorn Klarna has unveiled plans to launch a new customer loyalty programme called Vibe later this summer in what could be a first for a buy now, pay later service provider.

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority penalises SEB with $112m fine for AML...

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (SFSA) has given Nordic bank SEB with a SEK1bn ($112m) administrative fine after failings in its anti-money laundering efforts.

Swedbank is being investigated by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority for...

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (SFSA) has initiated an investigation into Swedbank for suspected breaches of market abuse.

Seeqc scores $22.4m in its Series A led by EQT

Seeqc, a digital quantum computing company, has scored $22.4m in its Series A round, which was led by EQT Ventures.

What does Klarna’s mega valuation mean for the Nordic FinTech industry?

Swedish payment and shopping unicorn Klarna has become Europe's most valuable FinTech, but what does that mean for the other FinTech ventures in the Nordics?

Klarna becomes Europe’s most valuable FinTech on the back of $650m...

Swedish payments unicorn Klarna can convincingly claim to hold the title of Europe's most valuable privately-owned FinTech company after a $650m funding round pushed...

Klarna could soon be Europe’s most valuable FinTech if reports about...

Klarna may soon arguably be named Europe's most valuable privately held FinTech after news broke that the payment firm is in talks with investors to raise new funding that would push its valuation across the $10bn mark.

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