Tag: Sweden

VC Wellstreet becomes majority shareholder of PropTech Pixery Media

Swedish PropTech startup Pixery Media has announced that it has a new majority shareholder: the venture capital firm Wellstreet.

This is how internet payment methods differ around Europe

While the UK and France may prefer credit cards and e-wallets, the rest of Europe would rather pay other ways when buying things online.

Swedbank hires new chief risk officer to improve money laundering protection

Swedish lender Swedbank has named Rolf Marquardt as its new chief risk officer as the bank doubles down on its efforts to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) structures after the Danske Bank scandal.

Northmill has rebought bonds worth £4.77m to boost its net interest...

Swedish neobank Northmill has repurchased bonds with a nominal value of SEK5.5m (£4.77m). The repurchase concerns the challenger bank’s senior unsecured bonds with a nominal outstanding amount of SEK500m (£41.48m).

Swedish challenger bank Northmill buys Zendesk’s customer relationship management solution

Hot on the heels of launching its fee-free savings accounts in January, Swedish digital bank Northmill has announced that it has taken another step to boost its relationship with its customers further.

Nine out of ten Swedish FinTechs look to recruit new talent...

The Swedish FinTech ecosystem has ambition to become a global leader. However, companies in the region struggle to find the right staff.

It’s official: these are the most and least cybersecurity-safe countries in...

Some countries are simply better at creating and using digital defences than others. Now a new study has revealed an official ranking.

Wirecard and Klarna ink new deal to give merchants even more...

Swedish PayTech unicorn Klarna and Wirecard, the FinTech company, have launched a joint payment solution.

Swedbank investigation finds potential money laundering incident

A money laundering investigation into Swedbank has found that transactions totalling around $4.8m constitute as sanction violations.

Klarna announced new partnership with shoe retailer the Dune Group

Buy now, pay later company Klarna has signed a partnership with the Dune Group as it keeps expanding.

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