Tag: Sweden

Nordic FinTech saw 6 times more investment in Q1 2017 compared to Q1 2016.The increase in Investment can partly be attributed to payments Giant...

Brightfolk has bought a stake in European online payments provider Klarna.

Nordic-Baltic banking group Swedbank is acquiring payments service PayEx to expand its digital solutions. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed.

Asian telecom giant Axiata group is pumping $16.8m into microinsurance startup BIMA. The Swedish InsurTech startup already works alongside the firm in several markets.

Sweden-based smart contracts company Chinsay has picked up $4m from Singapore-based FinTech investor tryb Capital.

Swedish savings app Qapital has picked up $12m in a Series A round to further develop its personal finance platform From Stockholm, UK and US-based VCs.

Swedish mobile point-of-sale (POS) payments firm iZettle has raised another €60m in a round made up of debt and equity from existing backers.

Swedish retirement robo-advisor Pensionera has raised €1.2m after winning Optimizer Invest’s startup competition. The deal values the company at €8m.

Swedish payments service Klarna is expanding its retailer financing offering through a new wave of UK partnerships with a e-commerce brands including Shopify, Worldpay, BigCommerce and CyberSource.

Swedish invoicing startup Billogram has raised $1.18m in a round of venture funding. The capital comes from Edstra Venture Capital and angel investors.