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·Apr. 17, 2020

Santander Launches Money Transfer Fintech to Compete with TransferWise

Santander has launched a new money transfer business to take on the likes of TransferWise; PagoFX was created after Santander...

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Jun. 3, 2019

Santander Partners with eBay for SME Loans in the UK

The lending partnership with allow small and medium sized businesses who sell products eBay to access capital; it is made...

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·May. 3, 2018

Santander Partners with MasterCard on Debit Card

Santander’s partnership with MasterCard will make them the first UK big five bank to issue a debit card with MasterCard;...

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·May. 14, 2018

Santander Plans to Launch Digital Financing Platform for SMEs

Mambu is reportedly powering the technology behind the platform which aims to better serve SMEs; the project is part four...

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·May. 18, 2018

Santander Shows Potential of Blockchain in Company Votes

In an interesting use case Santander has become the first company in the world to use blockchain to make it...

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Mar. 13, 2020

Santander to Acquire Majority Stake in Spain’s Mercury TFS

Santander will acquire a controlling interest of 50.1% in Spanish trade finance software house Mercury TFS with a €30 million...

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·Mar. 28, 2017

Saving Stream Merges with Lendy

Saving Stream and Lendy have merged and will now combine operations under the Lendy platform; the platform will focus on property development lending and plans to triple its loan issuance in 2017; Paul Riddell, head of marketing and communications at Lendy had the following comments regarding the merger, "Unifying our lender and borrower brands together under one banner – and on a single online platform – is a step that allows us to streamline our process and make our offering simpler for the entire market." Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Aug. 17, 2017

Savings Marketplace Raisin Reaches EUR4bn Milestone

German-based savings marketplace Raisin has received over EUR4 billion (USD $4.7 bn) in investments on its platform in less than four years; founded in 2013 it was the first investment marketplace of its kind in Europe and now has two times the total investment assets of its closest competitor; partnering with 34 banks across 17 European countries it helps customers find the highest retail deposit market rates. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Apr. 25, 2018

Saxo Bank Moves Entire Tech Stack to Microsoft Azure

Denmark based Saxo Bank announced a partnership with Microsoft to host the bank’s entire technology stack on the Microsoft Azure cloud; the bank said the partnership will allow them to ensure scalability, flexibility and security in the digital infrastructure; Kim Fournais, the bank’s founder and CEO, tells Banking Technology “Saxo Bank was a fintech long before the term was created, and it is a natural step for us to also pioneer cloud-based solutions in financial services.” Source.

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