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·Aug. 25, 2017

Early-Stage Fintech Financing in the UK and Germany

CB Insights reports on two of Europe's top markets for fintech investment, the UK and Germany; the UK is reporting significant early-stage investment in personal banking platforms and insurtech with insurtech also a top investment in Germany; year-to-date, European fintech companies have raised approximately $2.6 billion with early stage fintech financing in the UK at $202 million and Germany reporting financing of $83 million. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Aug. 14, 2017

Fintech Startup Deposit Solutions Buys Savedo

German fintech Deposit Solutions has acquired Savedo; Savedo is also a startup in the fintech space and the two firms offer similar services; Deposit Solutions provides a deposit marketplace for savers allowing them to move funds among 15 European banks in order to achieve the highest rate of return; Savedo will help Deposit Solutions expand its offering by adding 13 new banking partners and integrating 18,000 new customers. Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending

·Mar. 28, 2017

Bitbond and BitPesa Partner for Improved Financing to SMEs in Africa

German-based marketplace lender Bitbond has partnered with African payments provider BitPesa to improve the lending experience for small and medium enterprise (SME) borrowers; Bitbond will enhance the blockchain lending services of its platform by incorporating cross-border payments through BitPesa; the BitPesa payments platform can make payments in 20 minutes and is now live in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Mar. 15, 2017

solarisBank Reports 26.3mn Euro Fundraising

Berlin-based solarisBank has raised 26.3 million euros ($27.95 million) in a Series A funding round; investors included Arvato Financial Solutions, Japanese SBI Group, FinLeap, Hegus and Yabeo Capital; the company offers a banking platform solution that helps companies connect with innovative banking service modules for business integration. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup Online Lending

·Feb. 6, 2017

Digital Bank N26 Launches Credit Product

Digital-only bank N26 has launched a new credit product for its customers as digital-only banks struggle for profits due to high operating costs; the new credit product will offer credit lines of up to 25,000 British pounds ($26,810) for 5 years with varying interest rates; the product launch occurs as many digital banks seek expanded offerings to offset some of the high costs associated with deposit accounts. 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

·Aug. 1, 2017

Marketplace Lender Lendico Partners with solarisBank

The two companies are both based in Berlin and will collaborate on SME loan financing; solarisBank has initially provided an eight digit investment for financing loans on the Lendico peer-to-peer lending platform; Lendico launched in 2014 and has total lending volume of over EUR100 million. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Mar. 15, 2017

Digital Bank N26 Reports 300,000 Customers

European digital bank N26 has increased its customer base by 200,000 users in just 14 months as digital bank solutions become increasingly more popular in Europe; the company has also reported a new transactions milestone of 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion); the Berlin-based company is targeting tech savvy millennials and has introduced a number of competitive features to attract new customers including a lending product that allows for mobile loans up to 25,000 euros ($26,556); the business has raised over $55 million in capital and is planning to expand to Britain in 2017. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Feb. 8, 2017

GLS Bank Adding a Crowdfunding Platform

Germany's GLS Bank has launched an equity crowdfunding platform through collaboration with CrowdDesk; GLS Bank will do the due diligence for the platform's investments and CrowdDesk will primarily focus on the technical infrastructure and business services; the deal sets a precedent for bank crowdfunding partnerships in the equity crowdfunding space and will provide company financing for up to 2.5 million euros ($2.67 million). Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending

·Jan. 27, 2017

Insurance Company Aegon to Invest 1.5bn Euros in Auxmoney Loans

Aegon has announced it will allocate 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) of its investment portfolio to Auxmoney P2P loans; the platform offers average returns of 5.5%; the investment represents one of the market's largest institutional endorsements in P2P loans; Aegon is also involved in a 15 million euro ($16.03 million) Series E funding round for Auxmoney. Source

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