Finland news and trends

Enfuce Wins eMoney License From British Regulator
Digital Banking // February 27, 2024

Finland-based payment processor Enfuce is expanding its operations in the United Kingdom. The FinTech said in a Tuesday (Feb. 27) press release that it received an electronic money institution (EMI) license from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority, allowing it to provide issuing and payment solutions...

Enfuce Raises $9.2 Million to Expand Embedded Financing in Europe
Investments // November 30, 2023

Embedded financing company Enfuce has raised $9.3 million to expand into new markets. The Finnish firm’s follow-on investment round was led by Vitruvian Partners, with participation from Maki.vc and Visa, according to a Thursday (Nov. 30) press release. It comes amid a continued downturn in...

Flatpay Raises $16 Million for Flat-Rate POS Technology
Point of Sale // June 26, 2023

Danish FinTech Flatpay has raised €15 million (about $16 million) in its Series A funding round to expand its presence in Denmark, Finland and Germany and continue its product development. Flatpay offers a flat-rate point-of-sale (POS) technology for businesses that aims to make payments transparent and...

Voima Closes $97 Million Science-Based Venture Fund for Tech Startups
Investments // June 13, 2023

Finland’s Voima Ventures has closed a $97 million fund to support deep tech firms. The fund will back Nordic and Baltic early-stage companies focused on “science-driven entrepreneurship,” Voima said in a Tuesday (June 13) news release. “Now is the time to scale science-based solutions into...

Interviews & Exclusives
European Real-Time Payments See Historic Growth

March 01, 2023
Real-time payments are quickly becoming ubiquitous in developed nations worldwide, with businesses and consumers relying on this payment method in ever-growing numbers. A PYMNTS study found that 86% of businesses generating between $500 million to $1 billion in annual revenue leverage real-time payments, for example, reporting improved cash flow management capabilities and greater transparency in […]

Eurozone’s 9.2% Headline Inflation Rate Masks Deep Lingering Pain

January 09, 2023
Eurozone inflation has dropped back into the single figures after two months of double-digit rates. The latest figures from the EU statistics agency Eurostat estimate that the annual inflation rate...

iZettle Makes Invoicing mPOSsible

June 26, 2017
iZettle is announcing today that it has added two more arrows into its SMB quiver: local mobile payment solutions and invoicing. We talked to iZettle Co-Founder and CEO Jacob de Geer about these new services...

The Cybercriminal’s Sweet Spot

September 01, 2016
Member Banks of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) seem to be in the cybercriminal’s crosshairs these days. The global interbank messaging system reportedly sent private letters to...

Quick Reads
Enfuce Wins eMoney License From British Regulator

February 27, 2024
Finland-based payment processor Enfuce is expanding its operations in the United Kingdom. The FinTech said in a Tuesday (Feb. 27) press release that it received an electronic money institution (EMI) license from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority, allowing it to provide issuing and payment solutions to new and existing customers in Great Britain. “Enfuce will […]

Enfuce Raises $9.2 Million to Expand Embedded Financing in Europe

November 30, 2023
Embedded financing company Enfuce has raised $9.3 million to expand into new markets. The Finnish firm’s follow-on investment round was led by Vitruvian Partners, with participation from Maki.vc and Visa,...

Flatpay Raises $16 Million for Flat-Rate POS Technology

June 26, 2023
Danish FinTech Flatpay has raised €15 million (about $16 million) in its Series A funding round to expand its presence in Denmark, Finland and Germany and continue its product development. Flatpay...

Voima Closes $97 Million Science-Based Venture Fund for Tech Startups

June 13, 2023
Finland’s Voima Ventures has closed a $97 million fund to support deep tech firms. The fund will back Nordic and Baltic early-stage companies focused on “science-driven entrepreneurship,” Voima said in...