Sep 3, 2021

Global FinTech News - 3rd September 2021

By Holland FinTech • Issue #114 • View online

Dear reader,

Economists around the world have been spectating exports of food and drink to the EU suffer a disastrous decline in the first half of the year because of Brexit trade barriers, with sales of beef and cheese hit hardest.

Likewise, the European Union recommended that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there, but member countries will keep the option of allowing fully vaccinated U.S. travelers in

Meanwhile, we are back with the news in fintech, exploring the latest news, investments, reports and opinions on fintech, cybersecurity, cryptos, banking, partnerships, payments and more! In any case be sure to check out the event section at the bottom, as Money20/20 Europe is having the first-after-Covid physical event in Amsterdam, on 21-23 September.

From the Holland FinTech team, we wish you a sunny weekend!

Highlights from last weeks news related to fintech

Weekly News Highlights - 2 September 2021 - Holland FinTech

Find out the latest fintech news for this week and dive into topics regarding cryptocurrencies, payments, banking, fintech partnerships and data adequacy.

Funding Xchange embeds its lending marketplace on eBay and lets applications happen quickly by harnessing eBay’s insights on the applicants
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has said Binance may have breached local regulation, making the city state the latest global regulator to crack down on the international crypto exchange
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has acquired Leed-based automated onboarding and financial crime platform TruNarrative
Afterpay has debuted Afterpay Ads, a new suite of advertising products to help brands reach, acquire and activate loyal shoppers across the Afterpay ecosystem
Prosus announced that it would pay $4.7 billion to acquire BillDesk, a payments provider based in India
PayMate enters prospering UAE market following significant partnership with Citi and Visa

Read more about this week’s news HERE.

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The largest funding rounds we found from across the world

Funding Highlights - 1 September 2021 - Holland FinTech

We explore the most prominent rounds and transactions of the week including various sectors such as finance automation, data aggregation, investment analysis, payments, data security and banking.

Ramp (New York, NYC, US), a provider of a finance automation platform for businesses to get corporate cards, raised $300M (€253m) in Series C funding
National Bank of Canada is paying C$103 million (€87m) for a majority stake in Flinks (Berlin, Germany), a data aggregation startup
Khatabook (Karnataka, India), a fintech startup has closed a USD 100 million (€84.3m) Series C funding round
Origin (San Francisco, CA, US), a comprehensive employee financial wellness platform, raised $56m in Series B funding
Aumni (San Francisco, CA, US), an investment analytics platform that provides the data infrastructure for private capital markets, has closed a $50 million (47.2m) Series B funding round
Elopage (Berlin Germany), SaaS platform and payments provider, has announced the completion of its funding round of USD 38 million (€32m)
Other interesting funding rounds for this week: Betty Blocks $33 million (€27.8m), Balance $25M (€21.1m), Monad $17m (€14.3m), EclecticIQ €15M, FV Bank $8m (€6.75)

Read more about this week’s news HERE.

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A selection of recent research reports and papers worth reading

Research Highlights - 31 August 2021 - Holland FinTech

Dive into the latest research pieces on central banks, funding, buy now - pay later, retail, money, digital banking and more!

“The Impact of Fintech on Central Bank Governance” (IMF) - This article analyzes new and unprecedented challenges that central banks are facing
“Israeli Fintech Sector Raises Record $2.3B In First Half Of 2021 – Report” (Nocamels) - This report displays a breakdown according to round type, which showed an increase in both the number of seed rounds and also in the number of rounds for Series C and above
“The Buy Now, Pay Later Report” (Insider) - This publication explores the fact that buy now, pay later solutions are quickly gaining adoption as consumers look for new financing options and merchants aim to drive sales
“State of Banking and Financial Wellness” (Backbase) - This writing presents a financial wellness report featuring the insights of 1K+ business decision-makers and retail-banking consumers across Asia Pacific (APAC)
“What Gen Z can tell us about the future of banking: (Fintech Futures) - This article analyzes the research by LIVING PROOF, that has just completed and published some insight on Gen Z and money
“Digital banks miss pandemic opportunity” (BM Magazine) - This publication analyzes the fact that whilst the Covid-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in UK consumers utilising digital banking

Read more about these research papers HERE.

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Background information and insights from opinion leaders and experts

Analysis & Opinion Highlights - 30 August 2021 - Holland FinTech

Opinion leaders, industry experts and researchers. Find out what topics the top voices from fintech are exploring: embedded finance, traditional banking, sales and real-time payments.

“A Deep Dive into the World of Ethical Fintech” via (Fintech Times) - Nathan Gore, author at The Fintech Times, analyzes a rapid change that is happening in the Fintech industry at the moment
“Fintech for Good in Nigeria with EFInA” via (Fintech Times) - Ashley Immanuel, Chief Executive Officer at EFInA, shares her thoughts on using fintech for good in Nigeria
“How Can Embedded Finance Transform The Fintech Industry In 2021?” via (Analytics Insight) - Disha Sinha, writer at Analytics Insight, elaborates on embedded finance. This is an emerging topic in the fintech industry to boost financial transactions in seamless ways in recent years
“Forget Fintech — Traditional Banks Have (Finally) Figured It Out” via (Forbes) - Writers at Forbes, bring up highlights of Lightico’s Vice President thoughts on the traditional banking industry
“Europe’s fintech M&A ‘boom’: What the data tells us” via (Sifted) - Isabel Woodford, writer at Sifted, shares the results of investigation on why 2021 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for sales and listings, and who’s leading the exit party
“Credit offerings seen as the next big fintech thing” via (bnamericas) - Writers at Bnamericas, share a thought that after the rise in real-time payments, credit will be the new fintech growth driver
“Explosion of Data Fuels Demand for Regtech Amidst Growing Regulatory Complexity” via (Fintech News SG) - Writers at Fintech News SG analyze the proliferation of data and an ever-so complex regulatory environment

Read more about these analyses HERE.

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Connect with the fintech ecosystem at some of the upcoming events

Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam | 21-23 September 2021

Radical change requires a radical catalyst. Fintech has a big journey to go on, and Money20/20 Europe is here to help you take the first big leap into the unknown.

This is the only place where the whole community, from payments to banking to retail to regulation and beyond, comes together to make the decisions that shape the future.

This September, get ready for a reimagined Money20/20 Europe experience that puts you in the driving seat. The conversations that take place here will decide our collective trajectory.

For the Holland FinTech Network, Money20/20 has a special offer: 300 euros discount! Code: HOL300

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Holland FinTech Online Meetup - Holland FinTech

Our Holland FinTech Online Meetups allow the international Fintech ecosystem to gather together and allows for the companies of our Network to stay at the Forefront of Innovation. If you are looking for exposure, new customers, investors, team members or cool startups, you will surely meet them here!

This Holland FinTech Online Meetups is going to be all about Neobrokers. Together with ING, we have lined up a panel of CEO’s of 3 major player in this booming field. Learn all about Bux, DeGiro-Flatex and Lynx.

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Finnovex Middle East SEPTEMBER 7 – 8, 2021 - Middle East leading summit on Financial Services Innovation and excellence 2021

Finnovex aims to bring together top professionals and C-level executives from the financial and financial services industry to examine how technology is changing the delivery of banking and financial services. Finnovex Middle East will discuss the roles of banking and non-banking institutions, financial organizations, investment firms, fintech companies, and other stakeholders in developing incentives to the paradigm shift in this sector. Middle East leading summit on Financial Services Innovation and excellence.

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