Places | Blockchain | 18 Jun How this Icelandic startup wants to challenge Facebook’s globalcoin As the first company to get a licence to issue e-money on blockchains, Monerium has a countermove for Europe.
Places | Finance | 4 Jun Paypal looks to partnerships with European fintechs The new strategy of Paypal makes it possible for small European fintech startups to reach new markets. Swedish startup Tink is already there.
Big Ideas | Payments | 14 May “We don’t see ourselves as a fintech company” Fintech or not, this Danish corporate card issuer has raised two large rounds within a year. But why raise more money when the first round has not been touched?
Big Ideas | Payments | 9 May Truecaller is succeeding where Facebook is failing (in India) With 140 million users and heading towards a billion dollar valuation, the Swedish spam app Truecaller is now ready for the next challenge – becoming a money lender.
Voices | Finance | 3 Apr Europe’s biggest fintech OakNorth calls out “clueless fintech people” Don't be one of them.
Voices | Payments | 26 Mar Stripe’s UK manager warns of “heavy cost” for Europe Online payments giant Stripe is pushing ahead with its European expansion, but the company's UK manager sees more than one challenge on the horizon.
Big Ideas | Payments | 26 Feb The Swedish startup taking on Apple Pay Fidesmo wants to enable your watch — or any other object really — to make contactless payments.
Voices | Publishing | 21 Feb “Art is never finished, it’s only abandoned.” Jack Conte, the chief executive of artist crowdfunding site Patreon, talks to Sifted about art and business.
Places | Payments | 12 Feb E-money “onslaught” hits Lithuania The Baltic fintech hub struggles to keep up with Brexit-fuelled interest from international payment companies.
Places | Finance | 8 Feb How Tink raised capital from banks but kept its independence Fintech companies usually distance themselves from banks to keep their independence. Swedish company Tink took another path.
Places | Payments | 6 Feb Klarna has a new competitor in town With the London based lending platform Divido launching in the Nordics, the Scandinavian bank Nordea has found a way to compete with Klarna.
In Practice | Consumer | 11 Jan The Wrap(p) up Swedish loyalty token company Wrapp beats expectations with its acquisition into Icelandic fintech, Meniga
