# EU

Europe’s AI fintech market mapped: 94 startups automating the business of money
Pro
Market map
October 16, 2026
Europe’s AI fintech market mapped: 94 startups automating the business of money
From AI accountants to agents that pay other agents, Sifted maps the startups rebuilding the back office of finance
Ruggero Di Spigna
Exclusive: British Business Bank puts £180m into six AI funds, including Evantic and EF
Pro
Exclusive
October 15, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank puts £180m into six AI funds, including Evantic and EF
‘The British Business Bank understands growth-stage risk as we do,’ says Evantic’s Matt Miller
Freya Pratty
EU Inc campaigners accuse lawmakers of ‘killing’ landmark reforms
News
October 15, 2026
EU Inc campaigners accuse lawmakers of ‘killing’ landmark reforms
Founders and investors warn months of negotiations have stripped the proposed pan-European company structure of its most important provisions
Martin Coulter
AI personal finance platform Matters raises $5m pre-seed
Pro
Exclusive
October 15, 2026
AI personal finance platform Matters raises $5m pre-seed
AI-enabled money management is taking off in European fintech
Damisola Sulaiman
Tandem Health tops Sifted’s ranking of 100 standout AI startups in Europe
News
October 15, 2026
Tandem Health tops Sifted’s ranking of 100 standout AI startups in Europe
The top AI challengers are a healthcare platform, an enterprise agent builder and an industrial automation firm
Éanna Kelly
AI agents are moving faster than Europe can regulate
Pro
Analysis
September 15, 2026
AI agents are moving faster than Europe can regulate
Rapid technological advances are stoking anxiety across the continent
Martin Coulter
Europe starts enforcing AI Act rules
News
August 3, 2026
Europe starts enforcing AI Act rules
Companies found in breach could face fines of up to 3% of their annual global turnover
Martin Coulter
French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash
Pro
Analysis
July 1, 2026
French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash
Founders and investors divided over British involvement in Scaleup fund
Martin Coulter and Anne Sraders
Exclusive: France seeks to block UK role in €5bn EU Scaleup fund
Pro
Exclusive
June 29, 2026
Exclusive: France seeks to block UK role in €5bn EU Scaleup fund
Proposed geographical restrictions on investments set to upend months of negotiations
Martin Coulter and Freya Pratty
Stop telling European founders to move to the US
Opinion
May 29, 2026
Stop telling European founders to move to the US
Europe's operating environment has not substantially worsened in the past year, but the narrative has, write Aura Salla and Pauliina Martikainen-Rahnu.
Aura Salla and Pauliina Martikainen-Rahnu
Europe has the ambition. The Digital Omnibus must match it
Opinion
May 26, 2026
Europe has the ambition. The Digital Omnibus must match it
An open letter from European AI and technology founders
Johannes Schildt, Sabina Wizander, Markus Villig, Peter Sarlin, Joel Hellermark and Fredrik Hjelm
EU rejects calls to halt rollout of AI Act after industry backlash: 'No pause. No stop the clock.'
News
July 4, 2025
EU rejects calls to halt rollout of AI Act after industry backlash: 'No pause. No stop the clock.'
Critics warn further confusion over the law’s enforcement threatens to ‘kill startups’
Martin Coulter and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Norrsken launches Brussels hub to help startups access EU’s corridors of power
News
March 20, 2025
Norrsken launches Brussels hub to help startups access EU’s corridors of power
This is the impact foundation's fourth hub since the start in 2016
Mimi Billing
EU scraps proposed AI rules in wake of Paris summit
News
February 12, 2025
EU scraps proposed AI rules in wake of Paris summit
One leading EU lawmaker said the decision would 'only benefit Big Tech'
Martin Coulter
EU lawmakers split on DOGE for Europe: ‘We need something like this.’
News
January 22, 2025
EU lawmakers split on DOGE for Europe: ‘We need something like this.’
The EU wants to simplify regulation but critics say they need to go further
Martin Coulter

# EU

Europe’s AI fintech market mapped: 94 startups automating the business of money

Exclusive: British Business Bank puts £180m into six AI funds, including Evantic and EF

EU Inc campaigners accuse lawmakers of ‘killing’ landmark reforms

AI personal finance platform Matters raises $5m pre-seed

Tandem Health tops Sifted’s ranking of 100 standout AI startups in Europe

AI agents are moving faster than Europe can regulate

Europe starts enforcing AI Act rules

French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash

Exclusive: France seeks to block UK role in €5bn EU Scaleup fund

Stop telling European founders to move to the US

Europe has the ambition. The Digital Omnibus must match it

EU rejects calls to halt rollout of AI Act after industry backlash: 'No pause. No stop the clock.'

Norrsken launches Brussels hub to help startups access EU’s corridors of power

EU scraps proposed AI rules in wake of Paris summit

EU lawmakers split on DOGE for Europe: ‘We need something like this.’