Tag: France
France-based Silvr raises €130m
France-based Silvr has raised €130m for its Series A investment round, which will aid its hiring efforts.
France whacks Google and Facebook with $210m in fines
France’s data privacy and protection body has slapped Facebook with a €60m fine and Google with a €150m penalty following misdemeanours around internet cookies.
Ireland ranks highest in fraud risk in Europe
Ireland has the highest fraud risk index in Europe with a rating of 7.44, according to research from payment processing information service Merchant Machine.
France-based SME lender Defacto picks up €15m
Defacto, a credit infrastructure platform, has raised €15m in a funding round, which was led by Northzone.
French regulators conclude ‘cookies’ case against Facebook
French privacy regulators have closed a case against Facebook after it concluded that the US tech giant had changed the way it was collecting user data.
WealthTech is really heating up in Europe
The WealthTech market continues to grow at a rapid rate. The wealth management platform market is expected to grow at a 13.8% CAGR to reach $9.18bn by 2028, according to research from Insight Partners. The value of the market in 2021 was $3.71bn.
Sustainable investing platform Goodvest closes crowdfunding campaign on double the target
Goodvest, a sustainable investment platform, closed its crowdfunding platform on €588,739, which was more than double its original target.
Banque de France accelerates CBDC program
The Banque de France intends to speed up its wholesale CBDC program as it looks to be ready to introduce central bank money as a settlement asset as early as next year.
Trading infrastructure developer Flowdesk collects $30m
France-based trading infrastructure developer Flowdesk has collected $30m in its funding round
DeepTech firm Cosmian bags $4.4m
Cosmian, a company that specialises in encryption, has scored $4.4m from a funding round led by La Banque Postale.