Tag: Spain
BBVA’s CEO details impact of FinTech on incumbents
Carlos Torres Vila, CEO of Spanish banking giant BBVA, shared his insights on FinTech's impact on business strategies at incumbent banks. Read more: uk.businessinsider.com
Spanish FinTech accelerator calls for international applicants
A Spanish bank-backed FinTech incubator and accelerator is inviting startups from Europe and Latin America to apply for four-month programme. Read more: www.finextra.com
Social good crowdlender ECrowd! lands €300,000 on Crowdcube
Debt crowdfunding platform ECrowd! has raised €307,900 through an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The round attracted 135 private investors. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Nascent FinTech environment gaining traction in Spain
Spain is looking to create a more suitable environment for FinTech startups, leading to a wide range of initiatives. Read more: www.fintechmagnates.com
MOTION CODE considered to fight rising online fraud
MOTION CODE is a pioneering technology which embeds an e-paper screen on the reverse of your payment card, replacing the static printed security code. Read more: www.businesswire.com
Growing Spanish FinTech sector creating new clients
FinTech companies see opportunities for expansion in the Spanish market as customers ditch traditional banks. Read more: www.mondaq.com
Spire Payments enters Spanish mPOS market with EURO 6000
Spire Payments has again demonstrated its market leading mobile payments experience by working in collaboration with EURO 6000. Read more: www.finextra.com
Santander plans to issue cash on blockchain
Spanish banking giant Santander is working on a project that explores how it could digitize customer cash using the public ethereum blockchain. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Spanish FinTech sector has quadrupled in three years
In 2013, the site recorded only 50 startups in the sector; now, three years later, in its first edition of Fintech Radar Spain, the site identified 207. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com
BBVA says EU bonus cap holds back tech talent acquisitions
Spanish bank BBVA is complaining to the European Commission, expressing its concerns that regulation pertaining to EU caps on bankers' bonuses are damaging its ability to attract tech talent.