SME Finance, the fintech reinventing growth financing for small- and medium-sized enterprises, announces today its expansion into the Netherlands. By catering directly to the Dutch market, this expansion not only marks a major step forward in SME Finance’s broader availability throughout Europe but will drive growth and improve financing access in the country.

Froda, the rapidly growing Swedish fintech company, has announced its expansion into the UK, marking another milestone in its growth trajectory.Froda has lent out more than 6.5 billion SEK since its inception and with the UK expansion, the company that reached a 1.2 billion SEK valuation this autumn, is now operating in five markets: the UK, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden.

BMLL, the leading, independent provider of harmonised, historical Level 3 data and analytics across global equity and futures markets, today announced that Cboe Europe Indices are now available within the BMLL suite of products. This complements existing Cboe historical data for Europe, US and Japan which is already offered in the BMLL products.

Hitachi Payment Services, a leading integrated payment solutions provider in India, today announced the launch of its Digital Payments Innovation Hub to collaborate with fintech start-ups across India and extended Asia Pacific region to propel digital payment innovation.

With this launch, the Hitachi Group has extended its association with Plug and Play in Asia Pacific. Plug and Play already has an existing association with Hitachi group in Japan and the United States.

Exactpro and the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) announce today the publication of a collaborative case study entitled Athens Stock Exchange Trading System FIX Migration – OASIS Upgrade Testing & Coverage Analysis.

Simplifai, an AI automation solutions provider, today launches Simplifai InsuranceGPT – a world-first custom-built GPT tool, fuelled by the company’s revolutionary no-code AI-powered platform.  

Fintech giant Stripe has acquired Okay, a startup that developed low-code analytics software to help engineering leaders better understand how their teams are performing, the companies told TechCrunch exclusively.

The increased cost of doing business is preventing the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses from going green, new research finds. 

With core inflation rates at 6.8% – the highest in 31 years – protracted high costs could be delaying SME owners’ plans to green their businesses. In an analysis carried out by Europe’s largest small business lender, iwoca, businesses around the country are struggling to prioritise measures to reduce their carbon footprint.