Following rallying calls for global tech, research and innovation ecosystems to ‘Choose Europe’ and the groundbreaking launch of the EU Startup & Scaleup Strategy, Europe’s tech sector embarks on a revitalised era of exponential growth and development, fuelled by a renewed focus on research, tech talent and increasing later-stage investments across the continent.

Ebury, the global financial services firm, is delighted to announce it has officially become a Certified App  Partner of Xero, the international accounting software platform.  

Plumery, a digital banking experience platform for customer-centric banking, has appointed Jelena Kuse as its new Head of Delivery. Kuse will lead the end-to-end execution of customer engagements and play a central role in bridging product, engineering, and client stakeholders.

Tuum, the next-generation core banking platform, has been selected by Bondora, a leading European consumer finance provider, to support its ambition to become a fully licensed digital bank and modernize its lending operations across multiple EU markets.

From today, TSB will offer customers who are fleeing or experiencing abuse, free access to Hollie Guard Extra for a year1 – simply by downloading the app and using a unique activation code. Those wishing to claim can discuss their situation in branch, over the phone or via video banking. 

Billie, the new standard for B2B payments and a leading provider of payment solutions for business customers, is expanding its availability on Stripe. After launching just last summer, Billie is now the first B2B Pay Later provider to reach general availability status on Stripe’s financial infrastructure. With this, any online shop or marketplace in more than ten countries can now offer Billie to their business customers easily. 

Digital bank Zopa has raised £80 million in Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital from existing and new investors ahead of a period of accelerated growth.

It follows a successful EUR 80 million equity fundraise executed 6 months ago, in November 2024.

Currency volatility is becoming one of the biggest challenges for students planning to study abroad. When exchange rates fluctuate, the cost of tuition, housing, and everyday expenses can shift dramatically, often without warning. For students from countries where the local currency is weakening against the US dollar, pound, or euro, this can lead to serious financial strain, forcing them to either stretch their budgets or reconsider their plans.

Gnosis has acquired Headquarters (HQ.xyz), the leading onchain business account platform, in a strategic move to accelerate its Gnosis 3.0 roadmap. The deal includes an initial investment of up to USD 8.95 million from the GnosisDAO treasury, approved through a DAO vote in January. In parallel, Gnosis Ltd.