Estonia’s digital banking is for everyone everywhere
Dreams of a digital nation Estonia has launched an e-residency programme to let anyone apply to join its new digital nation and register a global EU company that can be managed online from anywhere in...
View ArticleHolvi takes Uber drivers to financial heights
BBVA-owned Holvi has teamed up with ridesharing company Uber. The two have joined forces in an effort to help Uber’s drivers manage their finances more efficiently, reports Julie Muhn at Finovate....
View ArticleHolvi expansion targets micro businesses in five new European markets
BBVA-backed start-up Holvi will expand its offering to micro businesses in Ireland, Italy, Belgium, France and the Netherlands after reaching a 150,000-customer milestone, reports Jane Connolly....
View ArticleForm3 partners with Pockit
UK-based payments systems specialist, Form3, has partnered with socially responsible fintech, Pockit, to provide the latter’s 500,000 UK customers access to faster payments, reports Martin Whybrow....
View ArticleOnline bank Holvi plans European banking revolution
Holvi plans to rollout across the entire EU by the end of the year A new start-up bank from Finland plans to open across Europe, using an online-only service that it says will redefine what it means to...
View ArticleA road to nowhere?
Developed under the auspices of the UK Payments Council, the seven-day switching plan is the pride of Adrian Kamellard, chief executive. In June, the Council made public its Current Account Switch...
View ArticleFinland’s Holvi bank tackles online-only identity verification
GB Group will help Holvi verify customers across 30 European countries Finnish online-only bank Holvi has partnered with GBGroup, an identity intelligence specialist, as part of a drive to ensure that...
View ArticleFinnish SME banking specialist, Holvi, acquired by BBVA
Teppo Paavola, BBVA BBVA has acquired Finnish online-only payments and banking services provider Holvi, as it seeks to expand its portfolio of digital businesses. Holvi will continue to be run as a...
View ArticleHolvi launches MasterCard card for SMEs
Holvi: “banking for makers and doers” Finnish fintech start-up Holvi has launched a debit card, Holvi Business MasterCard. It is available to customers in Germany, Austria and Finland. This follows on...
View ArticleEstonia’s digital banking is for everyone everywhere
Dreams of a digital nation Estonia has launched an e-residency programme to let anyone apply to join its new digital nation and register a global EU company that can be managed online from anywhere in...
View ArticleFinnish SME banking service Holvi launches in UK
Holvi, the Finnish digital banking service for businesses owned by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), is launching in the UK this week. Headquartered in Helsinki, Holvi already has 200,000...
View ArticleHolvi becomes next UK casualty, exits just six months after launch
Holvi, the Finnish digital banking service for businesses owned by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), has pulled out of the UK, Sifted reports. The Finnish start-up has reasoned its departure is...
View ArticleBBVA sells Holvi business lender, invests $150m in VC fund
BBVA has sold its challenger brand Holvi in the same week it pumped $150 million into its VC Propel Venture Partners. BBVA bought Holvi in 2016 The Spanish bank bought Finland-based Holvi in 2016,...
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