After a turbulent year that saw markets riled, commodities plunge, and currencies wither against the dollar, many expected the American dollar to come back out as the top currency in 2015. Instead, the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is being heralded…
Fintech companies have been a hot topic in the Nordics as startups rush to disrupt the traditional financial sector. Here is a look back at some of the main fintech trends and Nordic companies to watch in 2015.…
With its Danish partner bank in place, the Scandinavian “neo-bank”, Lunar Way, is now rolling out its partner model in Northern Europe. It will be the first mobile bank in Norther Europe to rapidly scale through this model.…
With a mission to create new frontiers for the expanding digital economy, Strawpay has developed a new open payment network: Stroem. It all started with a discussion club in Stockholm several years back, where the founders discussed their…
More than 60 events have been gathered at the annual Oslo Innovation Week , the largest innovation fair in all of Europe. Ranging from investors meetings to insightful talks and pitch competitions, Oslo became a global arena for…
Vest , a fintech company, is bound to shake up the financial services sector. The company resides partly on the East Coast of the United States in Washington, D.C., conveniently close to all of the financial action of…
The app that makes jamming fun and simple, takes over the music education in Finland. If you have ever played a musical instrument – you will love that! If you need a reminder that business can be about…
Mobile payment is going to be free. This is the hypothesis of serial entrepreneur Erik Hougaard, founder of Zalr ,which he aims to make the Mobile payment. 2.0. Not a day goes by without media coverage of a…