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Sage’s Embedded Accounting Offering Expands to Europe and North America

Sage Embedded expands to Europe and North America, enabling SME neobanks like Tide to integrate accounting features. How incumbents fight back.

By Lars Markull

/ 2 Jun 2025

Sage’s Embedded Accounting Offering Expands to Europe and North America

Why telecoms are giving up on banking (but e-commerce isn't)

From Orange Bank's exit to Mercado Libre's digital banking ambitions and Sage's embedded accounting expansion - why e-commerce beats telecoms in finance.

By Lars Markull

/ 2 Jun 2025

Why telecoms are giving up on banking (but e-commerce isn't)

Accountable built an embedded banking product because PSD2 failed them with Tino Keller

Tino Keller shares how Accountable launched an embedded banking product for freelancers after PSD2 and open banking failed to deliver a smooth user experience.

By Lars Markull

/ 27 May 2025

Accountable built an embedded banking product because PSD2 failed them with Tino Keller

Tino Keller, Co-founder Accountable: full podcast transcript

Tino Keller of Accountable on launching a bank account for freelancers, why banks pushed them into it, and what it earns. Full podcast transcript.

By Lars Markull

/ 27 May 2025

Tino Keller, Co-founder Accountable: full podcast transcript

Does Seccl’s Fresh Funding Signal a Broader Shift in Investment-as-a-Service?

Seccl secures fresh funding from owner Octopus as investment-as-a-service providers expand partnerships. Will embedded investment move beyond financial brands?

By Lars Markull

/ 26 May 2025

From Glovo to Ageras: Embedded Lending Is Quietly Spreading Across Europe

Finmid partners with Glovo and Froda expands with Ageras from Germany to Denmark. How embedded lending is quietly becoming standard across European platforms.

By Lars Markull

/ 26 May 2025

Join the Debate: Retailers in Embedded Finance | Lending Moves from Glovo & Ageras

Join our first virtual event on retailers in embedded finance. Plus: new embedded lending deals from Glovo and Ageras, and what Seccl's funding says about investing.

By Lars Markull

/ 26 May 2025

From B2C Fintech to Embedded Finance Infrastructure: New Provider on the Rise?

Auric pivots from B2C fintech app with 100K users to embedded finance infrastructure. How Club Brugge partnership signals sports as loyalty and payments frontier.

By Lars Markull

/ 19 May 2025

Juuli Launches Freelancer Credit Card: Embedded Finance for the Gig Economy

Juuli launches freelancer credit card with Visa and Stripe for EEA gig workers. Why this accounts payable move comes surprisingly early for the invoicing startup.

By Lars Markull

/ 19 May 2025

eBay Expands Embedded Lending Offering to Germany

eBay Germany launches embedded lending with YouLend after four-year UK partnership. How automatic eligibility transforms marketplace financing.

By Lars Markull

/ 19 May 2025

eBay's embedded lending offering is coming to Germany

eBay partners with YouLend for German merchant lending. Juuli launches freelancer credit cards. Auric transforms into infrastructure provider.

By Lars Markull

/ 19 May 2025

From SaaS to Fintech: Circula Blurs the Lines of Expense Management and Financial Services

Berlin-based Circula has announced the extension of its Series A round, which is mainly focused on developing its AI-powered autonomous expense processing (Circula, EU Startups). I typically don’

By Lars Markull

/ 12 May 2025