Cross-border payments could mitigate post-Brexit fallout

09 October 2020 | FinTech Magazine

Late September brought the news that Lloyds and Barclays would be closing EU-based UK expat accounts owing to the end of ‘passporting’ - an opportunity for fintechs. Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, Founder and CEO of iBanFirst, shared his insights with FinTech Magazine.

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IBanFirst appoints former Groupon director as chief revenue officer

07 October 2020 | Finextra

Grégoire Andrieu-Guitrancourt, who currently serves as Country Manager France at iBanFirst will become CRO, leading the fintech's charge into the Benelux region and Germany, as well as central and eastern Europe, among others.

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iBanFirst appoints former Groupon director as Chief Revenue Officer

06 October 2020 | Fintech Finance

The Franco-Belgian fintech has appointed M&A banking specialist Grégoire Andrieu-Guitrancourt as CRO, who will pursue the company's international expansion strategy, notably by spearheading development in the Benelux region, Germany, central and eastern Europe.

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Traditional banking is an endangered species: the payments ecosystem holds the answer to its conservation

04 September 2020 | Financial IT

Prior to COVID-19 banks were able to continue traditional, nostalgic ways of working with their customers avoiding the need to fully digitise their operations. For banks to become competitive in the world of international payments, they need to help their customers make

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Banks must adapt to survive: harnessing the payments ecosystem

18 August 2020 | Fintech Finance

The COVID-19 crisis caught traditional banks off guard. Up until recently, they existed to serve the needs of a clientele built over decades, using traditional ways of working and a combination of paper and digital processes.

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The online bank for SMEs raised 21 million euros on Zoom during confinement

16 August 2020 | Web24

Half started, 2020 will remain a year of all dangers for its iBanFirst bank. Blame it on the coronavirus, which almost compromised a critical fundraising for fintech. In less than a decade, iBanFirst has become “the” online bank for SMEs working abroad.

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How to drive post-pandemic business continuity

04 August 2020 | New Business

SMEs are especially susceptible to being left behind. According to a recent COVID-19 survey of UK SMEs conducted by McKinsey (2020), more than half view the country's economy as very or extremely weak, and half expect market stagnation or recession.

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iBanFirst accelerates its product innovation with the opening of a R&D centre in Tunisia

22 July 2020 | Financial IT

iBanFirst has chosen Tunisia as the home of its new research and development centre to accelerate its product innovation.

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IBanFirst opens R&D centre in Tunisia

22 July 2020 | Finextra

iBanFirst has chosen Tunisia as the home of its new research and development centre to accelerate its product innovation.

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Protecting your business against bank transfer fraud

21 July 2020 | Finextra

The upsurge in online fraud attempts during the COVID-19 lockdown is part of a long-term upward trend, internationally, observed in all sectors.

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iBanFirst raises USD 23.8m for its borderless financial services

15 June 2020 | The Paypers

French startup iBanFirst, which helps small and medium companies move money around the world, has raised a USD 23.8 million (EUR 21 million) Series C round from Elaia and Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund.

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European FX payments scale-up raises 21m in lockdown

12 June 2020 | London loves Business

Global financial services provider iBanFirst, delivering solutions across banking borders, has announced that it will continue to expand with the help of venture capital funds Elaia and Bpifrance, through its growth capital fund Large Venture.

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Belgian-French fintech startup iBanFirst raises €21M funding to simplify international payments for SMEs

12 June 2020 | Silicon Canals

In the latest development, iBanFirst, a global financial services provider has raised €21 million in a Series C round from Elaia, Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund and previous investors Serena and Breega.

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iBanFirst on course for post-Covid growth with €21 million raise

11 June 2020 | Finextra

French VC Elaia and national investment bank Bpifrance, have joined a €21 million funding round in B2B multicurrency payments platform iBanFirst.

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Paytech IBanFirst Quenches Funding Thirst With €21m

11 June 2020 | None

European financial services provider iBanFirst has picked up €21 million funding from a range of French admirers. Venture capital firm Elaia and investment bank Bpifrance join fellow French firms Serena and Breega, which first invested in the fintech in November 2018.

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iBanFirst raises $23.8 million for its borderless financial services

11 June 2020 | TechCrunch

French startup iBanFirst has raised a $23.8 million (€21 million) Series C round from Elaia and Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund.

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Fintech, Banking And Finance Trends That Will Define 2020

08 January 2020 | Global Banking & Finance Review

As the New Year begins, it is important to look at the emerging trends in fintech, banking and finance for 2020 in order to help financial institutions prepare for upcoming challenges and developments within the industry.

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iBanFirst Expands European Footprint with NBWM Acquisition

20 November 2019 | Finance Magnates

The acquisition will help NBWM’s existing clients, facilitating their ability to make cross-border payments

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