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| 11.09.2026 | Seed Capital closes €130M Fund V to expand across the Nordics | Copenhagen-based Seed Capital has closed its Fund V at €130 million. The firm, which has spent 20 years backing founders at seed through Series A, will invest in 15-17 companies with first checks of €3-6 million. The fund will continue its ... |
| 06.07.2026 | Thought Machine lands $40M funding from bank, surpasses $100M in annual revenue | Thought Machine, one of the UK’s most valuable fintechs, is set to unveil that it has received £30m ($41m) funding from a "tier 1" bank later this year, as its annual revenues surpass $100m for the first time, it said.
The boss of... |
| 11.05.2026 | Lunar co-founder exits CEO role after 11 years | The co-founder of Danish digital bank Lunar is stepping down as CEO after more than ten years and is being replaced by a former Danske Bank and Saxo Bank executive.
Ken Villum Klausen, Lunar co-founder and CEO, who has led Lunar since its f... |
| 30.01.2026 | Lunar Raises €46M in Funding | Lunar, an Aarhus, Denmark-based provider of a payments and banking services platform, raised €46M in funding.
Backers included 100A, Heartland and Orbit Alliance.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth with expansion ... |
| 28.01.2026 | Nordic Banking Challenger Lunar Secures €46 Million Funding to Support Business Expansion Efforts | Nordic digital bank Lunar has successfully raised €46 million in new capital. This investment round, announced on January 27, 2026, is set to propel the company’s ambitions in scaling its operations, particularly in business banking and len... |
| 27.01.2026 | Nordic challenger bank Lunar raises €46M, as looks to grow business users | Lunar, the Nordic digital challenger bank, has raised €46 million in fresh funding, with the funds geared towards growing its business customers and supporting the launch of a suite of new lending products.
Lunar, which has over one million... |
| 01.07.2025 | Changes in the Ikano Bank Board of Directors | Changes in the Ikano Bank Board of Directors
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The Annual General Meeting of Ikano Bank was held on 30 June 2025. At the meeting, Kåre Kjelstrøm was elected as a new member of the Board.
Kåre Kj... |
| 27.06.2025 | Lunar co-founder and CTO exit, in cost-cutting move | Danish challenger bank Lunar has been hit by a string of executive departures including its co-founder and CTO, as it looks to cut management costs and become profitable in the long term.
Peter Andreasen, Lunar’s co-founder and chief invest... |
| 24.06.2025 | DXC and Thought Machine Launch Joint Solution to Accelerate Banking Modernization | ASHBURN, Va., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, and Thought Machine, a leading provider of cloud-native banking technology, today announced a joint solution ... |
| 29.05.2025 | Innovation and collaboration: Denmark’s vibrant tech environment | Denmark’s tech ecosystem is thriving, particularly in green tech, healthtech, fintech, robotics, and AI. These sectors are supported by robust digital infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and forward-thinking government policies.
Copenhagen... |
| 23.04.2025 | Froda Raises €20M in Series B Funding | Froda, a Stockholm, Sweden-based embedded finance player, raised €20M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Incore Invest, with participation from existing investors.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its dev... |
| 11.03.2025 | Lunar launches app for kids and says it can capture 250,000 customers | Nordic challenger bank Lunar is launching a paid offshoot app for children and teenagers and says it can capture hundreds of thousands of customers. The Danish challenger bank, which is ten years old, is launching Lunar Youth, designed for ... |
| 28.01.2025 | Lunar Launches Digital Assets Platform in Norway, Offering Cryptocurrency Trading | Listen to this article
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Lunar launches crypto in Norway via Lunar Block, a Scandinavian crypto trading platform that allows users to buy and sell crypto -assets directly through the Lunar app.
The launch offers Nor... |
| 23.12.2024 | Nordic Challenger Bank Lunar Launches Update to Hyper-Personalize Banking | Lunar has recently rolled out a major app update, which is described as a game-changer in hyper-personalized banking.
Lunar claims that it takes digital banking to the next level with the launch of the app update, 5.0, marking a key moment ... |
| 18.12.2024 | “We see the Pluto, Lunar dynamic like N26 and Trade Republic”, says Pluto boss | The CEO and co-founder of a new Danish investment app has likened the dynamic between his Y-Combinator-backed Pluto.markets and fellow Danish fintech Lunar to that of German trading app Trade Republic and German neobank N26.
Joakim Bruchman... |
| 17.12.2024 | Bunq’s AI assistant can now language translate | One of Europe’s most well-known challenger banks says it’s the first bank in the world to launch real-time, speech-to-speech translations within its banking app, leveraging the power of AI. So-called AI assistants are one of the latest batt... |
| 10.12.2024 | Nordic Challenger Bank Lunar Launches Standalone Enterprise Payments Division | Listen to this article
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Lunar, the Nordic challenger bank, is taking a step to redefine payments for enterprises by over time transitioning its Banking Services division into a new standalone entity within Lunar Gr... |
| 06.12.2024 | Lunar launches standalone BaaS business and says it can rival bank revenues | Danish challenger bank Lunar is the latest bank to hive off its Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) business as a separate entity- and claims its revenues can rival that of its core bank.
Lunar, which has over 950,000 customers across the Nordics a... |
| 19.11.2024 | SAS EuroBonus hits 8 million members worldwide | SAS EuroBonus hits 8 million members worldwide
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SAS EuroBonus has now reached 8 million members, with the milestone member joining from Bergen, Norway. EuroBonus has been the largest travel loy... |
| 25.10.2024 | Vinted bags €340M, EIC Scaling Club welcomes 72 new members, and backlash to the term 'open banking' | This week we tracked more than 45 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion, and 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most important... |
| 24.10.2024 | Danish challenger bank Lunar says GenAI chatbot to handle 75 per cent of customer calls | The Danish challenger bank Lunar says its GenAI-powered voice assistant will handle around 75 per cent of customer calls over time.
Lunar, which has over 950,000 customers across the Nordics, launched its new chatbot today, hoping to improv... |
| 02.10.2024 | Niels Vejrup Carlsen launches Final Frontier: Denmark's first aerospace and defence VC Fund | Final Frontier, a new Nordic venture capital fund specialising in space and defence technologies, has launched.
It aims to raise €150 million to strengthen the commercial development of space and enhance the innovative capabilities of the E... |
| 27.08.2024 | Loyal Solutions announces second half year results for 1/1-30/06 2024 | Loyal Solutions announces second half year results for 1/1-30/06 2024
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Danish SaaS company Loyal Solutions delivers 35% revenue growth in the second half year (1/1-30/6 2024) and 49% revenue gr... |
| 20.06.2024 | Denmark: Europe's hub for tech innovation and collaboration | Denmark's tech ecosystem thrives on innovation, collaboration, and sustainability. Centered in Copenhagen, it supports a diverse range of sectors including biotechnology, renewable energy, and digital innovation. The city's vibrant startup ... |
| 18.06.2024 | Lunar and SAS partner to launch Scandinavia's first debit card with EuroBonus points | Lunar and SAS partner to launch Scandinavia's first debit card with EuroBonus points
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The two Scandinavian companies, Lunar and SAS, have entered a new partnership. Today, they are launching Sc... |
| 04.05.2024 | SumUp's €1.5B Funding Round: A Game-Changer for Fintech | This week, SumUp, a global fintech company, raised a whopping €1.5 billion in an oversubscribed round led by Goldman Sachs. Founded in 2012, SumUp provides financial services to millions of small businesses, supporting over 4 million mercha... |
| 03.05.2024 | SumUp raises €1.5B, 300M fund for nanotech startups, and 10 Spanish startups to watch | This week our research tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €2.5 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed ... |
| 30.04.2024 | Nordic challenger bank Lunar raises €24.1M towards full-service banking goal | Nordic challenger bank Lunar has made a significant stride in its financial journey, announcing a successful supplementary round that raised €24.1 million. This round, led by the bank's major existing investors, follows a two-part investmen... |
| 22.04.2024 | Danish challenger bank Lunar trials voice-enabled AI-powered chatbot- voiced by CEO | Could an AI-powered voice-enabled chatbot answering a user's financial wellbeing questions voiced by a challenger bank’s CEO be the future of banking?
The idea is currently being road-tested by Danish neobank Lunar, which along with UK adve... |
| 18.03.2024 | Swedish lender Froda says Klarna alumni key to growth as launches in Ireland | Swedish lender Froda says Klarna alumni have been key to its growth, as it expands into Ireland, its next new market. The lender, which makes around €60m a year in revenues, offers its white-label embedded lending model in markets beyond Sw... |
| 11.01.2024 | Is Mobile-Based Banking the Future of Personal Financial Management in Europe? | Key Takeaways:
Lunar, a Denmark-based startup, is leveraging the power of mobile banking to revolutionize personal financial management.
The company offers a range of financial services, including insurance, savings, budgets, loans, and inv... |
| 23.06.2023 | Google Cloud Unleashes AI On Money Laundering Activities After Successful HSBC Trial | Photo 154241292 © AndreistanescuDreamstime.com |
| 14.02.2023 | Nordic Fintech Lunar Secures €35M to Expand Business, Reach Profitability | The Nordic fintech company Lunar, which is a modern alternative to traditional banks, raises 35 million EUR “to invest in and develop the business and reach profitability even faster.”
Founder and CEO of Lunar Group, Ken Villum Klausen, say... |
| 09.02.2023 | Lunar, the Danish neobank last year valued at $2.2B, raises $38M to shoot for the profitability moon | Lunar, a neobank out of Denmark, last year raised money at a $2.2 billion valuation from a splashy set of investors that included Heartland, Kinnevik, Tencent, IDC Ventures and comedian Will Ferrell, to fill out its ambition to build a fina... |
| 09.02.2023 | Lunar Raises EUR35M in Funding | Lunar, an Aarhus, Denmark-based challenger bank, raised €35m in funding.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach, shortening the path to profitability, continue its expansion in the Nordic region, of... |
| 26.01.2023 | Danish startup Kanpla wants to help canteens cut food waste | As much as 40% of all food produced each year goes nowhere near a human mouth, resulting in economic, environmental, and social costs of an estimated $2.6 trillion.
While there are a multitude of social, cultural, and even technological rea... |
| 26.01.2023 | Fintech Consolidation Set to Intensify This Year | 2022 saw the start of a significant consolidation phase for the fintech sector, a trend which is set to accelerate this year as the economic climate continues to deteriorate in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates and reduc... |
| 11.03.2022 | Danish fintech company Lunar raises €70M; launches crypto trading platform | Danish fintech company Lunar announced that it has raised €70M in a Series D-2 funding round from existing investors Heartland, with participation from Kinnevik, Tencent and IDC Ventures.
The latest funding round is an extension to Lunar’s ... |
| 10.03.2022 | Nordic Fintech Lunar Raises $77M, Builds Crypto Trading Platform | Nordic neobank Lunar raised $77 million at a $2 billion valuation and unveiled a crypto trading platform.
Users are able to trade bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), DOGE, ADA and DOT at the platform's launch.
Lunar's aim is to make crypto trading ... |
| 10.03.2022 | Nordic neobank Lunar raises $77M at $2B valuation, launches crypto trading platform and B2B payments | Challenger banks have become, collectively, a force to be reckoned with in the world of financial services for consumers, and today one of the big players out of the Nordics — Lunar — is announcing growth funding along with two new services... |
| 13.10.2021 | Nordic Fintech Lunar Acquires Paylike, Launches One-Step Checkout | Lunar, the financial services firm that provides Nordic consumers and businesses a new way to bank and make payments, announces the acquisition of Paylike in order to make online payments simpler and faster for digital commerce businesses a... |
| 14.07.2021 | Danish digital bank Lunar secures €210m Series D funding | Danish neobank Lunar has raised €210 million in its Series D funding round.
The challenger landed a €40 million Series C round last year
The round was led by Nordic investment firms Heartland and Kinnevik and Chinese tech giant Tencent.
IDC... |
| 13.07.2021 | Danish challenger bank Lunar raises €210M from Kinnevik, Tencent, others | Denmark-based Lunar, a digital mobile-based banking app, has raised €210M in its Series D round of funding. In total, the company has raised more than €300M in equity funding.
The fundraise follows Lunar’s rapid acceleration in growth from ... |
| 26.10.2020 | Nordic challenger bank Lunar scores €40M Series C | Challenger bank Lunar has raised €40 million from existing investors, according to TechCrunch. The funds will be used to expand its product range into the "buy now, pay later" space. Lunar has secured €104 million in total funding... |
| 23.10.2020 | Nordic challenger bank Lunar raises €40M Series C, plans to enter the ‘buy now, pay later’ space | Lunar, the Nordic challenger bank that started out life as a personal finance manager app (PFM) but acquired a full banking license in 2019, has raised €40 million in Series C funding from existing investors.
The injection of capital follow... |
| 23.10.2020 | Nordic Challenger Bank Lunar Reportedly Raises €40 Million Through Series C Funding Round | Nordic challenger bank Lunar has reportedly secured €40 million through its Series C funding round. The latest round of funding comes just months after Lunar raised an additional €20 million through its extended Series B, bringing the fundi... |
| 06.04.2020 | Nordic digital bank startup Lunar scoops €20M in a successful Series B funding round | Lunar, a digital mobile-based banking app that aims to change the way we handle money fundamentally, has raised €20 million in a Series B round led by Seed Capital. Other investors, including Greyhound, Socii, and David Helgason, founder of... |
| 03.04.2020 | Lunar Raises €20M in Additional Series B Funding | Lunar, a Nordic challenger bank, raised €20m in an additional Series B funding round now totalling €46m.
The round was led by Seed Capital Denmark with participation from Greyhound, Socii, and Augustinus. In addition to the funding, Ole Mah... |
| 03.04.2020 | Nordic challenger bank Lunar adds €20M to its Series B | Lunar, the Nordic challenger bank that started out life as a personal finance manager app (PFM) but since acquired a full banking license last year, has extended it Series B round with an additional €20 million in funding. It brings the Ser... |
| 03.04.2020 | Nordic challenger bank Lunar adds €20 million to its Series B | Today Lunar, the Nordic challenger bank, has extended its Series B round from August 2019 and raised €20 million in additional funding, bringing the round as a whole to €46 million.
Established in Denmark in 2015, Lunar is on a mission to c... |
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