Plaid’s new head of Europe, Brian Dammeir. Plaid U.S. financial technology firm Plaid has hired former Adyen executive Brian Dammeir as its new head of Europe, the company told CNBC exclusively. Dammeir was previously Adyen’s global head of unified commerce, a role he led out of the Dutch payment company’s San Francisco office. Dammeir oversaw … Read more
French embedded finance startup Swan raised 37 million euros ($39.6 million) in a series B investment led by European venture capital giant Lakestar. The latest fundraise takes Swan’s total money raised to 58 million euros. Accel, another venture capital firm, previously led Swan’s series A round in 2021. Swan will initially use the money to … Read more
5 Mins Ago Europe stocks open higher European stock markets opened higher before extending gains in early trade, with the Stoxx 600 index up 0.9% at 9:07 a.m. BST. All sectors posted gains and tech stocks were 2% higher, following upbeat sessions in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific markets. See Chart… Stoxx 600 index. 37 Mins … Read more
An Hour Ago Europe stocks open higher The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened higher Monday, and was up by 0.5% at 8:50 a.m. London time. All sectors posted gains, led by oil and gas, up 1.17%. France’s CAC 40 advanced 0.8% as Germany’s DAX and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 gained 0.5% and 0.2%, respectively. See … Read more