- 🧨 BBVA’s hostile takeover attempt of Banco Sabadell
- 🏢 Revolut doubling down on Barcelona with a 300-person tech hub
- 🤖 Big funding rounds for Danelfin & Banktrack
- 🔗 Unnax joins forces with Powens
- 💶 Bizum's cross-border expansion plans
- & more!
Barcelona's fintech ecosystem is moving fast, and we’re here to break it all down. Join BCN FinTech Co-founders Elliott Locke, ACSI Locke and Clemens Rychlik for an energetic, insight-packed, and fun conversation exploring the latest news, what it means for the ecosystem, and why Barcelona’s role in European fintech is getting stronger by the day.
In this episode, we dive into:
🧨 M&A Mayhem: BBVA goes full Game of Thrones with a hostile takeover attempt of Sabadell. What would a merger of Spain’s #2 and #4 banks mean?
🏢 Revolut’s Barcelona Bet: From hiring sprees to secret HQ plans—why the UK neobank is going all in on BCN.
🤖 AI-powered Fintechs Get Funded: Danelfin raises €2M to bring smarter investing to the masses, and Banktrack secures €2M to modernize SME treasury management.
🔗 Powens Acquires Unnax: French-Spanish open banking alliance takes shape while keeping Unnax's BCN base strong.
💶 Bizum Expands Cross-Border: Spanish users to send instant payments to Italy and Portugal—via your same Bizum app.
Tune in, stay ahead of the curve, and join the conversation shaping the future of fintech!
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