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Trade Republic launches fractional bonds

Trade Republic launches fractional bonds

German online broker Trade Republic is adding a new product today: fractional bonds. From now on, customers can invest in 500 liquid government and corporate bonds. This should provide investors with higher long-term interest rates.

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Binance withdraws from the UK, Netherlands and Cyprus

Binance withdraws from the UK, Netherlands and Cyprus

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance has canceled its registration in the United Kingdom. The platform’s division in the country was launched in 2020, but it was dormant and never engaged in any regulated activities. It is the platform’s third withdrawal from a market within the last couple of months.

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Revolut reaches 30 million users

Revolut reaches 30 million users

British online bank and investment platform Revolut now has more than 30 million retail customers worldwide. Since November last year, the platform has gained over five million new users. Additionally, the platform now processes more than 400 million transactions per month.

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HeavyFinance grows user base in Europe

HeavyFinance grows user base in Europe

HeavyFinance, an agricultural investment platform from Lithuania, has surpassed 8.000 registered investors. This is in part thanks to growth in Germany, France and Spain. In addition, HeavyFinance’s users have invested nearly 1 million euros in green loans for carbon certificates.

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Dutch crowdfunding increases 48%

Dutch crowdfunding increases 48%

In 2022 over 1 billion euros was raised via crowdfunding platforms in the Netherlands. That is a 48 percent increase compared to the year before. The amount was put towards more than 18,000 projects, mostly business loans.

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Revolut offers ETFs in Europe

Revolut offers ETFs in Europe

Revolut is offering ETFs to its European users. For the new investment product, the online bank is partnering with German financial startup Upvest. In the next few months, Revolut wants to add European listed stocks and other trading products as well.

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eToro partners with Twitter

eToro partners with Twitter

Online broker eToro has partnered with Twitter in an effort to further financial education. Twitter users can now see real-time prices for stocks, crypto and other assets. Users can also click through to eToro and start investing.

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HeavyFinance raises €3 million

HeavyFinance raises €3 million

European investment platform HeavyFinance has raised 3 million euros in a seed funding round. The company will use the capital injection to drive an expansion within Europe. It will also add new sustainable finance options to the platform.

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