Netherlands - Seamless Xtra

Adyen to become acquiring bank for Klarna

by Mark Dowdall | Dec 5, 2023

Dutch payment firm Adyen is set to become an acquiring bank for Klarna’s global consumer offerings, starting in Europe, North America, and Asia in 2024.

Online supermarket Crisp raises €35 million to expand platform

by Mark Dowdall | Nov 17, 2023

Online supermarket Crisp has raised €35 million to further grow its fresh food platform in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Swan expands embedded finance platform into the Netherlands

by Mark Dowdall | Nov 9, 2023

Embedded finance firm, Swan has opened its first office in the Netherlands, and introduced localised Dutch accounts, as part of its continued European expansion.

Mollie secures UK Payment Institution licence

by Mark Dowdall | Nov 3, 2023

Payment service provider, Mollie, has been granted a Payment Institution licence in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as it looks to ramp up its UK expansion plans.

Online spending by Dutch consumers reaches €16.3 billion

by Mark Dowdall | Oct 4, 2023

Online spending by Dutch consumers reached €16.3 billion in the first half of 2023, as shoppers continue to look for ways to reduce costs and save money.

ITL expands facial age recognition to Dutch retailers

by Mark Dowdall | Aug 28, 2023

Innovative Technology has partnered with Moneytronic to distribute its facial age recognition solutions to retailers in the region to support the selling of age-restricted goods such as alcohol, tobacco and vapes

Bpost acquires Active Ants to strengthen e-commerce services in Europe

by Mark Dowdall | Aug 22, 2023

Belgian postal operator, bpostgroup has completed the full acquisition of Active Ants, a subsidiary active in automated e-fulfilment for online stores.

HelloFresh expands ready-to-eat brand ‘Factor’ to Europe

by Mark Dowdall | Aug 18, 2023

HelloFresh Group has announced it is expanding its ready-to-eat (RTE) brand Factor to the Netherlands and Belgium.

Dutch retailer Albert Heijn introduces ‘Scan Your Egg’ feature for shoppers

by Mark Dowdall | Aug 10, 2023

Dutch retailer Albert Heijn has introduced a new ‘Scan Your Egg’ feature in its app that allows customers to receive information about the origin of the egg they are looking at.

Mollie and Klaviyo partner on personalised marketing automation for merchants

by Mark Dowdall | Jul 28, 2023

Mollie and Klaviyo partner on personalised marketing automation for merchants

Jumbo introduces self-service platform for advertisers

by Mark Dowdall | Jun 30, 2023

Jumbo introduces self-service platform for advertisers

Adyen partners with Shopify to support large-scale merchants

by Mark Dowdall | Jun 22, 2023

The first phase of Adyen’s integration with Shopify will include a payments app that will support major cards plus wallets, such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Mollie launches integrated payments terminal

by Mark Dowdall | May 26, 2023

Mollie Terminal, which works through a single API, has been introduced as a unified solution that caters to both brick-and-mortar and online stores

TerraPay partners with Visa to accelerate digital cross-border trade

by Mark Dowdall | May 11, 2023

The investment from Visa helps TerraPay to further expand its payments infrastructure and services to address new payment corridors and use cases in the remittance and payments space.

European Payments Initiative plans rollout of instant payments

by Mark Dowdall | May 1, 2023

The EPI digital wallet with P2P payment functionality will be launched for the first users in a pilot phase by the end of 2023 across France and Germany.