Austria

AUSTRIACARD Successfully Achieves mada Card Chip Profile Certification
Fintech & Ecommerce

AUSTRIACARD Successfully Achieves mada Card Chip Profile Certification

This major regulatory milestone enables AUSTRIACARD to serve banking sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Worldline and PSA Deepen Partnership to Power Austria’s Next-Generation Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Worldline and PSA Deepen Partnership to Power Austria’s Next-Generation Payments

Worldline has expanded its long-standing partnership with PSA Payment Services Austria to modernise the country’s core payments infrastructure with a future-ready, sovereign European platform.

Vitrealab Raises €9.4M to Power Next-Gen AR Glasses
Science & Technology

Vitrealab Raises €9.4M to Power Next-Gen AR Glasses

Vienna-based deeptech startup Vitrealab has raised €9.4 million in Series A funding to accelerate development of its light-engine technology for augmented reality (AR) glasses, a critical component seen as key to mainstream AR adoption.

Splitwise Expands Pay by Bank in EU With Tink Capabilities
Fintech & Ecommerce

Splitwise Expands Pay by Bank in EU With Tink Capabilities

Splitwise Pay by Bank service will now function across France, Germany, and Austria via Tink, a Visa Solution, partnership.

Amazon & Santander Visa Credit Card Launches for Austrian Customers
Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon & Santander Visa Credit Card Launches for Austrian Customers

Joint financial product from Santander and Amazon is already available for amazon.de customers in Austria.

Bitpanda Launches Institutional Crypto Platform
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitpanda Launches Institutional Crypto Platform

Austrian fintech unicorn Bitpanda has launched Bitpanda Wealth – a cryptocurrency trading platform catering to the growing demand for institutional crypto services in the EU.

N26 Rolls Out Stock & ETF Trading
News

N26 Rolls Out Stock & ETF Trading

German online bank N26 has launched the long-anticipated Stock and ETF trading product that will allow its customers to buy and sell stocks and ETFs in-app for 0.90 EUR per trade.

Raiffeisen Attempts Last-Ditch Russian Spin-Off
Finance & Economics

Raiffeisen Attempts Last-Ditch Russian Spin-Off

The increasing pressure to cut all ties with Moscow has finally boosted the efforts of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) to transfer its Russian arm to shareholders

Austria Launches Multi-Modal Mobile Fare Payments
News

Austria Launches Multi-Modal Mobile Fare Payments

SimplyGo! service allows all citizens of Austria to make contactless fare payments for both single and multi-modal journeys with just two swipes on their smartphone screen