Holvi
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded 📆 | 2011 in Helsinki, Finland |
| Founders 👔 | Kristoffer Lawson Tuomas Toivonen |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Helsinki , Finland |
Area served 🗺️ | European Union |
Key people | Antti-Jussi Suominen (CEO)[1] |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | BBVA |
| 🌐 Website | about |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Holvi is an online banking service, based in Helsinki, Finland. Holvi was founded by Kristoffer Lawson and Tuomas Toivonen in 2011, and provides entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses with a range of business services as well as traditional banking through its online platform.[2] According to Maaseudun Tulevaisuus, Holvi offers SMEs an alternative to traditional banks, with a business account, a payment card, a bookkeeping tool, a billing application and an online store.[3] Card access can be managed via a smartphone app, which also includes notifications of any charge on the card.[4]
The startup launched IBANs for its customers in 2014, allowing businesses in 19 countries across Europe to operate pan-European accounts not tied to a single country.[5][6] Holvi was acquired by Spanish multinational banking group BBVA in 2016.[7]
In December 2014 Forbes magazine put it on a list of "5 Finnish Startups To Watch".[8]
Holvi partnered wih the Government of Estonia to provide businesss banking services to people using the country's e-residency programme.[9][10][11]
Holvi uses a system from GBG for online identity verification.[12] Holvi is authorised by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Finland for operations across the European Union.[12]
In 2014 Talouselämä magazine reported that Holvi employed 9 people.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Estonia Expands e-Residency Program to Borderless Digital Banking". Newsweek. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
“Entrepreneurship is on the rise, and no matter the location of these businesses, they all share one common problem: They are currently being underserved in their financial matters,” said Holvi CEO Antti-Jussi Suominen...
- ↑ "Startup of the Week: Holvi". Wired. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ Henrik Schäfer (2016-10-12). "Tämä sovellus voi puolittaa pienyrittäjän pankkikulut". Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (in suomi). Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ Teemu Laitila (2015-05-27). ""Tekijöiden pankki" aukeni ilman kutsua". Tivi (in suomi). Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ Colm Gorey (2014-10-17). "Holvi launches IBANs to allow European banking". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ Nick Summers (2014-08-11). "Holvi launches IBANs to allow European banking". The Next Web. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ↑ Paul Sawers (2016-03-07). "Spain's BBVA buys Finnish banking startup Holvi to keep its finger on the fintech pulse". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ McGregor, Jay. "After Nokia: 5 Finnish Startups To Watch".
- ↑ "E-residency program announces e-banking partnership with Finland's Holvi". ERR (Estonian Public Broadcasting). 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ Eeva Haaramo (2017-05-31). "Borderless banking: Estonia's e-residents can open accounts without going there". ZDNet. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ John Stanley Hunter (2017-10-06). "Ein finnisches Startup will die größte Schwäche der deutschen Wirtschaft ausnutzen", John Stanley Hunter. Business Insider Germany. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Eeva Haaramo (2015-05-06). "Finnish banking startup Holvi speeds up online identity verification". Computer Weekly. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ↑ "Eurooppalainen jättipankki osti suomalaisen kasvufirman". Talouselämä (in suomi). 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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