Dyme is a Dutch fintech[1] start-up and subscription management app that allows users to cancel and renegotiate their recurring costs.[2][3][4][5] In 2019, Dyme was the first independent Dutch company[6] to receive a PSD2 licence[7] from the Netherlands' central bank (DNB).[8][9][10]

History

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Dyme was founded in 2018 by Joran Iedema, David Knap, David Schogt and Wouter Florijn. The four had previously founded Cycleswap, a bicycle rental platform launched in 2015 and sold to the American platform Spinlister in 2016.[11][12] The company gained notability in the Netherlands in 2020[13] when it appeared on Dutch television in Dragons Den, where Pieter Schoen made a €750,000 bid in an attempt to acquire 51.01% of the company.[14] Dyme's Joran Iedema rejected the deal.[9]

Recognition

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Wired described Dyme as one of the "hottest start-ups in Europe" in 2021.[2] As of 2021, the company reportedly had 350,000 registered users[15][needs update?] in the Netherlands and Great Britain.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Hoe gratis budgetteerapps je kunnen helpen slimmer met geld om te gaan". NU (in Dutch). 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  2. ^ a b "The hottest startups in Amsterdam". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  3. ^ "Fintech founders share the fintechs to watch in 2021 | Sifted". sifted.eu. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  4. ^ "Meer grip op je vaste lasten". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. ^ van Arkel, Kaj (2019-12-11). "'Waar blijft al m'n geld?' Je huishoudboekje weet het". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  6. ^ Nijssen, Timo (2020-08-28). "Slimme apps kunnen helpen je geldzaken te beheren: welke zijn er zoal?". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  7. ^ "Bespaarapp Dyme mag bankdata consumenten inzien". FD.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  8. ^ "Registerdetailpagina". www.dnb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  9. ^ a b Marlisa, Lorraine (2021-06-29). "Amsterdamse bespaarapp Dyme haalt €2 miljoen op - startup zei eerder 'nee' tegen €750.000 bij Dragons' Den". Business Insider Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  10. ^ Kalse, Egbert (22 November 2019). "Niet de bank, maar de klant is nu eindelijk de baas". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  11. ^ "Spinlister acquires Amsterdam bike share business Cycleswap – Cycling Industry News". 2016-03-24. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  12. ^ "Makkelijk een fiets gevonden via nieuwe app". www.at5.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  13. ^ "Waarom bespaar-app Dyme 'nee' zei tegen 750.000 euro van Pieter Schoen | Sprout". MT/Sprout (in Dutch). 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  14. ^ Marlisa, Lorraine (2020-06-13). "Waarom deze ondernemer vriendelijk bedankte voor €750.000 bij Dragons' Den". Business Insider Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  15. ^ Jansen, Door Tim (2021-09-26). "Handig: de app van Dyme bespaart én onderhandelt voor u". Quote (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  16. ^ "Start-up Dyme zonder Dragons Den naar 100.000 gebruikers". Emerce (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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