France’s national railway network, SNCF, has opened up its API, offering developers real-time data on rail lines, stops, delays, emergency maintenance and more.

Startup Spotlight: Simbound’s Internet marketing simulation game used by 100 universities worldwide
We shine a light on Simbound, a European startup that’s been flying under the radar even though its online marketing courseware solutions are now used by nearly 100 universities worldwide.
ING Belgium to launch FinTech Village accelerator in early 2016
The Belgian branch of multinational banking and financial services corporation ING is launching a new fintech accelerator dubbed FinTech Village.
Applications are currently open; the program kicks off in March 2016.
EIT Digital’s Idea Challenge won by French startup DAMAE, which uses light to help fight skin cancer
The latest Idea Challenge from EIT Digital, which took place this week in Eindhoven, focused on ‘health and wellbeing’. French startup DAMAE took home the top prize.

Suffering from wanderlust? We found 19 European travel startups that can help plan your next trip
There are plenty of apps that help people book and plan trips, but we figured it’s worth highlighting these 19 European travel technology startups that have gotten traction in this hotly contested space.

How Europeans email
Email infrastructure-as-a-service firm SendGrid did a global study on email engagement and device popularity. Today, it is releasing a set of data specific to Europe, revealing some interesting trends.

Doing it the Rocket Internet way: an inside look at what it’s like to build companies at lightning speed
Rocket Internet is known for launching and growing tech companies at an astonishing rate and speed, but you rarely hear inside accounts about how it’s done. We talked to a number of founders to find out.