Since 2012 the startup Paymill from Munich is offering an online payment solution “made in Germany”, which is staying in the background unlike their customers. Paymill is serving customers like Doodle, Freeletics or Flixbus, with the technical infrastructure for processing payments on their website and mobile application. Paymill is available in 34 countries accross Europe […]
Cashboard buys out crowd-investors Im November 2012 schaffte Refined Investment für seine Trading-Plattform den Europarekord im Crowdfunding: 100.000 Euro kamen in 53 Minuten zusammen…Um den Buy-out der Crowd zu stemmen, hat Cashboard Kapital von externen Investoren aufgenommen…die VCs Earlybird und Heilemann Ventures aus Berlin sowie Redalpine aus der Schweiz, Business Angel Heiko Hubertz – und nicht zuletzt der legendäre Silicon-Valley-Accelerator […]
Bitbond Raises €600,000 to Grow its Global Bitcoin Lending Platform Global bitcoin lending platform Bitbond today announced an angel funding round of €600,000. Led by Bitbond’s earlier seed investor Point Nine Capital, a number of business angels contributed significantly to the round. http://www.coindesk.com/press-releases/bitbond-raises-e600000-to-grow-its-global-bitcoin-lending-platform/ (Congratulations and best of luck to Bitbond, which presented at the 2nd […]
1. Who are you? I am an ex-executive banker who left a top management position in BNP Paribas to start Ybanking. I am an innovator and contrarian. I joined banking by accident after my first startup exploded in the bubble. Surprisingly I made some career in banking challenging bosses and questioning conventions. Ybanking was too […]
Check out the line-up of startups presenting at the 5th FinTech Forum, 22nd June, Vienna FinTech Forum goes on tour: check out the line-up of startups from D.A.CH, Central & Eastern Europe presenting at our 5th Event, this time in Vienna on 22nd June. Warsaw-based yBanking „cuts banks’ cost of sales, so they can pay […]
Arrowgrass invests in lending platform Lendico Nach einer Schrumpfkur und mit angepasstem Geschäftsmodell stockt Rockets Lendico nun finanziell auf. 20 Millionen Euro sollen das Wachstum ankurbeln. http://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/lendico-arrowgrass Bitcoin-friendly Fidor Bank Expands to the United Kingdom Fidor Bank, the innovative German bank that is bringing Bitcoin and digital fintech to mainstream banking, is now operating in […]
1. Who are you? I am Toby Triebel, Co-Founder and CEO of Spotcap. Spotcap is an online credit platform that leverages big data to provide financing solutions for small businesses that are underserved by traditional banks. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We provide short-terms loans of up to €100,000 […]
Social trading gets more investment – Ayondo raises CHF 6 million There is an interesting piece of news from ayondo group, the provider of social investment solutions, which illustrates the increased allure of social trading companies for investors. The company announced today that it has received extra CHF 6 million (USD 6.27 million) in funding […]
German Online Loans Platform Smava Raises $16M Here comes some more funding for a European financial tech company specialising in online loans. Germany’s Smava — a peer-to-peer lending platform where investors provide the funds to loan money to borrowers — has raised $16 million in funding led by Phenomen Ventures, along with existing investors Earlybird and Neuhaus Partners. http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/22/german-online-loans-platform-smava-raises-16m/ Peter […]
Number26 Grabs $10.6 Million To Bring Its Bank Of The Future To Everyone It feels like Number26 opened its doors yesterday, but the young startup just raised a $10.6 million Series A round (€10 million) from Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, with Daniel S. Aegerter and existing investors Earlybird and Redalpine also participating. http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/16/number26-grabs-10-6-million-to-bring-its-bank-of-the-future-to-everyone/#.4caud5:1736 Kreditech among […]