UBS makes blockchain move Swiss banking giant UBS is to open a technology lab in London to investigate how blockchain technology can be used in financial services. http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2015-04-02/ubs-opens-london-technology-lab-blockchain-bitcoin Mapping fintech investments in Europe (and the Middle East) Financial News this week published a special issue of its fintech magazine, Fintech News, assessing the opportunities and […]
Kreos Capital injects €5m into Spotcap Kreos Capital has invested €5m in Berlin-based online credit platform Spotcap’s series-B funding round. The fresh capital will be used to finance the company’s lending activities in Spain and the Netherlands, and to expand its operations globally. http://www.unquote.com/dach/official-record/2400928/kreos-capital-injects-eur5m-into-spotcap FN Fintech Focus: Disruptors’ $4trn fortune How much do finance incumbents […]
1. Who are you? I am Jonathan Prince, co-founder with Raoul Mulheims, Georges Berscheid and Mike Sergonne, of Digicash Payments SA which provides a digital payments platform and apps designed for banks & PSPs. 2. Which services do you sell? Our company provides a white-labelled digital payment authorisation platform and App, fitting neatly into banks’ […]
Online Pawnbroker Valendo / Online-Pfandleihhaus Valendo geht an den Start Der Fintech-Inkubator Finleap startet heute sein neues Startup Valendo: ein Online-Pfandleihhaus. Es soll schnelle Sachwertdarlehen ermöglichen, vor allem für kleinere Unternehmen und Selbstständige, aber auch Privatleute. Damit ist Valendo neben Savedo und Billfront das dritte gelaunchte Finleap-Startup seit dem Start des Inkubators im Dezember 2014. Finleap wurde […]
Jonathan Prince @princejonjon · Mar 19 On my way to @FinTechForum_DE event in Frankfurt. Excited to meet the DACH Fintech community. FinTech Forum @FinTechForum_DE · Mar 19 Kicking off the 4th #FinTech Forum @FrankJSchwab. Thanks to all for making it inspite of the chaos here in Frankfurt! Marina Vukovic @vukovima · Mar 19 Today @FinTechForum_DE! @giromatch and @in2experience presenting their startups! Hoping for nice discussions! […]
Samwer slips up as banker / Samwer patzt als Banker Apparently it’s not so easy for Internet companies to attack the banks on their turf. Oliver Samwer, creative destroyer and CEO of Rocket Internet, has a setback now anyway. His lending platform Lendico withdraws from three countries. http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/internetunternehmen-samwer-patzt-als-banker-13469510.html VC firms zero-in on FinTechs / Wagniskapital […]
1. Who are you? My name is Marcel Platz and I founded geldempfehlung.de in 2013. I had 2011 the vision that investment consulting can be digital. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We are offering an automated recommendation portal for private investors based on algorithm. We ask the customer about […]
Lendstar wins funding from DVH Ventures / Lendstar gewinnt DvH Ventures als neuen Investor DvH Ventures, die Beteiligungsgesellschaft der DvH Medien (Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt, Tagesspiegel Gruppe und Die ZEIT Verlagsgruppe), investiert zusammen mit bestehenden Investoren in das Münchner Start-up Lendstar. Gemeinsam stellen sie dem jungen Unternehmen aus dem Bereich digitaler Finanzdienstleistungen Mittel in siebenstelliger Höhe zur […]
1. Who are you? We are Lauri and Margo Karp, founders of TreasuryView 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? 2009 we startet with cloud-based risk analytics for public sector loan and hedges portfolios. We were pioneers in moving rather mature financial abstainers to cloud and offer new type of user […]
FinLab acquires crowdfunding platform Venturate / Finlab übernimmt Venturate FinLab AG is pleased to announce that it has acquired a majority stake of 60% of Munich-based crowdfunding platform Venturate AG. http://www.dgap.de/dgap/News/corporate/finlab-finlab-acquires-majority-stake-crowdfunding-platform-venturate-ag/?companyID=1507 4th FinTech Forum: line-up of presenting startups announced The startups presenting at the (sold out) 4th FinTech Forum event on 19th March in Frankfurt include a “Financial […]