Check out the line-up of startups for 9th FinTech Forum (21st Sep. 2017)
Now in its fourth year, FinTech Forum brings together the most promising FinTech startups with investors and financial institutions on 21st Sep. 2017 in Frankfurt. Startups announced so far include FinCompare, a digital marketplace for corporate finance solutions; Aigang, powering P2P insurance for IoT devices using blockchain technolog; AuroraX, a loans exchange and Contovista, offering analytics for data-driven banking.
Student loan platform Prodigy Finance raises $240 million in debt and equity funding
Prodigy Finance, a UK fintech company that provides loans to students, has raised $240 million in debt and equity funding.The round of funding is made up of $200 million in debt led by an unnamed global investment bank and a Series C round of $40 million in equity led by Index Ventures with participation from Balderton Capital and AlphaCode.
LaterPay raises €20 M
Nicht genannte Investoren pumpen stattliche 5 Millionen Euro in den Münchner Bezahldienst LaterPay. Insgesamt flossen nun schon 20 Millionen Euro in das 2010 von Cosmin Ene und Jonas Maurus gegründete Unternehmen.
MUUME receives growth financing of CHF 6 Million
Fintech company MUUME Group AG has completed its series B round of funding of over 6 million Swiss francs, which leads to a post-money evaluation of around 40 million Swiss francs.
N26 is now among the biggest direct banks in Germany
Es war das große Thema gestern: Die Berliner Fintech-Bank N26 knackt die Marke von 500.000 Kunden. Doch was bedeutet diese Zahl, wenn man sie in Relation setzt?
German Fintecher Cringle Returns to Companisto for Second Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
Cringle has returned to Companisto for its second equity crowdfunding round, aiming to raise 600,000€ for 9.09% equity offered. The campaign has quickly raised over 61,000€ from more than 83 investors in the first day of its campaign for the company now valued at 6M€.
Eine halbe Million Kunden – wo steht das Banking-Startup N26?
Es ist bislang immer noch die Schwachstelle vieler Fintech-Startups: Obwohl sie teilweise eine ausgefeilte Technik vorweisen können, fehlen ihnen die Kunden. Das Berliner Unternehmen N26 ist dabei eine der wenigen Ausnahmen der Szene.
125 Meter über Berlin – hier sitzt ein Hoffnungsträger der Fintech-Szene
Das Fintech OptioPay sitzt im 30. Stock mit Blick über die Hauptstadt. Wir haben uns das Büro des Startups angeschaut, das Auszahlungen für Unternehmen übernimmt.
Penseo – jetzt wird die Betriebliche Altersversorgung digital
Bei Penseo geht es nicht um ein neues SEO-Tool, es geht vielmehr um das wichtige Thema betriebliche Altersversorgung (bAV). “Durch unsere Plattform minimieren wir den Verwaltungsaufwand, den die bAV sonst verursacht”, sagt Mitgründer Morten Hartmann, der zuletzt Stuffle führte.
CEO Christian Hoppe verlässt den Main Incubator
Beim Investoren-Arm der Commerzbank wechselt der CEO. Christian Hoppe verlässt den Inkubator, Michael Spitz übernimmt.
Over half Germans use mobile banking apps
Over half (56%) of Germans use mobile banking and the majority (59%) are satisfied with the services, according to survey by YouGov. The ING DiBa app received the best marks, with 73 percent of users satisfied, followed by Comdirect at 70 percent and DKB Deutsche Kreditbank at 65 percent.
European Fintech Awards: Vote for Swiss Fintechs to the Top 30
The European Fintech Awards recognises the most innovative Fintech companies from all over Europe. A short list of 640 European Fintech companies, including 13 from Switzerland, has been released.
Denmark’s FinTech scene continues to push forward
Denmark has been shouting about being a FinTech hub for some time now, even when there was little happening. However, the power of a self-fulfilling prophecy can be powerful in the world of tech startups, and the walking has now caught up with the talking.