Lendstar, Mambu, Cashboard and milliPay take to the global FinTech Stage
German startups Lendstar (which presented at the 1st FinTech Forum D.A.CH event in Nov. 2013), Mambu (featured on our 7 Questions series) and Cashboard are among the FinTech trailblazers selected to present at the BBVA Open Talent / Next Bank Europe (18-19 Sep. in Barcelona) and the SWIFT Innotribe Startup Challenge (1st Oct. at Sibos in Boston), while Swiss startup milliPay is in the first cohort of Startupbootcamp FinTech.
- BBVA unveils European startup contest finalists http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=26365&topic=security
- Swift Innotribe name Startup Challenge finalists ahead of Sibos battle
http://www.finextra.com/News/announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=56567
- Startupbootcamp Names The Ten Startups In Its First London Fintech Program
http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/21/startupbootcamp-fintech-2014-cohort/
FinTech Forum D.A.CH is a judge at the BBVA Open Talent and part of the panel discussion “Fintech startup ecosystems in Europe” on Day-2 of Next Bank Europe.
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Weissenhaus Claims European Crowdfunding Record on Companisto
Germany based investment crowdfunding platform Companisto has claimed Europe’s most successful crowdfunding offer ever…The offer to fund a unique German resort in Northern Germany has raised € 3,450,615 (about $4.531 million) from 819 investors since the funding campaign launched this past July.
Nach Lendico und Zencap launcht Rocket Spotcap
Rocket Internet setzt weiter auf FinTech und launcht Spotcap. Starten soll die Online-Kredit-Plattform zuerst in Spanien. Sie verspricht eine „schnelle und flexible Finanzierung für den Mittelstand“.
http://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/rocket-internet-fintech-spotcap-launch-spanien
FastBill übernimmt Mitbewerber (Xeer) aus Wien
FastBill aus Essen übernimmt seinen Wettbewerber Xeer aus Wien. Mit der Übernahme will man die Präsenz in Österreich stärken. Xeer wird nicht fortgeführt.
http://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/fastbill-xeer-exit
Fintech reshapes Wall Street
When they decided to raise funds from venture capitalists for their Manhattan financial technology startup Estimize, Leigh Drogen and Brian Smith headed to Silicon Valley. Mr. Drogen met with 15 VC firms in March 2012 but went home empty-handed.
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140902/TECHNOLOGY/308319990/fintech-reshapes-wall-street
Fintech leads London investment boom
…According to data from corporate finance house Ascendent, 22 fintech startups walked away with just under £300 million of VC funds in the first six months of the year.
http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=26422&topic=retail
Money20/20 founders to advise on $500 million healthcare and fintech fund
Money20/20 founders Anil Aggarwal and Jonathan Weiner have joined with Oak Investments on the launch of a $500 million healthcare information and fintech venture fund.
http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=26413&topic=payments
Peer-to-peer vs Payday loans
Peer-to-peer lending group, Lendico, says that new financial lending platforms that follow the peer-to-peer model could provide a safer, more secure alternative to payday loans.
http://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/67148/peer-to-peer-vs-payday-loans/
Apple baut mit Kreditkartenfirmen Payment-System für iPhone 6
American Express, Visa und MasterCard haben mit Apple eine Partnerschaft für ein neues Bezahlsystem abgeschlossen. Das iPhone 6 soll damit zu einer mobilen Geldbörse im stationären Handel werden. Der Zahlungsprozess an der Kasse soll über NFC-Übertragung passieren.
http://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/apple-alibaba-twitter-snapchat
giropay mit Neuigkeiten auf der dmexco
Frankfurt am Main, 03. September 2014. giropay präsentiert sich auf der diesjährigen dmexco am 10. und 11. September in Köln in Halle 7.1 am Stand E023 zusammen mit seinem exklusiven Vertriebspartner für den Direktvertrieb – der GiroSolution AG.