Compeon raises €2.5 million
Emsdetten-based fintech startup Compeon also announces an investment: €2.5 million round. Besides already existing investor Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures, B-to-v and Tengelmann Ventures invested. The investment will be used to hire new staff, increase marketing activities, and extend IT functionality.
http://venturevillage.eu/20151104-compeon?utm_date=2015-11-05
FinTech API startup Figo raises seven-digit amount
Hamburg-based Fintech startup Figo announces a seven-digit amount. Aside from existing HTGF (High Tech Gründerfonds) two business angels joined the round.
http://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/finanzierung-figo-fintech
Germany’s Nord/LB partners with DVH Ventures for FinTech investments
DvH Ventures und die Nord/LB starten ein Joint Venture. Das Ziel des Kölner Gemeinschafts-Unternehmens: Investments in Fintech-Startups. Auf Rückfrage von Gründerszene heißt es, man beteilige sich an „wachstumsstarken Unternehmen in einer frühen Unternehmensphase jeweils mit einem Betrag bis 0,5 Millionen Euro…”
http://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/holtzbrinck-nordlb-fintech-joint-venture
Countdown to 6th FinTech Forum, with startups in insurance, investment and blockchain
Presenting startups include “petabyte scale predictive analytics for stock investments”, a “connected Insurance Analytics Platform” and “platform solutions for public and private blockchains”. Startups will also get immediate feedback during the roundtable panels focused on each of the three topics.
http://www.fintechforum.de/programm/
Calling early stage FinTech entrepreneurs: Booster Labs – deadline 11th Nov. 2015
Whether you are in the pre-prototype/ prototype stage, apply now to The Booster Fintech Accelerator located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Receive funding, expert support and access to talent, validate in an inexpensive testing market, accelerate development and access to capital. Find out more and apply by 11th of November at www.booster.vc
Code the Future of FinTech – Bankathon 2.0 starts on 16th November 2015
Exec I/O, figo and Gini create with this special hackathon a platform for devs and fintechs as well as representatives from banks and insurances. Within 30 hours they code software prototypes in Offenbach. On Thursday, 18th November 2015, the different teams present their outstanding and innovative results to a top-class jury. All members of Fintech Forum are invited to join this award presentation. It starts at 6 pm. For further information: www.bankathon.de
Swiss FinTech Run my Accounts launches in Germany
Schweizer Unternehmen revolutioniert Buchhaltung.Besonders die deutsche Buchhaltung bedeutet pure Fleißarbeit mit unzähligen Fehlerquellen. Mit der innovativen Schweizer Technologie von Run my Accounts können KMU ab sofort Geld, Zeit und Nerven sparen.
https://www.runmyaccounts.ch/2015/11/run-my-accounts-neu-in-deutschland/
German banks launch PayPal rival Paydirekt
German banks have launched Paydirekt, which aims to be a competitor to PayPal. The online payment system is an initiative of several major banks in Germany. Paydirekt follows after many banks complained about the dominance of PayPal and were struggling to come up with a German answer to it.
http://ecommercenews.eu/german-banks-launch-paypal-rival-paydirekt/
Simplesurance – An der Gewinnschwelle
Das Berliner Start-up vermittelt Versicherungen für Online-Shops. Das Geschäft lohnt sich, das Unternehmen expandiert kräftig – an Mitteln mangelt es dabei nicht.
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/simplesurance-an-der-gewinnschwelle-1.2707086
From a broke student to a multimillion fintech startup: the story of Creamfinance
Consumer finance services provider Creamfinance was founded in 2012 in Latvia and has achieved an instant growth since. The company created by Latvians Matiss Ansviesulis and Davis Barons achieved success by focusing on quick-to-access consumer finance.
Schweizer Fintech Startups mit Mut zur Grösse
Eine neue Studie von Roland Berger in Kooperation mit Swiss Finance Startups zeigt Stärken, Schwächen und das Potenzial der Schweiz als Fintech Hub auf. Dabei fällt nicht nur die Dynamik in der Fintech-Szene auf. Die Startups haben auch keine Mühe mit dem „Think Big“.