Funding for FinTech Forum DACH alumni BitBond and moneymeets
moneymeets, which presented at our first event in Nov. 2013, and BitBond from our second event announced funding rounds this week. Moneymeets and BitBond were also among the 15 startups selected to present at the Innotribe Startup Challenge London showcase in May 2014. Congratulations and all the best to them as well as to our partner Innotribe!
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- moneymeets gewinnt mit Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures neuen reichweitenstarken Investor und setzt Wachstumsstory fort (Short translation: moneymeets.com has won a new investor, DvH Ventures. With access to the leading magazines Handelsblatt, Wirtschaftswoche, Tagesspiegel etc. DvH Ventures provides a solid foundation for the further growth of moneymeets.)
http://blog.moneymeets.com/2014/08/dieter-von-holtzbrinck-ventures-investiert-in-moneymeets/
- VC Funding Boosts Global Growth For Berlin-Based Bitcoin Startup (Bitbond) Peer-to-peer bitcoin lending company Bitbond has secured €200,000 in seed funding during a round led by early-stage investment firm Point Nine Capital.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alisoncoleman/2014/08/13/vc-seed-funding-spells-growth-for-berlin-based-bitcoin-loans-start-up/
FinTech Innovation Launches In Continental Europe
…Next month in Barcelona, Next Bank Europe will announce the winner of the European BBVA Open Talent contest. BBVA’s three contests, in Europe, Central/South America and North America and Rest of World, drew 870 entries this year, up 80% over the previous year.
Meet us in Barcelona on 18-19 September! FinTech Forum DACH is a partner of Next Bank Europe and a judge of the BBVA Open Talent contest.
„Terra Credit Systems“ Samwer-Brüder planten eigene Bank – und stoppten das Projekt
Wer kaufen will, braucht Geld, wer sich welches leihen kann, kauft mehr: Eine eigene Samwer-Bank würde Sinn ergeben. Doch entsprechende Pläne wurden gestoppt.
http://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/samwer-bank
Studie: Junge Bundesbürger schenken PayPal mehr Vertrauen als Privatbanken
Nur 30 Prozent der Bundesbürger zwischen 18 und 34 Jahren vertrauen einer Privatbank, zwei Drittel dagegen dem Internet-Zahlsystem PayPal. Dessen Bekanntheitsgrad bei jungen Deutschen liegt inzwischen bei 96 Prozent. Diese Zahlen zeigen: Die Kunden von morgen drohen zu Internetfirmen oder -Plattformen abzuwandern, wenn diese ihre Angebote ausbauen und weitere Finanzdienstleistungen wie Kredite oder Geldanlagen anbieten.
http://cofinpro.de/news/studie-junge-bundesbuerger-schenken-paypal-mehr-vertrauen-als-privatbanken/
US venture fund Nyca Partners seeks fintech edge
US venture fund Nyca Partners seeks fintech edge – FT.com http://on.ft.com/1yjugnT via @FT
What These Banks Learned About Wearable Devices, Augmented Reality
When Westpac New Zealand recently took its Google Glass app on a road show to branches up and down the country, customer reactions took the bankers by surprise.
Pockit.com Selects Wirecard as Their Prepaid Card Issuer
Wirecard Card Solutions Limited, a Wirecard AG company, is card issuer of the new Pockit Prepaid MasterCard® programme, offered by Programme Manager Pockit Limited.
Interview: Michael Berthold, President and Founder of KNIME, on Data Mining, Startups, and Visual Workflow
Prof. Dr. Michael Berthold is the founder and president of KNIME.com AG, makers of the popular KNIME open source data mining and processing platform.
Cryptocurrency Round-Up: Argentina Embraces Altcoins, Bitcoin Boosts Overstock Shares and Bitbond Funding
The price of bitcoin has continued to slide, dropping in value by a further 5% over the last 24 hours. This takes its price down to $525 (£315), around $100 less than it was one month ago.
A Former Yahoo Interim CEO Is Giving StockTwits A Boost
The finance world’s social network is getting some major upgrades. Ross Levinsohn is now on the board of Stocktwits, a social media platform for investors, traders, and entrepreneurs.
http://www.businessinsider.com/former-yahoo-interim-ceo-joining-stocktwits-2014-8#ixzz3AU6zhRa9
Fashion-Trends per Kreditkarte: PAYONE übernimmt die Zahlungsabwicklung für den ORSAY Online-Shop
PAYONE übernimmt europaweit die Zahlungsabwicklung für den Online-Shop von ORSAY. Das bekannte deutsche Modeunternehmen mit Sitz im baden-württembergischen Willstätt entwirft junge, modische und preiswürdige Outfits für insgesamt 27 Länder.