Tag "Austria"

12 Fintech Startups from Austria You Have to Know

With only 87 active fintech companies, Austria’s fintech scene remains relatively small when compared with neighbors Germany and Switzerland. Nevertheless, the Austrian fintech industry has enjoyed increasing recognition over the past few years with numerous domestic fintech startups successfully expanding

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Top 30 Upcoming Fintech Events in DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)

Looking to keeping up with the burgeoning fintech ecosystem of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH)? The following 30 events will give you plenty of opportunities to catch up with some of the industry’s hottest startups and brightest minds.   Blockchain

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Europe’s Largest IEO Comes from Austria, €43.6M Raised

Bitpanda, a Vienna-based crypto startup, has launched a new digital asset exchange, called Bitpanda Global Exchange  after raising EUR 43.6 million in the largest initial exchange offering (IEO) in Europe. On August 6, Bitpanda sold out its IEO for the

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19 Influential Fintech Founders in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH)

With 100 million Internet users, a developed tech community and a large pool of investors, the DACH region, which comprises Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is one of the fastest growing EU economic regions with a booming fintech sector. DACH is

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Crypto Valley Zug Ranks Third in Startup Funding Report

The Swiss city of Zug, also referred to as Crypto Valley, was ranked the third city in the world in terms of startup funding volume in H1 2018, primarily driven by its growing crypto-community, according to a report by Speedinvest

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Blockchain in Austria: An Overview

Austria has embarked on a digital transformation journey and has set out to become a hotspot for blockchain technology. In 2017, the government of Austria presented its Digital Roadmap, a strategy that analyzes the country’s challenges and describes nearly 150 measures

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Fintech Events In Germany And Austria To Attend In 2018

The fintech ecosystem in Germany and Austria has grown rapidly in the past years. German fintech startups attracted EUR 307 million of venture capital funds in 1H’2017, surpassing the total amount raised for the whole year 2016 with EUR 400

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Top 30 Fintech Influencers in Austria

In 2014, fintech startups in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) raised over US$175 million, nearly tripling the amount raised in the three previous years. The region has a burgeoning fintech scene and yet, little has been about fintech in Austria

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