Germany
Neue Finanz-App macht Sparen für Familien kinderleicht und nachhaltig
Ab jetzt macht es „Clanq“! Nach Monaten des Konzipierens, Programmierens und Ausprobierens geht heute, am 14. März 2022, das neue Schweizer FinTech Clanq an den Start. Die einfach zu bedienende App ist eine einzigartige Kombination aus Bankkonto, Sparplan, Cashback-Gutschriften und
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German Fintech Investor CommerzVentures Closes Its €300 Million Fund
German specialist fintech investor CommerzVentures has announced its third €300 million fund. The fund will go towards supporting early and growth-stage companies in the fintech and insurtech sectors, as well as the emerging climate fintech space. CommerzVentures has also committed
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UK’s Crypto Index Series Pockets Seed Funding From coinIX and F10 Investment
German investment company coinIX and F10 Investment, the investment arm of fintech incubator F10, have jointly poured in seed investment into the Crypto Index Series (CIS). CIS is a UK startup that had successfully graduated from the F10 Incubation Programme
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Revolut Launches as a Bank in Liechtenstein and Germany
Revolut has operationalized its Lithuania-based European specialized banking licence in 10 European markets. Customers in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden who upgrade to Revolut Bank for additional services will now have their deposits protected under
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Roll Out of Digital Euro Could Transform Payments in Germany
A digital programmable euro is essential for innovative business models in Germany, according to the Frankfurt School Blockchain Centre (FSBC). The FSBC is a think tank and research centre focusing on the business implications of blockchain. It published the “The
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Jumio Acquires 4Stop For End-To-End Identity Solutions
US-based online mobile payments and identity verification company Jumio is acquiring strategic partner and KYC, compliance and fraud prevention solution provider 4Stop. The deal is expected to close early next year. The acquisition of the Germany-headquartered company will help Jumio
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Boerse Stuttgart’s BISON Launches Crypto Savings Plan
German stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart Group’s crypto platform BISON announced that it has rolled out savings plans for tradable cryptocurrencies. Plans start at a savings rate of 0.01 euros per week, month or quarter, and are accessible through BISON‘s app
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G+D Named a Winner of Singapore Fintech Festival’s Global CBDC Challenge
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Munich-based security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) was one of the three winners of the Global Central Bank Digital Currency Challenge (Global CBDC Challenge) The challenge was a part of the Singapore Fintech Festival
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German Investment Platform Moonfare Raised US$125 Million Series C
Moonfare, a German-based digital private equity investment platform for individual investors, announced that it has raised US$125 million in Series C funding, led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners. The company has raised US$185
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German B2B BNPL Firm Billie Bags US$100 Million From the Likes of Klarna, Tencent
Billie, a Berlin-based “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) platform for businesses, announced that it has closed a successful Series C funding round of US$100 million, increasing its valuation to US$640 million which has nearly quadrupled since the last funding round.
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