Search Results for ""
AI to Transform the Finance Landscape: WEF Report
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a critical aspect in financial services. Financial institutions around the world are making large-scale investments in AI and the trend isn’t expected to slow down anytime soon. The World Economic Forum (WEF) projects this number
Read More
EUR 50M in Growth Capital for European Fintech Founders
In a partnership with Raiffeisen Bank International and UNIQA Insurance Group, Speedinvest f will provide EUR 50M in funding for Late-Seed and Series A companies. Speedinvest f focuses on growth funding for European fintech companies in the areas of payments, alternative
Read More
Berlin Sees Thriving Fintech, Blockchain Ecosystems
Germany’s fintech ecosystem has boomed in the past years with Berlin emerging as one of Europe’s leading hubs for fintech and blockchain technology. Germany now hosts about 300 companies, which raised an estimated 613.8 million EUR in 2017 through 84
Read More
Neu Erfinden oder Verschwinden: 5 Szenarien für die Zukunft der Banken
Hat die Bank von heute eine Zukunft? Wie positionieren sich die bestehenden Institute in der digitalen Welt von morgen? Diverse Zukunftsszenarien sind denkbar. Einige Entwürfe stellte kürzlich der Basler Ausschuss für Bankenaufsicht (Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, BCBS) in einem
Read More
German FinTech Overview and Map 2018
Fintechs in Germany Overview graphic by paymentbanking including link collection sorted by fintech categories. German FinTech Overview Link collection: Payment https://www.payleven.de https://www.sumup.de https://www.izettle.com/de http://www.go4q.mobi http://www.ipayst.com/de/ http://www.kesh.de (nur noch bis 30.11) https://www.paycash.eu SQWallet http://www.payworksmobile.com https://www.billpay.de https://www.laterpay.net http://www.paywithatweet.com https://www.payorshare.de https://www.paylax.de http://www.optiopay.com/de/
Read More
German Fintech “Weltsparen” gets funding from Paypal
Raisin, a financial marketplace that enables savers to access the best deposit rates across Europe, has closed another round of financing. The company previously has raised a total of EUR 60 million, with investments from Thrive Capital, Ribbit Capital, and
Read More
10 Top Fintech Startups in Germany
Germany is increasingly establishing its credentials in the European fintech scene, and for many experts, it could very soon replace the UK as the region’s fintech leader. Investment in German fintech startups jumped to US$421 million in 2016, up 118%
Read More
The 15 Largest European Fintechs
Forbes Magazin published recently the 10 largest Fintech companies from the US. Our German blogging friends from paymentbanking tried to research the most valued European Fintechs. In their disclaimer they clearly state that the valuation is sometimes hard to find and comes
Read More
Europe’s Peer-to-Peer Lending Market
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has become a popular alternative to traditional bank loans for both businesses and individuals. The global P2P lending market was valued at US$26 billion in 2015 and is projected to reach US$460 billion by 2022, growing at
Read More
Switzerland’s Top Fintech Investors
The fintech sector continues to attract the attention of investors. In 2016, global venture investment in fintech grew by 11% to US$17.4 billion with a large portion of this amount going towards Chinese (US$7.7 billion) and American (US$6.2 billion) ventures.
Read More