Day: Fintech
Inside Stories
Wirecard – Fintech from the very beginning
Wirecard is no longer just a name in the fintech scene. We wanted to know how a startup with teething problems became…
Needs Review
Tradico wins Startup Award from ALSO
Munich-based fine trader Tradico scooped the ALSO Startup Award in Bochum. A Swiss cloud provider also received an award. As part of…
Needs Review
DvH Ventures invests in NDGIT
Together with other strategic partners, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures is investing a seven-figure sum in the Munich-based technology company NDGIT. The joint venture…
Deals
Global slump in fintech investments
Investors invested significantly less money in fintech startups in 2016 than in the previous year. Global investments in young technology companies in…
Needs Review
Maß instead of Kölsch: Billion-dollar fintech Klarna moves to Munich
"Goodbye cathedral city and off to the south" seems to be Klarna's motto. The company is located in the heart of Munich's city center...
Needs Review
'Start-up Competition – Digital Innovations': Countdown!
Phase 1 of Round 1/2017 of the Digital Innovations Startup Competition is running this month. Until December 31st…
Deals
Tradico is pleased about further investment
Tradico AG, the first Europe-wide online fine trader for the commercial sector, completed another round of financing in January 2017 through...
Good to know
FinTechs are driving corporates ahead
FinTechs are one of the hottest startup topics of the year. Experts expect steep growth in company valuations, investments, and acquisitions. A…
Needs Review
Start-up competition – Digital innovations enter a new round
Phase 1 of Round 1/2017 of the startup competition begins on January 2, 2017. Until March 31, 2017, at 6:00 PM…
Needs Review
Who trusts their money to a robo-advisor?
Educated, relatively young, active in the financial sector: The Munich-based FinTech startup Scalable Capital — which claims to be the market leader in Germany — is…
Inside Stories
Unlimited growth: The FinTech market in Germany
The Federal Ministry of Finance commissioned a survey of the German FinTech market. The study provides a good insight into a rapidly growing industry. The study…
Inside Stories
Paying virtually as a teenager – 7 questions for… wismo!
The Munich-based startup wismo has set out to finally enable virtual payments for people under 18. How does this work? Here's…
