Christina Cassala

  • Introducing 5 new fintechs we don’t know yet

    Introducing 5 new fintechs we don’t know yet

    Everything already there, everything already seen? Not true. What else is there to come? A lot! From now on, we will prove in our loose episodes on new fintechs on the market that Germany is still a place of founders who still come up with something new in the finance, payment and banking industry. We’re…

  • Thank you, DKB! The sponsors of the PEX in the presentation.

    Thank you, DKB! The sponsors of the PEX in the presentation.

    Without the right sponsors, it would all be nothing. And even if in year two of the pandemic the Payment Exchange had to take place differently than we had hoped, we thank our loyal sponsors who believe in us and remain faithful to us. On the occasion of the PEX theme week from 27.9. until…

  • Thank you, Mastercard! The sponsors of the PEX in the presentation.

    Thank you, Mastercard! The sponsors of the PEX in the presentation.

    Without the right sponsors, it would all be nothing. And even if in year two of the pandemic the Payment Exchange had to take place differently than we had hoped, we thank our great sponsors who believe in us and remain loyal to us. On the occasion of the PEX theme week from 27.9. By…

  • inVenture gives private investors access to venture capital funds

    inVenture gives private investors access to venture capital funds

    Leaving money exclusively in the bank is no longer a good idea. There, “thanks” to negative interest rates, it becomes less, not more, the longer it sits. The solution is to invest in different asset classes in a diversified manner. Young fintechs in particular are establishing themselves on the market because they minimize the hurdles…

  • “We must now set the course for a sustainable financial centre in Germany”.

    “We must now set the course for a sustainable financial centre in Germany”.

    The federal election is imminent and the election campaign of the parties is in the final spurt. Many voters are still unsure where to put their cross on Sunday. Meanwhile, we asked industry players, “What do you want from the new federal government in the upcoming legislative session?” What role does cash play in this?…

  • What is tokenization and why is it actually important?

    What is tokenization and why is it actually important?

    The principle of the “5-Minute-Friday” is probably known to many by now. This concept also fits perfectly for the popular podcast model. Every Friday, Alexander Bechtel, Jonas Gross and Michael Blaschke explain a question of the crypto community in a short and crisp way in five minutes. In today’s 5-Minute Friday episode, Michael Blaschke looks…

  • Episode 7: Strong women – strong voices!

    Episode 7: Strong women – strong voices!

    These are the female faces of the industry Every Wednesday, in our popular “Faces of the Industry” series, individuals from the payments and banking industry answer our standardized questionnaire of ten questions each. Over the years, a large number of interesting answers have come together. This series also features many great women in the industry…

  • The faces of the industry: Christin Friedrich

    The faces of the industry: Christin Friedrich

    May we introduce: Christin Friedrich from Innovestment GmbH Working in the FinTech industry is like coming and going, requires a high degree of professionalism in a thoroughly relaxed working environment and is above all characterised by innovation as well as good, clever and future-oriented ideas, according to the widespread consensus. But who are actually the…

  • Introducing 5 new fintechs we don’t know yet

    Introducing 5 new fintechs we don’t know yet

    Everything already there, everything already seen? Not true. What else is there to come? A lot! That Germany is still a place of founders, who still come up with something new even in the finance, payment and banking industry, we prove from now on in our loose episodes on new companies in the finance industry.…

  • Episode 6: Strong women – strong voices!

    Episode 6: Strong women – strong voices!

    These are the female faces of the industry Every Wednesday, in our popular “Faces of the Industry” series, individuals from the payments and banking industry answer our standardized questionnaire of ten questions each. Over the years, a large number of interesting answers have come together. This series also features many great women in the industry…

  • The faces of the industry: Nicolas Kipp

    The faces of the industry: Nicolas Kipp

    May we introduce: Nicolas Kipp from Banxware Working in the FinTech industry is like coming and going, requires a high degree of professionalism in a thoroughly relaxed working environment and is above all characterised by innovation as well as good, clever and future-oriented ideas, according to the widespread consensus. But who are actually the brains…

  • There’s life in the old dog yet: purchase on account

    There’s life in the old dog yet: purchase on account

    Given the current situation, who is surprised by these figures? Almost everyone from the DACH region has shopped online in the past Corona year. This is the result of the E-COM Report DACH published today (available for download at the bottom of the page) – a survey of 4000 consumers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland,…

  • Initiative launched: Together against IBAN discrimination

    Initiative launched: Together against IBAN discrimination

    With the “Accept my IBAN” initiative from leading fintechs such as Wise (formerly Transferwise), N26, Klarna, Revolut, Raisin and SumUp, consumers can now report “IBAN discrimination”. The EU regulation in force since 2014 does provide that holders of accounts within the EU can pay within the member states without any problems. But unfortunately, the reality…