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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.…
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Driving the Blockchain Industry: Christine Kiefer
No one can avoid the topic of blockchain and cryptocurrencies now. Reports and podcasts on this industry are increasing daily and startups are sprouting like mushrooms. Investors see a bright future in blockchain, which is why the money is loose. But undeniably, the percentage of women involved with cryptocurrency is far below that of men.…
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Driving the Blockchain industry: Anita Patz
No one can avoid the topic of blockchain and cryptocurrencies now. Reports and podcasts on this industry are increasing daily and startups are sprouting like mushrooms. Investors see a bright future in blockchain, which is why the money is loose. But undeniably, the percentage of women involved with cryptocurrency is far below that of men.…
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Driving the blockchain industry: Katharina Gehra
No one can avoid the topic of blockchain and cryptocurrencies now. Reports and podcasts on this industry are increasing daily and startups are sprouting like mushrooms. Investors see a bright future in blockchain, which is why the money is loose. But undeniably, the percentage of women involved with cryptocurrency is far below that of men.…
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Exclusive: Banxware snaps up Klarna boss Simões as CTO
On March 1, Banxware expanded its management team and brought Diogo Simões on board as Chief Technology Officer. Previously, he worked at Klarna as Lead for Decision Infrastructure. The new CTO will focus on strengthening the development of Banxware’s financial technology platform. Banxware received €4 million in seed funding just a few weeks ago from…
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I win! These companies are “Fintech of the Year” 2020
Cheer, cheer, cheer … and our fintechs are ready to cheer as they have all been awarded Payment & Banking’s “Fintech of the Year 2020” award. The coveted prize was awarded yesterday evening during one of the transactions, which due to the situation could only take place remotely. But stop! The current situation does not…
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News review in February 21 – The most important at the end
Our monthly review in February 2021 There’s never a dull moment in the fintech world. Companies are founded, investments are made and new products are launched on the market. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of everything. We take care of that and summarize the most important news of the past month in a compact…
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“Green” investment opportunities increasingly popular
How do people invest their money in times of Corona and what does the search for sustainability actually have to do with it? And who is actually driving the action? In times of the pandemic, the Quirin Bank wanted to know, and in its study “Ever greener? What investors know, want and do”, they looked…
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The faces of the industry: Mark Elser
May we introduce Mark Elser by iBanFirst. 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…
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What does Finnest do?
As a team of Payment & Banking we try to provide a continuous overview of We report on both small and large fintechsand insurtechs, on established banks as well as neo-banks, on digital strategies, on major investments by national and international financiers, write about exits and provide analyses on current topics. Some companies appear more…
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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…
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The second round of Transactions 20½ is in the starting blocks
The Corona pandemic still has us all in its grip and the infection figures are not yet falling to the extent that we can give the all-clear. This also means something for us and our event planning. Contrary to all our hopes to see each other live and in colour again in February, the second…
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When it comes to fintech, Berlin is no longer a foregone conclusion
First, first! Everybody wants to be. It’s no different for cities ranked as top locations and darlings vying for international VCs. Especially when it comes to fintechs, Berlin is always shouting out loud – of the well over 900 fintechs that currently exist in Germany, a large number of the companies are actually still based…
