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Former Tink employees launch fintech Atlar and raise five million euros
The Swedes are an innovative people and have often been ahead of the game when it comes to fintech. Now the new fintech startup Atlar, founded by three former Tink employees, Joel Nordström, Joel Wägmark and Johannes Elgh, is launching. With Atlar, companies can communicate directly with banks via a novel layer to seamlessly and…
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Expansion of the product range: Ginmon and Upvest announce cooperation
Low interest rates, rising inflation and an ever-widening pension gap are putting a strain on consumers, and in times of uncertainty it is becoming increasingly difficult to put money aside for emergencies or even for the future. Even participation in the capital market has long since ceased to guarantee high returns. At the same time,…
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re:cap founder Becker: “Turbulence in the market is an opportunity”.
VC investments have declined significantly in recent weeks and months. New and established fintechs alike must now get creative and rethink their funding mix. Many are also looking for alternative growth capital in the process. Paul Becker founded the fintech re:cap in 2021. The Berlin-based company enables financing for digital companies with recurring revenues, for…
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Berlin-based fintech Nelly raises €4 million in seed round
Nelly is a Berlin-based fintech that positions itself as a “signature & billing tool for medical practices.” The software can be used to digitize documents, signatures and payments in practices. Now the company announces a seed round of 4 million euros. Among the investors are well-known investors. The start-up’s software solution enables medical professionals to…
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Tax app Taxfix becomes a unicorn after completing Series D
Taxfix, Europe’s leading mobile tax app, today announced a new $220 million Series D funding round. This elevates the Berlin-based financial company, with a total valuation of over one billion dollars, to Unicorn status. This sum would make it the largest transaction in the German start-up market so far this year. The company’s valuation rises…
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Embedded finance fintech Banxware raises 10 million euros
Embedded finance is undoubtedly one of the hypes of the past year. In Germany, the fintech Banxware, founded in 2020, is one of the first to significantly shape and advance the topic in Germany. Now the company has raised €10 million in a seed expansion round led by Element Ventures. D4 Ventures, FinVC and Varengold…
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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! 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…
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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…
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News: These are the most important crypto news of September 2021
Crypto and blockchain news is taking an increasingly prominent place in news coverage. What are the European Central Bank’s (ECB) plans, what’s next for CBDCs globally and what are banks and corporates doing? It is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain an overview here. But don’t worry! We’ll take care of that for you and summarize…
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Pair Finance expands to Austria
Fintech Pair Finance is starting to go international. The first target market outside Germany is Austria. An experienced manager has been recruited to head the Austrian unit.
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NumberX – ex-Revolut and Anyline executives launch new fintech
New fintech NumberX launches app-based payment card based on open banking principle. Mastercard is on board as a strategic partner. Claudio Wilhelmer, previously Country Manager DACH of the London-based neobank Revolut, and Matthias Seiderer, previously Chief Revenue Officer of the Viennese AI technology company Anyline, are joining forces: With their new fintech company NumberX, they…
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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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News review in December 20 – The most important at the end
Our monthly review in December 2020 There is never a dull moment in the fintech world. Companies are founded, investments are made and new products are brought to market. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of everything. We take care of that and summarize the most important news of the previous month in a compact overview together.…
