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Transactions 20 – Thank you, Fiducia & GAD IT
One of our sponsors this year – Fiducia & GAD IT 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…
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Quo vadis pension? The Riester (non)reform from a fintech perspective
A guest article by Dr. Alexander Kihm, Managing Director Raisin Pension GmbH In the last week of January 2021, there was a declaration of bankruptcy. A complete failure in pension policy. Why? And what does this actually have to do with Fintech? To understand this, we must first take a short trip back in time.…
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Transactions 20½ – Thank you paydirekt
One of our sponsors this year – paydirekt 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…
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Germany, your payment debacle
German financial institutions first ignored the opportunities in the payment sector, then slept through them, and now they are all in business, except for the local companies. That’s shameful. The payment and banking scene is undeniably never boring. Not a month goes by without new products, banks, fintechs and payment solutions hitting the market. But…
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Transactions 20½ – We hold the flag high
For 10 years, we at Payment & Banking have been reporting and commenting on developments in the industry. With paymentandbanking.com, the small link list became a large portal with daily articles, podcasts, infographics and the daily newsletter. What’s more, three times a year we host Payment Exchange, Banking Exchange and Transactions, perhaps the most important…
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Applekalypse! The supposed end of multi-banking apps
For a brief moment, the world stood still and multi-banking apps faced extinction. The reason for this was Apple’s release of the new App Store guidelines and the changes that came with it. Nothing less than the demise of all multibanking apps was up for discussion. The end of Outbank, finanzblick, Finanzguru and Co seemed…
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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 digital yuan: China leads the way in CBDC
#5minF – 5-Minute-Friday 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 Alex Bechtel, Jonas Gross and Michael Blaschke try to explain a question of the Bitcoin & Crypto community a little bit more in 5 minutes and briefly and…
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The current account from Klarna – competition in the banking market?
The current account from Klarna wants to take on established banks. A first test and conclusion.
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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 do bitcoin, blockchain and innovation have in common?
Alex von Frankenberg and André Bajorat in conversation at Bitcoin, Fiat, Rock’n’Roll What happens when a long-time VC investor and a banker with a FinTech background sit down for an hour and talk about Bitcoin, blockchain and innovation? You’ll find out in the latest podcast episode of Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll. Alex von Frankenberg, Managing…
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Bitcoin is a bubble, so what?
#5minF – 5-Minutes-Friday 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, Alex Bechtel tries to explain a Bitcoin & Crypto community question in a bit more detail in 5 minutes and briefly and crisply address the desired topic. With…
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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…
