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Swedish Open Banking Fintech Trustly to Expand DACH Region Operations

Trustly, the Swedish global market leader in open banking payments, is putting its expansion plans for the DACH region into action. As part of this, the firm says it is building a German-speaking team, starting with strategic sales staff. The goal is to boost the… Read More

Majority of DACH Finance Professionals Say Outdated Financial Close Processes Result in Employee Turnover – Research Study

FloQast has announced the results of Market Study: The Role of Finance Automation in Reducing Stress and Retaining Talent in the DACH Region, the company’s latest research initiative. The survey explores the status of automation and digitalization “in finance and accounting teams in Germany, Austria,… Read More

Fintech Firm Tuum Appoints Foke Burmeister to Key Role for DACH and Central and Eastern Europe Regions

Tuum is pleased to announce that Foke Burmeister has joined as the new Sales Director for the DACH (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) and CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) regions. With an extensive track record in core banking and payments at EY and Accenture, Foke is… Read More

Invesdor Says Merger with Oneplanetcrowd Going Well as Green Wind Offering Successfully Funds

Invesdor, a securities crowdfunding platform approved to operate across the European Union, is touting a recent successful funding round that was listed on Oneplanetcrowd but saw solid participation across Invesdor’s home base. Oneplanetcrowd, an impact funding platform that focuses on green securities offerings, was acquired… Read More

Accounting Workflow Automation Fintech FloQast, BDO Germany Announce Consulting Partnership

FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software created by accountants for accountants, announced a strategic implementation partnership with BDO Germany to implement FloQast in the DACH (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) region. Through the partnership, FloQast will leverage BDO Germany’s expertise “to continue international expansion… Read More

Insurtech Socotra Targets European Expansion for Business Growth Strategy

Socotra announces a major drive into the European insurance markets, with an initial focus on the UK, DACH, France, and others, “following strong growth in 2022, including a 71% revenue increase, a 75% growth in customers, and a 117% YoY increase in policies managed on… Read More

Commerzbank Choses Nets, Part of European PayTech Nexi Group, to Develop Solution for Payment Card Processing

The agreement with Commerzbank is a key milestone for the issuing solutions business of Nexi in Germany. Commerzbank has chosen Nets, part of the European PayTech Nexi Group, in order “to develop a streamlined and scalable solution for processing credit, debit, and prepaid cards which… Read More

Invesdor Raising Funds on Own Platform: €1.4 Million on Day 1

Invesdor, a securities crowdfunding platform serving Europe, is raising growth capital for itself. Invesdor is actually the combination of multiple platforms: Invesdor, plus Finnest (Austria) and Kapilendo (Germany). The trio combined under a single banner selecting Invesdor as its brand. According to an email, on… Read More

BitMEX’s Acquisition of Bankhaus von der Heydt is Another Step in the Rehabilitation of the Crypto Trading Platform

Last week, BitMEX announced its intent to acquire Bankhaus von der Heydt. The deal is actually structured so that BXM Operations AG, founded by BitMEX CEO  Alexander Höptner and CFO Stephan Lutz, will acquire the bank located in Munich, Germany. While the purchase is subject… Read More

Aryza Group Enters Agreement to Acquire Collenda, a Credit Management Software Provider

Aryza Holdings Limited has announced that it’s accelerating its European roll-out via the acquisition of Collenda, a DACH and Benelux credit management software provider. Collenda offers an end-to-end integrated credit lifecycle platform for banks, corporates, and debt collection agencies. It covers the complete credit value… Read More

Digital Finance Platforms Kapilendo, Finnest, Consolidate Under Invesdor Brand

Three European digital investment platforms Kapilendo, Finnest, and Invesdor will now consolidate under the Invesdor brand. Finland-based Invesdor was originally launched as a securities crowdfunding platform. In 2019, Invesdor and Finnest completed a merger. When the two companies merged, Finnest was operating as an online… Read More

Invesdor Reports €25.9 Million in Investments for 2020

Invesdor, first launched as a Nordic securities crowdfunding platform, is reporting 2020 numbers of €25.9 million in funding for the year from 6100 individual transactions. In mid-2019, Invesdor completed a merger with online debt platform Finnest – a Fintech based in Austria. The combination of… Read More

Invesdor Launches Updated Website, Looks to Target DACH Countries

Invesdor, an investment crowdfunding platform based in Finland, has relaunched its website and branding. In recent months, Invesdor has had a change in leadership as founder Lasse Mäkelä stepped down as CEO to be replaced by Günther Lindenlaub. Invesdor completed a significant merger with debt-based… Read More

Invesdor Completes First Austrian Securities Offering for Biogena

  Invesdor, an equity crowdfunding platform that merged with an Austrian debt-funding platform Finnest in 2019, has completed its first equity round in the DACH region (Germany-Austria-Switzerland). Biogena Group GmbH raised almost €2 million, according to reports by Invesdor. Biogena, founded by CEO Albert Schmidbauer,… Read More

COVID-19: Largest Real Estate Platform in Austria First Saw Dip, then a Bounce

  We are hearing a lot of chatter about some online lending platforms halting originations and some real estate crowdfunding platforms pulling back. A report out of the DACH countries provides some European perspective. In the DACH countries, property investment has been a standout performer… Read More

Swisscard AECS, Provider of American Express, Mastercard, VISA Cards, Updates Early Collections Using FICO Analytics

Swisscard AECS, a company that provides American Express, Mastercard and VISA cards for private and business customers, has updated its early collections by using FICO analytics. This has reportedly resulted in a net 50% increase in revenue generated from billable collection expenses.  The update has… Read More

Big Fast Food Franchisee TQSR Raises Capital on Finnest Instead of Traditional Finance

The TQSR Group, Austria’s master franchisee of Burger King is raising capital via online marketplace Finnest as opposed to working with traditional banks. Finnest is a crowdfunding platform operating in the DACH region. Not too long ago, Finnest and Invesdor, a leading Nordic crowdfunding platform,… Read More

Crowd Investing: Finnest Funds Falkensteiner Hotels with Record Making €8.5 Million

Falkensteiner Hotels & Resorts and Finnest have closed on an €8.5 million funding round – one of the largest ever for a crowd finance platform. Finnest GmbH, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is a Fintech providing crowdfunding services in the DACH region as well as Slovakia and Croatia…. Read More

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