Tagged: germany

March 28, 2020 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Munich-based Regtech firm DataGuard, which provides what it refers to as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)-as-a-Service, has secured $20 million in capital through a Series A investment round, which was led by One Peak Partners. DataGuard assists firms with ensuring that their business complies… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany’s private banking customers who have an account with Bankhaus Hauck & Aufhäuser will now be able to access various third-party deposit products that are being offered through a partnership with Fintech firm Raisin’s German deposits platform (www.WeltSparen.de). According to a release, Hauck & Aufhäuser… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft (CSQ.F) is reporting that revenue increased 92% during 2019. According to a release, creditshelf saw revenue increase to €4.564 million from year prior of €2.4 million. The growth was due in part to a successful partnership with Commerzbank. Creditshelf is an online lender… Read More

March 22, 2020 @ 6:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Aescuvest international GmbH has issued a call to crowdfunding platforms to fight the global threat of the Coronavirus or COVID-19. aescuvest has issued a call to support programs to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic and to promote and fund innovations that may help… Read More

March 17, 2020 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Penta announced on Tuesday it secured €18 million through its latest round of funding, which was led by RTP Global with participation from ABN AMRO Ventures, VR-Ventures, finleap, and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures. The latest funding round comes six months after Penta raised €8… Read More

March 17, 2020 @ 1:08 am By JD Alois  |  

KlickOwn has launched its first security token offering for real estate in Germany. Launched in mid-2019, the first digital security is for a building based in Lüneburg, Germany. The offering is debt-based seeking up to €1.5 million. As of today, the offering has raised over €350,000…. Read More

March 15, 2020 @ 10:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) recently announced the acquisition of ESR Labs, a Munich-based company that develops embedded software for German car brands and suppliers. This news comes just days after Accenture acquired Mudano, which is a strategic data consultancy to UK financial services firms, further enhancing its… Read More

March 13, 2020 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority or BaFin, has approved the first cross-border security token offering (STO) for ParkinGO, according to the company. ParkinGO will be issuing digital securities on the token issuance platform STOKR based in Luxembourg. Retail investors in Germany, along with investors… Read More

March 13, 2020 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TBC Bank Group PLC, a Georgian bank headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia, announced on March 12, 2020 that it will be expanding its digital banking services to Germany, in order to take advantage of the leading European nation’s progressive environment for new businesses. The Space digital… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Kreditech has rebranded to Monedo. The company is a point of sale (PoS) lender. The online lender claims to have over one million customers that have received more than 2 million loans. In a release, Monedo said it was looking to “further grow its position… Read More

March 8, 2020 @ 11:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based insurtech omni:us recently announced it secured $13 million through its Series A investment round, which was led by CommerzVentures with participation from Viola FinTech and Uniqa Ventures. The investment round notably comes just a few months after omni: us received a €1.6 million grant from… Read More

March 7, 2020 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany (BaFin), the nation’s financial regulator, is suspending the operations of a firm known as KKT UG from Berlin, which allowed users to purchase and sell digital currencies via ATMs. As BaFin noted on March 4, 2020, Adam Gramowski,… Read More

March 5, 2020 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pan-European marketplace for short-term SME property-backed loans EstateGuru announced on Thursday it has just approved and published the first German project on its funding portal. According to EstateGuru, the first German project is in Sindelfingen, which is close to Stuttgart, and the borrower is an… Read More

March 3, 2020 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirecard AG (GER:WDI), a multinational internet tech and financial services provider which is listed on the German stock exchange (DAX) and is headquartered in Aschheim, district of Munich, has teamed up with Estonia-based Xolo, a company that allows entrepreneurs to launch their businesses completely online. … Read More

February 29, 2020 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany-based Wirecard, a global internet technology firm and financial services provider, is teaming up with Union Bank in the Philippines in order to enhance the efficiency and the convenience of its banking services for corporate clients in the country. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was… Read More

February 29, 2020 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

In a post on LinkedIn, Invesdor founder Lasse Mäkelä has announced the platform he launched has identified a new CEO. Mäkelä did not identify the name of the new executive. He stated: “As many of you also know, Invesdor has been in search of a… Read More

February 28, 2020 @ 7:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

equensWorldline SE, a subsidiary of Worldline, a company specializing in payments and transactional services, has teamed up with UniCredit, a Europe-based financial institution, in order to handle the processing of all SEPA payments, instant payments, multi-currency, and high-value transactions. As mentioned in a press release:… Read More

February 28, 2020 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

iwoca, an online lender serving SMEs, has received significant backing from BNY Mellon Insight Investment. According to multiple reports, iwoca has received €100 million to provide funding for small businesses in Germany. Last year, iwoca expressed its intent to boost its presence in Germany, a… Read More

February 27, 2020 @ 10:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital-only bank platform N26 announced earlier this week its products, N26 You, Metal and Business You accounts, are now available for residents in Greece and Slovenia. According to N26, the premium memberships come with features to help “make everyday life as easy as possible.” The banking… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 10:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kapilendo is a Germany based Fintech that started life as a more traditional debt-based crowdfunding platform but has recently issued its first digital security. While moving into the blockchain sector Kapilendo has also added digital banking services catering to SMEs. Launched in 2015, Kapilendo went… Read More