Tagged: germany

September 2, 2021 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Perception of investment crowdfunding in Germany continues to tick up, according to crowdfunding.de. In its annual barometer report, almost 3/4 of surveyed individuals are aware of the ability to raise money online at 74.3% The segment of people that understand crowdfunding is almost half at… Read More

September 2, 2021 @ 6:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iwoca, one of the largest small business lenders in Europe, has introduced its “industry-first” cash advance product on Funding Xchange for small business online sellers. iwoca will reportedly be the first lender in the United Kingdom – leveraging Open Banking – to provide fully automated… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scalable Capital, an online broker and one of Europe’s largest digital wealth management platforms, recently expanded its savings plan offering. Scalable Capital customers are now able to consistently save towards stocks, exchange-traded funds or ETFs, and virtual currencies, beginning at just 1 Euro savings rate…. Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS:ADYEN), the international payments platform, recently announced the launch of its integration with Shiji Payments, offering hospitality businesses the option to leverage the  Adyen platform together with Shiji, “a leader in the provision of technological solutions for the hospitality, food service, retail, and entertainment… Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 6:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Serrala, an international financial automation and B2B payments software firm, has acquired a majority investment from Hg, a global software and services investor. After the deal is finalized, Serrala’s Chief Executive Sven Lindemann and existing investor, Waterland, will continue to offer support to the business… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 11:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

GenoCrowd, a partnership between Raiffeisenbank im Hochtaunus and CrowdDesk, has announced its first securities offering for a property project in Leipzig. GenoCrowd GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of CrowdDesk GmbH. Both GenoCrowd GmbH and CrowdDesk GmbH are companies that are independent of Raiffeisenbank im Hochtaunus eG…. Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solarisbank AG, which claims to be Europe’s leading Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, reveals that it has acquired EUR 190 million in an “oversubscribed” Series D round, valuing the firm at EUR 1.4 billion. The company’s investment round has been led by Decisive Capital Management, along with… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The Fraunhofer Society has published a report on the crowdfunding sector in Germany during the time of COVID-19. Fraunhofer states that the year 2020 will “remain in special memories for all of us” as COVID-19 unpredictably changed all of our lives. The research took a… Read More

July 22, 2021 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LGT, a global private banking and asset management group that is owned by the Princely House of Liechtenstein, has reportedly decided to acquire a minority stake in Germany’s digital wealth manager LIQID. As noted by its management: “LIQID is a digital wealth manager that offers… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Savings interest rates have hit record lows says Raisin citing ECB data. According to the ECB, retail interest rates in the eurozone have dropped to 0.16% on average, the lowest average interest rate on record.  If you are a corporation, things get worse as businesses… Read More

July 18, 2021 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The iwoca SME Expert Index reveals that 1 in 3 brokers “see rising demand for unsecured finance.” As noted in an update shared with CI, more than a third (38%) of brokers submitted “more lending applications for unsecured finance in May compared to the previous… Read More

July 17, 2021 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at EstateGuru, an online lending platform that offers retail investors the ability to back loans secured by property, notes that even though we’re in the middle of really hot summer days and the start of the holiday season, the platform has still seen… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at EstateGuru, an online lending platform that offers retail investors the ability to back loans secured by property, notes that as is customary, and as part of their commitment to transparency, they’ve published an “externally audited” annual report for 2020. EstateGuru‘s management writes in… Read More

July 12, 2021 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

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

July 6, 2021 @ 11:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new German law could affect Bitcoin’s price for the better, GlobalBlock sales trader Alexandra Clark believes. German special funds may now invest up to 20 per cent of their funds in cryptocurrencies. If everyone does that, it represents a $415 billion inflow, Clark estimated…. Read More

July 3, 2021 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bigbank, a global Estonian-owned bank providing personalized financial products, has selected European payment services firm Nets, to offer issuer processing and digital services, such as virtual cards and mobile payment capabilities. As noted by its management: “We’re a new type of bank – a truly… Read More

July 2, 2021 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Vereinigte Volksbank Raiffeisenbank eG (VVRB) and creditshelf AG have announced a cooperation agreement to provide access to capital for German SMEs. According to a note from creditshelf, the partnership agreement will see corporate customers of Volksbank gaining access to credit services provided by creditshelf. The… Read More

July 1, 2021 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

OneFor, a Germany-based Fintech that is looking to disrupt incumbents in the payments and transfer sector, has announced the launch of its “borderless” service. OneFor promises to offer customers, cheaper, faster, and safer payments and transfers across Europe. According to a release, OneFor facilitates transfers… Read More

June 30, 2021 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Deutsche Börse Group has acquired majority ownership in Crypto Finance AG. In a public statement, Deutsche Börse said this builds upon its ability to support digital assets by providing a direct point to invest in crypto as well as providing custody. Deutsche Börse said it paid… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany-based Fintech firms Raisin and Deposit Solutions have reportedly decided to merge their operations in order to establish a new company in the business-to-consumer or B2C savings sector. Deposit Solutions currently operates deposit marketplaces for more than 150 partners, such as large institutions including Deutsche… Read More