Tagged: germany

July 18, 2019 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

N26, a European digital-only bank, announced on Thursday a $170 million extension of its Series D funding round to $470 million. N26 reported that the extension drives the bank’s valuation to $3.5 billion, claim it to be the highest valued German startup. To date, N26 has raised more… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based fintech Wirecard announced on Tuesday its new prototype of a Smart Mirror, developed by Wirecard’s Innovation Lab. The company claimed that the mirror is Germany’s first intelligent mirror through which consumers may also pay for items. “The unique offering offers a completely new customer… Read More

July 16, 2019 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

N26, a European digital-only bank, announced on Monday the launch of its new premium banking account, N26 You. According to N26, the account puts users at the core of everything, while building on an existing seamless, borderless banking experience. “N26 You expands on all the… Read More

July 16, 2019 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, a Germany-based Fintech that has rapidly grown in popularity across the continent, has received a €25 million from Goldman Sachs. Raisin announced its intent to cross the Atlantic this past May and enter the US market. Raisin is a Fintech that enables savers to… Read More

July 11, 2019 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

N26, a European digital-only bank, has launched in the US market. Long anticipated, N26 looks to enter one of the most competitive banking markets in the world that is dominated by global money center banks plus thousands of smaller regional operations. N26 is the first… Read More

July 10, 2019 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DB / NYSE: DB) finally announced its plan to dig itself out of its financial hole this past week. Deutsche Bank’s plan entailed a significant downsizing with a workforce reduction of approximately 18,000 full-time equivalent employees to around 74,000 employees by 2022…. Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it is now offering online flexible payment solution support for German supermarket chain, getnow. It was revealed: “Thanks to Wirecard, getnow is able to offer its customers a flexible variety of digital payment… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 1:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marketplace lending platform October, which is based in France, has expanded in Germany, according to a blog post by CEO and founder Oliver Goy. October has selected Thorsten Seeger, a Funding Circle veteran, as CEO of October Deutschland as its plots its ongoing expansion across… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 7:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitbond’s security token offering (STO) closed yesterday raising over €2.1 million. The Bitbond Token was the first issuer to receive approval of a prospectus by Germany’s security regulator – BaFin. The STO was opened to the public in March of 2019. Bitbond has been regulated… Read More

July 4, 2019 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft, a Germany based online lender, says it lending volume has more than doubled in volume during the first 6 months of 2019. In comparing the first half of 2019 versus the first six months of 2018,  creditshelf reports that the volume of arranged… Read More

July 1, 2019 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Funding Circle announced last week it has partnered with Aviva Finans AB to pledge €50 million towards funding loans for German and Dutch small businesses. According to Funding Circle, the investment agreement facilitates the initial €50 million in small business loans over… Read More

June 24, 2019 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitbond, a Germany-based global online lending platform that is in the process of issuing one of the first security tokens, says guidelines issued by FATF impacting “virtual asset service providers” or VASPs – has gone too far. Bitbond, licensed by BaFin, is in the midst… Read More

June 19, 2019 @ 1:00 am By Therese Torris  |  

Younited Credit announced today that it has hired Kai Friedrich, a senior German banker to head its German operations. Younited Credit is the only consumer lending platform which has its own “passportable” license allowing it to operate as a credit institution throughout the European Union…. Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it has expanded its cooperation with German retailer, KaDeWe Group, to enable all digital in-store payments. Wirecard reported that through the expansion, it will now handle all cashless payments. “The Wirecard digital financial… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 announced on Wednesday it is now offering its banking service to 3.5 million customers worldwide. The company also revealed that it is a global employer with more than 1300 employees across 60 nationalities. “As well as headquarters in Berlin, offices in New… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Lemonade has crossed the Atlantic and invaded Europe. The Insurtech announced the news in a blog post and email to followers reporting that Lemonade’s insurance services will now be available in Germany. The move was originally forecasted in 2018 when Lemonade announced its intent to… Read More

June 7, 2019 @ 3:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintechs Raisin and Yolt have formed a new partnership. Yolt is a “smart thinking money app” claiming more than 900,000 registered users. Raisin is a savings marketplace that enables users to capture higher returns on their parked cash without geographical constraints. Raisin will now provide… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 7:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Getsafe, a Germany-based insurtech startup, announced on Thursday it secured $17 million through its Series A funding round, which was notably led by Earlybird with participation from CommerzVentures and other existing investors. Founded in 2014, Getsafe claims it is looking to reinvent insurtech and is… Read More

June 3, 2019 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Penta has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. Marko Wenthin, co-founder of solarisBank, will move into the CEO role joining the management team consisting of Jessica Holzbach, Chief Customer Officer, Luka Ivicevic, Chief of Staff, Lukas Zörner, Chief Product Officer and Matteo Concas,… Read More

June 1, 2019 @ 8:11 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The President of Germany’s central bank, Jens Weidmann, has warned that implementing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could lead to the destabilization of global financial systems, especially during times of fiscal crisis. The warning came during a speech delivered at the opening of the Bundesbank… Read More