Tagged: germany

May 30, 2025 @ 2:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global venture capital investments developed robustly in the first quarter of 2025. This is shown by the new Venture Pulse from KPMG, for which the global venture capital market is regularly evaluated. Global investments reached a new high in the first three months of the… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Vodafone customers may now Pay by Bank in Germany due to a partnership between Tink and Adyen (ADYEN:AMS). Tink is part of Visa (NYSE:V). Pay by Bank is an open banking process that allows for immediate transfers between two banks in a secure environment. Tink… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SimCorp, a global enabler of financial technology, and Clearstream, the post-trade business for the global markets, have launched a partnership to incorporate Clearstream’s post-trade offering in SimCorp’s integrated, front-to-back investment platform SimCorp One. Both SimCorp and Clearstream are members of Deutsche Börse Group. SimCorp’s clients… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

German fintech Aufinity Group announces the completion of a Series C funding of 26 million US-Dollars. The round is led by BlackFin Capital Partners, a European private equity firm focused exclusively on financial services buyouts and fintechs. Existing investors PayPal Ventures and Seaya Ventures are… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With the acquisition of Finanzportal24, Etops says that it strengthens its position in the market for digital wealth advisory and will offer financial service providers — “including independent financial advisors, intermediaries, as well as banks and insurance companies — an even broader range of integrated… Read More

May 13, 2025 @ 7:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo has reportedly received a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling the company to offer regulated digital asset services across the European Union. This regulatory milestone marks a major “expansion for BitGo Europe GmbH, which was established… Read More

May 11, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By Michael Wong  |  

German police have shut down the cryptocurrency platform eXch, confiscating €34 million ($38 million) in digital assets, authorities said, marking one of the country’s largest crypto-related seizures to date. The operation, conducted by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office,… Read More

May 7, 2025 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

lemon.markets has entered into a partnership with Optio Incentives, the leading equity compensation platform in Europe. By integrating lemon.markets’ digital brokerage and custody infrastructure, Optio Incentives “enhances the end-to-end experience for employees in Germany who receive shares as part of their compensation.” The joint solution… Read More

May 3, 2025 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fourthline, a pan-European fintech, has been chosen by Riverty to provide customer verification (KYC) technology, now live in both Germany and the Netherlands. Riverty, stands as an international financial services provider within the Bertelsmann Group. With over 50 years of industry experience, Riverty supports “more… Read More

April 30, 2025 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

This year’s 9th Crowdinvesting Symposium will take place on September 19, 2025, at Technische Universität Dresden. Dresden is the city where two of the oldest and still most relevant German crowdfunding platforms are located (Startnext and OneCrowd GmbH, Seedmatch, Econeers, Mezzany), which are likely to… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

tradias GmbH announced recently that it has successfully obtained approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Following the submission of its notification at the end of last year, tradias GmbH has been “granted authorization to provide… Read More

March 19, 2025 @ 1:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On March 14, 2025, Regtech Sumsub, a firm specializing in identity verification and anti-fraud solutions, issued a statement regarding a security incident involving Merkur AG, a prominent German company. At Sumsub, they claim that security is their top priority, and they take all reports of… Read More

March 11, 2025 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fineqia (CSE: FNQ) (OTC: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) has announced that its Cardano ETN has been coss listed on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange. The FTSE Cardano Enhanced Yield (YADA) is an Exchange Traded Note. The YADA ETN was initially launched in January 2025 on the Vienna… Read More

March 6, 2025 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted in a report that Germany’s venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) markets have been fairly resilient amid global economic shifts. PitchBook revealed in its comprehensive research report that as of December 2024, Germany’s private capital ecosystem demonstrates steady growth, though tempered by… Read More

March 3, 2025 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BaFin has shared an update titled “Risks in Focus 2025” and it notes that climate change, geopolitics and a weak economy could “put pressure on Germany’s financial system.” BaFin noted on its official website that natural disasters made more likely by climate change, international tensions… Read More

February 25, 2025 @ 7:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The fintech market remains under pressure, according to a report from KPMG which noted that in 2024, global fintech investments “fell to USD 95.6 billion – a level last seen in 2017.” As noted in the research report from KPMG, geopolitical conflicts and an uncertain… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 announced that new Metal customers will benefit from an ECB-linked interest rate, currently 2.75% per annum, on their Instant Savings. N26 Instant Savings reportedly comes with “no additional costs, no deposit limits, and full flexibility to withdraw funds at any time.” With an N26… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluefin reports that it has achieved the German Banking Industry Committee’s (GBIC German: Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft) Girocard certification on the Newland NPT N950 AIO smartPOS terminal. This certification reportedly enables German merchants to adopt SmartPOS devices while “simplifying Girocard payment acceptance through Bluefin’s TECS Engine, a… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru has noted that in May 2024, they spoke with Antje Mertig, CEO of Steinberg Real Estate Management GmbH, their partner in Germany, about the recovery process of defaulted loans in the market. Estateguru is now evaluating the progress made over the past year and… Read More

February 11, 2025 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent survey of German companies operating in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reveals that the region is expected to become increasingly important as a market and investment location. More than half of the companies surveyed (55%) anticipate that the economic relevance of the region… Read More