European FinTech deals this week include Banxware and Global Processing Service We feature Q&As with Hussam EL-Sheikh of 9fin and Karim Rabbani of RGAX If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to us: Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Hussam EL-Sheikh, 9fin […]
European FinTech deals this week include Sygnum and PrimaryBid We feature Q&As with Daniel Andemeskel of Universal-Investment and Kristoffer Borg Petersen of Hufsy If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to us: Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Daniel Andemeskel of Universal-Investment […]
European FinTech deals this week include Ibancar We feature Q&As with Spiros Margaris of Margaris Ventures and Dirk Soehnholz of Soehnholz ESG GmbH If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to us: Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar 7 Questions with Spiros Margaris, Margaris Ventures […]
European FinTech deals this week include Numeral, Silverflow, Pliant, Re:cap and Modifi We feature Q&As with Enrique Lizaso Olmos of Multiverse Computing and Paula Blazquez Solano of InnoCells (Banco Sabadell) If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar FinTech Rising Stars 2021 – nicht verpassen Der […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. Multiverse Computing. Largest European Quantum Software Company. Backed by the European Investment Council and large VC. Third largest in the world after two American not-so-much-larger competitors. Delivering solutions to financial problems in optimization, machine-learning and pricing that are not correctly answered (or even not answered) […]
European FinTech deals this week include SPG We feature Q&As with Matti Rönkkö of Cooler Future and Cynthia Nadal of SeedX Liechtenstein If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to us: Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Matti Rönkkö of Cooler Future […]
Der jährliche Online-Report der Szene. Junge FinTech- & InsurTech-Startups aus Deutschland und Österreich, die aktuell den Markt erobern. Rising Stars kommt 2021 das erste Mal heraus. Und ab sofort jährlich im Herbst. Jedes Jahr die neuesten FinTechs/InsurTechs zu entdecken, die im aktuellen Jahr auf den Markt kamen. Und die Trends und Entwicklungen der anderen jungen […]
European FinTech deals this week include Enfuce We feature Q&As with Gabriel Levie of Wequity and Gerrit Sindermann of F10 Global. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to us: Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Gabriel Levie of Wequity 1.Please tell […]
European FinTech deals this week include Timeless, Pomelo and Thought Machine. We feature Q&As with Korbinian Spann of Insaas.ai and Semih Kacan of Swisscom Ventures. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar 7 Questions with Korbinian Spann of Insaas.ai 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, […]
Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Payhawk We feature Q&As with May Wang of Fin VC and Stefan Klauser of Aisot. Check out the 2nd edition of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with Money20/20 and SixThirty Ventures is out: http://www.fintechforum.de/sef/ If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank […]
Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Zilch We feature Q&As with Daragh Hanratty of IDA Ireland and Philipp Buschmann of AAZZUR Check out the 2nd edition of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with Money20/20 and SixThirty Ventures is out: http://www.fintechforum.de/sef/ If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank […]
Kicking off with a networking lunch, the event – streamed digitally to participants who could not make it in person – started with Samarth Shekhar, Co-Founder of FinTech Forum, summarising the European FinTech scene’s record funding volumes and deals of note this year. This was followed by the first round of startup presentations (Aazzur, aisot, […]
Meet and hear from the startups, investors and financial institutions behind “what’s next in European FinTech” – on 18th November, FinTech Forum returns to the Airport Club, Frankfurt. Check out the line-up and register here. Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Moralis and Viceversa We feature Q&As with Karim Rabbani of RGAX and […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hey I’m Huss, CTO & Co-founder of 9fin. I think I’d describe myself as an engineer in every sense of the word. So, via a degree in Aerospace Engineering, taking apart my siblings’ toys as a child, learning programming at school from […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I’m a Senior Analyst in the Ventures & Acquisitions team of RGAX, based out of Amsterdam. RGAX is the transformation engine of RGA, promoting and accelerating innovation within the Life and Health insurance sectors by means of organic and inorganic initiatives. RGA […]
Meet and hear from the startups, investors and financial institutions behind “what’s next in European FinTech” – on 18th November, FinTech Forum returns to the Airport Club, Frankfurt. Check out the line-up and register here. Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Yokoy and Moonfare. We feature Q&As with Cynthia Nadal of SeedX Liechtenstein and Christian Kronseder […]
ALLINDEX is among the startups selected to present at the FinTech Forum event on 18th Nov. 2021 at the Airport Club, Frankfurt: check out the line-up and register here. 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Work: Before starting ALLINDEX, I was global COO of STOXX and Head of Markets at Royal […]
Meet and hear from the startups, investors and financial institutions behind “what’s next in European FinTech” – on 18th November, FinTech Forum returns to the Airport Club, Frankfurt. Check out the line-up and register Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Kevin., Multiverse Computing, Resistant AI, Primer,Billie. We feature Q&As with Cynthia Nadal of SeedX […]
AAZZUR is among the startups selected to present at the FinTech Forum event on 18th Nov. 2021 at the Airport Club, Frankfurt: check out the line-up and register here. 1.Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am an entrepreneur, a husband and passionate about fintech. At my first job at […]
Cynthia is among the investors on stage at the FinTech Forum event on 18th Nov. 2021 at the Airport Club, Frankfurt: check out the line-up and register here. 1.Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Cynthia, I am a Partner at Seed X Liechtenstein. I am an operator […]
Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. Billender is the first buy now-pay later solution for paying bills. You simply snap a pic, you can pay any bill in seconds with a variety of flexible payment options. Billender simplifies payment of bills while giving the user a better overview of their personal finance. […]
Reconnect with and hear from the startups, investors and financial institutions behind “what’s next in European FinTech” – on 18th November, FinTech Forum returns to the Airport Club, Frankfurt here. Early stage European FinTech deals this week include ilumoni, Weecover, 9fin, Humn, N26, Zopa and Juni. We feature Q&As with Daragh Hanratty of IDA Ireland and David Putts of Billon. Seen the 2nd […]
Apply / register for the FinTech Forum 2021 on 18th Nov. at the Airport Club, Frankfurt) here. The 2nd edition of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook in partnership with Money20/20 and SixThirty Ventures is out: http://www.fintechforum.de/sef/ Check out our Q&As with Teo Blidarus of FintechOS and Virginia Bassano of Eight Roads. Early stage European FinTech deals this week include CoinShares International Limited (Flow Bank) and Abacon Capital (Getsafe). If you are an […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Sep. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Money2020 Europe. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor or financial institution looking to understand the difficult but rewarding journey to building a world-class Enterprise FinTech […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Sep. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Money2020 Europe. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor or financial institution looking to understand the difficult but rewarding journey to building a world-class Enterprise FinTech […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Sep. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Money2020 Europe. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor or financial institution looking to understand the difficult but rewarding journey to building a world-class Enterprise FinTech […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am leading the Swiss business for F10 Global, a Fintech and Insurtech-focused open accelerator, headquartered in Zurich with further hubs in Singapore and Spain. I am also in the board of our investment company, which invests in F10 startups. Besides that, […]
The first set of startups and investors at FinTech Forum 2021 on 18th Nov. at the Airport Club, Frankfurt) have been announced- check them out here. We feature Q&As with Gerrit Sindermann of F10 Global and Alex Mifsud of Weavr.io. Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Zilliqa Capital (Coinrule), Charles Delingpole (Comply Advantage), Illuminate Financial (Profian). If you are an early […]
The first set of startups and investors at FinTech Forum 2021 on 18th Nov. at the Airport Club, Frankfurt) have been announced- check them out here. We feature Q&As with our new event partner, Daragh Hanratty of IDA Ireland, and with Korbinian Spann of Insaas.ai, one of the startups selected to present at the event. Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Ace […]
We are proud to welcome Daragh and IDA Ireland as a partner of FinTech Forum 2021, taking place on 18th Nov. 2021 at the Airport Club, Frankfurt Airport / digital (depending on COVID restrictions). 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am VP for financial Services with IDA Ireland, […]
Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Octopus Ventures (Integrated Finance), SIX FinTech Ventures (RegTech), Mosaic Ventures (Lightyear) etc. We feature Q&As with Viktor Stensson, CEO of Bokio and May Wang of Fin VC (who is among the investors on stage at the FinTech Forum 2021 on 18th Nov. in Frankfurt). If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Sep. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Money2020 Europe. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor or financial institution looking to understand the difficult but rewarding journey to building a world-class Enterprise FinTech […]
Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Cysero (4Securitas), Volta Ventures (Sprinque), Haerlem Capital (Peaks) etc. We feature Q&As with Gabriel Levie of Wequity, David Putts of Billon and Semih Kacan of Swisscom Ventures (who is among the investors on stage at the FinTech Forum 2021 on 18th Nov. in Frankfurt). If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Sep. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Money2020 Europe. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor or financial institution looking to understand the difficult but rewarding journey to building a world-class Enterprise FinTech […]
Wequity is among the startups selected to present at the FinTech Forum 2021 – 18th Nov. 2021 at the Airport Club, Frankfurt Airport/ hybrid. Check out the agenda and apply / register here: http://ftf2021.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I was born and raised in Belgium and was lucky […]
Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Praetura Ventures (BankiFi), Nauta Capital (trustshare), Anthemis Group (Balance Re) etc. We feature Q&As with Korbinian Spann of Insaas.ai and Semih Kacan of Swisscom Ventures (who is among the investors on stage at the FinTech Forum 2021 on 18th Nov. in Frankfurt). If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in […]
Early stage European FinTech deals this week include Index Ventures (Taktile), Requr, Benson Capital Partners (Prepaid2Cash). We feature Q&As with Stefan Klauser of Aisot and May Wang of Fin VC (who is among the investors on stage at the FinTech Forum 2021 on 18th Nov. in Frankfurt) and Oliver Werneyer of Imburse Payments (who is among the scale-up founders featured in our upcoming publication: Scaling […]
May is among the investors on stage at the FinTech Forum event on 18th Nov. 2021 at the Airport Club, Frankfurt: check out the line-up and register here. 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I’m an investor at Fin VC, a B2B Fintech/Insurtech focused global venture capital, based out of […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Sep. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Money2020 Europe. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor or financial institution looking to understand the difficult but rewarding journey to building a world-class Enterprise FinTech […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Korbinian, I’m the founder and managing director of Insaas.ai. Our company and I are based in Munich, Germany. I have one son, live in the countryside and love sports like cycling, sailing, running and hiking. As Insaas.ai is a remote-first team, […]
Semih is among the investors who will be sharing his insights on “what’s next in European FinTech” at the FinTech Forum 2021 – 18th Nov. 2021 at the Airport Club, Frankfurt Airport /hybrid. Check out the agenda and register here: http://ftf2021.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure My name […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I’m an entrepreneur, so no surprise that I’m intensely curious about why things are the way they are, and what would happen if we can change how they are. That’s true for me in business and everything else I do – it […]
Investors in early stage European FinTech deals this week include Global Brain (Xayn), CommerzVentures(Afilio), Karlani Capital (Kroo) etc. We feature Q&As with with Marcus Börner of OptioPay and Daniel Andres and Dr. Teddy Amberg of Spicehouse Partners. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: […]
Investors in early stage European FinTech deals this week include Manuel Neuer (Votebase), LocalGlobe (Vira Health), Pinorena Capital (Darwinex).etc. We feature Q&As with Samuel Falmagne of Akur8 and Matilde Limbert of BiG Start Ventures. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: […]
Investors in early stage European FinTech deals this week include Adevinta Ventures (Lovys.fr), Cavalry and Stride (WhenThen), Felix Capital (Peppy) etc. We feature Q&As with Artur Banach of Movens Venture Capital and Dr. Christopher Oster of Clark. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise […]
Investors in early stage European FinTech deals this week include Nordic venture capital firm Industrifonden (Limina), NFX (Collective Benefits), Frog Capital (Caspar Health).etc. We feature Q&As with Nico Blanchard of Apiax and Mark Whitcroft of Illuminate Financial. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling […]
Investors in early stage European FinTech deals this week include TriplePoint Ventures (StepEx), Atlantic Labs (Helu), MiddleGame Ventures (Blockpit) etc. We feature Q&As with Christian Macht of Element Insurance AG and Stefan Lemper of Maschmeyer Group. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include StepEx, Foros, Dyme etc. We feature Q&As with Nigel Verdon of Railsbank and Maximilian Schausberger of Elevator Ventures. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: with Nigel Verdon of Railsbank 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Aveni Detect, Emma, Relai etc. We feature Q&As with Sheila Kagan of Paykey and Maximilian Schausberger of Elevator Ventures. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: with Sheila Kagan of Paykey 1.Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include ShareVision, Threatray, Airbank etc. We feature Q&As with Paul Christensen of Previse and Javier Correa of PostFinance AG. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: with Paul Christensen of Previse 1. Tell us a bit about yourself […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include LemonEdge, Cyber Guru, wajve etc. We feature Q&As with Michael Mueller of Form3 Financial Cloud and Stefan Lemper of Maschmeyer Group. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: Stefan Lemper of Maschmeyer Group 1. A year since the […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Stableton, Lightyear, Clim8 etc. We feature Q&As with Matilde Limbert of BiG Start Ventures and Mark Watters and Dinos Daborn of AxeTrading. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: with Matilde Limbert of BiG Start Ventures 1. A year […]
Mark Watters, CCO & Co-Founder (LEFT) Dinos Daborn, COO & Co-Founder (RIGHT) This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include re:cap, Asset Class, FQX etc. We feature Q&As with Miriam Wohlfarth of Banxware, Artur Banach of Movens Venture Capital and Sandipan Chakraborty of SONECT. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions – Interview video with Miriam Wohlfarth of Banxware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgqTSVGOY8 Banxware’s […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgqTSVGOY8 Banxware’s Embedded Financial Service platform bridges the gap between traditional banks and digital platforms, marketplaces or payment providers. Interviewed by FinTech Forum Co Founder Frank Schwab.
Early stage European FinTech deals include CoinBurp, StudentFinance, Pento etc. We feature Q&As with Stefan Lemper of Maschmeyer Group, Christoph Bourguignat of Zelros and Maximilian Schausberger of Elevator Ventures. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: Stefan Lemper of Maschmeyer Group 1. A year […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
Interviewed by FinTech Forum Co Founder Frank Schwab. Elevator Ventures is the Corporate Venture Capital Entity of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI). Its primary focus is on early stage and growth investments in fintechs and related enabling technologies in Central and Eastern Europe.
Early stage European FinTech deals include ScaleXP, Finary, Wrisk etc. We feature Q&As with Marcus Börner of OptioPay and Daniel Andres and Dr. Teddy Amberg of Spicehouse Partners. Congratulations to OptioPay, who contributed to our recent publication Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, sharing their journey to scale, lessons learnt etc. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: with Marcus Börner of OptioPay […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Oneplanetcrowd, Upvest, CrowdSec etc. We feature Q&As with Samuel Falmagne of Akur8 and Matilde Limbert of BiG Start Ventures. Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook is out! Launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe, The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in #Europe, Q&As with 16 founders who have “been there and done […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
Interviewed by FinTech Forum Co Founder Frank Schwab. NumberX is an app-based Mastercard that enables users to combine the security of their house bank with the advantages of new financial technologies.
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Spoko, Abacum, Clim8 etc. We feature Q&As with Mark Whitcroft of Illuminate Financial and Nico Blanchard of Apiax. Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook is out! Launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe, The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in #Europe, Q&As with 16 founders who have “been there and done […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, which includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, which includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor […]
Oversupply of payment options Paying is not a problem these days – one would think. Often you have the choice of more than five payment methods when checking out an online shop, often more than ten (PayPal, paydirekt, instant transfer, on account, direct debit, Visa or Mastercard, …). A wide range of payment options have […]
Überangebot von Bezahlmöglichkeiten Bezahlen ist heutzutage kein Problem – sollte man meinen. Oft hat man die Wahl von mehr als fünf Bezahlarten beim Checkout eines Onlineshops, nicht selten mehr als zehn (PayPal, paydirekt, Sofortüberweisung, auf Rechnung, Lastschrift, Visa- oder Mastercard, …). Und auch an der Kasse im Supermarkt sind vielfältige Möglichkeiten der Bezahlung inzwischen die […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Monavate, Butter. We feature Q&As with Stefan Lemper of Maschmeyer Group, Christian Macht of Element Insurance AG and Simone Mancini and Matthias Trusheim of Scalapay. Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook is out! Launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe, The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in #Europe, Q&As with 16 […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Osu, Finway, Vega. We feature Q&As with Richard Olsen from Lykke, Nigel Verdon of Railsbank and Maximilian Schausberger of Elevator Ventures. Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook is out! Launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe, The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in #Europe, Q&As with 16 founders who […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_aLZ_rtkhs&t=1s About Lykke: Lykke bridges the gap between traditional finance and Blockchain.
Simone Mancini and Matthias Trusheim 1. Please give us some background on your story – where do you originally come from, and what inspired you founding Scalapay? Simone Mancini, CEO & Co-Founder, Scalapay: Before founding Scalapay, Johnny Mitrevski (now CTO of Scalapay) and I worked for a payment company in Australia. We learned first-hand the challenges […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include STOKR, Zaver, Enfuce etc. We feature Q&As with Henri de Jong of Quantoz, Sheila Kagan of Paykey and Javier Correa of PostFinance AG. Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook is out! Launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe, The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in #Europe, Q&As with 16 founders who have “been there and […]
About Quantoz: Quantoz shares a passion for transformative innovation and rapidly changing markets due to de-centralisation and technological developments. Their multi-award winning financial gateways NEXUS and QUASAR harness the power of blockchain technology and cryptography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlhHLMMXzdI
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in Mar. 2021 in partnership with SixThirty Ventures and Finovate Europe. The Handbook includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include TerminusDB, DIEM, Concordium etc. We feature Q&As with Stefan Klauser of Aisot and Max Lautenschläger of Iconic Holding. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Max Lautenschläger of Iconic Holding 1. Please tell us a bit about […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hi, I am Stefan, Co-Founder & CEO at Aisot Technologies. We are a leading provider of real-time insights for trading and asset management. I always had a passion for both entrepreneurial work and predictive tools. The Oracle of Delphi was by far the […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Monite, Unslashed Finance, Elucidate etc. We feature Q&As with Andrea Girasole of Billte and Matthias Klein of Opportunity Network. FinTech Forum On Tour | US X EMEA on 18th Mar. 2021 (15:00 – 16:30 CET): hear from leading US- & EMEA-based investors and financial institutions on their changing investment and innovation priorities – and the opportunities […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Zelf, Maslife, TreeCard etc. We feature Q&As with Alex Schlicher of My Football Space and Marcus Polke of signals Venture Capital. FinTech Forum goes on tour across the Atlantic: check out FTF On Tour | US X EMEA on 18th Mar. 2021. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Insurely, AccountsIQ, Katana etc. We feature Q&As with Matti Rönkkö of Cooler Future and Daniel Andemeskel of Universal-Investment. FinTech Forum goes on tour across the Atlantic: check out FTF On Tour | US X EMEA on 18th Mar. 2021. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Playter Pay, Ubamarket, Billhop etc. We feature Q&As with Alex Schlicher of My Football Space and Paula Blazquez Solano of InnoCells (Banco Sabadell). If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Alex Schlicher of My Football Space Interviewed by FinTech […]
Interviewed by FinTech Forum Co Founder Frank Schwab. About My Football Space: My Football Space wants fans all over the world to be able to support and digitally connect to the clubs they believe in. Now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXB5cerfv00
Early stage European FinTech deals include Retraced, Wombat, Tickr etc. We feature Q&As with Andrea Girasole of Billte and Matthias Klein of Opportunity Network. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Andrea Girasole of Billte 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hi everyone, I am Andrea CEO & Co-Founder of Billte. I was born in Rimini 34 years ago from an entrepreneurial family active in the entertainment and gastronomic field. I learn from an early age what it means to be an entrepreneur […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include INZMO, We.trade, CybSafe etc. We feature Q&As with Matti Rönkkö of Cooler Future and Max Lautenschläger of Iconic Holding. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Matti Rönkkö of Cooler Future 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I’m a born and raised Finn but have done most of my career outside of Finland. I am not good at anything, so I have big hopes that soon generalists will be in demand. I am a nature lover; the thicker the […]
Innovative core banking platform now live with Britain’s new dedicated agriculture lender, Oxbury Bank Agile, low-code platform offers seamless and secure operating environment designed to let banks focus on proposition development Cutting-edge cloud-based platform designed to offer bank clients unparalleled systems development capabilities Naqoda development platform the brainchild of leading software engineer Erik Bogaerts – […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Quirk, Datavillage, Nayms etc. We feature Q&As with Ralf Heim of Fincite & Fincite Ventures and Morgan Deane, Board Member & Strategic Advisor at Spherium Labs. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Morgan Deane, Board Member & Strategic Advisor […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Quendoo, Perenna, Leocare etc. We feature Q&As with Terrie Smith of DIGISEQ and Christian Knott of Capnamic Ventures. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 Questions with Terrie Smith of DIGISEQ 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include DRUID, Filestage, Pennylane etc. We feature Q&As with Eugene Danilkis of Mambu (whose latest $135m financing round makes them Europe’s newest unicorn – congratulations!) and Daniel Andemeskel of Universal-Investment. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech with Eugene Danilkis, Co-Founder and CEO of […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Barbara IoT, Coinrule, InvestSuite etc. We feature Q&As with Hans de Back of Finch Capital and Steve Toland of TransFICC. The 12th FinTech Forum is a wrap- check out the event in tweets. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include limbiq, Minima, SMEO, Urbantz etc. We feature Q&As with Marcus Polke of signals Venture Capital and Konstantin Stiskin of Finom. The 12th FinTech Forum is a wrap- check out the event in tweets. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Salv, eXate, Valuedesk, Cledara etc. We feature Q&As with Christian Nentwich of Duco and Daniel Andemeskel of Universal-Investment. The 12th FinTech Forum is a wrap- check out the event in tweets. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling Enterprise FinTech: with […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include ReceiptHero, Payout, Asistensi etc. We feature Q&As with Marcus Polke of signals Venture Capital, Nicolas Christiaen of Cashforce and Konstantin Stiskin of Finom. The 12th FinTech Forum is a wrap- check out the event in tweets. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Vauban, Pomelo Pay, Guuru etc. We feature Q&As with Marcus Polke of signals Venture Capital, Nicolas Christiaen of Cashforce and Konstantin Stiskin of Finom. The 12th FinTech Forum is a wrap- check out the event in tweets. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. Scaling […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, which includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, which includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor […]
7 Questions with Konstantin Stiskin of Finom 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Konstantin Stiskin, I have spent most of my career in the VC space in every available form – as an analyst, associate, as a director, partner, as an angel investor, advisor […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Deine Studienfinanzierung, Juni, Smart Protection etc. We feature Q&As with Matthias Klein of Opportunity Network and Christian Nentwich of Duco. The 12th FinTech Forum is a wrap- check out the event in tweets. If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. 7 […]
Like every year, here is our “event in Tweets”- tweets and pictures counting down to the 12th FinTech Forum, as well as selected tweets of the day. Hope you enjoy the recap. If you would like to stay in touch with “what’s next in European FinTech” through the year, register here for our weekly newsletter covering FinTech […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Quantev, Incuto, Objective Platform etc. We feature Q&As with Steve Toland of TransFICC, Daniel Andemeskel of Universal-Investment and Christian Rokitta of QUIN. The 12th FinTech Forum is a wrap- watch this space for a summary of the event in tweets next week! If you are an early stage startup in Europe building the next big thing in FinTech, reach […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, which includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor […]
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Early stage European FinTech deals include Cooler Future, Purple Dot, Cado Security etc. We feature Q&As and Christian Rokitta of QUIN and Christian Nentwich of Duco, as well as the investors who will be sharing their insights at the 12th FinTech Forum’s digital edition on 19th Nov. 2020. Check out the near-final line-up and agenda, and register here: http://ftf12.eventbrite.com. If you have any questions, reach […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Throughout my professional career I have always been focussed on simplifying complicated processes. As an investment banker I have helped medium sized corporates using standardized derivative solutions in their hedging programs. And I have also helped many startups, especially Fintechs, especially in […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. During my studies I realised quite early that ETFs would become a big trend in the financial sector. As my professional career has been mainly focused on personal finance and software development, my main focus at QUIN today is on product management. […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, which includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early stage startup looking for inspiration and learnings, or an investor […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include vlot, SugarCap, Automata, Keyrock etc. We feature Q&As with Morgan Deane of Spherium Labs, Daniel Andemeskel of Universal-Investment and other investors who will be sharing their insights at the 12th FinTech Forum’s digital edition on 19th Nov. 2020. Check out the near-final line-up and agenda, and register here: http://ftf12.eventbrite.com. If you have any questions, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Insha, MindLabs, RaiseNow etc. We feature Q&As with Morgan Deane of Spherium Labs as well as with four investors who will be sharing their insights at the 12th FinTech Forum’s digital edition on 19th Nov. 2020. Check out the near-final line-up and agenda, and register here: http://ftf12.eventbrite.com. If you have any questions, reach out to Frank Schwab or Samarth Shekhar. As […]
7 Questions with Morgan Deane, Board Member & Strategic Advisor at Spherium Labs 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I’m a lawyer by profession but have spent my career working in investment banking across Europe, Asia and the US. Currently I am the CEO of a Swiss based international […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include B-North, Lightyear, Crux, FTF alumnus Trality etc. We feature Q&As with Daniel Andemeskel of Universal-Investment and Martin Kreitmair of Tangany, both of whom will be “on stage” at the 12th FinTech Forum’s digital edition on 19th Nov. 2020. Check out the line-up of selected startups, investors and guest speakers: http://ftf12.eventbrite.com. If you have any questions, reach out […]
7 Questions with Daniel of Universal-Investment 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hello, I am Daniel Andemeskel, Director and Head of Innovation Management at Universal-Investment. I am currently responsible for the Group’s innovation agenda while at the same time developing the next generation investment platform for digital assets, leveraging […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include Sparq, ID-Pal, QUIN, Riskbook etc. We feature Q&As with Martin Kreitmair of Tangany, and Manuel Silva Martinez of Mouro Capital (earlier Santander InnoVentures). As media partners of Money2020 Europe we are proud to announce MoneyFest (26-29 Oct.): 100+ of money’s greatest minds delivering razor-sharp insights on navigating tomorrow’s digital-first future. Register your free place now: https://bit.ly/33cOsAe Also […]
Early stage European FinTech deals include KodyPay, Nemuru, Exabel etc. We feature Q&As with Gustas Germanavicius of EVOESTATE and Balakrishna Dubey of Nagarro. As media partners of Money2020 Europe we are proud to announce MoneyFest (26-29 Oct.): 100+ of money’s greatest minds delivering razor-sharp insights on navigating tomorrow’s digital-first future. Register your free place now: https://bit.ly/33cOsAe Check out the updated set of startups and investors who will be […]
1 FTF: Wer seid ihr? Bitte stellt Euch kurz vor … André M. Bajorat, 48 Jahre verheiratet 2 Kinder. Ich bin seit fast 25 Jahren in der deutschen Digitalwirtschaft zu Hause. Über die Stationen SK Online, Star Finanz, giropay und Number Four kam ich 2012 als Business Angel zu figo. Das Unternehmen führte ich von […]
1 Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure.Hi, my name is Gustas, I’m a co-founder of EvoEstate. I could say I’ve started my entrepreneurship journey relatively young when I raised my first VC funding at the age of 18 for an AI company, which I’ve exited a few years later. I […]
European FinTech deals this week include i2invest, neon, Monidor etc. We feature Q&As with Gustas Germanavicius of EVOESTATE and with André M. Bajorat, Harald Brock und Simon Oberle, the editors of the newly published book „Köpfe der digitalen Finanzwelt: Persönliches, Meinungen, Utopien“. Check out the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. […]
European FinTech deals this week include Offr, Open Payments, Cobalt etc. We feature an interview with Hans de Back of Finch Capital as part of our new series Scaling Enterprise FinTech, as well as Q&As with Balkrishna Dubey of Nagarro Germany and Simon Dingle of Lettuce. Check out the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th […]
The early stage European FinTech deals this week include EvoState, Movewise, Nude etc. We feature an interview with Hans de Back of Finch Capital as part of our new series Scaling Enterprise FinTech, as well as Q&As with Balkrishna Dubey of Nagarro Germany and Martin Kreitmair of Tangany. Check out the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Empathy and trust have played a pivotal role in shaping my worldview, and the way I engage with my business partners, colleagues, friends and family. I grew up in India and moved to Germany 17 years ago that essentially means that I […]
London, 18 August 2020. Form3, the leading cloud-native payment technology provider for banks and regulated fintechs is moving into its next phase of growth and development with the completion of a strategic equity investment round of $33m. Following its Series B funding round in November 2018, Form3 has trebled in size and increased its annual […]
The early stage European FinTech deals this week include Log my Care, Keyless, Nude etc. We feature an interview with Hans de Back of Finch Capital as part of our new series Scaling Enterprise FinTech, as well as Q&As with Martin Kreitmair of Tangany. Check out the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hi, my name is Martin, living in Munich, and I am one of the founders of Tangany GmbH. Together with my co-founders Christopher and Alexey we have started Tangany in 2017. At Tangany, I am responsible for the administration – namely finance, […]
Hans de Back, Managing Partner of Finch Capital | Photo by Gina Bullwinkel. — This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, which includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with […]
The early stage European FinTech deals this week include Fido, Voices of Wealth, Tax Scout etc. We feature check out our Q&As with Eugene Danilkis of Mambu as part of our new series Scaling Enterprise FinTech, as well as with Simon Dingle of Lettuce and Ben Shaw of InsurTech Hub Munich. Check out the first set of startups and investors who will be on […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am a fintech entrepreneur and worked on the founding teams at 22seven, Luno, and Curve. My obsessions with broadcasting, computers and network science led me through a career in journalism and into the intersection of money and technology. I authored a […]
The early stage European FinTech deals this week include Payflow, Plum, Metaco etc. We are excited to announce a new interview series, Scaling Enterprise FinTech- in Europe & Beyond, in the countdown to Money2020 Europe, 22-24 Sep. 2020 in Amsterdam. Offering insights on nailing sales, go-to-market and fund-raising from the founders, investors and financial institutions behind Europe’s leading B2B FinTech scale-ups, our first interview features Eugene […]
With our first Q&A dating back to 2013, we are excited to launch a new interview series: Scaling Enterprise FinTech- in Europe & Beyond. Why do we need another interview series, and why now? Over the last few years, several “disruptive” B2C FinTech players are moving to (or adding) a B2B or B2B2C model. SaaS offerings inspired by or […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I founded DirectID in 2011 with a mission to create convenience, offering new products and services for business and consumers alike using the identity and data that we have with our bank accounts to make our lives, in a digital context, easier. […]
Eugene Danilkis, Co-Founder & CEO of Mambu | Photo by Gina Bullwinkel. This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, which includes proprietary research on ca. 65 Enterprise FinTech scaleups in Europe, Q&As with 16 founders on their journey to scale, as well as insights from 10 leading investors and financial institutions. Whether you are a founder with an idea, an early […]
The early stage players raising funding this week include Sherpany, Lifted, Radix DLT etc. We also feature Q&As with Paula Blazquez Solano of InnoCells (Banco Sabadell) and Bernadette Wijnings of Blanco Services Meet the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt- click on their names to […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am Til Klein, founder of Berlin-based retirement saving start-up Vantik (www.vantik.com). Before I became an entrepreneur I was a partner at BCG and a banker with UBS. After 15 years working for traditional banks, I was frustrated by their inability to […]
The early stage players raising funding this week include Oper, Payout, KlickOwn AG, Willa etc. We also feature Q&As with Florian Heinemann of Project A and Til Klein of Vantik. Meet the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt- click on their names to read […]
The early stage players raising funding this week include Handcash, Barion, StrategyBox, Friendsurance etc. We also feature Q&As with Christian Knott of Capnamic Ventures, and Shane Riedel of Elucidate. Meet the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt- click on their names to read our Q&A […]
The early stage players raising funding this week include Peppy, Planet24, Likvido, Doctorly etc. We also feature a Q&A with Ben Shaw, Director of Programs at the InsurTech Hub Munich and Shane Riedel of Elucidate. Meet the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt- click […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I spent most of my career in diplomacy with the United Nations and in finance (spread between London, Zurich and Singapore) and, as such, the shift to a FinTech start up has been both challenging and liberating. The cultural and operational contrast […]
The early stage players raising funding this week include EstateGuru, Taimer, Iiwari, Ambler etc. We also feature a Q&A with Paula Blazquez Solano of InnoCells (Banco Sabadell) and Bernadette Wijnings of Blanco Services. Meet the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: (Click on the […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Bernadette Wijnings and I am co-founder of Blanco Services. My background is in strategy consulting, but I’m an entrepreneur at heart, having started multiple companies. At Blanco I am responsible for finance & investors, HR & culture and strategic […]
The early stage players raising funding this week include Ondato, SatoshiPay, Xenon, Sympatient etc. We also feature a Q&A with Astrid Freier of Vidici Ventures and Terrie Smith of DIGISEQ. Meet the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: (Click on the hyperlinked names to read […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hello! I am Terrie Smith. I’m going to start by talking about myself and how I got here When I was 17, I worked at an insurance firm and experienced gender inequality first-hand. Being a tenacious young lady (or maybe just glutton […]
The early stage players raising funding this week include Standard Cognition, Genesis, Creditgate24, Spaceti etc. We also feature a Q&A with Manuel Silva Martínez of Santander InnoVentures and Sandro Matter of vlot. Meet the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: (Click on the hyperlinked names […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Having lived the first childhood years in Nigeria (my father in that time was heading up the marketing activities of the pharmaceutical company Roche for the African and Middle East region), I spent my entire school time in the area of Basle […]
The early stage players raising funding this week include Omocom, Slimmer AI, Pennylane, Hello Customer etc. We also feature a Q&A with Manuel Silva Martínez of Santander InnoVentures and Nitesh Srivastava of Datawok. Meet the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: (Click on the […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Nitesh Srivastava and I’m the Co-Founder of Datawok. Datawok is my first venture but I’ve worked in FinTech for most of my career. Before then, I was a management consultant at KPMG in Banking and Finance and I’ve worked […]
Manuel Silva Martinez is among the investors who will be on stage sharing insights and investment trends in European FinTech at the 12th FinTech Forum, 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: https://ftf12.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am Manuel Silva Martínez and run the Investments team at Santander InnoVentures. At […]
The early stage players raising funding this week include FLEEP, Figopara, askRobin, Banked etc. We also feature a Q&A with Brain Nolan and Zbi Czapran of Finteum and Astrid Freier of Vidici Ventures. Meet the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: (Click on […]
Proud to announce the first set of startups and investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum on 19th Nov. 2020 at The Airport Club, Frankfurt. Presenting Startups “in a Tweet” (Click on the company name to read our Q&A with the respective founders) KlickOwn: blockchain-enabled platform offering a superior real estate […]
Photo: Brian Nolan (left) and Zbi Czapran Finteum is among the first set of startups selected to present to leading investors like InnoCells (Banco Sabadell), Santander InnoVentures, Universal Investments and Vidici Ventures at the 12th FinTech Forum, 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: https://ftf12.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. […]
Astrid Freier is among the investors who will be on stage sharing insights and investment trends in European FinTech at the 12th FinTech Forum, 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: https://ftf12.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am passionate about fintech for most of my business life. I started my […]
We are pleased to announce the first set of investors who will be on stage at the 12th FinTech Forum, on 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: – Paula Blazquez Solano: Head of Investments at InnoCells (Banco Sabadell) – also featured in our Q&A this week (see below) – Daniel Andemeskel: Head of Innovation/ Investments at […]
Paula Blazquez Solano is among the investors who will be on stage sharing insights and investment trends in European FinTech at the 12th FinTech Forum, 19th Nov. 2020 in Frankfurt: https://ftf12.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Paula Blazquez, I lead the Corporate Investment Vehicle of Banco […]
If you read through this week’s newsletter, things don’t seem that bad – startup funding rounds seem to continue trickling in, new funds still getting announced, and there is some hope that parts of Europe will reopen in the coming weeks. If you are in the midst of a funding round, or would like to understand […]
In the past 7 years we at FinTech Forum have evaluated over 3,500 pitches and given a lot of feedback. More than 350 FinTech startups have presented their business models in 7 minutes each.From this we developed a template. We recommend that all founders cover at least the following eight themes in their presentation.1. Elevator pitch: the […]
After over a month of lockdowns – no matter where you are based in Europe – we are heading into May with some hope as some countries plan a phased reopening. In our conversations with startups, we continue to hear about delays or a complete stop to fundraising discussions (especially where the sub-sector is negatively impacted by […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Born in Munich and raised near Frankfurt, I did my high school diploma in a boarding school close to Bonn. After graduating, I decided to absolve a two-year reserve officer training with the mountain troops in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria and then to start […]
We are back after a short hiatus, talking to several startups in our network as they figure their way around the current crisis. Market sentiments range from a complete lockup of money, to the impact varying based on FinTech sub-sectors or business models, as well as whether the investors have long-term, institutional capital at their disposal. Last week’s webinars by […]
As most European countries moved to enforce lockdowns, close schools, businesses and borders, startups braced for an uphill battle in the months ahead. Startups who have raised and closed their round recently are revisiting their budgets and spending, while those in the middle of a round (or planning one) are getting prepared for turbulence. We are talking to some […]
We’ve been on the road- perhaps for the last week of travel here in Europe as Coronavirus threatens events and (physical) meetings. FinTech funding and deal activity however, seems to be unaffected. Catching up on a couple of weeks of news took the better part of a train ride from Munich to Frankfurt, with Seed […]
Laka’s latest funding from Creandum and LocalGlobe is a great confirmation of its “back to the roots”, community-based model for bicycle insurance: we will be watching this space! The round raising eyebrows is Saudi Aramco’s bet on blockchain-based oil-trading platform Vakt. Rimilia and SteelEye both represent bets on serious enterprise-grade solutions, automating and reducing complexity in the payments and compliance space […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Wladimir Huber. I am a Tech-Entrepreneur with focus on FinTech, Real Estate, Blockchain and data driven companies with an extensive knowledge in founding and scaling companies. I have a M.A. in finance & information technology from Leuphana University. I’m […]
User numbers and investments in cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects are increasing. In the Swiss Crypto Valley, 800 companies with 4000 employees are working on the digitalization of assets. The regulators are also taking up the issue. In the digital age, cryptocurrencies are the next logical stage in the development of money. 1. Users, volumes, transactions […]
For the second week in a row, our panel discussion topic at the 11th FinTech Forum “When Finance becomes an Add-on/ the Era of Backstage Banking“ gets some more validation: Estonia’s Pocosys, an alumnus of our “FinTech meets Telecom” event in Mar. 2017, announced its exit to Opera (the Norwegian browser company), while Belgium’s Settlemint […]
7 Questions with Max Lautenschläger of Iconic, Funding for Secfi, Grover, Qonto etc., 12th FinTech Forum announced… Get ready with a glass of wine- or smelling salts- as this week’s going to be a long read with some jaw-dropping funding rounds, acquisitions and expansions. European FinTech has been on the prowl, with a seemingly pent-up barrage […]
The biggest news in the FinTech space- the acquisition of Plaid by Visa for $5.3 billion- comes from the US this week, but it should be music to the ears of several European FinTechs in the area of APIs, Open Banking and PSD2, and to the sector in general. French payment app Lydia’s $45m Series […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. At the moment, I am the co-founder and CEO of Coinrule — a smart assistant designed exclusively for cryptocurrency traders. I’dsay lucky, because finding the right people to start a business is probably the most difficult think in life, even harder thanfinding love. After […]
Happy New Year! While we hope you had a quiet time during the holidays, we can assure you there was plenty going on in the European FinTech scene, so this will be a longish newsletter- including an interview with blockchain and crypto investor Max Lautenschläger of Iconic Holdings, a wrap-up of key FinTech M&A deals in 2019, tips on raising […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Born and raised in Heidelberg I started my professional career in consulting and after a few years, I transitioned more towards finance. In particular, the alternative investment space has always been very attractive to me. This is why I decided to do […]
The FinTech Forum newsletter – covering the latest thinking from European FinTech founders, investors and financial institutions, as well as key funding rounds and M&A – turns six years old next month. For a glimpse of FinTech history, check out our year-end newsletter from Dec. 2014. Last month we wrapped up our 11th FinTech Forum event, and – while we can’t promise to keep our eyes off the European FinTech […]
Whether PayPal, Adyen, stripe, transferwise, PayU, Wirecard or PAYONE – years ago the first startups of the still young FinTech industry, they have now developed into serious financial services companies. The development of the payment industry is already showing where the journey of the retail banking industry is going. It is surprising that while payment is one […]
11th FinTech Forum is a wrap With twelve startups pitches, a “journey to exit” by our alumnus Fairr.de, insights from leading VCs and a panel discussion if finance will become an add-on- here is the 11th FinTech Forum in tweets. http://www.fintechforum.de/11th-fintech-forum-in-tweets/ 7 Questions with Ben Shaw of InsurTech Hub Munich This week we posted […]
Ob PayPal, Adyen, stripe, transferwise, PayU, Wirecard oder PAYONE – vor Jahren die ersten Startups der noch jungen FinTech Industrie haben sie sich inzwischen zu ernstzunehmende Finanzdienstleistungsunternehmen entwickelt. Die Entwicklung der Payment Industrie zeigt bereits heute wohin die Reise der Retail Banking Industrie geht. Es ist erstaunlich, Zahlungsverkehr ist eine der wesentlichen Aufgaben […]
Two days to go for the 11th FinTech Forum this Thursday- check out the final line-up of startups and register here for the last few places: http://ftf11.eventbrite.com Looking forward to the sessions from our guest speakers: Assaf Shamia (G+D Ventures) on trends in digital currencies (Libra & Co.), M2M payments and tokenisation Jens Jennissen (Fairr.de’) […]
With the near-final line-up and agenda in place, and just 17 days to go to the 11th FinTech Forum, here are some quotes from the startups and investors who will be on stage. If you are an investor or financial institution looking to connect to the European FinTech scene, you know where you need to […]
Summary: In August 2013, Samarth Shekhar had the idea for the FinTech Forum, which we then implemented together within a few days. Since then, we have identified and analyzed more than 800 FinTechs from German-speaking countries. As part of 17 “FinTech Forum” and “FinTech Forum on Tour” events, we got to know 270 startups […]
Zusammenfassung: Im August 2013 hatte Samarth Shekhar die Idee zum FinTech Forum, die wir dann gemeinsam innerhalb weniger Tage umsetzten. Seitdem identifizierten und analysierten wir mehr als 800 FinTechs aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum. Im Rahmen von 17 „FinTech Forum“ und „FinTech Forum on Tour“ Events konnten wir 270 Startups und Gründer und über 100 […]
We are proud to announce that BizBot (Norway), iCEIBA (UK), Remipay (Germany), Trality and Nodeventure (both Austria) are joining the exciting line-up of startups and investors presenting at the 11th FinTech Forum (21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt): Nodeventure (Austria): stores digital assets safely and profitably by reducing the entry barriers for blockchain systems. Trality (Austria): Making the tools of Wall […]
The first set of startups selected for the 11th FinTech Forum include: Ybanking (Poland)- a virtual bank offering multiple products via a Platform-as-a-Service Lingua Custodia (France)- AI for high-end translations in finance e.g. fund prospectus, equity research etc. BizBot (Norway)- helps entrepreneurs and investors manage their cap tables, via an easy-to-use use and connected platform We are also […]
Now in the fourth year of our media partnership, FinTech Forum was at Money2020 Europe, 3-5 June in Amsterdam. Apart from bumping into friends and acquaintances, FinTech Forum Co-Founder Samarth Shekhar talked to some of the participants to get a pulse of European FinTech and financial services trends, as well as tips and learnings for other founders. Whether digital banking (Georg […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Initially, I planned on studying medicine after graduation. To earn money prior to getting accepted, I began to turn my hobby into a profession: Software Engineering. This was during the big internet hype and lead me to give up my curriculum and […]
Barcelona-based fintech Pagantis raises €65 million for its e-commerce financing platform Barcelona-based startup Pagantis, which offers financing for e-commerce customers, has raised €65 million Series B in one of the biggest fintech rounds in Spain to date. The investment came from Prime Ventures, SPF Investment Management, and Rinkelberg Capital Group, and will be used to […]
6th Mar. 2019, Taylor Wessing, Nextower, Frankfurt am Main In partnership with the Department of International Trade, the British Embassy Berlin, Frankfurt Main Finance and Taylor Wessing, TechFluence organized the event FTF On Tour | UK FinTech meets Germany on 6th Mar. 2019 at the Nextower in Frankfurt am Main. The event brought together top-notch UK FinTech startups across addressing “real and present” challenges […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I’ve been involved in digital startups for 19 years, for a long time as an entrepreneur, later at Rocket Internet for 4.5 years as managing director. In 2012, I founded Project A. We are an operational VC. This means that we invest […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself, your background and leisure. My name is Spiros Margaris, and I am a venture capitalist (VC) and the founder of Margaris Ventures. I have been in the investment business for quite some time, with more than 25 years of international experience in investment management/research and startups. In my role […]
Regtech startup Alyne raises €3 million to help organisations manage their data privacy and compliance Regtech startup Alyne has raised €3 million in a Series A financing round led by Alstin Capital, with participation from Hannover Digital Investments GmbH. Founded by Karl Viertel, Stefan Sulistyo, Manuel Reil, and Matthias Danner in 2015, Alyne is headquartered […]
Check out the 10th FinTech Forum in pictures, and save the date/ register for the 11th FinTech Forum on 21st Nov. 2019: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com! The 5th anniversary event at The Airport Club, Frankfurt, kicked off to a full house, with FinTech Forum co-founder Frank Schwab reflecting on the first event in 2013- and how the event series […]
After an application and selection process that started in May, we are pleased to announce the 15 startups selected to present at FinTech Forum’s 5th Anniversary Edition, taking place on 22nd Nov. 2018 at the Airport Club, Frankfurt. Reading through the “startups in tweets” below, we are amazed to see how far the FinTech scene has come […]
FinLab investment AUTHADA secures well-known FinTech investor main incubator and finalizes seven-digit financing round AUTHADA GmbH, a portfolio company of FinLab AG, is a technology company based in Darmstadt that offers BSI certified products for secure and user-friendly identity verification…The technology underlying the software uses the features of the electronic identity card, as the data […]
We are pleased to announce the first set of startups selected to present at #5YFTF, FinTech Forum’s 5th Anniversary Edition taking place on 22nd Nov. 2018 (scroll down for further info). We are proud to welcome InvestHK, HK FinTech, Börsen Zeitung (media partner), advinda Investor Cloud, LH Miles & More, Be Think, Solve, Execute and Innogy Innovation Hub to the FinTech Forum partner community! Here […]
Meet FinTech Forum at Money2020 Europe! Money20/20 Europe has landed in Amsterdam with AI, collaboration and open banking high on the agenda over the next three days. Interested to connect to the German / D-A-CH FinTech scene? Connect to FinTech Forum’s Samarth Shekhar (Day 1) and Michael Mellinghoff (Day 1-3): do reach out to us […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus areas, overall and within FinTech BlackFin is the largest fintech focused independent VC investor in Europe with a 150M€ fund. We invest 1-10M€ in series A-B fintech, insurtech, regtechs headquartered in Europe. Funded by lots of strategic investors (banks and insurance cariers) we have a strong but […]
BITA is one of the startups selected to present at the 5th Anniversary Edition of FinTech Forum on 22nd Nov. 2018- more information for startups is here. Registration for investors / financial institutions is here. 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. A Venezuelan native, I’m one of those perhaps “irrational […]
The 5th Anniversary Edition of the event that kicked-off the FinTech scene in Germany / D-A-CH takes place at The Airport Club, Frankfurt on 22nd Nov. 2018, exactly 5 years since the inaugural FinTech Forum held on 22nd Nov. 2013. The event series puts the most promising startups from D-A-CH/ Continental Europe on stage, and has become a reflection of the region’s […]
Best wishes from Team FinTech Forum for a successful 2018! FinTech deals were alive and kicking in the last few weeks in Continental Europe, so we are back from the break with a round up of the key news you may have missed. Also note: Money2020 Europe, Europe’s biggest #FinTech event is moving to #Amsterdam […]
Ngdata Raises $19M in Series C Funding Ngdata, a Gent, Belgium-based customer experience management solutions company, raised over $19m in Series C funding. Led by Luc Burgelman, CEO, and Michel Akkermans, chairman, Ngdata provides data-rich companies in financial services, telecom, utilities, hospitality, etc., with a customer data platform, called Lily™…The round was led by HPE Growth […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself. I joined Deutsche Börse Group in November 2015 to take up the newly-created role as Head of Venture Portfolio Management. Prior to joining the Deutsche Börse Group, I managed an investment portfolio for a family office and for a hedge fund in Asia. Previously I was a Managing […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Stefan and I am MD at CommerzVentures which I helped kicking off in 2014. I have been investing in early-stage technology ventures for over 15 years now, having previously worked for Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures and Earlybird. I have invested in a number of tech, […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself. Investment Manager at btov Partners, the European venture capital firm, managing about EUR 330m in institutional funds, partners funds and direct investments of private investors. 2. What is your investment focus/thesis, and which FinTech firms are in your portfolio? Investment Focus: We have two investment teams. One is focusing on […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself. TAV: corporate venture fund of Global Aegon Group. We are active since 2014 and now have 19 investments of which are 16 direct investments. I am senior investment director for the fund responsible for the EU operations. 2. What is your investment focus/thesis, and which FinTech firms are […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself. I have over 25 years of experience in the financial industry in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Singapore. I’m co-founder and used to be CEO at the Swiss consultancy Synpulse (formerly known as Solution Providers) with over 350 employees mainly focusing on banking and insurance. I have expertise in […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself. I am an investor with Finch Capital (formerly Orange Growth Capital). Previously I’ve spent time at Facebook where I was involved with their audience network and distribution platforms. After that I ran product and a game studio for one of Europe’s largest mobile game developers. Previously I was […]
1. Who are you? I’m Stephan, Founder and CEO of FinCompare – a fintech platform for SMEs to find, compare and close financing options from over 200 lenders. This is my second startup. Previously I founded Watchmaster.com which is Europe’s largest online marketplace for luxury watches. I’m originally from Munich but didn’t live there in […]
Our new series “European FinTech Journeys” showcases European FinTechs’ journey to a funding, exit or closure – and the blood, sweat and tears in between! We are proud to launch this series with Qumram, a FinTech Forum alumnus which was acquired last week by Dynatrace. Qumram was selected to present at the FTF On Tour | InvestTech event in London (Sep. 2015), […]
FTF alumnus Qumram acquired by Dynatrace, Monzo raises $93M, N26 announces expansion to US and UK, WeWork Frankfurt exclusive offer etc. Check out the latest German FinTech Scorecard (status: 31st Oct. 2017) http://www.fintechforum.de/scorecard/ Digital performance firm Dynatrace acquires Qumram Digital performance management company Dynatrace has acquired Qumram, a digital interaction audit solutions provider, for an undisclosed […]
German FinTech scorecard Our Scorecard (BETA) has been tracking FinTech funding rounds and M&A deals across Europe since 2013. Below is the scorecard for Germany for 2017 YTD, based on disclosed deals only – we do not take any liability for incomplete or incorrect data. Your deal is missing? Email contact@fintechforum.de FinTech Forum alumni scorecard Alumni […]
TransferWise raises $280M, ING launches €300M fund, Natixis takes 50% in Dalenys, FinTech Forum alumni shine: BondIT raises $14.25M, LiqEase wins Slush Shanghai etc. TransferWise announces whopping $280M investment as early shareholders cash in TransferWise, the international money transfer company and one of Europe’s better-known unicorns, has announced $280 million in new investment today. The […]
Shift Technology raises another $28 million to prevent fraudulent insurance claims Shift Technology is raising a Series B round of $28 million from Accel and General Catalyst. Accel had already led the company’s previous round. Existing investors Elaia Partners and Iris Capital are also participating in today’s round. https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/23/shift-raises-another-28-million-to-prevent-fraudulent-insurance-claims/ App-driven trading startup BUX raises EUR10.6 million in Series C funding BUX […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus area(s) within FinTech? My name is Frank Seehaus and I’m Managing Partner at Acton Capital, a European late-stage venture capital firm. We back internet-startups with the potential to become market leaders…Within fintech, my focus areas are lending (Iwoca – SME lending, Finanzcheck – Consumer lending marketplace), […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus area(s) within FinTech? I am a late stage venture investor at Eight Roads Ventures (series B, C and +) and have been following the fintech sector for more than 6 years now (when it was not even called Fintech I find incredibly exciting to see how […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus area(s) within FinTech? I am a late stage venture investor at Eight Roads Ventures (series B, C and +) and have been following the fintech sector for more than 6 years now (when it was not even called Fintech I find incredibly exciting to see how […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus area(s) within FinTech? FinTech and InsurTech Investor with CommerzVentures, the €100m VC fund of Commerzbank Some of my focus areas include: FinTech for Small Business, Financial Inclusion, Data-driven innovation in Insurance 2. What are your key takeaways from the last 3 years in the European […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus area(s) within FinTech? Thematic early stage VC investor: focus on earls stage Two main themes: Replace players active in the financial services Sell to financial services and other industries 2. What are your 3 key takeaways from the last 3 years in the European FinTech […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus area(s) within FinTech? Partner at Balderton Capital, the leading early stage VC focussed on European startups. We are highly active in fintech and this is my focus area.Specifically I look a lot at insurance and retail financial services, but also increasingly at financial software. 2. […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus area(s) within FinTech? Dutch, lived across Europe. Done academic research on blockchain and crowdfunding.DN investments in remittances, instalment loans, factoring. 2. What are your three key takeaways from the last 3 years in the European FinTech space? Things always go slower than you think 3. […]