Insights from the startups, investors and corporates shaping European FinTech
In the high-stakes world of small business protection, where nearly half of UK SMBs remain underinsured and traditional brokers leave critical gaps, two serial entrepreneurs decided enough was enough. Paul Prendergast (CEO & Co-Founder) and Peter Bermingham (CTO & Co-Founder) — a powerhouse duo with over two decades of insurtech experience, Lloyd’s Lab alumni, and […]
In the fast-evolving world of AI adoption, where innovation races ahead but regulation struggles to keep pace, true leaders don’t just build technology—they embed trust from the very first line of code. That’s the vision behind Qala AG, founded by David Scott Turner, Carl Strempel, and Bruno Soares, a team with a strong track record […]
In the heart of Copenhagen, where curiosity first sparked a bold pan-European vision, Bastian Larsen founded BlackWood Ventures in 2021—not with a fund, but with a mission to back the most serious founders across Europe. Today, with a freshly closed $25M Fund I and a powerhouse network of over 1,000 angels backed by proven builders […]
In the shifting landscape where Traditional Finance (TradFi) and Web3 converge, few voices carry the weight of thirty years of institutional expertise. Enter Tony McLaughlin, a veteran of payments and treasury, who recognized a pivotal “uncanny feeling” following the 2024 US election: the world was ready for public blockchains, but the infrastructure to support them […]
In the dynamic landscape of fintech, where the battle for primary banking relationships hinges on seamless transitions, few innovators have mastered the art of frictionless change like Cale Johnston. As the Founder and CEO of Onsetto—a Minneapolis-based startup founded in 2025 and already backed by a $2.2 million seed round led by EJF Ventures—Cale brings […]
In the fast-evolving world of fintech, where innovation meets the intricacies of insurance finance, few stories capture the entrepreneurial spirit quite like that of Omer Rimoch and Gal Dreiman, co-founders of Advance. Omer, serial entrepreneur and former co-founder of PayEm (acquired after rapid scaling), and Gal, seasoned software engineer and AI specialist, have built a […]
In the ever-evolving intersection of cryptocurrency and traditional finance, where innovation meets regulation, ChainComply emerges as a beacon for seamless compliance. Founded by Pavlina Pavlova, a globetrotting blockchain enthusiast with deep roots in banking, fintech, and crypto across six continents and twenty countries, alongside co-founder Łukasz Łukaszewski, an entrepreneurial force who previously launched the first […]
In a landscape where generative AI is reshaping the pillars of finance, Rasmus Risager Lindegaard, Alexander Bach Schmidt, and Lasse Hyldahl Jensen are redefining the intersection of innovation and control. As co-founders of Avido, they bring a unique ‘operator-first’ perspective, having navigated the high-stakes reality of production-scale GenAI. Rather than chasing the latest hype, they are […]
At a time when traditional wealth-building models are failing a new generation, Belong is rethinking what it means to invest — and who investing is really for. Founded at the intersection of behavioural science, fintech innovation, and human-centred design, the company is tackling one of the UK’s most urgent financial challenges: turning passive cash savers […]
Corporate payments are no longer just a back-office function — they sit at the heart of how companies operate, scale, and make decisions. Yet behind most B2B transactions, the infrastructure remains fragmented, manual, and largely invisible. 1-Click Procurement is part of a new wave of fintechs challenging that invisibility. By rethinking how data, payments, and […]
In a landscape where artificial intelligence is rapidly redefining how financial institutions interact with their customers, few founders combine deep academic rigor with real-world fintech execution as convincingly as Michael Dowling.In this Q&A, the CEO and Founder of Narrative Banking shares how his team is rebuilding the guidance relationship between banks and small businesses — […]
In this edition of B2B FinTech @Scale, we speak with the team behind Deduction, a US-based tax platform redefining how individuals and sole proprietors access professional tax services. Founded by Sai Dhanak and Jonathan Kieliszak, Deduction combines AI-driven efficiency with CPA-backed expertise to deliver a white-glove tax experience—without the traditional price tag or friction. In […]
This week, we sit down with Salim Benabbes, Co-Founder and CEO of Yieldy, a fast-growing GenAI platform reshaping how wealth managers connect with clients online. With a founding team rooted in deep financial, technical, and AI expertise, Yieldy tackles one of the sector’s most persistent challenges: turning digital visitors into engaged, long-term clients. From hyper-personalized […]
In a sector where innovation often collides with regulation, few founders embody the balancing act as sharply as Doni Hoti. Raised in the fast-paced reality of a family business and later shaped by a career in finance, he has channelled both worlds into Adclear — a platform redefining how regulated brands create and approve marketing […]
In a landscape where small and midsize businesses move faster than the financial infrastructure meant to support them, OneAM is betting on a smarter, more transparent approach to working capital. Co-founders Ksusha McCormick and Charlotte Ng bring a unlikely blend of quantitative finance, payments innovation, and product strategy — a combination that feels tailor-made for […]
As AI and automation reshape financial services, trust is becoming the ultimate competitive advantage. Yet, for many banks and insurers, word-of-mouth — the most authentic growth driver — remains a black box. Enter hypt, a Swiss startup redefining how financial institutions measure and manage customer advocacy. Co-founded by Pascal Sollberger and Tobias Wegmüller, hypt is […]
Handwave: the future of wallet-free, phone-free, PIN-free payments In Riga, Latvia, a new generation of biometric payments is taking shape. Handwave, the fintech founded by Jānis Stirna and Sandis Osmanis-Usmanis, aims to make the in-store shopping experience as seamless as possible: paying, verifying age, and activating loyalty programs with a single hand gesture. In-store checkout […]
Giuseppe Ettorre is the Co-Founder and CEO of Alomana, a startup transforming how financial institutions adopt artificial intelligence. With experience in data and statistics teams at Bloomberg and the European Central Bank, Giuseppe has dedicated his career to solving complex problems with innovative solutions. Alomana was born from a clear idea: banks, asset managers, and […]
Flooding is not only the most common natural disaster—it’s also the most costly, with economic losses soaring into the hundreds of billions every year. While the risk grows due to urbanization and climate change, insurance coverage remains low and risk modelling often lacks the precision needed to close the gap. That’s where 7Analytics comes in. […]
In an increasingly digital world, trust is the most valuable currency. Verifying someone’s identity online remains costly, cumbersome, and vulnerable to fraud. Gataca was born to change that. From her early days at MIT to becoming a leader in digital identity solutions, Irene shares how her passion for technology turned into a mission: building the […]
When we talk about company value today, most people think of offices, machinery, or cash in the bank. But what if we told you that 90% of many companies’ value is completely invisible to traditional financial systems? Dylan, co-founder of Intanify, experienced this disconnect firsthand during his career in investment banking and as a CFO. […]
As AI continues to reshape the financial and enterprise landscape, some of the most persistent challenges lie deep within the infrastructure of legacy systems. Few founders understand that space as intimately as Henri Kasurinen, CEO and Co-Founder of Nomain, a Finnish startup tackling the formidable task of mainframe modernization. With a background rooted in AI […]
1. Congratulations on Spendbase’s launch of the digital banking and virtual cards. How has the response been? Thank you! So far, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Launching online banking and virtual cards was a natural next step in our mission to help companies take full control of their spending. And it clearly struck a […]
VIENNA, Austria – JUNE 19, 2025 – Valutico, a global leader in valuation and financial analysis software, today announced its strategic acquisition of Paraloq Analytics, a Vienna-based artificial intelligence (AI) specialist. This acquisition will integrate Paraloq Analytics’ advanced AI capabilities into Valutico’s renowned platform, empowering financial professionals with unprecedented data-driven insights and efficiency. The two Vienna-headquartered […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself / your co-founder(s) I’m Lukas, CEO of Layest and I’m a serial tech founder with +10 years of experience in the fintech sector (previously at Rendity and LIQIMO, among others). My co-founders and I have been working together for many years and we bring a unique combination of […]
1. Tell us about yourself / your co-founder(s) I am Ajit Barik, the founder of Wyzr. I spent 15 years in financial services, including 11 years as a trader at Deutsche Bank. I studied computer science at one of India’s top engineering schools and started my career as a developer. Before Wyzr, I built a […]
Tell us a bit about yourself. Max has a strong technical and business background with a degree in business administration. He worked in the last decade for consulting firms and multinationals, mostly in the field of insurance within EMEA. Furthermore, Max got elected to be part of an insurance association (BiPRO) to standardize APIs within […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself With 25 years of experience as a financial technologist at leading investment banks, I’ve developed a keen eye for innovative solutions to complex business problems. My extensive work in Prime Brokerage, which provides comprehensive services to hedge funds, gave me unique insights into the power of integrated financial […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself / your co-founder(s) I am a commercial entrepreneur with a significant exit (React News, now Europe’s largest paid commercial real estate news service). Tori Hutchinson worked with me there as an operational lead, and Richie Smith came onboard as a tech supplier who chose to invest into the […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself / your co-founder: Riccardo Conti (CEO): Riccardo has a strong technical and business background with a degree in Computer Science and a master’s in Management, Finance & Entrepreneurship from EPFL. He has experience in entrepreneurship, having previously founded a move-to-earn startup, raised capital, managed a team, and launched […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself / your co-founder Hi, we are Brian from Ireland and Zbi from Poland, both living in London. Together we have worked for 20 years in banking and in building technology solutions for enterprise. Brian was a director for UBS in Treasury in Zürich and New York in liquidity […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself / your co-founder Alex Lu – 9yr trading Fixed Income derivatives with Barclays Capital & JP Morgan; 6yr private market investing with a Private Family office. Engineering & Math background. Tom Whale – ex-head of engineering at a large listed company, scaled a platform from 0 to 8 […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself I am Assel Arif Mahfouz Hannen, the sole founder and CEO of Flash Digital Bank. With seven years of administrative and technical experience, I specialize in investment, business management, and development. My focus is on building significant new economies in my country, particularly in technology and finance, through […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself / your co-founder Seasoned financial engineer, with 10+ experience in financial markets and banking as a structurer and quant for Tier 1 institutions (HSBC, BNP, Lloyds…). Expertise in designing derivatives and structured products, models, and transactions. Live by Mandelbrot’s motto: “I find order in chaos and chaos in […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself / your co-founder I’m Mark Whitcroft, the Co-founder and CEO of PlannerPal, an AI assistant transforming financial planning. With over 20 years in finance, I’ve funded and helped scale more than 50 fintech and data management startups, including early investments in wealthtech leaders like Nutmeg. I was also […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself / your co-founder(s) Tom: I come from a technology and insurance background, with experience in both building and delivering innovative insurance propositions across the globe. Today, I am the CEO of Bind, leading our business along with Daniel, delivering on our strategic priorities as a business and focused […]
In the run-up to the WatchIT Forum on 17th Oct. 2023 at the DHBW Mosbach, we are excited to feature Prof. Wolf Wössner‘s Q&A with Frank Schwab on the digital transformation of banks. If you are a FinTech founder or investor, this is a quick journey through nearly 3 decades of European banking and FinTech. Q: Frank Schwab, the […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am the founder of Curiosity, a new community-driven VC firm that invests in AI software companies that aim for a positive impact on businesses ánd society. I’ve always been intrigued by new technology and aim to support entrepreneurship, education, sustainability and […]
1. The Big Idea / your startup “in a Tweet”: We believe that everyone deserves access to reliable investment opportunities that can help them build a brighter future. This is how we came up with Nectaro – an online investment platform that offers an easy, safe, and reliable way for savvy investors to back their […]
After that, we created the company and we opened our seed fundraising, focusing our effort on the product development. We closed the round in November 2022, and now we are working hard toward the release of the beta version of our API. 5. Any key lessons from your scaling and fundraising journey? I would highlight […]
The Big Idea / your startup “in a Tweet”: Valutico provides the financial services industry with groundbreaking data-driven tools so that they can conduct their analysis more efficiently and in a methodological fashion. Valuation advisory is complex, however Valutico’s integrated valuation solution reduces the time it takes to do a valuation from days to merely […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. I’m Dmitry Tsymber, a Co-Founder of Dyninno Group and a founder of the group’s latest venture in the neo-banking space – MultiPass. I can describe myself as a seasoned CEO with 25 years of experience in retail banking and consumer finance. My expertise and interests […]
1.Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am an early stage investor focusing on FinTech primarily B2C in MENA and B2B globally. I also spend a lot of time thinking and reading about the future of finance and ways technology can close the wealth gap across the globe and […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am Italian, I studied in a French Business School and I live in London since 2017. I was previously working in Investment Banking at Citi covering […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. I am Teo Blidarus, CEO and co-founder of FintechOS. We allow banks and insurers to create customer-centric digital financial products and services using our digital on top and lean core […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Family man and proud member of the venture building team at FIS to create new compelling businesses that improve our customers way to transact, pay and invest […]
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, […]
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, […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. In 2015 me, Mikael Eliasson, Emma Rozada and Joel Rozada founded Bokio. Since then, our AI-powered bookkeeping and accounting software has grown rapidly. We’ve expanded to the UK and our […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. I am the Chief Growth Officer of Billon – the fintech scaleup which created the Unified Enterprise DLT System. What makes Billon special is that it saw weaknesses in the […]
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 […]
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 partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. I was born and grew up in South Africa to a German household. I started my first company when I was 16, selling computer hardware, and went on to study […]
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 […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company I have a bit of an unusual background, having been born on a piece of tin in the jungle of Papua New Guinea. Respect to my mother, who is an […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. I grew up in Germany and started working for Deutsche Bank after finishing school in 1988. Soon after I joined banking, I developed an interest in transaction banking and payments […]
Mark Watters, CCO & Co-Founder (LEFT) Dinos Daborn, COO & Co-Founder (RIGHT) This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. We, Mark and Dinos, met when we worked together at Bloomberg in London. Later we got in contact […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. Sandipan is the founder and CEO of SONECT that introduces sharing economy in cash logistics. After spending 12 years at Credit Suisse as a Senior Program Manager and delivering some […]
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.
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. Zelros is a software editor specialized in artificial intelligence for the insurance industry. After working at AXA Data Innovation Lab and Datarobot I cofounded Zelros together with Damien Philippon and […]
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.
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. A year since the first lockdowns- is this is a good time to be building or scaling an Enterprise FinTech (/ InsurTech) firm in Europe? Yes. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalization throughout industries by a couple of years. This […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. At the age of 17 I founded my first company – reBuy.com. Today, Germany ́s leading re-commerce platform employing over 500 great people and exceeding $ 200 million in annual […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. A year since the first lockdowns- is this is a good time to be building or scaling an Enterprise FinTech (/ InsurTech) firm in Europe? As a preamble, let me point out that it’s never a one-line straight answer. […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. I’m Samuel, CEO of Akur8. I started my career at IBM, where I spent 15 years in various international sales and sales management positions before joining Insurtech Shift Technology as […]
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 partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. My name is Christopher Oster and I am the founder and CEO of CLARK, a leading digital insurance manager. Our CLARK app makes it easier, simpler, and faster for consumers […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. A year since the first lockdowns- is this is a good time to be building or scaling an Enterprise FinTech (/ InsurTech) firm in Europe? In the first stage of the fight against COVID-19, the most pressing problem was […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. A year since the first lockdown – is this is a good time to be building or scaling an Enterprise FinTech firm in Europe? Good but with challenges! Digitization has had the shot in the arm and an acceleration […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. I’m Nicolas Blanchard, co-founder of Apiax which is a tech compliance solution that makes it radically simple for companies to comply with global regulations. Apiax’s technology is designed to embed compliance […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. A year since the first lockdowns- is this is a good time to be building or scaling an Enterprise FinTech (/ InsurTech) firm in Europe? Big economic shocks usually open the way for new chances and extremely successful starts […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. ELEMENT Insurance AG is a white-label product supplier for insurance solutions and a leader in insurance digitalisation. We are licensed as a direct insurer for non-life insurance, which enables us […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. A year since the first lockdowns- is this is a good time to be building or scaling an Enterprise FinTech (/InsurTech) firm in Europe? Despite all the difficulties that 2020 has brought for entrepreneurs, some sectors have also benefited. […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. Railsbank is the leading global Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform. It enables banks, businesses and brands to define the future of consumer and SME finance. Marketers, product managers, developers, CEOs and founders […]
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 […]
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 partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. A year since the first lockdowns- is this is a good time to be building or scaling an Enterprise FinTech (/ InsurTech) firm in Europe? Yes, generally it always is, as long as there is a strong value proposition […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. I joined PayKey in March 2020 after years of working as a chief executive at a variety of public and private tech companies in the advertising and gaming industries. Throughout my […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. Samarth: Hi Marcus, before we get started with the questions, it would be great to share a bit about yourself- both at work and at leisure. Marcus. Sure. I’m a tech industry guy who became VC 13 years ago, so […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Give us the backstory- what were you up to before starting up, how did you get the founding idea? In 2012 Nicolas Christiaen & Bart Claes sank their teeth into a mutual project dealing with Working Capital management at […]
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 […]
This interview is part of Scaling Enterprise FinTech | The Handbook, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Give us the backstory – what were you up to before starting up, how did you get the founding idea? The idea behind TransFICC came from my two prior job roles. I was leading sales at LMAX, an FX […]
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, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. 1. Give us the backstory- what were you up to before starting up, how did you get the founding idea? I had personally been around data in financial services since I finished my PhD in Computer Science – on complex […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. — Samarth Shekhar Hi Hans, good to meet you. About a year and a half since we last met. Let’s get right on with the interview. Tell […]
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 […]
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, launched in partnership with SixThirty Ventures. — Samarth: Hi Eugene, good to see you – about a half a year since we last met I think, although we do keep in touch often via email or […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Difficult to separate the two: For work my team and I connect all dots needed to accelerate the insurance industry. We bring structure through proven frameworks to companies attempting to reach product/market fit, help insurers open up to outside talent and work […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am currently an initiator, co-founder and business developer of the fintech startup Coinmat with a great team and more great business idea. With Coinmat we are in the seed phase with a MVP+. Since 2011 I am self employed and founder […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am Ralf, Co-Founder, and CEO of Fincite and Fincite Ventures. At Fincite, I have the privilege to run our Grow-Team. Our goal is to increase the company´s revenue with Marketing, Business Development, and Sales. At Fincite Ventures, we are […]
iCEIBA is among the startups selected to present to leading investors like SeedX Lichtenstein, Capnamic Ventures, G+D Ventures and Idinvest Partners at the 11th FinTech Forum, 21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My background is combination of technology, marketing and business and working as a […]
Emrah is among the leading early-stage investors covering European FinTech innovation areas and investment trends at the 11th FinTech Forum, 21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Originally Swiss, banking background, spent the last 2.5 yrs in Berlin doing early-stage investments at Axel Springer Passionate basketball player […]
Jens is among the guest speakers on stage sharing his journey to exit at the 11th FinTech Forum, 21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com We were pleased to talk to Jens Jennissen of fairr.de, who presented their plan to transform the European pensions market at the 4th FinTech Forum in Mar. 2015, and just announced their exit to Raisin. Also check out our 7 Questions […]
Trality is among the startups selected to present to leading investors like SeedX Lichtenstein, Capnamic Ventures, G+D Ventures and High-Tech Gründerfonds at the 11th FinTech Forum, 21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hi! I’m Moritz and I’m co-founder and CEO of Trality, a platform bringing together creators […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am Dr Mark van Rijmenam and hold a Bachelor’s in hospitality management, a Master of Science in marketing management and a PhD in management from the University of Technology Sydney. My research was on how organizations should deal with big data […]
BizBot is among the startups selected to present to leading investors like SeedX Lichtenstein, Capnamic Ventures, G+D Ventures and Idinvest Partners at the 11th FinTech Forum, 21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am an entrepreneur, business developer and 100% digital. I am educated in social […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am the CEO of Kaiko, an enterprise-grade market data provider in the blockchainbased digital assets industry. Prior to joining Kaiko, I spent eight years at HSBC in London and Paris, structuring equity derivatives and equity-based financing solutions (first in Global Markets, […]
Lingua Custodia is among the first set of startups selected to present to leading investors like SeedX Lichtenstein, Capnamic Ventures and Giesecke+Devrient Ventures at the 11th FinTech Forum, 21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hello! My name is Olivier and I am the founding CEO […]
Coindex is is among the first set of startups selected to present to leading investors like SeedX Lichtenstein, Capnamic Ventures and Giesecke+Devrient Ventures at the 11th FinTech Forum, 21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am 30 years old and I am born and raised […]
Photo: Michael Bußhaus (left) and Ralf Oetting justTRADE is among the first set of startups selected to present to leading investors like SeedX Lichtenstein, Capnamic Ventures and Giesecke+Devrient Ventures at the 11th FinTech Forum, 21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hi, we are Ralf […]
Christian is among the leading early-stage investors covering European FinTech innovation areas and investment trends at the 11th FinTech Forum, 21st Nov. 2019 in Frankfurt: https://ftf11.eventbrite.com 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Well, I am the typical business student, did my bachelor in Cologne, Master in Leipzig. Worked briefly for the […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hi, I’m Julius. I live in Lithuania. Nowadays our country experiences Fintech boom and I am happy to be in the thick of things. I started my career as a salesperson in Ford dealership. My next position was a corporate buyer […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Andrey, I am the founder of MPT PAY digital bank for business. I have assembled a team of specialists with experience of more than 10 years in banks and intech companies to develop and implement such an ambitious project. Industry Sector: Payment […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hi, I’m Steph, and I’m originally from Sydney, Australia and now I live in Vilnius, Lithuania, to bring commission free trading to Europe. I’m the founder and CEO of Evarvest, and I’m passionate about investing and changing the way the world invests. […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I was born and raised in Berlin and I am currently the CEO of wevest Digital AG. I have spent my entire career in the banking and financial services industry – first at a large consultancy firm and afterwards as project manager […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Lucie Haß and I am the Managing Director of Helaba Digital. We founded Helaba Digital in 2018 as corporate venture capital vehicle for Helaba. Before I was working as Senior Project Manager at Commerzbank and was responsible for various projects […]
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 […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. After my business studies in Germany and the US, I started my career as a management consultant. In 1999, together with a German multi-family office, I started an alternative investment fund of funds advisor. From 2012 to 2015, I was executive board […]
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 and your focus areas, overall and within FinTech I’m a Principal at Digital+ Partners, a USD 400mn growth equity fund. We invest in enterprise B2B technology companies with a particular focus on FinTech and IndustrialTech start-ups. We differentiate ourselves through our vertical domain expertise and deep corporate network, particularly […]
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 […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself and Hufsy. I’m Kristoffer and I’m the CEO of Hufsy. I’m overall responsible for running the business both in our HQ in Copenhagen as well as our office in Berlin. Prior to working with Hufsy I spent many years in the digital media business. I have worked […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. As managing director of Loanboox GmbH, I am responsible for running operations in the German market. Previously I worked in the internal consulting department of Zurich Insurance Group. During this time, I had the opportunity to get experience in the areas of […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. Be Group enables leading financial services organizations across Europe to manage the complexity of business transformation. In the D-A-CH region, Be Think, Solve, Execute GmbH has a long-standing history as reliable partners for financial services organizations to analyse complex requirements, find solutions and implement them […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus areas, overall and within FinTech I am one of the leading technology M&A bankers in Germany. Our advisory firm „Acxit“ has 5 offices and 70 M&A specialists in Germany and Switzerland. Technology deals and especially Fintechs are a very important focus of us. 2. What […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus areas, overall and within FinTech. I got excited by Fintech, P2P community banking and in particular alternative Cryptocurrencies as a result of the financial crisis and started working for Fidor Bank in 2011, the first FinTech Company back then. At this time, I also […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your focus areas, overall and within FinTech I am an entrepreneur and passionate for more than 21 years. Fin-tech excites me since our investment into Interhyp in 1999. 2. What opportunities or challenges are FinTechs creating for European Financial Institutions? Internet and mobile have been the […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Hi, I am Julian and co-founder of Fractal Blockchain. We build ID and payment solutions for the decentralized web with a focus on usability and compliance. I have been interested in alternative and open financial systems after seeing the financial crisis first […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am Robert, Founder and CEO. Before founding Forexfix I worked as a banker at KfW Bankengruppe and as a consultant. I founded by first company in 1996. I hold a diploma in Economics from Witten/Herdecke private university. In my spare time I enjoy climbing […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Before founding growney in 2014 I was responsible for developing financial products and trading across all asset classes at the Landesbank Berlin. We were around 200 people and active in all german speaking regions. Back then I was already thinking about starting […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I am the Co-Founder & CFO at CCEX Cloud Commodities Exchange GmbH headquartered in Frankfurt am Main / Germany. CCEX is a truly global project with partners in US, Asia and Europe and the goal to establish a new Asset Class, namely […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Together with my co-founder Johannes Laub we are the managing directors of CrowdDesk. We’re a team of 15, creating the infrastructure for the future of capital markets with the vision to digitize how financial products are issued and brokered. Our HQ is […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I grew up internationally in Czech Republic, Germany, near the French border, spent time in the US and China. I started a smart-card company on my 18th birthday, the sale of the firm brought me natively closer to investment topics, initially as a […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company. I am the Deputy Head of Fintech at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) www.InvestHK.gov.hk and lead on Fintech across Europe out of our UK Office in London. InvestHK is the Hong Kong Government department that promotes the many advantages of Hong Kong as a base to […]
Tatjana will be presenting at the 10th FinTech Forum/ 5th Anniversary Edition on 22nd Nov. 2018 at The Airport Club, Frankfurt. Learn more/ register here: http://www.fintechforum.de/announcing-the-first-set-of-startups-partners-5yftf/ 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Tatjana is Chief Marketing Officer at RYSKEX, where she is responsible for the worldwide B2B marketing, further development […]
Bernd will be presenting at the 10th FinTech Forum/ 5th Anniversary Edition on 22nd Nov. 2018 at The Airport Club, Frankfurt. Learn more/ register here: http://www.fintechforum.de/announcing-the-first-set-of-startups-partners-5yftf/ 1. Tell us a bit about yourself. I am with the Miles & More longer than most Fintechs exist: More than seven years now. And it’s still far from being […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Jörg Sandrock, one of the four founders of neon. Started my career at Deutsche Bank (2 yrs. venture capital, 2 yrs. think thank), before I got into consulting, where I worked 12 years at Strategy& (PWC) Besides neon, I’m a father first, […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. Imburse is a motivated team of 5 from Zurich, Switzerland. Apart from our HQ in Zurich, we have our development team out in London doing an amazing job of delivering on our vision and empowering our clients. We are a very close […]
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 […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Frank Ackermann. I am the co-founder of SDG INVESTMENTS GmbH and AHP Capital Management GmbH, a financial service provider based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. We are an experienced team with roots in investment banking, corporate finance and credit […]
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 […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I was born in Saint-Petersburg and hold a Master’s Degree in Sociology from Saint Petersburg State University. I have more than 10 years experience in management and marketing as well as 6 years in Digital Payments. I am a fan of Zenit […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I was born and raised in Belgrade. Went to school in Switzerland. I like to read books, take long walks and hang out with friends. I love wine tasting and visiting nice restaurants. Chess relaxes me. I also play the violin. I […]
1. Tell us a bit about yourself My name is Dirk Rudolf, Co-Founder and Managing Director of FinTecSystems. At FinTecSystems I ‘m responsible for Product, IT & Operations. Over the past 20 years, I have co-founded several companies and was previously part of the management team and CIO of SOFORT, one of Europes’ leading payment […]
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. 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), […]
1. Who are you? We are a small but experienced team with a ready-to-use solution for optimizing the checking account for both the bank and its customers. We have always focused on B2B business and are pioneers in online sales and financial products. We have been creating web applications for, among others, Postbank, PSD Bankengruppe […]
1. Who are you? I am Til, founder of BRIX, the first community-backed and fully digital pension for millennials. Before I became an entrepreneur, I was a Partner with the Boston Consulting Group in Berlin and worked for UBS in Zurich. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? BRIX is the […]
1. Who are you? My name is Bastian and I am the CEO of compaio, where we follow the vision to become the most customer-centric financial advisor. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Compaio offers holistic financial advice, by covering all relevant topics of personal finance from accounts to insurances, […]
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. […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name ist Gian Reto à Porta, Co-founder & CEO of the Zurich-based Fintech-Startup Contovista. I studied computer science and before founding Contovista I worked as a management consultant for the banking industry. When I’m not working I love spending time in […]
1. Who are you? My name ist Gernot Overbeck, I am co-founder of Fintura and CEO 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Fintura is the platform for SME-financing. For its individual customer need like financing a car, buildings, machinery, working capital or others the SME gets in 15 min a […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. My name is Anya Schmidt, CEO of the Munich-based banking app Outbank. At work I am passionate about building great products based on Cutting edge technologies with our talented team. In such a fast-moving environment like FinTech that is a great challenge. […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself, both at work and leisure. I went to Stanford in the 80s and stayed in Silicon Valley for 20 years, starting companies. I’m on my 22nd company now. I’ve had 5 successes and 16 failures so far – I think you could say I’m a serious student […]
1. Please tell us a bit about yourself – both at work and leisure. Clemens is Product Manager at Telefónica Germany driving innovations in mobile banking, payment and security. In his role he has been responsible for delivery management of O2 Banking, a mobile banking service launched by Telefónica Germany and Fidor Bank in 2016. Prior […]
1. Who are you? My name is Felix Röscheisen and I am a co-founder of Werthstein – a digital Wealth Manager with a strong media flavour. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Werthstein provides both journalistic information and portfolio management on a single platform. This allows our clients to think […]
1. Who are you? I am Eva-Catrin Reinhardt, architect and founder of rds energies GmbH. I have two children, and I love to play piano. I am a very creative person with an analytic understanding, being able to recognize opportunities with a high potential to earn much money and to bring something positive forward in […]
1. Who are you? My name is Oliver Dümpe. I am founder and CEO of card4you AG and its loyalty innovation paycentive. Before launching paycentive in 2014, I already implemented a couple of loyalty projects for financial institutions. Prior to that I was a research associate and lecturer at the department of information systems at […]
1. Who are you? I am Julian, Co-Founder of Exporo, responsible for project acquisition, product and business development. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Exporo is a real estate crowdfunding platform acting as an intermediary between interest-seeking investors and capital-seeking real estate companies. Investments are made in form of subordinated […]
1. Who are you? I’m Rune Brunborg, co-founder at Tribe – the Tinder for Insurance customers. At Tribe we’ll make simple and fair insurance solutions for responsible people and their friends, utilizing their social network. Before joining Tribe I’ve headed Penger.no – the largest online financial aggregator in Norway, I’ve been head of strategy at […]
1. Who are you? My name is Karl Viertel and I’m the CEO and co-founder of Alyne – a RegTech business to make Cyber Security, Risk Management and Compliance as easy, cost effective and painless as possible through a smart Software as a Service. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Everyone […]
1. Who are you? I am a co-founder and head of marketing at LIQID. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? LIQID is a digital wealth management service for private investors with liquid assets in excess of 100.000 €. We offer a range of “core” investment strategies developed in partnership with […]
1. Who are you? I am Jonas, CEO at Avuba. For European smartphone users who have become accustomed to a superior digital experience Avuba is the next generation of mobile banking. It delivers a category defining user experience providing, simple sign-up, high levels of security, payment cards, full banking services and easy to use features […]
1. Who are you? The FinTech Group AG is a leading provider of financial technology solutions. We have around 500 employees in seven German locations and are listed at Frankfurt stock exchange. We provide a fully licensed and compliant white-label-banking platform through biw BANK (Banking as a Platform / BaaP), a cutting-edge technology stack & […]
1. Who are you? My name is Christian Tiessen. I studied Business in Germany, Singapore and Spain. After working a few years for consulting and corporates, I founded my first startup in e-commerce. The business grew quite rapidly, and was finally acquired by an American company. Since March 2014 I am working with and on […]
1. Who are you? I’m the founder and CEO of Bitbond, a global peer-to-peer lending platform for small business loans. Before starting Bitbond I was a consultant at Roland Berger’s restructuring practice. Prior to that I worked in sales & trading at Deutsche Bank London. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your […]
1. Who are you? My name is Felix Schollmeier, I am 34 years old, a Computer Scientist, former VC and currently a FinTech/InsurTech entrepreneur: I am the co-founder of Finanzchef24, the leading digital insurance broker and comparison platform for SMEs and entrepreneurs. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We are […]
1. Who are you? My name is Stefan Krautkrämer and I am co-founder and CEO of FintecSystems. For the past years I have helped to built up an international payment system called SOFORT as its COO. After being acquired by Klarna I left the company and founded FintecSystems together with SOFORTs former CIO Dirk Rudolf. […]
1. Who are you? My name is Serena Torielli. I am the CEO and a Co-founder of AdviseOnly. After 18 years in Investment banks, I realized that the web was the right medium to change finance as I knew it into something less self-referential and easily accessible to the the savers public. 2. Which services […]
1. Who are you? My name is Christopher Grätz and I am co-founder and CEO of kapilendo. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Kapilendo (www.kapilendo.de) is a premium online credit marketplace, which connects small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in need of a credit for their projects with investors in search […]
1. Who are you? My name is Matiss Ansviesulis; I am a Co-founder and a CEO of Creamfinance. The mission of Creamfinance is to make money available; this is done by providing consumer loans online in a convenient and speedy manner. To focus on prompt service delivery, we’re working towards becoming a one-click loans‘ provider […]
1. Who are you? I am the Co-CEO and Co-founder of Scalable Capital (we love the Co-thing). Prior to this I worked in e-commerce (Co-CEO of Westwing Germany) and finance (Executive Director at Goldman Sachs in the Sales & Trading division). 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We manage your […]
1. Who are you? I am Ralf Beck, founder and CEO of Geldwerk1 and professor at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Dortmund, Germany. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We are a Crowdinvesting (Equity Crowdfunding) platform that offers everybody the opportunity participating in and sharing the success […]
1. Who are you? I am Indrek Neivelt, CEO and a co-founder of Pocopay that is a new player in everyday banking business coming to live later this year. I have been more than 15 years the CEO and Chairman of two different banks. I feel it is time to bring some freshness into the […]
1. Who are you? I’m a Canadian living in Germany for the past 15 years. For the past 12 years, I’ve built banks and financial services companies around the globe for Daimler and then in my own company Avantalion International Consulting. Now, I’m doing a second startup, ascribe.io to fix the UX for intellectual property. […]
1. Who are you? I am Dorothee Fuhrmann, COO of Prophis Technologies. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? From the flood of internal and external data, Prophis identifies the key market, economic and risk developments that are likely to have the greatest impact on a particular portfolio and then facilitates […]
1. Who are you? I am Lars Reiner, Co-Founder and CEO of Ginmon. Ginmon provides an automated investment solution which empowers private individuals to invest their money in an easy, secure and profitable way. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Our vision is to enable individuals to invest their money in […]
(Qumram is among the startups selected to present at the FinTech Forum On Tour | InvestTech event on 25th Sep. in London.) 1. Who are you? My name is Mathias, I am the Co-Founder and Head of Business Development at Qumram AG. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Qumram Q5 is a the […]
1. Who are you? My name is Ron Guggenheim and I am the Co-Founder of OneVisage. I am Swiss born startupist, live in Ebamtingen near Zurich, have 2 decades of startup and hi-tech experience, am a proud father of 2 daughters and one son. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? […]
1. Who are you? I am an ex-executive banker who left a top management position in BNP Paribas to start Ybanking. I am an innovator and contrarian. I joined banking by accident after my first startup exploded in the bubble. Surprisingly I made some career in banking challenging bosses and questioning conventions. Ybanking was too […]
1. Who are you? I am Toby Triebel, Co-Founder and CEO of Spotcap. Spotcap is an online credit platform that leverages big data to provide financing solutions for small businesses that are underserved by traditional banks. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We provide short-terms loans of up to €100,000 […]
1. Who are you? I am Jonathan Prince, co-founder with Raoul Mulheims, Georges Berscheid and Mike Sergonne, of Digicash Payments SA which provides a digital payments platform and apps designed for banks & PSPs. 2. Which services do you sell? Our company provides a white-labelled digital payment authorisation platform and App, fitting neatly into banks’ […]
1. Who are you? My name is Marcel Platz and I founded geldempfehlung.de in 2013. I had 2011 the vision that investment consulting can be digital. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We are offering an automated recommendation portal for private investors based on algorithm. We ask the customer about […]
1. Who are you? We are Lauri and Margo Karp, founders of TreasuryView 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? 2009 we startet with cloud-based risk analytics for public sector loan and hedges portfolios. We were pioneers in moving rather mature financial abstainers to cloud and offer new type of user […]
1. Who are you? My name is Jens Jennissen and I am the founder of Fairr.de GmbH. Fairr.de offers savers innovative and transparent retirement solutions. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We currently offer one retirement product, the fairriester, with the aim of broadening the product line this year with […]
1. Who are you? meetinvest is a free financial social media platform that empowers retail investors with a toolkit to invest like a professional. meetinvest links individuals with like-minded people to exchange ideas, share experiences and connect on the topic of investing. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? meetinvest services are […]
1. Who are you? I am Robert Abend, one of the founders of BörseGo AG. One of our many successful products is our platform Guidants, which we created in 2012. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Guidants is a browser- and cloud-based investment and analysis platform for investors and traders […]
1. Who are you? We are Andreas Dubrow and Philipp Kalwies founders of Decimo GmbH the first factoring service especially for freelancers. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Our service is factoring for freelancers. Until now it was very difficult for freelancers and small companies to use the tool of […]
1. Who are you? David Lais and I, Thomas Koch, are the founders of xWare42™ GmbH and have taken on the task of using current technology to catapult the classic system of payment transactions into the 21st century, as well as of establishing a new user experience in online banking. 2. Which services do you […]
1. Who are you? My Name is Daniel Boedger [CEO & Founder of BankingCheck], 33, Dipl.-Ing. IT. After my studies I worked with Robert Bosch GmbH & SIEMENS as a project leader and development engineer for server systems in the process automation industry. Already in 2007 I have founded my first FinTech platform in the daily allowances and fixed deposit sector – […]
1. Who are you? My name is Daniel Neis [CEO & Founder / KOINA AG], 42, business economist, I have over 15 years of experience as an ecopreneur and founder, as a consultant for startups and as a visionary strategist with a focus on management, marketing and sales. In the past I owned and managed […]
1. Who are you? My name is David Holetzeck and I am the founder and CEO of Table of Visions. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? TABLE OF VISIONS provides crowdfunding software solutions for brands, busineses and organizations. As a full service provider, TABLE OF VISIONS GmbH develops customer-specific solutions in […]
1. Who are you? My name is Johannes Weidelener, lawyer, and I am partner at Heussen Law. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? Heussen Law is a leading law firm in Fintech combing as a team specifically techlaw and regulation law with know how in new business models expanding from, […]
1. Who are you? Xignite is the leading provider of financial market data via cloud-based APIs. 2. Which product or service do you sell and who are your competitors? Our main line of products is a family of APIs that provide anything from real-time, to historical and reference financial data. We cover every financial asset […]
1. Who are you? Aleksandar is Head of Technology and Products and Predrag is Head of Marketing and Operations with tradegear gmbh, Swiss fintech startup. We bring combined 40 years of experience in software engineering, international business development and business analysis in financial industry. In last 5 years we have been working intensively with quantitative […]
1. Who are you? My name is Robert Henker and I am the founder and CEO at CASHBOARD. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? CASHBOARD is a personal online investing platform. We are the only platform which combines the whole world of traditional investments (funds, stocks etc.) AND modern online […]
1. Who are you? My name is Bartosz Burclaf and I am the founder and CEO at MoneyVane.com. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? My team and I are working on the first financial “robo-adviser” based in Switzerland. Our direct competitors across Europe are companies like Nutmeg (UK) or […]
1. Who are you? As the CEO of EXtravest GmbH I founded our latest project easyfolio.de in April 2014. I have been working in the financial industry since 1991 – mostly within Private – and Online Banking. In 2007 I founded Isarvest GmbH, a company that runs a software solution for Private Banks working with […]
1. Who are you? We, Benedikt Kramer and Philipp Neub are the founding team of BCB Biometric Credit Bureau. BCB Biometric Credit Bureau offers services tailor-made to microfinance institutions and Savings and Credit Co-operatives in sub-Saharan Africa. BCB collects and analyzes personal loan/credit information using a unique, low budget IT solution. BCB is the pioneer […]
1. Who are you? Mambu is a cloud banking platform provider. We enable innovative banking providers to rapidly create, launch and service loan and deposit products through our agile, flexible and affordable cloud banking platform. An alternative to legacy core banking software, our goal is to accelerate time to market for new consumer and SME […]
1. Erzählen Sie uns etwas über sich und main incubator. Der main incubator ist der erste Inkubator für FinTech-Startups mit einem führenden Finanzinstitut als Anker-Investor – der Commerzbank. Die Großbank möchte über den main incubator als hundertprozentiges Tochterunternehmen den Wandel in der Finanzdienstleistungsbranche aktiv mitgestalten. Wir fördern und investieren in Startups mit innovativen Lösungen mit […]
1. Tell us about yourself and about BeeOne. BeeOne is digital innovation enterprise of Erste Group Bank. We are part of the current revolution on the financial services area and we create the change from the inside of a big regional player in Central and Eastern Europe. Our aim is to bring Erste Group to […]
1. Wer bist du? Hi – mein Name ist Daniel Bödger und ich bin der Gründer und Geschäftsführer von BankingCheck. 2. Welche Dienstleistung verkauft ihr und wer sind Eure Wettbewerber? BankingCheck ist eine unabhängige Bewertungsplattform für Banken, Versicherungen und Finanzdienstleister. Unsere Idee ist ganze einfach – früher wurden Banken und Konten von Familie und […]
1. Wer bist Du? Christ, Optimierer, Ex-Handwerker, Ex-Wall-Street Banker und hoffentlich ein „Zeichen-der-Zeit-Erkenner“. Mein Name ist Mark van den Arend und ich bin Gründer und geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der WIR Finanzierer GmbH. 2. Welche Dienstleistung verkauft ihr und wer sind Eure Wettbewerber? WIR stellen mit der KMU-Anleihe gesunden Unternehmen des gehobenen Mittelstands einen neuen, langfristigen […]
1. Who are you? quirion is Germany’s first web presence for asset management and fee-based advisory services. quirion offers professional asset management strategies that are based on latest scientific research in finance. At quirion, we share the vision that professional asset management should be made available for everyone in an easy, accessible and web-based way. […]
1. Who are you? Traxpay transforms the way that businesses pay and get paid with the world’s first and only B2B Dynamic Payments platform. Our patent pending platform uniquely combines secure, flexible, real-time 24/7/365 electronic payments with any and all structured and unstructured data related to the transaction. What further sets Traxpay apart from all […]
1. Who are you? Joschka Friedag, Co-Founder and CEO of Cringle. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We are building a mobile p2p payment solution which works with your regular bank account. 3. How did you get your start-up idea and how did you finance your startup? It was a […]
1. Tell us about yourself and your firm, and which FinTech companies are in your portfolio. I’m an internet entrepreneur since 14 years with two exits (usgang.ch -> Axel Springer / amiando -> Xing) and partner at Next Generation Finance Invest. We focus on finance 2.0 and have six companies in our portfolio (ayondo, Gekko […]
1. Who are you? We are cashcloud and in the last year and months, we have been able to create a solid base for a promising future with the development of a mobile payment system, which relies on stability, and security and where confidence in the company and the product is the highest priority. Our […]
1. Who are you? My name is Erik Bogaerts. I have over 20 years of experience in information technology and the banking industry and managed quite a few large scale and complex banking IT implementation projects at various locations across Asia and Europe. Today as the founder of Naqoda, I focus mostly on strategy and […]
1. Who are you? I’m Simon Redfern, programmer, composer, CEO of TESOBE (an agile web / mobile agency based in Berlin) and founder of the Open Bank Project. I started programming 32 years ago, and have worked on database driven web applications since 1996. During this time I’ve gained deep hands-on experience in web application, […]
1. Who are you? We are Dieter Fromm and John Cremer, the founders of moneymeets. In our previous lives we were bankers and consultants for banks. In both functions, we gathered extensive experience in the retail operations of banks and savings banks. We were thereafter advisors to banks and held several management positions – including […]
1. Who are you? My name is Julien Arnold. I started my career at the Hamburg-based venture capital fund Neuhaus Partners. From there I went to Rocket Internet and built the business for Groupon in London. Lastly I was in charge as Chief Revenue Officer for the Home and Living channels and for the design […]
1. Who are you? My name is Dirk Littig. I am the founder and CEO of bankless24. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? bankless24 is the first crowd investing platform in Germany, which only addresses the Mittelstand. We do not define Mittelstand based on revenue size or number of […]
1. Who are you? I am Stefan Kupferberg. I studied management in Berlin, London and Philadelphia. Before I started SentiTrade I worked for the Allianz Group, Volkswagen and PNE Wind. Since 1997 I have been trading actively in the stock market, and with SentiTrade I have turned my passion into a profession. 2. Which […]
1. Who are you? We are Thomas Bloch, Yassin Hankir and Oliver Vins, founders of vaamo. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? With vaamo we help individuals, to invest their money easily and inexpensively. By means of our web-based platform, anybody can manage his personal financial goals (e.g. retirement […]
1. Who are you? My name is Benjamin Manz and I am the founder and CEO of moneyland.com – the Swiss online financial centre. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We are the Swiss next-generation online and mobile financial comparison service, with high quality, intelligent cost- and performance- algorithms. […]
1. Who are you? My name is Guido Sandler. I am the founder and CEO of Bergfürst. Previously, I founded and led as CEO the Berliner Effektenbank and E *Trade Germany. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We are the first crowd-investing platform in Germany. We offer young growth […]
1. Who are you? Connoisseur, engineer, ex-consultant – my name is Mark Fabian Henkel and I am one of the founders of PAYMILL. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? PAYMILL is a payment service provider which focuses on small to medium-sized customers. This means we support startups from start-up […]
1. Who are you? André M. Bajorat, Co-Founder of figo. Active in the banking sector since 1996 – including senior management positions at Star Finanz and giropay. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? With figo we aggregate the current finances of individuals and small businesses in a cloud-based account […]
1. Who are you? I am Sebastian Diemer, Founder and Managing Director of Kreditech and an extreme sports enthusiast. 2. Which services do you sell and who are your competitors? We have developed a novel scoring technology that predicts the credit-worthiness of individuals within a few seconds globally using “Big Data”, regardless of credit […]