Fraugster, a startup that uses AI to detect payment fraud, raises $5M
Fraugster, a German and Israeli startup that has developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to help eliminate payment fraud, has raised $5 million in funding.
Neufund raises €2 million to bridge the gap between cryptocurrency and private equity
Neufund has landed €2 million in fresh funding from Atlantic Labs, Flare Games founder Klaas Kersting, and a number of undisclosed angel investors.
bezahlt.de/Blackbill Raises €5.5m in Seed Funding
bezahlt.de (Blackbill Internet GmbH), a Berlin, Germany-based fintech startup, raised €5.5m in seed funding.Backers included Redalpine, DN Capital, Point Nine Capital and Fly Ventures.
India’s FinTech Moment- and the Opportunities for Germany’s Startups & Investors
Landmark initiatives launched by the Government of India – e.g. Aadhaar biometric identity covering over 1bn people, Unified Payments Interface for mobile banking etc. have seen 100 million new mobile wallets created in the last year, and over 250M new accounts opened in the last two years. Learn about the opportunities for German startups and investors at this breakfast event hosted by the Consulate General of India on 3rd Feb. 2017 at the Steigenberger Frankfurt Hof. RSVP by 27th Jan. to events@cgifrankfurt.de or info@techfluence.eu
FinTech meets Telecom: hear from Telefonica, Telenor banca and Lebara Financial Services
A slew of recent deals (see chart), the EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) legislation coming into effect by January 2018 and API banking could change the game for digital financial services in Europe. Meet 15 leading startups in this space, and hear from those leading the Financial Services revolution at telecoms.
Fintech Startup in the fast lane: bexio acquires Elohna
Bexio, die führende Anbieterin webbasierter Business Software für KMU, übernimmt die Elohna GmbH aus Berlin. Elohna entwickelt und vermarktet eine cloudbasierte Lohnbuchhaltung speziell für Schweizer KMU. Über den Kaufpreis wurde Stillschweigen vereinbart; die Elohna-Gründer werden mit der Übernahme zu Aktionären von bexio.
Aklamio Acquires Pay with a Tweet
Aklamio, the leading European technology company for refer-a-friend and referral marketing programs takes over firal, a Hamburg based Startup and its software Pay with a Tweet. In 2017 further expansion in Europe and U.S. are planned.
Robo advisor Scalable Capital partners with Siemens
Start-up wealth manager Scalable Capital is partnering with Siemens Private Finance, which offers investment and pension options for electronic conglomerate Siemens’ German employees and their families.
NordLB to offer Traxpay for supply chain financing
Traxpay, pioneer in the automation and optimization of B2B financial transactions, and NORD/LB, one of Germany’s largest wholesale banks with extended expertise in the corporate and structured finance businesses and its subsidiary NORD/LB Luxembourg S.A. Covered Bond Bank, today announced a planned cooperation to support the bank’s digitalization strategy.
Johann Horch appointed new #CEO of #niiio finance group AG
niiio finance group AG: Neuordnung des Vorstands: Johann Horch zum neuen Vorstand bestellt, Marc-André Barth ausgeschieden – Erweiterung des Aufsichtsrats um Experten aus der Banken und FinTech-Szene.
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FastForward Not Intending To Participate In SatoshiPay Funding Round
FastForward Innovations Ltd said Monday it does not intend to participate in the latest funding round of its investee company, SatoshiPay Ltd.
OptioPay plans a 20 Mn funding round
Das Berliner Fintech-Startup OptioPay arbeitet an seiner nächsten Finanzierungsrunde. Dabei planen die Gründer Marcus Börner und Oliver Oster, rund 20 Millionen Euro einzusammeln. Die Unternehmensbewertung liegt bei 85 Millionen Euro.
Deutsche Boerse turns to fintech partners to build ‘Exchange 4.0’
Deutsche Boerse is promising to cooperate with fintech firms and tap new technologies such as big data, AI and, above all, blockchain as it moves toward the creation of an ‘Exchange 4.0’, says CEO Carsten Kengeter.
So schützen sich Onlineshops vor Zahlungsausfällen
Bezahlungen sind für Kunden sicherer denn je. Aber wie sieht es bei Händlern aus? Was, wenn ein Kunde nicht zahlen kann? Über Bonitätsprüfungen im E-Commerce.
Welche Chancen hat Yomo, der N26-Klon der Sparkassen?
Die Sparkassen wollen mit einer neuen App eine jüngere Zielgruppe erschließen, jetzt soll es endlich losgehen. Und schon werden die ersten Fehler gemacht.
High Five! Oder eher: High 50.000?
In nur 3 Monaten haben wir die 50.000 Downloads geknackt. Cool? Sehr cool! Wir arbeiten täglich mit Herzblut an der Optimierung von savedroid und das war erst der Anfang. Mit neuen smooves bei denen man Einhörner jagen, Orte tracken und mit Kumpels wetten kann, sind wir auf der Zielgeraden zu den 100.000.