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Newsletter 27 Nov 2019

11th FinTech Forum in tweets

With 12 startups pitches, a “journey to exit” by our alumnus, insights from leading investors and a panel discussing if finance will become an add-on- here is the 11th FinTech Forum in tweets.

http://www.fintechforum.de/11th-fintech-forum-in-tweets/

 

Copenhagen-based fintech startup Cardlay raises €9 million and announces breakthrough deal with Eurocard

Through its new partnership with the largest issuer of corporate cards in Scandinavia, Eurocard, Cardlay now makes its solution available as a build-in service to 1 million of corporate cards in the Nordic region. Simultaneously Cardlay just raised €9 million in new funding from SEB Bank and Seed Capital for further international expansion. 

https://www.eu-startups.com/2019/11/copenhagen-based-fintech-startup-cardlay-raises-e9-million-and-announces-breakthrough-deal-with-eurocard/

Congratulations to Cardlay, who presented at the FTF On Tour | FinTech meets Telecom event in Mar. 2017: http://www.fintechforum.de/ftf-telecom-in-tweets-23-maerz-2017/

 

Plum Closes $3M in Funding

Plum, a London, UK- and -Athens, Greece-based provider of an AI assistant that enhance people’s bank balance, raised $3m in additional funding.

Backers included VentureFriends, EBRD, and Christian Faes, founder and CEO of LendInvest.

http://www.finsmes.com/2019/11/plum-closes-3m-in-funding.html

 

Weltsparen and JustETF launch joint investment products

Wenn Finanz-Start-ups miteinander kooperieren, fügt häufig ein Unternehmen das Produkt oder die Technologie des anderen in sein Angebot ein. Die neue Partnerschaft zwischen der Anlageplattform Raisin – in Deutschland besser bekannt unter der Marke Weltsparen – und dem Portal JustETF mündet nun https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/anlagestrategie/trends/anlageplattform-weltsparen-und-justetf-starten-gemeinsame-anlageprodukte/25240282.html

 

European banks examine new single payment system

Bundesbank-Vorstand Burkhard Balz hat die deutschen und europäischen Banken aufgefordert, ihre Arbeit an einem einheitlichen europäisches Zahlungssystem fortzusetzen. „Mir ist klar, dass die Konzeption und das Etablieren eines neuen Bezahlverfahrens ein Kraftakt ist“, sagte Balz am Mittwoch auf der Konferenz „Euro Finance Week“ in Frankfurt. https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/pan-european-payment-systems-europaeische-banken-pruefen-neues-einheitliches-zahlungssystem/25249108.html

 

FinTech Junction is coming to Europe!

Our previous edition attracted 1,650 fintech leaders and decision makers from the world’s most successful and innovative companies: banks, financial institutions, tech giants, startups, investors, regulators and global influencers. Join us for the 3 most significant days of business in the year, in the Capital of Europe’s largest economy. Use code FJ20FFDE to save 20% on your ticket: https://www.fintechjunction.com

 

FinTech Forum partners:

www.heussen-law.de

www.europe.money2020.com