Insurtech omni:us closes series A funding round
Berlin-based insurtech omni:us brings its total funding to $22.5 million.
Germany
Hauck & Aufhäuser launches robo-advisor Zeedin
Zeedin was built together with digital banking tech vendor Crealogix.
Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse blockchain tests deliver promising results
The prototypes support the settlement of securities transactions and payments at the maturity of a bond.
Deutsche Bank opens its tech to third parties
Working across commercial, corporate, investment and private banking divisions.
Deutsche Bank and Data Labs in “ground breaking” big data project
Deutsche Bank Securities Services stepping up big data efforts new analytics capability.
Brickblock teams with solarisBank and JTC for blockchain real estate projects
Putting real estate investments on a blockchain.
Commerzbank in major trade finance automation drive with Conpend
Commerzbank has teamed up with fintech Conpend for the project.
German business bank Penta raises €7m
The bank’s kicks off its Series A successfully.
Germany’s Aareal Bank invests in UK real estate platform BrickVest
Second German bank to acquire a stake in the firm.
WB21 bank boss faces lawsuit by US regulator
WB21 bank boss faces lawsuit by US regulator
Haufe Group takes stake in German challenger bank Kontist
Berlin-based firm also gets Series A funding.
Bitwala raises €4m to build blockchain bank account
Earlybird and Coparion as investors.
Fintech tour Frankfurt: ready for a post-Brexit world?
TechQuartier represents the first effort to help fintechs settle in the city.
ABN Amro and allies invest €14m in CrossLend
Digital lending platform also gets money from Earlybird and solarisBank.
Deutsche Börse sets up DLT and crypto unit
Also makes an initial investment in HQLAx.
Lendstar’s fintech light shines no more
After five years, German firm has filed for bankruptcy.
German minister calls for independent EU Swift payments network
To bypass the US sanctions on business with Iran.
German challenger banks: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A list of the known challengers to date and the technology they are using.
Open banking platform Deposit Solutions gets $100m funding
Round led by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners.
Digital champion Compeon unleashes SME loans in Germany
Digitaler Mittelstandskredit ist hier!
N26 goes into Spaces for savings
On the heels of Monzo and Starling.
We.trade’s first international blockchain transaction made by UniCredit
A retailer-to-retailer transaction between Germany and Spain.
German digital platform WeVestor powers up
Berlin-based firm targeting entrepreneurial investors.
City spotlight: tech bin ein Berliner
Berlin has established its credentials as a premier European blockchain hub.
Dutch savings bank LeasePlan makes the jump to Ohpen’s cloud tech
We talk with Pieter Aartsen and Angelique Schouten, global board members at Ohpen.
Infographic: financial services jobs in UK and Germany
Joblift has compared the UK’s financial sector job market with Germany.
solarisBank bridges the gap with Blockchain Factory
Wants to become a banking partner for cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.
Commerzbank taps Google for mobile payments in Germany
Google Pay is the way.
US insurer Lemonade takes wefox to court for IP infringement
Lemonade says German firm copied its presentation and business model.
Nextmarkets lands $6.9m new funding
The Series A takes nextmarkets’ total equity to nearly $14 million.
Learning the B2Cs of e-commerce
The B2C e-commerce sales worldwide are estimated to reach $2.356 trillion in 2018.
Deutsche Bank has crack at paperless with eVault launch
eVault unveiled – a digital repository for exchange of documents.
N26 sets aim on 100 more engineers by 2019
It has opened an office in Barcelona to reach a larger talent pool.
German banking software provider NDGIT raises $4.7m in funding
The funding round was led by Capnamic Ventures.
Coya to stir the insurance industry with new influx of cash
Berlin-based insurtech firm Coya gets influx of cash.
Commerzbank’s new loan model adjusts repayment based on capital usage
Commerzbank’s new lendtech solution has “pay-per-use loan” model at its core.
Hanseatic Bank signs for collectAI’s B2B2C white label tech
Hanseatic Bank among the first to deploy collectAI’s B2B2C white label solution.
Paytech heavyweights Nets and Concardis to merge
Paytech firms Nets and Concardis will merge but retain their own brands.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 June 2018
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Deutsche Börse cuts 350 jobs to invest €270m in fintech
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