Verena Reuber and Stefan Häfner are the faces behind MO14, the ‘innovation booth’ at R + V Versicherung, as they describe their project itself. For a little over two years, they have been experimenting with the use of highly automated, autonomous minibuses. What has to do with insurance, how to…
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Last year, Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen invested millions in digital companies, as a study shows. That harbors dangers, industry observers warn. The German automobile manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers strongly rely on digitization and new business models – and buy new company shares instead of building up digital know-how in-house. This…
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Investments in German finance technology start-ups are declining. In other countries, mega-deals inspire the industry. The account providers Kontist and Penta were pleased with strong financial injections, the credit brokerage Smava collected a whopping 54 million euros and the smartphone bank N26 even reached unicorn status: Many German fintechs were…
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Following the successful acquisition of German ACON Actienbank, multi-asset fintech group JFD Brokers has now introduced fully commission-free stock trading and has added Dutch equities to its product portfolio. From time immemorial, stock trading has always been a rather expensive treat for traders and investors. The high fees traditionally charged…
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The unstoppable N26 closes the biggest round of financing for a ‘fintech’ Fintech bank N26 announced at the end of last year its intention to land in the United States during the first half of 2019 and continue with its global conquest. To do so, he needed a new round…
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Who has launched a startup often has the problem that outside of the circle of friends of the founder only two institutions know at all, that one exists: so how do you sprinkle the first known sed, if you have not more than a few seed capital euros and good…
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As announced, the investment company ZMH GmbH has taken over the majority of the Viennese startup Digital Hero from Hans Peter Haselsteiner. Founded by Blue Minds founder Eveline Steinberger-Kern, the company offers Energy Hero, an automated electricity provider change service. At the time of its formation about a year ago,…
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In the business world, five years is a lifetime, but in the technology sector, five years is an eternity. The Busconomic banking product comparator has managed not only to resist a five-year period as a company but also to gain a foothold in a sector with such difficult competition as…
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Sleep.Ink has received a small amount of millions from several investors. The former shareholder Atlantic Food Labs has once again invested money in the Berlin sleepwear manufacturer and now holds 30 percent. New are the pharmaceutical company Dr. med. Kade and the VC arm of dietary supplement manufacturer Döhler, who…
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Coworkings Spaces are now in Hamburg in large numbers, but this is different: finhaven is aimed primarily at a specific industry, namely the financial sector. Not a bad idea, considering the important role of Fintechs in the startup scene of the Hanseatic city. On January 10, finhaven celebrated its official…
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