The first vice-president of the European Commission (EC), Frans Timmermans, called for “a European response” so that large digital companies such as Google, Apple or Amazon “pay taxes like everyone else”. Timmermans, the candidate of the European Socialists to preside over the Community Executive, made these statements during an informative…
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At the annual Fintech Forum in Paris, which ended this week and brings together around 120 exhibitors from the financial technology industry, this time a key topic was the upcoming Brexit. As a large part of the fintech sector is located in the UK, the whole industry is affected by…
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Israel as a startup nation is still quite young, almost in the founding mode itself. Between ten and fifteen years ago, the state, with its nine million people, was mainly an agricultural country, which had only developed into a veritable innovation center with increasing technological know-how. With a charisma that…
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Adyen NV is a fintech that saves millions of dollars to merchants by streamlining card payment transactions. The financial technology firm, which is located thousands of kilometers from Silicon Valley, is making its founders gain much more. The chief executive, Pieter van der Does, the technology director, Arnout Schuijff, and…
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N26, a German startup supported by PayPal investor and co-founder Peter Thiel, has raised $ 300 million in a round of Series D financing. The investment places the company’s valuation at around 2,700 million dollars.The financing round takes place only 10 months after the last and will be used to…
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According to a report from the start-up platform “the incubator” on 25 January, the Vienna-based payment service provider Transpaygo announced a future collaboration with Ripple to use its new xRapid payment system for international money transfers. The Viennese fintech company specializes mainly in money transfers for small and medium-sized enterprises.…
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VISARIGHT is an innovative startup from Berlin with a clear mission: to provide managers, skilled workers, and apprentices with a visa for Germany quickly, easily and inexpensively. VISARIGHT uses the latest technologies in the field of Legal Tech and works together with specialized lawyers for migration law. Even before the…
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According to Raisin (who also runs WeltSparen), 62 banks are already using the deposit platform – but the FinTech wants more. New interfaces should make participation for banks as easy as possible. That’s why Raisin joins Temenos MarketPlace as the first FinTech. The MarketPlace uses over 700 banks and the…
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The payment service provider Heidelpay acquires the Universum Group. The company thus shows how important the purchase of invoices in e-commerce continues to be in Germany. The Heidelpay Group, fintech and payment service provider from Germany, takes over the Frankfurt Universum Group, a company that has been known in the…
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Last Thursday, the 13th Ignition Breakfast took place in the office of the Düsseldorf FinTech Auxmoney. In addition to coffee and sandwiches, the participants had exciting insights into the history and corporate culture of Auxmoney. Afterward, it was possible for the founders to network with employees of the Digihub and…
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