There was much negative talk this week over JPMorgan’s launch of JPM Coin. Timo Schlaefer, CEO of Crypto Facilities, for instance, commented that, “JPMorgan continues to get it wrong. Using blockchain to run a closed network is like wearing a designer suit to wash your car”. But that is shortsighted…
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Frankfurt Blockchain startup Agora Innovation secures a high six-digit investment from High-Tech Gründerfonds. High-Tech Gründerfonds is investing a high six-figure sum in the Frankfurt blockchain startup Agora Innovation GmbH. Frankfurt Fintech Agora Innovation develops software for legally compliant financial transactions at Blockchain. Fintech Agora Innovation secures Seed-Investment from High-Tech Gründerfonds…
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One of the emerging fintech startups Europe is increasingly caught in the crossfire. After Revolut received unicorn status after investing $ 250 million a year ago, secured a banking license and set up his own office in Vienna, the British firm is in trouble. About the suspicious transactions Now CFO…
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The accompaniment of accelerators makes more projects become successful because they provide support to jump obstacles. Latin America, facing the world Latin America is generating technology-based companies in scale and this is the beginning of a transformation for the region. Although less than a decade ago the explosion of tech…
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A worldwide phenomenon is the emergence of Fintech Startups, which have been considered the “ultimate bak disruptor” by large companies such as JP Morgan, meaning that they manage to challenge the financial monopoly of banks. However, a phenomenon that is occurring in the United States is the rebirth of small…
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NASDAQ was the first fully electronic exchange. This innovative attitude is still fueling our ambitions today. This is how Nasdaq Ventures is motivating its investment efforts in new technologies. As a press release reveals, these are not just empty words. Together with other venture capitalists, including Galaxy Digital, NASDAQ is…
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The hype around the smartphone bank N26 is great. This year, N26 has already announced another round of financing of $ 300 million. In addition to existing investors, the investment fund GIC from Singapore also participated. With that, N26 broke the magic barrier with a market valuation of $ 1…
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In subways and on billboards N26 advertises just offensively for its direct bank offer. Apparently, the banking startup from Berlin has grown so fast that its own marketing department with the comma did not come after. In his ads, it promises “no hidden fees” and “#nobullshit”. Now N26 has collected…
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The Federal Government’s response to a “small inquiry” on fintech in Germany shows that already in 2019 42 new companies were founded in this area. This indicates a significant decline compared to previous years. In the year 2017 96 fintechs were founded, in 2015 there were still 160 companies. In…
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To say it straight away: Fintech is not playing the big role nowadays. For this purpose, blockchain and crypto currency topics are increasing and people may be caring more about success in those areas. Fintech maturing in context Fintech does not appear as a Topic on the first Agencies level.…
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