The first conclusion, shared by the executives and managers of the means of payment interviewed, is that even today nothing is written about the success of the new payment solutions. Each country has a context and a culture that are key to determining which innovation will have traction to universalize,…
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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 Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Honduras, Eduardo Marques Almeida, yesterday presented the “Congress of Technological Innovation for Financial Services (Fintech)”, which will be held in Tegucigalpa on the 21st and 22nd of this month. The membership, organized by the IDB, is sponsored by the Central Bank…
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In terms of funding, it almost never happened in 2018 for startups in Germany. More than 4.5 billion euros were raised by young companies in total. A not so rosy picture of the situation draws a new evaluation of the auditing firm KPMG – at least for Fintechs. Because in…
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The Düsseldorf-based company auxmoney financed over half a billion euros in new loans in 2018 via its marketplace. As a result, the volume of loans increased by 74 percent compared to the previous year. Overall, the largest credit marketplace in continental Europe made new loans totaling € 551 million last…
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The financial platform SDK.finance has partnered with Oracle to use the Oracle Blockchain platform to improve payment processes and eliminate intermediaries. The association was announced in a press release published on February 12. SDK.finance is a fintech startup based in Europe that offers a payment platform for banks and financial…
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Successful start-up promotes new investor funds Since its founding five years ago, the Fintech Start-Up Weltsparen has provided investments of EUR 10 billion to partner banks. Investors currently receive up to 1.25 percent interest on a one-year fixed-term deposit with the interest rate portal; in times of low interest rates,…
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ECOFIN presents the ‘Top Ten Fintech 2019’ proposed by Circulo Fintech, a think tank made up of technology-based companies that provide financial services in Spain and other countries around the world. It provides advices specialized in regulation, communications, technology, risks, blockchain, artificial intelligence, etc. Each year it selects top ten…
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Five months after the official launch of the independent online investment product comparison platform CAPinside.com, the company has now secured the support of well-known investors as well as € 3.3 million in equity capital for the further development of the online platform in a first round of financing. “We want…
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The twin brothers Alexander and Benjamin Michel have brought back the largest single investment in the “DHDL” history with Finanzguru. With their app they want to give the customer something valuable: more time If you want to have someone’s money, it’s a smart move to help him save some money.…
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