A sandbox, in its literal meaning, is a sandbox designed for the little ones to play. In business jargon, however, the term refers to a deregulated space that serves as a testing ground for companies to test an idea that is not yet regulated or supervised by regulatory institutions. Today,…
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Additiv, a Zurich-based provider of digital asset management, wants to grow in Asia. For this he hires a new person in charge of the area. This is a former Credit Suisse manager. As of April 1, 2019, Bert-Jan van Essen will join Additive Asia as Managing Director. In this role,…
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The Swiss bank Credit Suisse wants to invest millions in fintechs. This is more difficult than it sounds, as Swiss corporate and investment banking chief Didier Denat admits. Credit Suisse (CS) has been operating a venture capital firm since 2010, through which it invests in Swiss SMEs. Since last year,…
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) based in Basel published a report on the application of technology to finance, or fintech, and the structure of the financial services market. The subtitle of the report, more in-depth, reveals the intentions of the authors: “changes in the markets and implications for financial stability”.…
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The prejudice of the capitalist against the provincial normally refers to the size of its ecosystem. What is celebrated in the town as a great advance or great news is, in the eyes of the inhabitant of the capital, insignificant or rather folkloric. And Chile, in the world financial concert,…
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The path of a financial startup to profitability is long and difficult: the development of new applications is time-consuming. In addition, there are expensive marketing measures to reach a critical mass of users. Collaborating with established banks on an open platform can help. A guest article by Mitesh Soni. The…
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Financial affairs have always been a matter of trust – and that will probably not change in the future. While traditional banks have been able to build on this for decades, the young fintechs still have a long way to go. And too often it has been disappointed in the…
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We share an interview with Markus Rupprecht, the founder of the Frankfurt fintech, Traxpay: Mr. Rupprecht, your company, the Frankfurt Fintech Traxpay, has landed after our information, a pretty big deal. They have won the retail giant Edeka as a customer. That’s right, right? Almost. In addition to the nationwide…
Continue readingThe story of the Fintechs who waited 10 years for the breakthrough: The Traxpay case
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The London N26 competitor Revolut wants to drive expansion with local teams in 19 European countries, including Austria. Over the past three months, it has increased from three to four million users. In the medium term alone in this country will be a million. Ambitious goals are one of the…
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The financial city of Frankfurt is known for banks and stock exchanges, and founders have rarely been attracted to the Main. That’s what politics and business want to change. But the competition with other German cities is tough. Young financial companies vs traditional ones The banking city of Frankfurt, despite…
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