The American startup Ripple offers various payment solutions for large and small companies worldwide to optimize cross-border payment channels. This potential has been recognized by the ABK and will result in future cooperation. One of the largest banks in Kuwait, Al Ahli Bank (ABK), has entered into a partnership with…
“Our focus is the” Fin “, not the” Tech “, says Ewald Nowotny, governor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) on Monday at the fintech conference in Vienna. From the 28th to the 29th of January, OeNB, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) come together to…
Comments closedPair Finance The debt collection fintech started with great ambitions. And soon thereafter experienced the first personnel quarrels. Showroom manager Christine Kiefer (previously: Bain & Company, Goldman Sachs, Billpay) left, startup specialist Stephan Stricker took over. If everything does not deceive, then it seems to be going better after the…
Comments closedI’m going bank management. The truth is that I try not to spend too much time waiting at a branch, or queuing at a box. I have become accustomed (or have been molding), to perform simple steps from home, connected to an old computer. I have settled comfortably in the…
Comments closedThe digital transformation of the financial sector constitutes a regulatory challenge. Many countries have chosen to develop Innovation Hubs to favor technological innovation. It is not the case of Spain that bets by the mechanism known like Regulatory Sandbox, a space of tests extended by the Anglo-Saxon world and controlled…
Comments closedThe Berlner FinTech Smava is for sale. “Buyout group Vitruvian is putting German consumer credit online platform Smava up for sale, people close to the matter said” – reports Reuters. How much could Smava ask for its shares? The purchase price is 500 million US dollars. British private equity firm…
Comments closedThere is no way. Few are those who understand why the actions of Spanish banking, and especially that of CaixaBank and Banco Sabadell have been so punished after the presentation of their results. Understanding the issue better A well-known commercial banking banker said he was bewildered by the fall in…
Comments closedFour years have passed since the Canon AEDE. At the time that tax on digital media generated much controversy and ended, among other things, with the closure of Google News in Spain. Today, government spokeswoman Isabel Celaá has announced the approval of the ‘Google tax’, a term that was already…
Comments closedThe 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…
Comments closedThanks to the pension fintech Vantik, even digital natives can now plan the pension without media discontinuity. Vantik offers not only an app but also a high degree of flexibility. This allows contributions to be changed or suspended. Above all, the purpose of fintech is to meet the requirements of…
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