Tag: Barkow Consulting
Venture capitalist Wenger on sustainable investments: “ESG is bullshit”
Albert Wenger in conversation The partner at Union Square Ventures continues to believe in crypto “as a fundamental innovation.” (Photo: picture alliance / Andreas Gebert) new York Sustainability is one…
Layoffs – Fintechs are coming under pressure
Frankfurt The celebratory mood is followed by disillusionment: just a week after the Berlin neobroker Trade Republic announced the expansion of its last financing round by 250 million euros and…
End of branch reduction? Study raises doubts about surprising ECB data
Branches of Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank A sight that is becoming increasingly rare in the cityscape: two bank branches that are in the immediate vicinity. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Is the…
Significantly fewer branches are being closed in Germany
Former Sparkasse branch In Germany, the number of bank branches has fallen significantly in recent years. (Photo: imago/Steinach) Frankfurt The number of bank branches in Germany has been falling for…
German banks are closing significantly fewer branches.
Former Sparkasse branch In Germany, the number of bank branches has fallen significantly in recent years. (Photo: imago/Steinach) Frankfurt The number of bank branches in Germany has been falling for…
boom without end? German banks rely on construction financing
cranes and T-beams The real estate business is particularly important for banks. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Frankfurt Despite rising interest rates and stricter requirements from the financial supervisory authority…
boom without end? German banks rely on construction financing
cranes and T-beams The real estate business is particularly important for banks. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Frankfurt Despite rising interest rates and stricter requirements from the financial supervisory authority…
Double rate shock – Biggest rise in 20 years
Dark clouds over Frankfurt Various factors are currently driving financing costs in the corporate sector. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The conditions for corporate loans have deteriorated significantly since the beginning of…
20-year-old receives 15 million euros for fintech
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Max Linden is 20 years old, has just dropped out of his economics degree after four semesters and is now receiving 15 million euros. Investors from venture capitalists…
Andreessen Horowitz joins Fintech in Berlin
Emre Talay, Orkhan Abdullayev and Nicolas Thouzea (left to right) The Payrails founders were largely responsible for processing payment transactions at Delivery Hero. Now they are starting their own company.…
The Ukraine war and shaky stock markets are affecting financial start-ups
Frankfurt Neobank Penta needs money again. The Berlin company wants to collect 40 million euros. But it could be one of the first financial technology start-ups to feel that money…
Sparkasse women’s quota: Hardly any women on Sparkasse boards
Savings bank Only a few women are on the boards of directors of savings banks – that will not change in 2021 either. (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Frankfurt…
Online loan marketplaces want to take market share from banks
Programmer on the laptop Lending platforms automate and accelerate lending. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When the loan negotiations with his house bank dragged on too long, Pascal Schiefer took action. The…
Financial industry trembles at a commission ban
Building with shield Sparkasse Many savings banks fear for their business model if the traffic light plans for commission advice come true. (Photo: imago / blickwinkel) Frankfurt, Berlin The horror…
Online banks and neo brokers are particularly benefiting from the stock boom
App of the neobroker Trade Republic Neo brokers like Trade Republic and online brokers like Comdirect and ING are particularly benefiting from the securities boom in Germany. Comparatively few new…
Firms’ hunger for credit is low
Frankfurt The slack in loans to companies and the self-employed is more pronounced than expected: the KfW development bank has lowered its forecasts in the current KfW loan market outlook.…
Firms’ hunger for credit is low
Frankfurt The slack in loans to companies and the self-employed is more pronounced than expected: the KfW development bank has lowered its forecasts in the current KfW loan market outlook.…