Tag: Fintech
Bafin’s difficult path to independence
Mark Branson The new Bafin President confirms that there must be “total independence” from the Ministry of Finance in operational supervision. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt It is a…
Trading in the share will be suspended in mid-November
Headquarters of the German stock exchange in Eschborn The sale of Wirecard shares will be much more difficult from November 15th. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt It is a technical end –…
Financial regulatory reform just the beginning
The new Bafin President Mark Branson Branson announced a tougher approach to overseeing financial corporations and bolder decisions. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Munich The new president of the financial…
The smartphone bank’s valuation rises to around 8 billion euros
Smartphone bank N26 At Neobank, customers should be able to manage their accounts easily using their smartphone. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt The smartphone bank N26 has been valued by investors…
Getsafe collects 55 million euros
Christian Vienna “With the Family Offices we now have large investors from German-speaking countries on board who are entrepreneurs themselves and from whom we can therefore learn a lot,” says…
Online bank DKB will cooperate with asset manager DJE in the future
Smartphone app from the online bank DKB The DKB is starting a cooperation with the investment company DJE in order to offer customers with little investment experience digital asset management.…
Savings banks want to invest 150 million euros in EPI
Contactless card payment European banks want to set up their own payment system. You anticipate investments of 1.5 billion euros initially. (Photo: E + / Getty Images) Frankfurt A directional…
Smartphone bank N26 loses its head of Germany
Georg Hauer From big to small fintech: N26’s Germany boss, Georg Hauer, is hired by Hawk AI, a specialist in money laundering prevention. He is a member of the management…
Suspicious stock deals of the ex-supervisory board chief Rehnig
Klaus Otto Rehnig At the end of 2018, he advertised Wirecard shares that they could double their value. (Photo: Michael Englert for Handelsblatt) Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt Even ten years after…
Merger of big banks: danger for fintechs?
Since the pandemic, fintechs, especially neo-brokers, have been in demand like never before. For Ramin Niroumand from Finleap, the largest fintech ecosystem in Europe, the industry is still at the…
Wirecard scandal: Greetings from Arabia: Will a rental transfer lead investigators to Jan Marsalek?
The authorities have been looking for the fugitive Wirecard manager for more than a year. There is now a trail leading to the United Arab Emirates. .
China is apparently smashing AliPay and forcing separate credit app
Ant Group AliPay is the Ant Group’s payment app. (Photo: AP) China continues to take action in its tech industry. The government in Beijing wants to smash the highly profitable…
China is apparently smashing AliPay and forcing separate credit app
Ant Group AliPay is the Ant Group’s payment app. (Photo: AP) China continues to take action in its tech industry. The government in Beijing wants to smash the highly profitable…
How dependent is he on the Treasury?
Frankfurt The new head of the German financial regulator Bafin finds tough capital requirements important for big banks. Mark Branson said in April that thick capital buffers are of great…