Tag: Penta
Auxmoney übernimmt Mehrheit an niederländischem Konkurrenten
Frankfurt Acht Monate hat es gedauert, nun ist es so weit: Die erste nennenswerte Übernahme des Jahres durch ein deutsches Fintech ist beschlossene Sache. Die Düsseldorfer Kreditplattform Auxmoney übernimmt die…
German fintechs continue to find it difficult to get fresh money
Berlin skyline The capital is in demand with German fintechs. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Frankfurt German fintechs continued to have difficulties raising fresh capital in the second quarter. In 13 rounds of…
In 2023 the site will be put to the test
Frankfurt It was a year to forget for the German fintech industry: 2022 was followed by negative news about mass layoffs, bankruptcies and the lack of financing rounds. “It was…
Investor Motive Partners snaps up venture capitalists
Ramin Niroumand Embedded Capital founder sells the company to Motive Partners. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) Berlin For the first time since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, a venture…
“It’s very, very hard for many” – The new fintech reality
Jessica Holzbach The founder and CEO of Pile expressed optimism about the future of the fintech sector at the Handelsblatt banking summit. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt Layoffs, broken…
The N26 boss wants to make the neobank profitable
Frankfurt The Berlin smartphone bank N26 is focusing on a strategy that seems inevitable for fintechs in the current market environment of inflation and the Ukraine war: profitability. “We want…
ING, DKB & Consors: Direct banks are coming under pressure
Frankfurt Stefan Unterlandstättner tries to spread optimism. “We are the fastest growing online bank in Germany,” said the head of the direct bank DKB in an interview with the Handelsblatt.…
The bankruptcy is a red flag for the crypto industry
Nuri boss Kristina Walcker-Mayer The fintech filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday. (Photo: Nuri) “We’re doing better than ever,” said the head of the Berlin crypto bank Nuri, Kristina Walcker-Mayer, in…
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…
Signal Iduna takes a stake in online commercial bank Penta
Penta boss Markus Pertlwieser According to the head of the online bank, the cooperation with Signal Iduna is of enormous value for Penta. (Photo: Uta Wagner for Handelsblatt) Berlin The…
Fintech Qonto expands business in Germany
Qonto headquarters in Paris The French fintech primarily wants to win over freelancers and medium-sized companies as customers. (Photo: Alexis Leclercq Photographie / Qonto) Berlin After a successful round of…
Pliant extends financing to 18 million euros
Pair Finance uses artificial intelligence to address debtors individually The task of a debt collection service provider is to collect outstanding invoice amounts on behalf of its customers. According to…
These are the stock exchange plans of the Berlin fintech
Berlin Solarisbank is preparing for an IPO. It could be in the third quarter of 2022, explains CEO Roland Folz in an interview with the Handelsblatt: “We want to be…