The Japanese investment giant and ripple partner SBI Holdings (SBI) has through its subsidiary SBI Crypto Investment Ltd. $ 15 million invested in blockchain smart card maker Tangem. The Swiss fintech company Tangem introduced its “intelligent banknote” for digital assets last May. This is called the world’s first physical manifestation…
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Innosuisse, the Swiss innovation agency, took over the tasks of the former Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) on 1 January 2018. As part of the reorganization, the coaching process was restructured. The new Innosuisse certificate is the successor to the CTI start-up label. The certificate is awarded by the…
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Never before has there been so much money for startups in Germany as today. As the consulting firm EY determined in its current startup barometer, 4.6 billion euros flowed into German startups in 2018 over 615 financing rounds. That was at least 21 percent more financing rounds and 290 million…
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The Austrian startup fund Capital300, which is also active in the crypto sector, announced its closing on January 15 with 50 million US dollars in a press release. About Capital300 Capital300 is partnering with other leading US and UK funds to lend venture capital to European start-ups. As partner Roman…
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2018 was a record year for FinTechs (see our FinTech annual review). However, the industry is undergoing dynamic change, which is why it will definitely remain exciting in the FinTech world in 2019 as well. The renowned magazine Bloomberg has identified the best five fintech trends for the new year,…
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Grover The Berlin-based rental commerce startup Grover secures a € 20 million asset-backed financing through the Eiffel Investment Group. The company, a rental entertainment electronics company, was founded in 2015 by Michael Cassau. Customers can use the rental model for tech equipment as an alternative to buying or financing technology.…
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According to several specialists, a large part of the players in the world economy have been severely affected by what is known as the “Amazon Effect”. And for no one is it a secret that the success in which Jeff Bezos’ business has become has uniquely modified consumption and the…
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The investment division of the logistics giant UPS has made a silent participation in the US enterprise block chain company Inxeption. The company confirmed this in a press release on 16 January. The plans of Inexption Founded in 2017, Startup Inxeption plans to use blockchain technology to enhance a variety…
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The sector of the multipurpose financial corporations (Sofomes) will grow between 20 and 40 percent during 2019, because the change of government opens up new development opportunities for these financial entities. The views of the banking sector The new president of the Association of Multiple Purpose Financial Societies in Mexico…
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Rakuten, Japan’s largest e-commerce store, has reported that it will most likely start accepting payments after the month of April 2019. Rakuten is mostly known as the Amazon of Japan and has at least 50 million users in the country. , which without a doubt, would give a strong impulse…
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