First explain to the people what is a fintech? A fintech in this association, because each country and each association has its definition, we understand it as a non-traditional company and leveraged in the technology that provides or contributes to the provision of financial services. Fintech has 13 types of…
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Two out of 10 Latino businesses in the United States operate in the state of California, according to Stanford University. But there are still regions of the entity, such as San Francisco Bay, little explored by the Latin American community, says Jolynn Vallejo, director of LatinSF, an initiative focused on…
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London-based online student accommodation startup Student.com has recently got funding of $10 million by Chinese-owned CITIC Group as part of its Series C+ round. With this, Student.com has been able to raise $80 million to date. The CITIC group involves investors such as VY Capital, Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures, Expa,…
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The unstoppable N26 closes the biggest round of financing for a ‘fintech’ Fintech bank N26 announced at the end of last year its intention to land in the United States during the first half of 2019 and continue with its global conquest. To do so, he needed a new round…
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Who has launched a startup often has the problem that outside of the circle of friends of the founder only two institutions know at all, that one exists: so how do you sprinkle the first known sed, if you have not more than a few seed capital euros and good…
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As announced, the investment company ZMH GmbH has taken over the majority of the Viennese startup Digital Hero from Hans Peter Haselsteiner. Founded by Blue Minds founder Eveline Steinberger-Kern, the company offers Energy Hero, an automated electricity provider change service. At the time of its formation about a year ago,…
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Barbara Fischer is a partner at Arena Ventures AG in Zurich and supports startups throughout Europe in financing. In their monthly Masterclass “Fundraising Fundamentals” in Zurich, startups learn how to structure and efficiently prepare and finalize their financing round. Here are her top 3 tips for founders: Skin in the…
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The path of a financial startup to profitability is long and difficult: the development of new applications is time-consuming. In addition, there are expensive marketing measures to reach a critical mass of users. Collaborating with established banks on an open platform can help. The fintech scene is facing a new…
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21In subways and on billboards N26 advertises just offensively for its direct bank offer. Apparently, the banking startup from Berlin has grown so fast that its own marketing department with the comma did not come after. In his ads, it promises “no hidden fees” and “#nobullshit”. Now N26 has collected…
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In the business world, five years is a lifetime, but in the technology sector, five years is an eternity. The Busconomic banking product comparator has managed not only to resist a five-year period as a company but also to gain a foothold in a sector with such difficult competition as…
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