Serious allegations against Wirecard AG led to freefall on the stock exchange And the company from Aschheim near Munich even displaced Commerzbank into the MDAX. Nevertheless, DAX entry should not be easy for the financial technology company. Wirecard has been subject to repeated allegations since February 2017. At the time,…
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The recently published book “The History of the Future” describes in an unprecedented level of detail the emergence of the startup Oculus and the history of the latest virtual reality wave. In the first few chapters, author Blake J. Harris explores the modest beginnings of the Oculus founder and today’s…
Comments closedAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest man on the planet. Through its investment fund, Bezos Expeditions, and together with investors The Craftory, Kaszek Ventures and Maya Capital announced the investment of US $ 30 million in NotCo, a Chilean startup. This is the first time that The Craftory and…
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The Hocschule Luzern and the Institute for Financial Services Zug (IFZ) have published their “IFZ Fintech Study” for the fourth time. And the insights are by no means surprising for people who know the industry. The framework conditions for companies in the financial technology industry are still good. However, Zurich…
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Now February is already around! The investment mood in Germany continues to be good. In the Rhineland it is currently a bit quieter, but only as far as VC deals are concerned! Now let’s have a look at the latest VC deals in the country. All deals of the last…
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In a large-scale research, the US magazine Wired dealt with the corporate culture of the London FinTech Unicorn Revolut. The result: The motto of the company – “get shit done!” – is at the expense of the employees. 147 LinkedIn profiles of former employees of the London-based FinTech Unicorn Revolut…
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Developing an enterprise is an increasingly common bet. This panorama, clearly, is reflected in the wide variety of startups that operate successfully. However, according to the GEM, there is also a fear of failure of 30.2%, due to various factors, such as organizational capacity, time, financing, among others. In this…
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The miserable working conditions in many areas of the textile industry was the topic of a discussion forum in Freiburg, in which Walter Blauth participated in 2013. A little background story “You can argue a long time, but what can we actually do?” Thought Walter Blauth loud and the solution…
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As a result of the great weight that websites and websites have gained, they have become slower and slower, something that drives out most users. To make a radical change, a team of Mountain View developers prepares the new dynamics of Google. Chrome, the big bet This would be possible…
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On the sidelines of the Oscar ceremony, the Los Angeles International Trade Center honoured Austrian top achievements in the American market with the USA-BIZ AWARD. In the Startup category, Wewalka was founded in 1987 by the founding of the low-energy fresh/refrigerated dough company Wewalka. “The USA Biz Award, the so-called…
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