Niklas Zennström, founder of Skype, is investing more than two million euros with five other investors in Refurbed. Millions investor is Inventure Partners. The heavyweight based in the Cayman Islands is invested among others in the Uber competitor GETT. Four Austrian investors increase their shares. Barely two years after its…
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There are several categories of Fintech, which are called vertical: Payments, loans, advice. And within each of these verticals there are other subcategories. The most important of all this is the vertical specialization: each Fintech is dedicated only to a very specific service, which responds to a very specific and…
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The Linz startup Butleroy has presented a completely reworked version of its app at the SXSW in Austin, Texas. In the past, personal butler “Roy” was still helping to find the perfect date within a group of people – now the focus is on increasing the productivity and scheduling of…
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The economist and famous critic of cryptocurrencies Nouriel Roubini has affirmed that crypto “as a technology has absolutely no basis for success”. Roubini presented his new arguments against the cipher in an interview with the CFA Institute on March 6. In a conversation with the global association of professional investors,…
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Swiss banking group Swissquote has revealed plans to launch cryptocustody services by the end of March, according to the company’s results report for 2018, published on March 8. According to the report, the company has been marketing five major cryptocurrencies since 2017 and is now introducing a cryptocustody service. The…
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Alexander Marx and Manuel Buschmeyer have been running the advertising and communications agency markt 8 GmbH for 16 years. With the idea to use the gathered know-how not only for customers, but also for fresh ideas, two own online projects were created: a blogazine for fashion, beauty and lifestyle; and…
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Afluenta, as a leading collaborative finance company in the region, together with the Fintech Association of Mexico, whose mission is to strengthen the industry, recently conducted an investigation whose main objective was to understand the presence of women in a growing industry that, in turn, is made up of the…
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It is not news that the digital transformation surrounds us and is changing the way we live. Throughout the history of AT & T, the parent company of Vrio, we have become accustomed to constant change, but the digital transformation is driving change at a pace that continues to surprise…
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Founded in Switzerland and now based in Berlin, InsurTech startup wefox will receive an investment of 110 million euros in a series B round. This is the highest amount ever paid by a German insurance startup. The 110 million euro investment for wefox is the largest Series B financing round…
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A Forbes ranking, created in cooperation with the Statista portal, assigns the Challenger Bank N26 top positions in several countries. At the center of the survey on the ranking “The World’s Best Banks 2019” was customer satisfaction. More than 40,000 people in 23 countries were surveyed by Statista for the…
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