Tag: Germany

German banking app designed for freelance workers Kontist has raised €2m in a new funding round. The capital comes from Danish seed investors Founders and Vækstfonden. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

German insurance firm Talanx is forming a joint venture with Berlin-based company builder FinLeap to launch a digital platform for independent asset managers and private banks. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Real estate crowdinvesting platform iFunded has raised a seven-figure pre-Series A round. Creathor Venture is the only named investor. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Slice Labs is getting the thumbs up from German insurance heavyweight Munich Re with the firm’s venture arm investing in the InsurTech startup. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Berlin-based lending marketplace Smava has raised $34m in a Series C round of funding. The investment was led by Runa Capital. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

The Wirecard Group is to enable Miles & More GmbH to accept Alipay barcode payments in their Lufthansa WorldShop stores via the new 'Scan Alipay' feature. Read more: www.finextra.com

Commerzbank is the latest lender turning to mass job cuts and digitalisation in a bid to boost profitability. Read more: www.finextra.com

France's AXA and Germany's Allianz SE have advanced to the second stage of bidding for a Standard Chartered (STAN.L) deal. Read more: uk.reuters.com

London likes to think of itself as the FinTech capital of Europe, with its traditional banking sector churning out talent and its well established VC networks. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Munich Re Digital Partner’s partner engagement manager Jennyfer Yeung-Williams is the latest insurtech speaker to join the FinTech Investor Forum. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com