Björn Godenrath

4 weeks ago | boersen-zeitung.de | Björn Godenrath

Inaccessible securities accounts, unstable trading apps, and then not even answers from customer support: the neobroker Trade Republic recently experienced its Waterloo, when erratic US tariffs policy resulted in major fluctuations on the markets. Many customers wanted to do what one does in such market phases – reallocate the portfolio to either take advantage of short-term trading opportunities, or to sell in order to weather-proof the portfolio for continued volatility.

1 month ago | boersen-zeitung.de | Björn Godenrath

Even though it looked as if the Financial Data Access Regulation (Fida) had slipped off the agenda for a while, the trilogue negotiations between the EU Commission, Council and Parliament on the implementation of the rules got underway at the beginning of April. The rules provide for the standardised provision of customer data for banks and insurers, among others. Fida marks the transition from open banking to open finance. The scope of the regulation is considerable.

1 month ago | boersen-zeitung.de | Björn Godenrath

Swiss fintech Teylor is currently very active in the German market. Following the recent move to acquire Grenke’s factoring division, the Zurich-based company has now entered into a partnership with LBBW. The digital lending specialist announced that LBBW’s subsidiary BW Bank will use the platform in the healthcare sector. The healthcare industry and other vertical markets are increasingly coming into focus for banks and alternative lenders.

1 month ago | boersen-zeitung.de | Björn Godenrath

Sweden has more than just Klarna as an internationally relevant payment fintech. But it is known only to insiders. Trustly, a Stockholm-based open-banking specialist has not only a European but also a substantial United States business. „In 2019, we entered the US market with the acquisition of PayWithMyBank and have been present there with online payments ever since“, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Jussi Lindberg says in an interview with Börsen-Zeitung.

1 month ago | boersen-zeitung.de | Björn Godenrath

The crypto industry is in a decisive phase. Territorial claims are now being staked out because a „regulation light“ model is emerging in the US under President Donald Trump. This is illustrated by the increase in deal activity. Following Robinhood's Bitstamp takeover, and Stripe's Bridge Network acquisition, Coinbase is now reaching for the derivatives trader Deribit. The indicative valuation of Deribit is between 4 and 5 billion dollars.