Study Now, Pay Later – take out the question mark! All individuals should be allowed literacy and structures that allow for it to blossom! Sounds about right. This is the motto for a deep dive on exactly what are student financing platforms – from Europe, the US and even through developing countries. Lendorse, StudentFinance and…

In this episode of #BBE, Matthias Kroener leads us in an analysis of the environment given the recent dramatically changed market and asked our experts what their role in this ecosystem is and what decisions can help entrepreneurs survive it. In the current market environment, entrepreneurs may be struggling to find funding opportunities and cash…

Hold on a minute! Metaverse? What is it? What ISN’T? One or multiple?The high level of interest and curiosity by users and corporations is rising – no doubt, but let us create some understanding of what exactly the metaverse is. As Dr.Martha Boeckenfeld mentions, if you put several experts together to answer these questions, you…

Your “News From The FinTech Front” monthly installment is back with pioneer entrepreneur Matthias Kroener, together with top fintech thought leaders Xavier Gomez (INVYO) and Giada Gambadoro (PwC) – discussing the #BNPL trend and the dept bubble, crypto regulation in the US, fraud detection market after the new round for Seon and the strong funding…

So here is a buzzword for you – “gamification” — what does it mean? How is it being applied and manipulated across industries? Matthias Kroener, resident host expert in the topic – unmutes three incredible voices to discuss not only what it means to gamify products, the difference between them and actual games, but also…

Matthias Kroner is leading the conversation today, for our monthly segment of News From the Fintech Front! together with the extraordinary – Leda Glyptis and Mariano Belinky. The Glasgow Climate Pack, globalized greenwashing movements, the N26 US pull out, what exactly is and will become of DeFi, amongst different topics, for an unmuted/unfiltered discussion. Don’t…

“Let’s Talk Openly” – this is the motto for this Special Episode, where we pick up our Breaking Leaders format and invite Elliott Limb of Mambu, that is currently behind the “Disruption Diaries” – a research series that originated this report on Open Banking and Open Finance – with none other than Matthias Kröner, widely…

This week, join us for one more installment of “News from The FinTech Front” hosted by Matthias Kröner – leading Diana Biggs (Valour) and Gerd Weissenboeck (Zelig Associates) for a conversation from the latest enterprise valuations to future mega-trends in the fintech space! An unmissable episode available on all #BBE channels. More on our guests:Diana…

The focus of Episode 67 is on Senior Citizens and eInclusion – a topic that is not only essential for every auditor as an aging individual but a super relevant conversation to caregivers and family members that want to support their senior network (such as family, friends and colleagues) to exponentially harnessing digital tools and…

We landed in the European giant, to have a conversation about the German ecosystem and market when it comes to fintech, financial services, and insuretech. The first guest is Christian Kirchner is the author FinanzScene.de, a well-known newsletter that covers the ups and lows of the sector every week. Later, we are joined by Dr.Robin Kiera…

Platform economy sounds like an imperious new buzzword, but simply put is an opportunity for non financial players to build new services cross leveraging their distribution channels, their customer base and open banking. Join this discussion with Balazs Barna (Transferwise) and Paolo Zaccardi (Fabrick), hosted by Matthias Kroener and Matteo Rizzi.

SME businesses are “under-banked” in Europe. Why do incumbent banks find it so hard to bank with SMEs? What are the risks? The under-banked status of European SMEs creates niches of opportunities in the market. What are they? What are the opportunities?Join us as our three formidable hosts share their views from an SME challenger…