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Something is happening in #Germany.
The local #Fintech industry is up-and-coming – objectively so. While for some time, the domestic Fintech scene was not commonly known for its breathtaking speed of innovation, things are changing rapidly.
Only within the last few months, a significant uptake in activity within the #German Fintech industry is visible:
What is more, German financial institutions themselves are at the forefront of this new Fintech momentum. Some examples how they are spearheading the current movement:
Supported is all of this by an evolving national Fintech ecosystem which is now coming together:
Taking it all together – in 2016, the ground seems to be prepared for German Fintech to finally take off.
Reason enough for McKinsey & Company to publish the first major analysis on #Fintech in Germany:
In this whitepaper we analyze the magnitude and some underlying drivers of the Fintech phenomenon in Germany. The recent momentum should not come as a surprise. Germany is an attractive banking market to tackle. More than 80 million people, a vigorous SME segment (‘Mittelstand’) and world-class corporates have a need for modern banking services. In the corporate banking segment there is still ample opportunity for new disruptive solutions.
A lot of further potential remains for both Fintech companies and banks if they successfully adapt to this new paradigm.
[linkedinbadge URL=”https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldrummer” connections=”off” mode=”icon” liname=”Daniel Drummer“] is Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company and this article was originally published on linkedin.
The vibrant #FinTech ecosystem is evolving rapidly and the sector is in increasing need for professionals with skills and knowledge on the new, emerging business models, digital platforms and tools that are gaining popularity.
To educate students and professionals on FinTech, #Switzerland and #Germany have a number of programs available that dive into digitalization in the banking and financial sector, #blockchain #technology, the emerging FinTech startup scene, and many other topics.
Here is a few of them:
The Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Digital Banking of Hochschule Luzern is a program aimed at providing students with professional skills and knowledge on the emerging FinTech ecosystem, teach them about the ongoing digitalization of the financial services industry, and the ability to use these new trends to grab new business opportunities.
The program is divided into four main #courses: the environment of digital banking, strategic digital banking, digital customer management and social banking, and FinTech products and solutions.
The CAS Digital Finance of the #University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration in Zurich, is a 18-day course targeted at financial services professionals.
The program is divided into four major blocks:
As part of its bachelor’s degree in business administration, the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management is proposing a specialization called “Digital Innovation and FinTech” which focuses on the impact of technology and new business models and services on the banking and financial services industry.
The program will begin in the winter semester of 2016/2017, and as part of the launch of the new specialization, the university has teamed up with FinTech Group, which will support 20 students with their tuition fees. The company will also offer the three year&8217;s best students an employment contract.
Zurich-based ValidityLabs is a company that provides blockchain and smart contracts #education through courses and #workshops.
On May 21, 2016, ValidityLabs will be hosting a workshop at Zurich&8217;s Technopark,
The workshop will be focused on Ethereum and is aimed at familiarizing developers, software architects and technical decision markets with principles of blockchains and smart contracts.
The workshop will feature a demonstration of a contract deployment and inspection on the Ethereum network.
Source: information and images from the mentioned universities&8217;/organizations&8217; wites
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