Post-Trade Blockchain Startup in Limbo After Raising $10 Million
#Blockchain #startup Cryex is pushing back against reports it is seeking capital to stay afloat amid issues launching one of their core products.
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International Money-Tech in Zurich: Startup Pitches Round 1 and Speaker Profiles
This June 28th in #Zurich, #International Money-Tech is a #fintech event features 20 international digital payment and finance #technology company #pitches and offers 1:1 meetings in Zurich
Innovations presented will include digital currencies, mobile banking, peer-to-peer lending, crypto finance, new trends insurance tech, #robo advisors, among many others.
#Startup Pitches will inlcude:
Kantox, a pioneering firm in the foreign exchange industry, bringing light and fresh air to an uncertain, static market. Kantox offers a comprehensive FX management solution for SMEs and mid-cap companies.
Validity Labs educates patrons so they can adapt early an exploit opportunities rather than being rolled over by the #blockchain wave. Our courses, workshops and seminars provide hands-on education about smart contracts and the technology stack beneath it.
SynerScope, the next generation platform that provides analytics solutions to help discover critical information from massive amounts of data and turning it into useful insights. Synerscope combines Scientific Visualization Technologies, ultrafast predictive analytics and machine learning on top of its proprietary enterprise data navigation, -search and -linking. This technology stack provides enterprises high speed detection of abnormal behaviours and anomalies in complex data.
RaiseNow supports ambitious fundraisers to grow their online fundraising. Using solutions for all digital touch points – from SMS donations and mobile phone apps right up to peer-to-peer event fundraising and donation forms. The platform integrates your email and social media channels and makes everything tightly work with your existing fundraising and donor database.
Meniga is transforming the way #banks and advertisers use transaction data, by helping people becoming smarter consumers with great products. With current implementations worldwide Meniga is already serving +35 million consumers.
Speakers will include academics and executives from fintech startups and financial services firm including Roland Berger, Ascribe, the Ethereum Foundation, Nexussquared, Wikifolio, Crowdhouse, and more.
Stefan Greunz – Wikifolio, Head of Business Development
Stefan Greunz &8211; Wikifolio, Head of Business Development
wikifolio.com is Europe’s leading online platform for trading ideas by private traders and professional asset managers.
The Fintech company launched its Social Trading platform in Germany in 2012, followed by its Austrian launch in early 2013 and expanded to Switzerland in 2015.
All signs are pointing to continued growth,’ says Andreas Kern, CEO and founder of wikifolio.com, ‘during the past year we have at least doubled all relevant figures and we want to continue like that.’
More than 13,000 trading ideas called ‘wikifolios’ were already published, of which more than 4,300 are tradable as wikifolio-certificates at the Stuttgart stock exchange. So far 5.3 million trades in wikifolios triggered already a trade volume in excess of 7.9 billion euros.
Ming Chan &8211; Ethereum, Executive Director
Ming Chan &8211; Ethereum, Executive Director
Ethereum’s rapidly growing popularity has become the most talked about topic in #cryptocurrency ecosystem. It particularly came under spotlight when it crossed the $ 1 billion mark in March this year, making several cryptocurrency exchanges to announce their support for ether trading.
The market cap of Ethereum’s has once again surpassed the $ 1 billion mark as ether price recently found upward momentum and currently trades at $ 14.45 levels. Finance Magnates attributes this to the success of the DAO crowdfunding drive.Speaking with EconoTimes, Aurélien Menant, CEO of Gatecoin, said that the surge seen earlier in Ethereum’s market cap was partially due to some concerns about the future of #bitcoin, which have been recently addressed following the announcement of the upcoming SegWit and Lightning network upgrades that will improve the scalability of bitcoin. He attributed the subsequent drop in the market cap to a correction to an “overly excited market”.
If you consider that the market even grew anywhere near 1 billion in less than a year since it was released that is very impressive. We are still very bullish about Ethereum and believe ether’s value will increase in the long term, Menant added. Source.
Special offer: Register with code “fintech16” to get 15% discount for event tickets!
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Deloitte Blockchain Leads Depart to Launch New Startup
Three members of #Deloitte‘s Rubix #blockchain team have left to found their own blockchain #startup.
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Nexussquared Announces Grand Finale for Blockchain Startup Program Inaugural Batch
Nexussquared&8217;s first edition of nexuslab, a virtual #blockchain #startup #program co-organized with Startupbootcamp #Fintech, is coming to its end. On July 07, 2016, the nexuslab Festival will mark the #grand #finale of nexuslab’s #inaugural #batch, a one-day event that will feature a series of short pitch talks of the startups it helped nurture, as well as a number of presentations on current blockchain innovations.
#Nexussquared, a Zurich-based company dedicated to “establish Switzerland as a nexus for blockchain #technology,” made headlines last year when it announced the world&8217;s very first virtual blockchain startup accelerator program.
Designed to facilitate tailored coaching and &8220;inspired by the blockchain paradigms of decentralization, trust and efficiency,&8221; the rather unconventional three-month program – dubbed Nexuslab &8211; aims at turning promising early-stage blockchain ideas and startups into &8220;winning business models.&8221;
Among the ten startups that joined nexuslab&8217;s first batch in April 2016, eight will be presenting in Zurich at the nexuslab Festival finale:
Agrello (ProofofYou)
Agrello (ProofofYou) provides an Ethereum-based platform for creating, signing, fulfilling and managing contracts and legal documents. Digital signatures are legally verifiable through a browser-based signature verification process and legal documents can communicate to each other and are capable of monitoring and notifying about changes in the process and the dynamics of the execution of contracts.The company, based in Estonia, seeks to simplify legally and administratively intensive business processes.
Doqum.io
Doqum.io
is a peer-to-peer communication system that allows providers to send digital documents securely and conveniently to their clients. Doqum.io, a Swiss startup, uses blockchain technology for document-tracking and user authentication.First Wallet
First Wallet, an Estonian startup, provides a payment method for content providers to sell articles without signup. First Wallet uses a blockchain-based micropayments system that allows to reduce transaction fees and enable 1 click opt-in and 0 click purchases backed by carrier billing.Paymeabit
Paymeabit
provides &8220;nanotransactions&8221; in #bitcoin aimed at changing how online content get rewarded by allowing users to tip very small amounts. Users can also sell their content. Paymeabit, an Italian startup, aims at facilitating the monetization of online content.Safe Bike
Safe Bike
is an application that lets users register their bicycles on the blockchain at the point of initial purchase to build a global, immutable register of ownership. Safe Bike, a service of German company Yope, allows bikes to be tagged via NFC tag and provides a universal way for accessing information using the Ethereum blockchain.Taqanu Bank
Taqanu Bank
provides basic blockchain-based banking services including debit cards and checking accounts aimed at people who don&8217;t have a fixed address such as migrants, refugees, expatriates and remote workers. This neo-bank, based in Norway, will solely operate online via apps on mobile platforms. KYC information will be stored on the blockchain.Wone
Wone, from Finland, provides an interoperable peer-to-peer mobile payment solution throughout Europe. Wone uses a standardized proxy lookup service that harmonizes mobile payments within the SEPA area, allowing for Pan-European interoperability in peer-to-peer payments.Zeptagram
Zeptagram, a startup from Sweden, is planning to establish a platform for traders and investors worldwide for the trading of music properties. The platform will act as a transparent Internet exchange with real-time trading and transparent order books supported by blockchain technology.Alongside the pitch talks, nexuslab Festival will also feature a number of renowned speakers who will be covering emerging trends in blockchain technology.
These include:
Bernd Lapp
Member of the Ethereum Foundation Advisory Board, who will speak about how blockchain technology is changing current business models.
Roel Steenbergen
Innovation Manager at Rabobank, who will tackle the future of banking and emerging fintech trends
Fabian Vogelsteller
Ethereum Lead Ðapp Developer & Curator of “The DAO,” who will give a keynote on The DAO
Nexuslab Festival will take place at Kaufleuten Festsaal in Zurich, starting from 12:45pm to 6:30pm.
You can get your free ticket here.
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7 Upcoming Fintech Startup Pitch Competitions in Europe
Do you operate a #startup that is tackling the financial services industry? Is your startup looking to disrupt the finance and banking sector? Are you looking to connect with the industry’s key players, decision makers and investors, and grow your venture to the next level?
Well, you may want to consider attending these seven #upcoming #fintech startup #pitch #competitions in #Europe and get the boost you need to grow your business:
Startupbootcamp FastTracks
June 20, 2016, in Zurich
Startupbootcamp Fintech is an accelerator program operating around the world. Its Startupbootcamp FastTracks are informal events that are used as part of the screening process aimed at selecting the top 10 cutting edge fintech startups that will get the chance to present their ventures and eventually get the opportunity to apply for the three-month accelerator program in London.
Startupbootcamp Fintech is looking for startups all areas of fintech including payments, cryptocurrencies, financial inclusion, asset management, capital markets, peer-to-peer, platforms, security and authentication, insurance, and lending.
EIT Digital Challenge
The EIT Digital Challenge is aimed at fast-growing European #technology startups that are offering digital tech applied to industry, cities, wellbeing, infrastructure and finance.
The 15 most innovative European startups in these fields will be selected to compete to win up to €50,000 in cash, access to EIT Digital’s pan-European innovation network, as well as the chance to join the EIT Digital Accelerator for a full year, and eventually get support to find international customers and raise Series A financing to scale up.
The submission phase is open until July 15, 2016.
Startup Pitch Competition &8211; Pirate Summit 2016
September 06, 2016, in Cologne, Germany
In its sixth year, the Pirate Summit is one of Europe’s biggest invitation-only gatherings of early-stage startups and investors. The Pirate Summit aims at celebrating entrepreneurship by being a platform where founders, investors and entrepreneurs can meet and connect.
This year, the event will take place at Odonien, in Cologne and is expected to bring some 1,200 participants.
The Pirate Summit will also be organizing a startup competition. The selected startups will receive two free-tickets to the Pirate Summit for the founding team members and a guaranteed pitching slot at the semi-finals of the “Walk the Plank” pitch competition at the first day of the Pirate Summit.
Elevator Pitch &8211; ICT, Nano, Clean, Fintech
October 08, 2016, in Zurich
Swiss Startup Invest and Swiss Start Up Factory will be running the Elevator Pitch competition on October 08, 2016. The best candidates will get the change to pitch their businesses during the Swiss Startup Day event on October 25, 2016.
Registration opens on August 01, 2016, and will run until September 20, 2016.
BBVA Open Talent Competition 2016
The BBVA Open Talent Competition is back with its 8th edition aimed at providing support to and collaborating with promising startups tackling financial technology and other projects affecting the industry such as Big Data, cybersecurity, and APIs.
The winners will receive €30.000 each in cash prize, enjoy a two-week program in Mexico City and Madrid, and get the opportunity to get to know and engage with the entrepreneurial ecosystem and BBVA executives with the goal of making their business grow.
Participants need to register their projects before June 27, 2016 to get a chance to be one of the finalists in Europe, Latin America and USA, and the rest of the world.
IN3 Events
Under the banner IN3 (Innovation-Investment-International), Global Expansion Summit offers a series of events, workshops and networking opportunities to facilitate the creation of innovation hot spots in new markets around the world, allow for startups, governments and corporates to connect, foster corporate and government innovation and digital transformation, and promote collaboration between innovation hubs across the world.
This year, Global Expanson Summit will run three startup competitions during its annual event on October 17 and 18, 2016, in London:
As a visitor you can register for the the whole event with Code &8220;FINTECHNEWS&8221; and get 20% discount.
Start Me Up Abroad
October 17, 2016
14:15 – 15:30
Start Me Up Abroad is aimed at early stage startups looking to kickstart their business abroad. This is a dedicated platform for pre-funding startups to pitch to a panel of investors and accelerators from some of the most sought after startup city hubs and then take 5 minutes’ worth of questions from the panel.
The Bakery Live!
October 17, 2016
16:00 – 17:15
The Bakery Live will focus on providing a new way to get innovation done with a low cost and low risk model. A large corporate brand will present a brief/challenge facing their business. The Bakery will select six startups from a large number of applications for the brief. These six startups then have three minutes to pitch their idea to the corporate client. The two finalists will be brought back for a final round and deeper Q&A. The corporate client speaker will choose the winner for a trial with the help of the audience.
Featured image: A businessman on a track ready to run by Stokkete, via Shutterstock.com.
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A16z, USV Lead $1.5 Million Round for Blockchain Startup Mediachain
#Mediachain has become the latest #blockchain #startup to join the portfolios of VC heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.
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Blockchain Startup Develops Identity App with Major Airline IT Firm
#Blockchain #startup ShoCard has developed a proof-of-concept focused on digital #identity in partnership with a #major #airline IT #firm.
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Southeast Asia financial comparison startup Jirnexu lands $3M to expand to digital banking services
Malaysia-based #fintech #startup Saving Plus has closed a $ 3 million Series A round and renamed itself as #Jirnexu. Read More -
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The Swiss Fintech Startup Map Overview (May Update)
Swisscom/eforesight shows every month a very nice #overview with the #Swiss #Fintech #Startup Map Overview. Here the May #Update, now counting 180 (+4 vs March) Swiss Fintech Startups.
Swiss fintech Map 05/2016: observe, collaborate, connect, venture @Swisscom_B2B_de pic.twitter.com/YsLzHcriMA
— Johs. Hoehener (@JohannesHoehene) 16. Mai 2016
finance20 swisscom (03/2016) fintech-engagement: observe, collaborate, connect corporates, venture pic.twitter.com/tRFKsfWXHG
— Johs. Hoehener (@JohannesHoehene) 9. März 2016
FinTech Map Switzerland swisscom (02/2016) fintech-engagement: observe, collaborate, connect corporates, venture pic.twitter.com/ygiRnq3Wsr
— Johs. Hoehener (@JohannesHoehene) 19. Februar 2016
FinTech Map Switzerland swisscom fintech-engagement: observe, collaborate, connect corporates, venture pic.twitter.com/faREPHyWQc
— Johs. Hoehener (@JohannesHoehene) 25. Januar 2016
disruptfinance fintech – Swiss FinTech Startup Companies November 2015 pic.twitter.com/hmwGX4a6Jt
— Johs. Hoehener (@JohannesHoehene) 27. November 2015
157 Swiss FinTech startup companies in Switzerland fintech overview (November 2015), swisscom, Switzerland pic.twitter.com/htcG67mRE1
— Johs. Hoehener (@JohannesHoehene) 17. November 2015
Swiss fintech overview (updated September 15, 2015), swisscom pic.twitter.com/x5OKyHgIoo — Johs. Hoehener (@JohannesHoehene) 15. September 2015
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Ethereum Startup Offers Grants to Open Blockchain Developers
String Labs has announced its program to award #grants to innovators building on the #Ethereum #blockchain. Permissioned ledgers need-not apply.
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