Fintech | Wissen, wie die Finanzwelt nach der Disruption funktioniert

“We are the guardians of truth on the Blockchain!,” Anton Gerunov, COO of Logsentinel, summarized at the end of his pitch. ©Sebastian Kreuzberger

award

Bulgarian Infosec Startup LogSentinel Wins GovTech.Pioneers in Vienna

Wearables might influence insurance primes. How come? ©Pixabay

#Insurtech #expertsforecast

The Next Big Thing in Insurtech: IoT and Blockchain will Bring Back Fairness

#expertsforecsts #video

The Next Big Thing in Fintech

Tal Sharon, Equitech, announced a new CEE FinTech Academy

Learning

A FinTech Academy for the CEE Region To Be Launched in Sofia

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#lowerfees

Revolut Launches Current Accounts in Bulgarian Lev

Alex Zhigarev, partner at Speedinvest ©Si

Interview

Investor: If Banks Are Smart, They Will Become the Platform for New Generation Fintech Startups

Diana Medanova, COO of bsurance and insurtech expert ©bsurance

Interview

InsurTech Innovations Come From Western Europe but are Received Better on the Eastern Markets

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Annual Fintech Summit

Bulgaria Is a Fintech R&D Hub. But When Will it be a Market for Piloting Fintech Innovations?

Boyko Karadzhov (l) and Hristo Borisov recognized the problem Payhawk.io is solving during their time at Progress. ©Jordan Mihajlov, TrendingTopics.bg

investment

Payhawk.io: The Bulgarian Fintech Startup That Helps SMEs Deal with Expenses

Momchil Elenkov is responsible for the Viber strategic commercial partnerships with mobile operators on group level as well as in various markets worldwide. His fields of action also include tech-projects related to Fintech, AI, Chat-bots, B2B and B2C- communication between corporations and end-users via the Viber-ecosystem. ©Rakuten Viber

Interview

Viber: We are Discussing Services Related to Payments and Peer-to-Peer Exchanges in CEE

Bulgaria is a recognized R&D center, but fintech companies are starting to see it as a market as well ©Pexels

mini survey

Biometry, AI, QR Code Payments and What Else to Expect from The Fintech Sector in Bulgaria This Year

This is a very long read, we confess, but it will give you the most comprehensive picture of Bulgarian fintech ©Pexels

industry report

Could Bulgaria Be the Next Fintech R&D Hub of Europe?

Failures and Consolidation expected on the P2P lending market. Wonder why? ©Pexels

expectations

The Number of P2P Lending Startups Will Decrease in 2019

P2P lending is on the rise in Bulgaria - not only companies are growing, but other players are joining the sector and the market responds well. ©Pexels

Overview

P2P Lending in Bulgaria: A Rising Fintech Segment at a Glance

Alexander Terziyski ©BVCA

Funding

NEVEQ 3: New Vision Fund has at Least €20M fresh capital for AI, Blockchain and Fintech Startups

Revolut is expanding its currency portfolio in CEE and will soon launch Bulgarian lev, Dimitris Litsikakis, Country Manager Greece at Revolut ©CEE Block

Fintech

Revolut Starts Offering Traditional Banking Services and Will Roll Out In Bulgaria as Soon as it Obtains a Local Currency License

Smart pinguin Charlie has reveived another round to continue reduce financial anxiety among young adults ©Charlie Finance

Diaspora

Led by Bulgarian Entrepreneur US Smart Finance Startup Charlie has Just Raised $9M

"Over the next two to three years we will see a much more vivid Fintech scene worldwide and also in South East Europe, including Romania and Bulgaria. We will support those pioneers with our products in order to help them scale their businesses up”, Sergey Panteleev, GM of Varengold Sofia, stated.©Varengold

Expansion

Fintech Centric German Bank Varengold Launches Bulgarian Operations

Overall early stage investments in Europe are growing. It seems that collecting data is still an issue in some countires. ©Pixabay

Seed the Future

Why Bulgaria Seems to be at the Bottom of Europe by Amount of Early Stage Funding

Revolut is expanding its currency portfolio in CEE and will soon launch Bulgarian lev, Dimitris Litsikakis, Country Manager Greece at Revolut ©CEE Block

Interview

Banking, Crypto, Trading: Where is the Challenger Bank Revolut Heading?

The partnership between Sofia and Vienna aims to support startups from both cities to enter the other respective market ©Pixabay

Locations

Sofia Signs an Agreement with Vienna to Boost Startups and Especially Fintechs