3 Years of FinTech Forum: Meet the Alumni!

As FinTech Forum turns three in July 2016, we asked some of our alumni what they were up to back in 2013, their achievements and plans, starting with the

“Class of 2013” (1st FinTech Forum / Nov. 2013)

Launched in 2013 with the mission to create the financial services of the future, FinTech Forum is the first and the largest hub for FinTech in Continental Europe. In 2014 we were named to the Wall Street Journal / Financial News FinTech40: 40 Innovators Shaping the Future of Finance.

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*Funding volumes in € mn. Estimates based on disclosed deals only- no liability for errors.

In 2015, FinTech investments in Germany /D.A.CH crossed $1.3B...

* Tech.EU: The State of European FinTech

…with Germany dominating Europe’s Top 10 funding rounds*

Meet the Startups @FinTechForum_DE!• 170+ startups on stage at 9 events since 2013: in Frankfurt,

Vienna, London, Berlin etc.

• 1000+ start ups in Continental Europe in online network

• FinTech Forum alumni accounted for over 1/3rd of the FinTech funding rounds in Germany / D.A.CH in 2015: details in our 3rd Study of FinTech (out in July 2016)

• Reach the community via our research, corporate development & advisory offerings FinTech Autobahn and FinTech Forum On Tour

• 10000+ financial institutions, investors, corporates on newsletter/social media.

Debitos GmbH• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)• Startup in a Tweet: We are Europe´s leading secondary market for selling

distressed claims & loans. We support DAX companies, Banks & SME'S on the capital market.

– www.debitos.de | @debitos_net– HQ: Frankfurt, Germany | Founded: 2011– Main Contact: Timur Peters

• What were you up to, back in 2013? – We sold our first €20 mio portfolio and recieved more funding from

the Otto Capital B.V.

• Achievements & Plans 1. More International Investors and clients2. More Revenue3. Internationalisation (Spain, Italy, GB, Austria)

justETF• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)• Startup in a Tweet: justETF offers Do-it-Yourself portfolio management

based on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Smart, cost-efficient and transparent.

– www.justETF.com | @justETF– HQ: Stuttgart | Founded: 2010– Main Contact*: Dominique Riedl, CEO

• What were you up to, back in 2013? We were working hard to gain further reach as well as adding and improving our service.

• Achievements & Plans1. 75.000 users; € 1,9bn in virtual AuMs2. Active in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, United Kingdom and Austria3. Our goal: Become Europeans leading authority on ETF investing

Lendstar• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)• Startup in a Tweet: Lendstar is the leading social financial network in Germany and Austria, allowing individuals and groups to send, share and source money in an innovative, fun and easy way.

– www.lendstar.io/en| @lendstar– HQ: Munich | Founded: 2013– Main Contact: Christopher Kampshoff

• What were you up to, back in 2013? The first version of the Lendstar app, a true MVP, has seen light of day in May 2013 on iOS and Android phones. Being a true pioneer in the European P2P finance transaction space. Ever since we have put our hearts and brains into continuously improving and enhancing its functionalities and design. In its third generation since May 2015, Lendstar is close to breaking the 100.000 download mark – without significant marketing spending

• Achievements & Plans 1. Staying the No. 1 financial network in Germany2. Spreading our network across Europe3. Extend our visibility and build a well-known and trusted brand 4. Extend our bank partner network

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Minkabu, Inc. (sharewise.com)• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)• Startup in a Tweet: Minkabu operates social financial information

sites globally. It combines social with algorithm and is expanding by acquisition and organic growth.– http://minkabu.global/– HQ: Tokyo, Japan| Founded: 2006– Main Contact: Stefan Nothegger, Managing Director, Sharewise

• What were you up to, back in 2013? We acquired sharewise.com, a social media for European investors in October 2013. Our business was mostly a Japanese social financial information portal back then, the acquistion enabled us to start our global expansion.

• Achievements & Plans1. Revenues have grown more than 100% in two years.2. The sharewise site has been renewed to become our global financial media

with social aspect, which covers 70,000 listed stock around the world. 3. We now have footholds into Americas and Europe, pursuing our ambition to

become the leading social financial information site.

moneymeets.com• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)• Startup in a Tweet: Alle Finanzen. Ein Portal

– www.moneymeets.com | @moneymeets_com– HQ: Cologne | Founded: 2011

– Main Contact*: https://de.linkedin.com/in/johannescremer

• What were you up to, back in 2013? We finished our complete financial overview, e.g. Cash-Accounts, Investment Accounts, Insurance Contracts.

• Achievements & Plans 1. Investment from the Swiss banking giant PostFinance in June 20162. Full individual and digital advise processes3. Be your own Robo-Advisor (Private Clients)4. Platform-Strategy: Marketplace for Time Deposits & Managed Accounts (+Robos)

Naqoda• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)• Startup in a Tweet: Helping Financial Institutions

Navigate The Waves Of Digital Disruption– http://www.naqoda.com | @naqoda– HQ: London | Founded: 2011– Main Contact*: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikbogaerts

• What were you up to, back in 2013? We just launched the Naqoda Tax Engine and were in the process of installing the solution at 2 customers in Frankfurt and Dusseldorf.

• Achievements & Plans1. Partnered Temenos and Misys for distribution/resale of Tax Engine package.2. Opened support center in Singapore.3. Acquired two new customers for Tax Engine software.4. Commercialise Naqoda’s new cloud enabled & truly modular Banking Platform

software package, built on a micro-services architecture and continuous deployment principles.

5. Look for funding to support the above.

Open Bank Project• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)• Startup in a Tweet: Open Bank Project, Leading open

Source API for Banks– openbankproject.com| @OpenBankProject– HQ:Berlin | Founded: 2010

– Main Contact*: Rina Odera rina@tesobe.com

• What were you up to, back in 2013? - MVP in place - First POC with bank customer

• Achievements & Plans1. 20 Bank Customers2. 4000 developers3. +100 API in our Catalog

Traxpay• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)• Startup in a Tweet: Traxpay is transforming the way B2Bs pay and get

paid with faster, safer, smarter real-time #B2Bpayments

– www.traxpay.com | @traxpay– HQ: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Founded: 2009– Main Contact: Jochen Siegert

• What were you up to, back in 2013? Traxpay was in a transition phase back in 2013 – we had just hired a new American CEO as well as CMO to build out our international strategy and lead the company‘s growth.

• Achievements & Plans1. Establish a strong and sustainable client base 2. Build strong partnerships with banks, technology leaders,

consultants etc.

wikifolio• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)• Startup in a Tweet: The leading online marketplace for transparent trading

strategies, aiming to democratize the world of investing.– www.wikifolio.com | @wikifolio– HQ: Vienna | Founded: 2011– Main Contact*: Andreas Kern

• What were you up to, back in 2013? 2013 was the year we experienced significant traction for the first time. That year we launched in Austria, additional to the German market where we had initially started in 2012. HSBC, the first global player became a product partner of wikifolio. Finally, it was the year in which the buy orders placed in wikifolio-certificates surpassed € 100 million.

• Achievements & PlansGerman certificate awards „participation“ (2015). Won in the category „PFM Robo Advisory“ at the European FinTech Awards (2016). As end of May 2016, the amount of investable wikifolios surpassed 4,500. On the German stock exchange EUWAX, the wikifolio-certificates represented 25 % of the entire trading volume in the market segment index products, based on orders. Plan to start in the first markets outside of the German-speaking countries in 2016. Long-term vision: become the worldwide leading marketplace for private and professional investment talents.

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Frank Schwab

Co-Founder

Investor/Advisor: Kapilendo.de, Hufsy.com

Previous:CEO, Fidor TecS; imacor.eu; Director, Strategy & Innovation, Deutsche Bank.

Samarth Shekhar

Co-Founder

Founder & MD, TechFluence. WSJ / FN “40 Leaders in FinTech” (2014)

Previous: Capgemini; HCL / DSL (Deutsche Bank JV); OrbiTech (Citigroup); PwC.

Michael Reinicke

Senior Advisor

Co-Founder, Inacu Solutions Ltd. / BankITX.com

Previous: MD, Deutsche Bank; Board Member, DWS Investments; Commerzbank; KPMG.

Spiros Margaris

Senior Advisor

Investor/Advisor: moneymeets.com, Kapilendo.de; MD, Margaris Advisory.

Previous: Crossbow Partners, UBS, Credit Suisse, Aurelius Hedge Fund.

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Michael Mellinghoff

Senior Advisor

MD TechFluence, Mentor SBC FinTech, Level 39. Ed. Board Journal of Digital Banking

Previous: MD, sharewise.com; Commerzbank Asset Management; DZ Bank Group

Team FinTech Forum: Founders, Bankers, Investors

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