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Radar · Banking Tech in Germany

Best Banking Tech Companies in Germany

The 198 best Banking Tech companies in Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: N26.

198companies tracked
$4.2Bdisclosed funding
3unicorns
67have raised

Germany's Banking Tech scene now tracks 198 companies and $4.2B in disclosed funding, which tells you this market has real institutional weight behind it. Solaris alone has pulled in $591M, a figure that puts it in a different category from the rest of the directory, where Taktile ($25M), Credibur ($8M), and Sinpex ($6M) represent the next tier. Three unicorns have emerged from this cohort, and the [global Banking Tech market sits at $9.5B in 2025, forecast to reach $17.0B by 2035 at a 13.7% CAGR](https://idc.com). That's not hype math. It's the compounding effect of data becoming a core asset for banks and digital platforms consistently outperforming traditional acquisition channels for new clients.

So what's driving the momentum at the company level? Median app install growth of +23% YoY across nearly 1,000 banking and investment banking apps is a clean signal that end-user adoption is accelerating, not just enterprise contract cycles. As shown in 2022 research, digital banking's capacity to generate new income streams is a measurable structural shift, not a cyclical blip. Germany's regulatory environment adds friction, data privacy concerns included, but I'd argue that's also why serious capital concentrates here rather than scattering. Active backers like Plug and Play Tech Center and IFB Innovationsstarter aren't writing small checks into a fragile ecosystem.

Sources & further reading
  • IDC
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · BANKING TECH × GERMANY

Our analysis of 50 Banking Tech companies

$7.7b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
98%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2016median founding year
644kcombined LinkedIn audience
68%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Banking Tech companies in Germany

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackApp-install YoYMarket signals (1y)Patents & IP focusRecent signals
1N26 🦄
Provider of mobile banking services, including savings, investment, and crypto
82Market top 19%Talent top 20%Fin. health top 25%Moat top 26%
All 12 signals ▾
Markettop 19%
Talenttop 20%
Fin. healthtop 25%
Moattop 26%
Newstop 27%
Fundingtop 29%
Techtop 33%
Customerstop 40%
Producttop 43%
Growthtop 47%
Innovationtop 48%
Globaltop 48%
Market: 1,426 employees (top 5% of FinTech) · Revenue ~$216M
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100
$1.7B56 mo ago1,426
1,426 → 1,944 (+36%) · sector median +28%
Maximilian Tayenthal
Founder & Co-CEO
ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+1732 signals ▲357%
Leadership · Regulatory
2 launchs
2Solaris 🦄
Provider of banking-as-a-service platform offering digital banking and payment solutions
57Partners top 23%Funding top 25%Growth top 32%Moat top 32%
All 11 signals ▾
Partnerstop 23%
Fundingtop 25%
Growthtop 32%
Moattop 32%
Techtop 36%
Globaltop 37%
Newstop 39%
Markettop 47%
Fin. healthbottom 43%
Innovationbottom 39%
Patentsbottom 34%
Partners: 4 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 4 deals
Funding: Raised $591M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$591M16 mo ago317
317 → 600 (+89%) · sector median +28%
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceSalesforce+1913 signals ▼28%
Leadership · Contracts · Layoffs
4 patents
Fire‑resistant transparent hollow building elements and fire‑retarding wall systems
1 partnership
3Raisin
Comparison platform for bank accounts
53Funding top 25%Tech top 27%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 25%
Techtop 27%
Talenttop 28%
Moattop 31%
Producttop 40%
Globaltop 42%
Customerstop 44%
Growthtop 45%
Innovationbottom 40%
Marketbottom 33%
Newsbottom 24%
Funding: Raised $304M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 13 yrs (0.5/yr)
Tech: 50 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$304M40 mo ago8Michael Stephan
Co-Founder & COO
ContentstackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33
4Solarisbank
Provider of banking-as-a-service platform offering digital banking and lending solutions
$291M58 mo agoRoland Folz
CEO
5Deposit Solutions 🦄
Open banking API solutions
$212M81 mo ago1877 patents
Automated deposit container return and cleaning systems with monitoring and safety mechanisms
6Vivid
Digital bank for individuals
$205M52 mo ago226Artem Yamanov
Co-Founder
SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24+13%1 launch · 1 partnership · 2 awards
7Cognigy
Provider of AI-powered customer service automation platform and agent assistance
78Growth top 23%Tech top 24%AI top 25%News top 31%
All 13 signals ▾
Growthtop 23%
Techtop 24%
AItop 25%
Newstop 31%
Moattop 31%
Fundingtop 34%
Talenttop 34%
Fin. healthtop 35%
Producttop 46%
Marketbottom 49%
Innovationbottom 47%
Patentsbottom 46%
Globalbottom 39%
Growth: Headcount 59 → 98 (+66%) across vintages · Revenue +79% YoY
Tech: 50 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100
$165M24 mo ago98Sascha Poggemann
Founder - COGNIGY.AI - Conversational Process Automation Technology
Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+194 signals ▲100%
M&A
6 patents
Conversational AI dialog management platforms with integrated process optimization algorithms
8Penta Bank
Provider of business banking and financial management solutions via application
$72M58 mo ago200Alexandre Prot
Co-Founder
9CrossLend
Secondary marketplace for loans
$55M80 mo ago65Marco Hinz
Managing Director
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21
10Bitwala
App-based cryptocurrency trading platform
$48M28 mo ago43
43 → 30 (-30%) · sector median +28%
Jorg Minckwitz
Co-Founder
Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+14+6%
11Kontist
Digital bank for freelancers and self-employed
$47M55 mo ago61SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+201 job opening
12finmid
Finmid is the embedded lending infrastructure powering platform growth
$40M26 mo ago35Alexander Talkanitsa
Co-Founder
SentryMUIReact+111 partnership
13IDnow
Provider of automated and expert-led identity verification and digital trust services
$40M46 mo ago450Sebastian Baerhold
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+39+20%9 signals ▲125%
Leadership
18 patents
Digital identity verification and biometric authentication services
14LaterPay
Provider of tools enabling pay-as-you-go monetization for digital content and services
$37M72 mo ago166 patents
In-app contextual payment processing and app activation for mobile commerce
15Compeon
Comparison platform for business financial products
$37M64 mo ago107WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19
16Tomorrow
Digital bank
45Talent top 28%Tech top 29%Growth top 35%Customers top 42%
All 10 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Techtop 29%
Growthtop 35%
Customerstop 42%
Fundingtop 45%
Producttop 49%
Globalbottom 39%
Fin. healthbottom 39%
Newsbottom 24%
Marketbottom 22%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$30M20 mo ago47
47 → 106 (+126%) · sector median +28%
Michael Schweikart
Co-Founder & Co-CEO Tomorrow
Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+20+16%
17Ivy
Provider of financial infrastructure for payments and banking in digital economy
$28M33 mo agoPeter Lieck
Co-Founder & CRO
Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+162 patents
Hair treatment formulations and dermatological mask technologies
18Qwist
Platform offering smart data solutions for open finance
$27M60 mo ago150Nicola Breyer
CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+31
19Abaxx Technology
Process management solutions for banks and financial services firms
$26M243 mo ago51
20Taktile
Provider of an agentic decision platform for financial service applications
53AI top 30%Funding top 33%Talent top 38%Moat top 39%
All 11 signals ▾
AItop 30%
Fundingtop 33%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 39%
Techtop 40%
Producttop 41%
Innovationbottom 47%
Growthbottom 47%
Marketbottom 39%
Globalbottom 39%
Newsbottom 21%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence
Funding: Raised $24.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$25M15 mo ago62Maximilian Eber
Co-Founder & CPTO
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspacePHP+26
21neoshare
Real estate and project financing platform
$20M25 mo agoNico Singer
CEO & MD
WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21
22Receeve
AI-based debt servicing software
$18M53 mo ago25Paul Jozefak
CEO
23Fidor Bank
Digital bank for individuals and businesses
$15M154 mo ago118Laurent Poiron
Chief Executive Officer
24Ecolytiq
Provider of an environment-based payment solution for consumers as well as businesses
$14M48 mo ago64Mirko Kampf
Co-Founder
25WeltSparen
Online investment products and services comparison platform
$10M144 mo ago11Michael Stephan
Co-Founder & COO
ContentstackWordPressMySQL+28
26Credibur
Developer of software for managing debt facilities and portfolios
40Funding top 40%Global top 45%Talent bottom 49%
All 3 signals ▾
Fundingtop 40%
Globaltop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Funding: Raised $8.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Germany
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$8M10 mo agoNicolas Kipp
Founder & CEO
27Savedo
Online comparison platform for fixed-term deposits
$8M120 mo ago40
28OWWN
Internet-first bank for consumers
$6M60 mo ago18
29Sinpex
AI based KYC management platform for businesses
40AI top 25%Talent top 38%Funding top 40%News top 42%
All 8 signals ▾
AItop 25%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 40%
Newstop 42%
Moattop 48%
Techbottom 45%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 28%
AI: Product described with: ai based, artificial intelligence, natural language processing
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$6M5 mo ago23Camillo Werdich
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowGSAPcore-js+171 partnership
30ndgit
Open banking API solutions for banks and financial institutions
$6M97 mo ago41
31IND Group
Digital channel solutions provider to retail banks.
$6M225 mo ago200Balazs Vinnai
Founder & ex- CEO
32FinTecSystems
Open banking API solutions
$5M102 mo ago35Stefan Krautkrämer
Founder & Managing Director
33Donnerstag.ai
Provider of automated credit reconciliation software for businesses and organizations
72AI top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 42%Global bottom 48%
All 4 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 42%
Globalbottom 48%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$5M6 mo agoBarbaros Ozbugutu
Co-Founder & CEO
1 expansion
34Ruuky
Internet-first bank offering digital banking services for young adults
$5M46 mo ago19Deepankar Jha
Co-Founder
35pockid
Digital bank for individuals
$5M55 mo ago41Max Schwarz
Co-Founder & CEO
36Prestatech
Banking software suite
$4M38 mo ago11Massimiliano Mastalia
Co-founder
SanityNode.jsHeadless UI+18
37muffintech
Conversational AI platform for the insurance industry
$4M16 mo agoTomas Gan
Co-Founder
Framer SitesReactPostHog+7
38Awamo
Microfinance management solution provider
$3M92 mo ago38Benedikt Kramer
Co-Founder
39maviance
Provider of digital payment and e-visa solutions for businesses and governments
$3M51 mo ago15Jerry Cheambe
Co-Founder & Managing Director
WordPressMySQLPHP+12
40insha
Interest-free digital banking platform
$3M67 mo ago8
41Nect
Solutions for identity verification
72Growth top 28%Innovation top 30%Product top 32%Customers top 32%
All 11 signals ▾
Growthtop 28%
Innovationtop 30%
Producttop 32%
Customerstop 32%
Techtop 34%
Patentstop 34%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 42%
Markettop 46%
Fundingtop 49%
Globalbottom 40%
Growth: Headcount 40 → 85 (+112%) across vintages · Web rank 500,000 → 5,000,000 YoY
Innovation: 13 patents (top 48% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$3M14 mo ago85
85 → 103 (+21%) · sector median +28%
Carlo Ulbrich
Co-Founder & Chief Sales Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+23+33%13 patents
Automated verification and integrity proofing of remote video recordings and live identification
424Stop
Provider of on-demand KYC solutions
$2M85 mo ago4Ingo Ernst
Founder & CEO
43Atrya
Provider of regulated stablecoin infrastructure for businesses needing digital payment solutions
55Talent top 25%Funding bottom 45%Global bottom 25%
All 3 signals ▾
Talenttop 25%
Fundingbottom 45%
Globalbottom 25%
Talent: 6 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $1.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$2M7 mo agoBenjamin James
Co-Founder & Head of Technology
44AAZZUR
Provider of open banking API solutions to banks and financial institutions
29Talent top 38%Innovation top 39%Product top 43%Funding top 47%
All 9 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
Innovationtop 39%
Producttop 43%
Fundingtop 47%
Newstop 48%
Moattop 48%
Globalbottom 45%
Techbottom 44%
Marketbottom 17%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Innovation: 5 product lines
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100
$1M8 mo ago3Martin Damaske
Co-Founder & CFO
2 partnerships · 1 award
45Spring Techno
Developer of algorithms and software for data analysis and visualization
$1M89 mo agoHolger Arndt
CEO
46European DataWarehouse
Provider of securitisation repository services for asset-backed securities and loan portfolios
$719K43 mo ago23
23 → 43 (+87%) · sector median +28%
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+273 signals ▲200%
Leadership
3 patents
Standardized credit rating reporting templates for financial data analytics
1 launch
47ACTICO
Risk management, and compliance solutions through automation and machine learning capabilities
$304K123 mo ago125
125 → 132 (+6%) · sector median +28%
Thomas Knopfler
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+261 award
48TXS
Provider of software and services for secured bank refinancing
$245K99 mo ago101
101 → 59 (-42%) · sector median +28%
Simon Zhou
CEO
49Etherisc
Decentralized insurance application for Insurers
$182K89 mo ago18Christoph Mussenbrock
Co-Founder & CEO
MediumAlgoliaNode.js+10
50Conatix
Provider of knowledge management solutions
$135K108 mo agoDavid Lehrer
CEO

Top 12 Banking Tech companies in Germany

#1
Solaris 🦄
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2016 · 317 employees
$590.8Mraised

Provider of banking-as-a-service platform offering digital banking and payment solutions. The platform enables businesses to embed financial services into their own products. Services include accounts, identification, cards, payments, and lending. The platform offers APIs designed for scalability and product customization.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Partners
top 23%
Funding
top 25%
Growth
top 32%
Moat
top 32%
Tech
top 36%
Global
top 37%
Partners: 4 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 4 deals · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $591M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series G (Feb 2025)
Growth: Headcount 232 → 317 (+37%) across vintages · Revenue +215% YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 60k LinkedIn followers — 9.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Data Protection and Product & Engineering) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series G$144.9M
  • Mar 2024Series F$104.5M
  • Jul 2023Series F$41.7M
  • Jun 2022Series E$42.2M
Investors
SBI Investment, BBVA, Abn Amro, Bertelsmann, Lakestar, Visa
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentful
#2
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2019 · 23 employees
$6.1Mraised

AI based KYC management platform for businesses. It provides automated identification and compliance solutions using artificial intelligence and natural language processing. It helps users to increase compliance performance and verify customer information from documents and external data sources in real-time. It also helps financial institutions to manage regulatory compliance processes, including KYC, client onboarding, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 25%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 40%
News
top 42%
Moat
top 48%
Tech
bottom 45%
AI: Product described with: ai based, artificial intelligence, natural language processing
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $6.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. OTTO Payments) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series A$11.6M
  • Jan 2024Series A$4.4M
  • 2023Seed
  • Dec 2021Seed$1.7M
Founders & team
Camillo WerdichCo-Founder & CEOPhilipp EskaManaging Director & CFO
Investors
EquityPitcher Ventures, AI.FUND, Helvetia, Goldman Sachs, TX, BlackFin
#3
Seed · Frankfurt Am Main, Hesse · founded 2025
$5Mraised

Provider of automated credit reconciliation software for businesses and organizations. The system identifies discrepancies in credits, linking orders, credits, and payments for reconciliation. It offers a platform for managing receivables, securing liquidity through discrepancy detection, and automating reconciliation processes. The software integrates with accounting and ERP systems, providing transparency in financial transactions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 42%
Global
bottom 48%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $5.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Nov 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Seed$5M
Founders & team
Barbaros OzbugutuCo-Founder & CEOVolkan OzkanCo-Founder & COO
Investors
Speedinvest, QED Investors, Crestone Venture Capital
#4
Series B · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2020 · 62 employees
$24.7Mraised

Provider of an agentic decision platform for financial service applications. The platform combines artificial intelligence automation with human oversight for decision-making processes. It offers tools for onboarding, credit assessment, compliance, and fraud detection. The platform features pre-built agents, data orchestration, and real-time performance monitoring.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 30%
Funding
top 33%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 39%
Tech
top 40%
Product
top 41%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence
Funding: Raised $24.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2025)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 27k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience · 162 engagements/post (4.3× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series B$54M
  • Nov 2022Series A$20M
  • Aug 2021Seed$4.7M
  • Aug 2020Seed$125K
Founders & team
Maximilian EberCo-Founder & CPTOMaik Taro WehmeyerCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Firstminute Capital, Plug and Play Tech Center, GitHub, Datadog
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2024
$8Mraised

Developer of software for managing debt facilities and portfolios. The software provides tools for drawdown automation, SPV management, and covenant monitoring. It also offers backup servicing capabilities and portfolio analytics. The platform aims to streamline credit management for non-bank lenders and capital providers.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 40%
Global
top 45%
Talent
bottom 49%
Funding: Raised $8.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jul 2025)
Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Germany
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Seed$2.2M
  • Seed$5.8M
Founders & team
Nicolas KippFounder & CEO
Investors
Redstone, MS&AD Ventures, Inovia Capital, Visionaries Club, Cocoa, Saarbruecker 21
#6
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2023
$1.7Mraised

Provider of regulated stablecoin infrastructure for businesses needing digital payment solutions. The infrastructure allows companies to offer banking features to their users. It provides API-driven, scalable, and compliant wallets for holding balances and making transactions. The infrastructure supports cross-border payments, refinancing, and AI agent commerce. It enables real-time refinancing with regulated e-money tokens, improving liquidity and simplifying operations. The technology is designed to adapt to various regulatory frameworks.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 25%
Funding
bottom 45%
Global
bottom 25%
Talent: 6 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $1.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Nov 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (Germany)
Audience (LinkedIn): 521 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Seed$1.7M
Founders & team
Benjamin JamesCo-Founder & Head of TechnologyJulia BeermannCo-Founder & COOLorian QorrajFounder & CEO
#7
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2017 · 3 employees
$1.3Mraised

Provider of open banking API solutions to banks and financial institutions. It builds white-label products in order to serve the customers on the level of personalization. It enables banks to build products such as neo-banks, mobile banking channels, personal finance tools, and more. It also provides an AI-enabled algorithm of behavioural analytics, a financial services connector for connecting with third parties, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
Innovation
top 39%
Product
top 43%
Funding
top 47%
News
top 48%
Moat
top 48%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Innovation: 5 product lines
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Seed
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Corpay Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Seed$2.7M
  • Oct 2023Seed
  • May 2023Seed
  • Jan 2021Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Martin DamaskeCo-Founder & CFOPhilipp BuschmannCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
astorya.vc, Angels Den Funding, Brand & Co, Techstars, Tyr Ventures, Alumni Ventures
Tech stack
PrismicNode.JsVue.JsNuxt.JsGoogle Tag ManagerUnpkg
#8
Series B · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2017 · 47 employees
$30.5Mraised

Tomorrow is a digital bank. Allows users to open an online checking account. Users receive a Visa debit card linked to the account. Deposits up to € 100,000 are protected by the national deposit insurance through the solarisBank.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Tech
top 29%
Growth
top 35%
Customers
top 42%
Funding
top 45%
Product
top 49%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy
Growth: Headcount 23 → 47 (+104%) across vintages · App-install growth +16% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 37k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Series B$5.4M
  • Sep 2021Series B$16.5M
  • Nov 2019Series A$8.5M
Founders & team
Michael SchweikartCo-Founder & Co-CEO TomorrowInas NureldinCo-FounderJakob BerndtCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
ETF Partners, ABACON CAPITAL, kopa ventures, IFB Innovationsstarter, Porsche Ventures, AENU
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmerican ExpressApple Icloud MailApple PayCart Functionality
#9
Acquired · Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2016 · 98 employees
$165Mraised

Provider of AI-powered customer service automation platform and agent assistance. The platform offers intelligent IVR, self-service options, and tools to aid human agents. It integrates with existing systems and learns from interactions. The platform equips agents with tools and knowledge to manage customer queries. It provides real-time coaching, automated wrap-ups, and access to support knowledge.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 23%
Tech
top 24%
AI
top 25%
News
top 31%
Moat
top 31%
Funding
top 34%
Growth: Headcount 59 → 98 (+66%) across vintages · Revenue +79% YoY
Tech: 50 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-powered
Audience (LinkedIn): 54k LinkedIn followers — 8.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Series C$100M
  • Feb 2022Series B$15M
  • Jun 2021Series B$44M
  • Jan 2021Series A
Founders & team
Sascha PoggemannFounder - COGNIGY.AI - Conversational Process Automation TechnologyPhilipp HeltewigCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Insight Partners, DN Capital, Global Brain, Nordic Makers, Global Inventures, DTCP
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsEmotion
#10
N26 🦄
Series E · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2013 · 1426 employees
$1.7Braised

Provider of mobile banking services, including savings, investment, and crypto. It offers various account options with different features and associated costs. These services include tools for managing finances, such as joint accounts, digital wallets, and options for adding funds. The company facilitates stock and ETF trading, along with the buying and selling of crypto assets.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 19%
Talent
top 20%
Fin. health
top 25%
Moat
top 26%
News
top 27%
Funding
top 29%
Market: 1,426 employees (top 5% of FinTech) · Revenue ~$216M · Top-100,000 web property
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated · 30 leadership moves in 12 mo
Fin. health: Revenue ~$216M
Audience (LinkedIn): 327k LinkedIn followers — 50.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Series E$900M
  • Mar 2021Series D$36.2M
  • May 2020Series D$100.5M
  • Jul 2019Series D$170M
Founders & team
Maximilian TayenthalFounder & Co-CEOMaximilian TayenthalCo-Founder & Co-CEOValentin StalfCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
Insight Partners, GIC, Tencent, Valar Ventures, Allianz X, Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate Manager
#11
Series A · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021
$3.7Mraised

Conversational AI platform for the insurance industry. Its AI technology provides a safety net by allowing human intervention when the AI encounters situations it cannot handle. Its AI models use generalized learning from diversified data to generate responses.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series A$3.7M
Founders & team
Tomas GanCo-FounderSimon MoserCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
ff Venture Capital, Techstars
#12
Series B · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2017 · 85 employees
$2.7Mraised

Nect provides solutions for identity verification. The product offered by the company includes card i dent and self i dent. The features offered by the product are ID scans, validation, user journey and digital remote identification. It also encrypts data traffic using SSL standard and provide protection from hackers.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%
Innovation
top 30%
Product
top 32%
Customers
top 32%
Tech
top 34%
Patents
top 34%
Growth: Headcount 40 → 85 (+112%) across vintages · Web rank 500,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · App-install growth +33% YoY
Innovation: 13 patents (top 48% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 · 5 product lines
Product: 5 distinct product lines · 2 published apps (6.9M installs) · Company stage: Series B
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Series B$2.7M
  • May 2020Series A
Founders & team
Carlo UlbrichCo-Founder & Chief Sales OfficerBenny JurgensCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures, Alstin Capital, Round2 Capital Partners, Plug and Play Tech Center, InsurTech Hub Munich, crossventures
Tech stack
Borlabs CookieCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGoogle Analytics

Funding & investor landscape

$4.2Btotal disclosed funding
50companies funded
135disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Plug and Play Tech Center8 rounds
Europa6 rounds
German Accelerator6 rounds
IFB Innovationsstarter6 rounds
Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital6 rounds
Abn Amro5 rounds
Earlybird5 rounds
FinLeap5 rounds
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures4 rounds
Global Brain4 rounds

Notable founders

Camillo Werdich
Co-Founder & CEO · Sinpex
Philipp Eska
Managing Director & CFO · Sinpex
Barbaros Ozbugutu
Co-Founder & CEO · Donnerstag.ai
Volkan Ozkan
Co-Founder & COO · Donnerstag.ai
Maximilian Eber
Co-Founder & CPTO · Taktile
Maik Taro Wehmeyer
Co-Founder & CEO · Taktile
Nicolas Kipp
Founder & CEO · Credibur
Benjamin James
Co-Founder & Head of Technology · Atrya
Julia Beermann
Co-Founder & COO · Atrya
Martin Damaske
Co-Founder & CFO · AAZZUR
Philipp Buschmann
Co-Founder & CEO · AAZZUR
Michael Schweikart
Co-Founder & Co-CEO Tomorrow · Tomorrow
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Germany

How research on Fintech is moving in Germany

A read on the academic research around Fintech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 74 Germany-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition5
  • Max Planck Society5
  • International School of Management5
  • Goethe University Frankfurt4
  • European Central Bank4
leading researchers
Hanene Ezzine · Omayma Dammak · Aida Smaoui · Lars Hornuf · Milan Frederik Klus · Todor Stefan Lohwasser · Armin Schwienbacher · Johannes Treu
Breakthroughs3 · 4%
▲ 0%→8% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Transformative learning research is newly emerging in German Fintech — field share rose from 0% to 8% across 74 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transformative learning2
  • Snowball sampling1
  • Financial literacy1
  • Quality (philosophy)1
  • Entrepreneurship1
Advancements23 · 31%
▲ 0%→42% share
0 median citations78% since 2021mostly empirical
Mobile banking entered German Fintech research brand-new with 5 papers as Financial services tripled from 1 to 9.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services1→9
  • Financial innovation2→6
Newly emergingMobile banking 0→5
Landmark Follow the Trail: Machine Learning for Fraud Detection in Fintech Applications · 90 cites
Concerns27 · 36%
▲ 0%→42% share
0 median citations67% since 2021mostly empirical
Financial inclusion concerns intensified sharply — rising from 1 to 7 papers as Financial services risk coverage jumped 2 to 13.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services2→13
  • Financial inclusion1→7
Landmark The FinTech Revolution and Financial Regulation: The Case of Online Supply-Chain Financing · 98 cites

Common questions

How many Banking Tech companies are there in Germany?
Radar tracks 198 indexable Banking Tech companies headquartered in Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Banking Tech companies in Germany?
The Banking Tech companies in Germany on this list have raised a combined $4.2B in disclosed equity funding across 50 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Banking Tech company in Germany?
N26 is the highest-funded Banking Tech company in Germany, with $1.7B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Banking Tech companies in Germany are funded?
50 of the 198 Banking Tech companies in Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Banking Tech unicorns are there in Germany?
3 Banking Tech companies in Germany on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Germany Banking Tech companies?
The most active investors in Germany Banking Tech companies on this list include Plug and Play Tech Center, Europa, German Accelerator, IFB Innovationsstarter, Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital.
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