Allfinanz, bancassurance, bancassurance2.0 – no matter what you call it, it has been present in the financial sector for years: cooperation between banks and insurance companies. For years, bancassurance has been said to have a lot of potential, but the real breakthrough has not yet come. At least it is not perceived. Or do we see it wrong? Reason enough for Dirk and Dennis to talk to expert Sebastian Langrehr (Friendsurance).

The big hype around the Metaverse is over. But what comes next? Is the Metaverse already before the end, before it has begun? No! But how should you make money in it and what should companies consider if they want to start in the Metaverse?

The big hype around the Metaverse is over. But what comes next? Is the Metaverse already before the end, before it has begun? No! But how should you make money in it and what should companies consider if they want to start in the Metaverse?

Investment-as-a-service combined with crypto – sounds like a lot of buzzwords? Maybe, but Bitpanda has been one of the biggest players in the European market for years. Now they are offering their expertise as a software-as-a-service product for established banks. Can this work? Are established financial service providers ready for this yet?
Sebastian and Dirk discuss these and many more questions in a conversation with Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad from Bitpanda Technology Solutions.

In recent years, influencers have increasingly become everyday companions. In the area of finance, too. These financial influencers (finfluencer for short) give tips on investing – sometimes just educational content, but sometimes specific recommendations. Is that how it should be? And what does this finfluencer trend actually mean for established bank advisors?

This special episode is a recording of the English-language live panel on “ESG & Tokenization” at Frankfurt Digital Finance 2023. Nicolai Bastian from our Invest team discussed with four guests – Peter Lange (Sustaim), Evgeny Matershev (iVE.ONE), Saul Nowotny (DSGV), Christopher Lang (TOKENY) – how and if ESG and tokenization fit together.

Well, when did you start dealing with finances? And above all, where? The survey among the host team showed: School didn’t make any of us do it. Unfortunately, far too few people in Germany deal with finances, often due to a lack of knowledge. Our current podcast guests Sophie and Julia from beatvest want to change that: More financial education for more money in old age.

You can’t read predictions for 2023 either? So can we! All right, then, here’s something for your ears. Sebastian Scheib from our invest team invited Dr. René Fischer and Lilian Sachtleben (Oliver Wyman) into the virtual podcast studio to talk about relevant banking and FinTech trends in 2023.