Solarisbank appoints new CIO, CTO dual leadership team as firm scales
Solarisbank says the close-knit dual leadership will “master the challenges of a growing tech organisation”.
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Coinbase deploys Solarisbank to streamline onboarding in Germany
Cryptocurrency platform deploys new systems to improve KYC.
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Solarisbank raises €190m in Series D, acquires Contis for UK foothold
German BaaS provider hits unicorn valuation and looks towards the UK.
Solarisbank among first German fintechs mulling Spac deal
The BaaS provider is aiming for a billion-dollar valuation.
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Solarisbank migrates entire infrastructure to AWS cloud
German BaaS provider claims to be first of its kind to make such a move.
FinovateFall 2020: Banking-as-a-Service shows industry’s future value
A panel of bankers discuss the potential of opening up to customers.
Andreas Bittner steps down as co-founder of solarisBank
His five-year contract with the banking-as-a-service platform came to an end on 30 June.
solarisBank lands $67.5m in Series C round
The funding was led by German VC firm HV Holtzbrinck Ventures.
solarisBank enables instalments for German AmEx customers
AmEx users can spread payments of more than €300.
Mobile banking platform Vivid Money launches in Germany
The challenger is working with solarisBank and Visa.
solarisBank shines for Boerse Stuttgart’s crypto trading launch
Coming in H1 2019 with solarisBank providing banking services.
Brickblock teams with solarisBank and JTC for blockchain real estate projects
Putting real estate investments on a blockchain.
ABN Amro and allies invest €14m in CrossLend
Digital lending platform also gets money from Earlybird and solarisBank.
Digital champion Compeon unleashes SME loans in Germany
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solarisBank bridges the gap with Blockchain Factory
Wants to become a banking partner for cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.
Alior Bank, solarisBank, Raisin and Mastercard to unveil European digital bank
Fab four focus on Q4 2018 launch.
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solarisBank in €56.6 million funding round
BBVA, Visa and ABN Amro are among the new investors in solarisBank.
Penta’s on for business bank accounts in Germany
Berlin-based challenger bank Penta has officially launched its business bank account offering in Germany.
SolarisBank selects SIA to launch contactless payment cards in Germany
Banking platform SolarisBank has chosen Italy-based SIA to support the launch of new contactless debit cards and to contribute to the development of electronic payment solutions in Germany. SIA’s technology platform will manage the processing of transactions made using payment cards issued by the bank for its clients. The infrastructure, supporting the launch of new […]
Lendico and SolarisBank team up for SME lending
The Berlin-based duo of peer-to-peer lending provider Lendico and fintech firm SolarisBank are working together on a long-term collaboration for financing SME loans. To begin with, SolarisBank is providing an “eight-digit sum” for financing loans via Lendico – with unspecified plans to expand this commitment in the medium-term. Dr. Clemens Paschke, co-founder and managing director […]
Fintech start-up for SMEs Hufsy teams with SolarisBank for German launch
Hufsy, a Denmark-based fintech start-up focused on SMEs, is expanding into Germany. Its banking partner in Germany is SolarisBank.
SBI Holdings, Unicredit and Bertelsmann invest in SolarisBank
Berlin-based fintech SolarisBank has raised €26.3 million from Japanese financial group SBI Holdings, German media company Bertelsmann, Italian banking group Unicredit, plus other investors.
Penta and SolarisBank team for business bank accounts for German SMEs
Two Berlin-based fintech firms, Penta and SolarisBank, have joined forces to provide German businesses with “fast access to bank accounts”.
SolarisBank raises €26m in funding round
Berlin-based SolarisBank has raised €26.3 million in its series A funding round as it targets European expansion, according to a “confidential source that’s close with the company”. The official press release is expected in the next two weeks, where Solaris will announce its new partners, as well as the products available for these partner companies. […]
MasterCard and SolarisBank partner for digital banking push
MasterCard and Berlin-based SolarisBank have teamed up to bolster their digital banking ambitions. SolarisBank has got principal membership status, and will now operate at MasterCard’s “highest issuer level”, with access to its entire product portfolio. Dr. Andreas Spengel, vice-president at MasterCard, says it is “excited by the outlook of working together with a young, visionary […]
Cringle partners with SolarisBank for Eurozone payments
German mobile payments start-up Cringle is working with SolarisBank to launch a peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform for the Eurozone. Berlin-based Cringle will use SolarisBank’s banking licence and Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) access API to roll out its wallet-less mobile payment solution. Cringle says the SEPA-based approach allows it (with SolarisBank’s help) to “move and […]
Interview: Ramin Niroumand, co-founder of FinLeap
Berlin-based fintech incubator FinLeap and solarisBank have created the first global banking platform, called Solaris – a Banking-as-a-Platform (BaaP) service. What is it all about and how is it going to make its mark on the fintech industry? Devie Mohan interviews FinLeap’s co-founder, Ramin Niroumand. The solarisBank launch has been in the press quite a […]
FinLeap and SolarisBank launch “Banking as a Platform”
Berlin-based fintech incubator FinLeap and SolarisBank have created the “first” global banking platform, called Solaris – a Banking as a Platform (BaaP) service. FinLeap says it brought the team of entrepreneurs together, provided seed funding and support during the development phase for SolarisBank. Jan Beckers, chairman of FinLeap and chairman of the supervisory board at […]
