This article analyzes how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has affected the privacy practices of FinTech firms. We study the content of 308 privacy statements respectively before and after the GDPR became binding. Using textual analysis methods, we find that the readability of the...

The FinTech market in Germany is a dynamic and growing field that is difficult to observe in its entirety. This report provides a hand-collected market overview of the FinTech market in Germany, as well as an application case in terms of volume estimates for the financing and asset management...

1. Introduction -- 2. Players in the German FinTech industry -- 3. FinTechs and data protection -- 4. FinTechs and data protection after the implementation of the GDPR -- 5. FinTech business models -- 6. Need for regulation in the German FinTech market -- 7. A summary in eleven theses

The objective of this chapter is to delineate the potential of fintech and blockchain to unlock the mobilization of green finance and to overcome respective barriers by explaining the key functionalities of applications including their key benefits and limitations. Fintech and blockchain...

In this study, conducted on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance, we provide the first comprehensive analysis of the German FinTech industry. We quantify the market volume of the industry between 2007 and 2015. On the basis of this data, we also predict the future development of eight...

This book focuses on market developments of crowdfunding, crowdinvesting, crowdlending, social trading, robo-advice, personal financial management, online payment and mobile payment in Germany. FinTech companies are an important driver of innovation in the financial industry. By making financial...