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...

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

Einleitung -- Die FinTech-Akteure in Deutschland -- FinTechs und Datenschutz -- FinTechs und Datenschutz nach Einführung der DS-GVO -- FinTech-Geschäftsmodelle -- Regulierungsbedarf im deutschen FinTech-Markt -- Eine Zusammenfassung in elf Thesen

We estimate a cross-sectional model of the yield spreads of German Mittelstand bonds as a function of liquidity measures as well as a number of variables that control for both the characteristics of the issuing firm and the bond characteristics. Our results show a significant positive effect of...