On to a Bergfürst investment

We now have a few different platforms to present, so we should get right to it with Bergfürst. Bergfürst strengths Without such a large project pipeline as others, we still haven’t seen this FinTech run out of open projects ready to receive investment; Projects have so far been in varied geographical locations in at least three countries, avoiding single-market risks; …

Exporo – next investment

Let’s explore our next investment – the real estate crowd platform Exporo. Described below our positive impression of this FinTech, no less because of how much we learned about them. Meeting the FinTech in an event DS joined a fair called Düsseldorf Anlegertag in March, where Exporo hosted a stand. That event is a chance for investors to know more …

EstateGuru – next investment

Time to describe our following investment, through the FinTech EstateGuru! After a hesitant start with this platform, we are liking it more over time. Even with a similar business model to other companies, and a relatively limited website in a first glance, this company offers good returns for real-estate based projects in multiple countries. We started with a small invested …

Grupeer – next investment

Continuing to introduce our last investments, this post will introduce Grupeer! With a very simple webpage and interface, this FinTech platform from Latvia also entered our portfolio. By the way, if you haven’t seen it yet, check out the last version of our portfolio. We’ve currently updated it and it has plenty of information about all our investments so far. …

Swaper – next investment

We have recently done some new investments and it’s time we introduce them, starting with Swaper! This FinTech platform has a special component, making it different from previous investments. Instead of project based, this company offers investors a very simple and predictable return based on invested amounts and how long you plan to keep your investment. On the other hand, …

Mintos – Investment Update – First withdrawal payback

Investment Timeline: May 2018: € 1,000 investment August 2018: € 1,500 investment October 2018: € 200 withdrawal Audio description: • 0:00 – 0:59 Hello everyone, this is a first (post) version of the DS fintech in voice. We’re going to talk today about an update of a previous investment and this is regarding the FinTech Mintos. This is a platform …

DagobertInvest – next investment

Let me share the next investment we have lined up for DS, made through the platform DagobertInvest from Austria. Unlike previous links to the company’s main page, the link I offer is already including my personal recommendation to new investors, so would be glad to see readers becoming investors there and will be glad to acknowledge you if that is …

Next Investment – Younited Credit

Let me introduce DS’s most recent FinTech investment – the French platform Younited Credit – and also give a bit of a sum up of where we are in our project. I stumbled upon this company by searching the biggest FinTech firms in Europe and was surprised with their size, with reports in 2017 of over €500 million through 100000+ credits. …

Next investment – Mintos

This text post will introduce the next investment through FinTechs for DS: the platform Mintos. This marketplace offers something quite different than other crowdfunding platforms, and this is a report of my first experience investing with them. First thing to know about Mintos is that it positions itself as a second-tier aggregator crowdlending platform. This means that you don’t finance …

Online banks versus traditional banks – part two

This is the continuation of a previous post. How the new guys do it Online banks have a completely different approach than traditional banks when servicing their clients. Lacking a branch network, they rather rely heavily on online services. For the inevitable presential activity such as withdrawing cash, they count on agreements with other banks allowing their clients to use …