Danish ­Fintechs Have Huge, ­Global Opportunities

Although financial ­companies face global competitors, this creates opportunities for ­Danish companies to innovate to stand out.

Fintech in Emerging Markets Is Not Disruptive – It’s a Vital Change

The emerging markets have vast demographics, where many don’t have access to the financial services industry. However, at least a handful of Danish fintech start-ups have set a goal to change that using innova­tive fintech developments in these growth markets.

Keeping Ahead of the Fintech Curve

While six leading Danish fintech companies see eye-to-eye on why the intersection of finance and technology will soon ­dissolve, opinions differ on issues related to scale and fundraising. And we explore what the fintech founders mean when they say you should think global from your first algorithm.

Fintech is Spreading to Every Sector – and This Scaleup Makes It Possible

In five years, financial data and payment initiations will be so mainstream, it doesn’t make sense to talk about ‘fintechs’ ­anymore, says Rune Mai, co-founder of Nordic API Gateway, which delivers the infrastructure that makes it possible.

The Record-Breaking Funding Year in Fintech

Danish fintech has broken every record over the last 12 months. A Danish fintech unicorn is born, foreign investors have set their scope on the Danish financial ecosystem, one fintech raised 2,7 million euro without having launched a ­product yet, and financial incumbents are partnering with and investing in scaleups.

Partnerships Paves the Way for Expansion

From a bleeding edge biometric payment fintech to anti-money laundering technology in ­cryptocurrency. There are many types of partnerships between Nets and fintechs. ­However, they are always looking for the same characteristics: a promin ent and promising ­technology they can help scale and strengthen the presence in the European region.

Greenify Your Own City

Global Fintech company OwnCity, based in Los Angeles and Copenhagen, is building a ­crowdlending platform where citizens can make ­green investments in energy efficient retrofits of buildings in their own local communities.

AI and Legislation Are Shaking Up Bank Operations

Technology developments within the financial sector are boosting both customer and investor expectations of new services and products. At the same time, the sector faces increasing legal requirements from the EU in the wake of the financial crisis ten years ago.

Dataism Is the Future Religion in the Financial Sector

The financial sector has always been a wealth of data. As the value of data is rising, it leaves the banks and financial institutions with the question: What value can we achieve through a more commercial approach to data?

Democratising Clean Air One Block at a Time

A combination of blockchain, solar, microgrid and renewable energy technology, the beautifully designed little village by SPACE10 clearly illustrates a compelling and realisable solution to ­global energy poverty.

The Wave of Automation

The revolution will be ­automated and democritised. Artificial Intelligence is here and it is making financial ­services easier, cheaper, faster and more personalised.

Brace for Blockchain Impact

Since bitcoins spike in late 2017, cryptocurrencies have seen a harsh winter with prices dropping across the board. No more headlines in mainstream media about the prices surging every day, no more hyper funded ICO’s and no more “blockchain is overthrowing traditional banking within a few years”.