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Gaming meets fintech: Playfolio, founded in 2025, transforms in-app purchases into automated wealth building. Co-founder Damian Breu explains how a mobile game became a BaFin-regulated investment product and why community is so important to them.

The startup, founded in 2022, develops software that allows financial institutions to manage their customers’ digital assets and generate returns. With integration into Keyrock, Fija Finance aims to scale its technology internationally. The parties involved did not disclose financial details.

Gini is being acquired by Banyan Software. The company providing AI-based document and payment solutions aims to grow internationally with its new owner. The management team and brand will remain unchanged, it is said.

Following an oversubscribed pre-seed round with over 400,000 euros from Techstars and business angels, the Munich fintech wants to further expand its product, team, and market presence.

Wealthpilot joins the Finaplus group. This creates a new heavyweight in digital wealth management solutions in the DACH region.

The Munich-based startup Vinlivt has completed a successful financing round. With new investors and government funding, the young company wants to expand its platform for digital customer management in the insurance and finance sector and meet market demand.

Scalable Capital is now a bank: The Munich fintech expands its offering with interest and loans.

Munich fintech Tangany secures ten million euros in Series A financing. Leading European financial institutions are entering as shareholders and strengthening expansion in the regulated market.

The Munich-based startup Sub Capitals has found new owners following an insolvency filing: the shareholders of Orca Capital are taking over the company in full. Co-founders Marius Siegert and Marc Schmid remain with the company.

Munich fintech Frienton secures new capital to expand its digital financial platform for SMEs. The investments will flow into product development and business development.

Founded in 2022, Fija Finance offers software that allows financial institutions and companies to invest their customers’ crypto holdings and generate interest-like returns. The product works with decentralized finance strategies (DeFi). Users generate returns by lending cryptocurrencies or providing liquidity. The Munich startup offers its product as a SaaS solution that enables easy integration into existing platforms. Learn more in an interview with CEO and co-founder of Fija Finance, Christoph Scholze.

Scalable Capital secures an investment of 155 million euros. Sofina and Noteus Partners lead the round. The Munich fintech plans to expand its investment platform with the capital.