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Scalable Capital has opened its own bank branch in Vienna, offering Austrian clients a local IBAN and automatic capital gains tax withholding for the first time. With competitive interest rates, the company aims to expand its position in the Austrian market.

Personio is acquiring Berlin expense management startup Circula, expanding its HR and payroll platform to include travel expenses, company cards, and employee benefits. Circula brings over 3,000 corporate clients and 250,000 users.

With a pre-seed and seed financing totaling 12 million euros, the Munich-based startup Skalar aims to fundamentally reshape the tax industry with an AI-first law firm and a custom-developed technology stack.

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.