FinTech Germany, powered by Startuprad.io™, is Europe’s definitive podcast on financial innovation and venture capital in the DACH region. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show reveals how startups, banks, and investors collaborate to reshape finance for a digital, sustainable future.
From Frankfurt to Zurich and Vienna, FinTech Germany examines the pioneers building Europe’s next-generation financial infrastructure — covering everything from open banking, embedded finance, and regtech to digital assets, green finance, and AI-driven compliance. Each episode translates complex financial-tech topics into clear insights for founders, investors, and corporate innovators.
Whether you work in venture capital, financial services, or fintech policy, you’ll gain first-hand perspectives on how Europe’s financial ecosystem evolves amid regulatory change and technological disruption. We feature leading fintech CEOs, VC partners, bank executives, and regulators who discuss what it takes to scale responsibly while innovating within Europe’s financial frameworks.
The podcast unpacks key themes including:
• Fintech funding trends and VC activity across Germany and Europe
• Open banking and payment innovation (API economy)
• Digital assets, tokenization, and MiCA regulation
• AI in finance — risk management and credit analytics
• Sustainable finance and green investments
• RegTech, compliance automation, and cybersecurity
Our mission is to connect financial technology with entrepreneurship, bridging startup agility and institutional expertise. Each conversation provides context on how venture capital, policy, and innovation intersect to shape the continent’s fintech landscape.
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🔹 Topics we explore: fintech startups, digital banking, venture capital, payment innovation, embedded finance, regulation, green finance, DeFi, and Europe’s financial ecosystem.
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FinTech Germany, powered by Startuprad.io™, is Europe’s definitive podcast on financial innovation and venture capital in the DACH region. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show reveals how startups, banks, and investors collaborate to reshape finance for a digital, sustainable future.
From Frankfurt to Zurich and Vienna, FinTech Germany examines the pioneers building Europe’s next-generation financial infrastructure — covering everything from open banking, embedded finance, and regtech to digital assets, green finance, and AI-driven compliance. Each episode translates complex financial-tech topics into clear insights for founders, investors, and corporate innovators.
Whether you work in venture capital, financial services, or fintech policy, you’ll gain first-hand perspectives on how Europe’s financial ecosystem evolves amid regulatory change and technological disruption. We feature leading fintech CEOs, VC partners, bank executives, and regulators who discuss what it takes to scale responsibly while innovating within Europe’s financial frameworks.
The podcast unpacks key themes including:
• Fintech funding trends and VC activity across Germany and Europe
• Open banking and payment innovation (API economy)
• Digital assets, tokenization, and MiCA regulation
• AI in finance — risk management and credit analytics
• Sustainable finance and green investments
• RegTech, compliance automation, and cybersecurity
Our mission is to connect financial technology with entrepreneurship, bridging startup agility and institutional expertise. Each conversation provides context on how venture capital, policy, and innovation intersect to shape the continent’s fintech landscape.
FinTech Germany is part of the Startuprad.io™ Network, which includes Blockchain Germany, Deep Tech Germany, Security Startups Germany, and German Startup News. Collectively, the network reaches over one million annual streams and ranks among the global top 0.5 % of podcasts, trusted by founders, VCs, and corporate leaders across Europe and beyond.
🔹 Topics we explore: fintech startups, digital banking, venture capital, payment innovation, embedded finance, regulation, green finance, DeFi, and Europe’s financial ecosystem.
🔍 Explore more from the Startuprad.io Network:
• Blockchain Germany Podcast
• Deep Tech Germany Podcast
• European Startup Pulse
• Security Startups Germany
• Female Entrepreneurship Podcast
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Flow State for Startup Founders: Deep Work That Actually Ships
Steven Puri, co-founder/CEO of Sukha, shares the flow state for startup founders playbook: body doubling, the coffee-shop effect, chronotype time-blocking, demo-first standups, and outcome-based leadership. You’ll learn how to beat the 22-minute context switching tax, design deep-work rituals for remote teams, and build a best-idea-wins culture that ships.
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FinTech Germany – Innovation, Banking & Venture Capital by Startuprad.io™
FinTech Germany, powered by Startuprad.io™, is Europe’s definitive podcast on financial innovation and venture capital in the DACH region. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show reveals how startups, banks, and investors collaborate to reshape finance for a digital, sustainable future.
From Frankfurt to Zurich and Vienna, FinTech Germany examines the pioneers building Europe’s next-generation financial infrastructure — covering everything from open banking, embedded finance, and regtech to digital assets, green finance, and AI-driven compliance. Each episode translates complex financial-tech topics into clear insights for founders, investors, and corporate innovators.
Whether you work in venture capital, financial services, or fintech policy, you’ll gain first-hand perspectives on how Europe’s financial ecosystem evolves amid regulatory change and technological disruption. We feature leading fintech CEOs, VC partners, bank executives, and regulators who discuss what it takes to scale responsibly while innovating within Europe’s financial frameworks.
The podcast unpacks key themes including:
• Fintech funding trends and VC activity across Germany and Europe
• Open banking and payment innovation (API economy)
• Digital assets, tokenization, and MiCA regulation
• AI in finance — risk management and credit analytics
• Sustainable finance and green investments
• RegTech, compliance automation, and cybersecurity
Our mission is to connect financial technology with entrepreneurship, bridging startup agility and institutional expertise. Each conversation provides context on how venture capital, policy, and innovation intersect to shape the continent’s fintech landscape.
FinTech Germany is part of the Startuprad.io™ Network, which includes Blockchain Germany, Deep Tech Germany, Security Startups Germany, and German Startup News. Collectively, the network reaches over one million annual streams and ranks among the global top 0.5 % of podcasts, trusted by founders, VCs, and corporate leaders across Europe and beyond.
🔹 Topics we explore: fintech startups, digital banking, venture capital, payment innovation, embedded finance, regulation, green finance, DeFi, and Europe’s financial ecosystem.
🔍 Explore more from the Startuprad.io Network:
• Blockchain Germany Podcast
• Deep Tech Germany Podcast
• European Startup Pulse
• Security Startups Germany
• Female Entrepreneurship Podcast
💌 Subscribe for insider updates: https://startupradio.substack.com/
🌐 Discover all links & platforms: https://linktr.ee/startupradio
📰 Read our blog & show notes: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/