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.
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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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Productionizing AI: AWS Bedrock, MCP & Agentic Workflows for Startups
FinTech Germany – Innovation, Banking & Venture Capital by Startuprad.io™
57 minutes 14 seconds
2 months ago
Productionizing AI: AWS Bedrock, MCP & Agentic Workflows for Startups
What does it really take to move from a GenAI prototype to a production-ready system? In this episode, AWS AI Engineering Specialist Dennis Traub breaks down the hard truths behind scaling, securing, and monitoring AI systems — and why the future belongs to startups who learn how to productionize AI fast.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why most GenAI prototypes fail when pushed to production
The role of MCP (Model Context Protocol) in securely connecting AI to APIs
How agentic workflows differ from simple prompt chains
Why observability and cost monitoring are non-negotiable for startups
The AWS Bedrock + Agent Core stack for startups scaling AI in Europe
Counterintuitive lessons: when not to use AI
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Since 2013, AWS has supported over 280,000 startups across the globe and provided $7Billion in credits through the AWS Activate program.
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Guest: Dennis Traub, AI Engineering Specialist at AWS
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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
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