Alexander Artopé - Co-Founder & CEO at smava, Germany's first Fintech

Jun 27, 2018, 5:00 – 7:30 PM

Deutsche Bank Innovation Labs Berlin, Rosenthaler Str. 40, 10178 Berlin (Hackesche Höfe, Aufgang 1, 3. OG, entrance next to the Chamaeleon Theatre), Berlin, 10178

In 2007, Alexander started smava, Germany´s first Fintech. With an annual loan volume of more than $1 bn and a total investment of $ 135 million, he developed smava to the leading marketplace for lending & one of best funded Fintechs in Germany. Prior to smava, Alexander was Co-Founder and CEO of datango, a software provider offering automated application training for large ERP software rollouts.

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About this event

In 2007, Alexander started smava, Germany´s first Fintech. With an annual loan volume of more than $1 billion and a total investment of $ 135 million, he developed smava to the leading marketplace for lending and one of best funded Fintechs in Germany

Smava was the first provider of p2p loans, loans with zero and negative interest rates and fully digitized and automated instant loans in Germany.

In 2017, the volume of loans originated through smava was c. $1.5 billion, with a total of more than $3 billion since inception. Smava is making personal loans transparent, fair and cheap for consumers.

Join us for an engaging evening and join our discussions about the world of fintech.

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Alexander Artopé

    smava

    Co-Founder & CEO

Agenda

Welcome - meet & greet
Fireside Chat
Audience Q&A
Networking, Food & Drinks
End of event - let's go to a bar

Organizer

  • Ranjan R Jinka

    EnerSys

    Chapter Director

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