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17 March 2025
Growth Capital: Early-stage financing as the key to the future

Anke Welkoborsky

In der dynamischen Welt des Venture Capital (VC) ist es unerlässlich ständig up to date zu sein. Der Ausbau des Venture Capital-Ökosystems spielt eine entscheidende Rolle für die wirtschaftliche Zukunft. Start-ups sind die Innovationsmotoren unserer Zeit, und sie stehen vor einer Vielzahl von Herausforderungen, die sich gerade in Deutschland aufgrund politischer und wirtschaftlicher Unsicherheiten weiter verschärfen. Um die Zukunftsfähigkeit Deutschlands – und nicht nur die wirtschaftliche – zu sichern, ist es essenziell, dass diese ausreichend finanziert werden. Hierfür sind Wachstums- und Innovationskapital der Treibstoff.
11 July 2025
Datenprozesse und Datenanalysen im internationalen Warenverkehr
Patrick Müller
Unternehmen im internationalen Warenverkehr stehen vor immer komplexeren regulatorischen Vorgaben. darauf ab, Methanemissionen entlang der Lieferkette zu erfassen und zu reduzieren.
Digital financial inclusion is a complex subject involving different stakeholders in the ecosystem, such as regulators and policymakers, financial service providers, users, etc. Barriers to digital financial inclusion must, therefore, be tackled from different angles: regulation and infrastructure, supply (financial service providers), and demand (users).
9 July 2025
The Hidden Face of Digital Financial Services
Cécile Voigt
25 June 2025
Update Zahlungsverkehr: Regulierungen, Herausforderungen und Trends
Stefan Schamberger
Während digitale Bezahlverfahren im Alltag längst angekommen sind, hat sich im Hintergrund ein regelrechter Umbruch vollzogen – oder steht kurz bevor.
Das Testament, eine so notwendige wie immer wieder aufgeschobene Einrichtung. Nur 35% der Deutschen haben ein Testament. Das ist ebenso bedauerlich wie gefährlich. Denn die gewillkürte, also testamentarisch und damit individuell festgelegte Erbfolge unterscheidet sich unter Umständen sehr von der gesetzlichen Erbfolge.
25 April 2025
The Executor - a martial name for meaningful work
Thomas Kohrs
14 February 2025
Agentic Artificial Intelligence: From Co-Pilots to Auto-Pilots in Auditing

Marco Schreyer

The future of auditing is significantly shaped by the deeper integration of agentic artificial intelligence (AI). The evolution of AI agents from mere supporters to autonomous actors capable of independently analyzing audit-relevant information and performing audit tasks is a pivotal development that is redefining the efficiency and quality of audits.
3 February 2025
The future is DORA – Four top training programmes

Jörg Lobbes

The increasing digitalisation is amplifying the reliance on information and communication technology (ICT) within the financial sector. With the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the European Union has established a regulation for all financial institutions within the EU. The aim of this regulation is to strengthen the European financial market against cyber risks and disruptions to ICT.
23 April 2025
Rising interest rates, declining stability? Counteract with smart restructuring
Wolfram Döring
Die geplanten Sondervermögen und steigenden Staatsausgaben in der EU haben die Zinsen erneut steigen lassen. Das belastet vor allem Unternehmen mit mittlerem Rating, da ihr Risikospread die Finanzierung zusätzlich verteuert.
In April of last year, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a new guideline on the resubmission of historical data under the EBA reporting regulations (EBA/GL/2024/04).1 This primarily concerns Pillar I reporting data, but also data that is regularly submitted to the supervisory authority.
15 January 2025
Correction of errors in current and historical reporting data
Daniel Mittelstädt
18 December 2024
The Future of AI in Finance: 4 Key Trends to Watch
Nova Heidt
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the financial industry, introducing new levels of efficiency, accuracy, and innovation. But why is AI proving to be such a transformative force in this sector?
Erfahren Sie, wie Sie die Einhaltung des Digital Operational Resilience Acts in Ihrem Unternehmen sicherstellen, um Cyberrisiken zu minimieren und Ihre IT regulatorisch konform aufzustellen.
30 October 2024
Spotlight on IT Governance: DORA – the key to digital security in the financial sector
Markus Gaulke
31 January 2025
5 Practical Use Cases of AI in Financial Services

Nova Heidt

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the financial services industry, enabling institutions to operate more efficiently, make better decisions, and enhance customer experiences. From streamlining operations to mitigating risks, AI has become a cornerstone of innovation in finance. Its applications span a wide range of areas, helping organizations respond to challenges and opportunities with speed and precision. In this blog post, we explore five practical use cases of AI that are already driving this transformation today.
15 October 2024
Everything under control? AI and machine learning in the finance industry

Prof. Dr. Jan Neuhöfer

Due to its high performance and broad range of applications, the use of AI will soon become standard in many areas of working life, so that its effective use will be crucial for the competitiveness and long-term prospects of each individual. It is therefore essential for board members and executives to start exploring the possibilities and challenges of today's AI systems as soon as possible. A proactive approach that takes into account both the potential and the risks will be crucial to remaining competitive in an increasingly digital world.
29 July 2024
Those declared dead live longer! Are PayPal and co. getting some European competition in the form of Wero?
Stephan Mitschke
The slow train of instant payments is finally set to become a high-speed train! With the EU Instant Payment Regulation, the European online payment service Wero was launched to strengthen the strategic autonomy of the European economic and financial sector.
In der dynamischen Welt des Finanzwesens ist der Einsatz von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) längst kein Zukunftsthema mehr, sondern Realität. Doch während viele Unternehmen erste Schritte in der Implementierung von KI getan haben, stellt die Skalierung dieser Technologien eine besondere Herausforderung dar.
5 July 2024
Scaling AI in finance - A guide for executive managers
Prof. Dr. Bernd Wallraff
Growth Capital: Early-stage financing as the key to the future
17 March 2025
Anke Welkoborsky
Datenprozesse und Datenanalysen im internationalen Warenverkehr
11 July 2025
Patrick Müller
The Hidden Face of Digital Financial Services
9 July 2025
Cécile Voigt
Agentic Artificial Intelligence: From Co-Pilots to Auto-Pilots in Auditing
14 February 2025
Marco Schreyer
Update Zahlungsverkehr: Regulierungen, Herausforderungen und Trends
25 June 2025
Stefan Schamberger
The Executor - a martial name for meaningful work
25 April 2025
Thomas Kohrs
The future is DORA – Four top training programmes
3 February 2025
Jörg Lobbes
Rising interest rates, declining stability? Counteract with smart restructuring
23 April 2025
Wolfram Döring
Correction of errors in current and historical reporting data
15 January 2025
Daniel Mittelstädt
5 Practical Use Cases of AI in Financial Services
31 January 2025
Nova Heidt
The Future of AI in Finance: 4 Key Trends to Watch
18 December 2024
Nova Heidt
Spotlight on IT Governance: DORA – the key to digital security in the financial sector
30 October 2024
Markus Gaulke
Everything under control? AI and machine learning in the finance industry
15 October 2024
Prof. Dr. Jan Neuhöfer
Those declared dead live longer! Are PayPal and co. getting some European competition in the form of Wero?
29 July 2024
Stephan Mitschke
Scaling AI in finance - A guide for executive managers
5 July 2024
Prof. Dr. Bernd Wallraff