Neosfer

Driving the future of banking: We are the Research & Development Unit of Commerzbank and a leading early stage investor in FinTechs. Our success is based on three major objectives in banking: identifying, participating in and setting trends. Through strategic investments we bring banking innovations to Commerzbank and its customers. As a prototype builder we face different emerging techs and transform them proactively to own banking products and services.

Illuminate Financial

lluminate Financial Management LLP was founded in 2014 as a London-based venture capital firm with an international reach, exclusively focused on capital markets financial technology. Illuminate’s first fund is established to capitalize on fintech investment opportunities driven by the significant change in the business and regulatory environments in which financial institutions operate.

AlbionVC

The Albion technology team invests from seed through to Series B in high growth companies, predominantly in the UK, with a particular focus on B2B software and technology-enabled services. Albion has 20+ years’ experience investing in technology, has c.£450m of venture funds, and c.45 tech investments within its portfolios. AlbionVC is the technology investment arm of Albion Capital Group LLP, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

ING Ventures

ING is a global financial institution with a strong European base, offering banking services through its operating company ING Bank. The purpose of ING Bank is empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. ING Bank’s more than 53,000 employees offer retail and wholesale banking services to customers in over 40 countries. ING Group shares are listed on the exchanges of Amsterdam (INGA AS, INGA.AS), Brussels and on the New York Stock Exchange (ADRs: ING US, ING.N).

ING Ventures is the venture capital arm of ING, a €300m fund making minority investments in early stage companies that have a strategic relevance to ING. It targets disruptive technologies that have the potential to impact ING’s business and ensure customers and clients get access to best-in-class services. ING Ventures also helps entrepreneurs with hands-on support, know-how, scaling expertise and access to our distribution network.

Citi

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 64 countries and territories in its geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of $2,918bn at 31 March 2020.