Fintech

Central bank digital currency and monetary policy implementation

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    Transactional demand for central bank digital currency

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      EQS-News: Multitude SE preliminary unaudited 2023 results with strong revenue growth and earnings jump in 2023 in line with guidance

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      Wednesday, April 10, 2024

      Strong key financial metrics reflected the Group’s resilience and effectiveness in navigating economic conditions and capitalising on market opportunities.

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      • Strong key financial metrics reflected the Group’s resilience and effectiveness in navigating economic conditions and capitalising on market opportunities.
      • Revenue increased by 8.5% (EUR 18.0 million) from EUR 212.5 million in 2022 to EUR 230.5 million in 2023.
      • Net interest income increased by 4.9% (EUR 9.8 million) from EUR 198.4 million in 2022 to EUR 208.2 million in 2023.
      • Multitude's EBIT from continuing operations reached EUR 45.6 million in 2023 compared to EUR 31.5 million in 2022.

      EQS-News: Multitude SE: The Extraordinary General Meeting of Multitude SE Approved The Transfer Of The Company’s Registered Office From Finland To Malta

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      Wednesday, April 10, 2024

      Additionally, the Extraordinary General Meeting approved certain other related proposals.

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      • Additionally, the Extraordinary General Meeting approved certain other related proposals.
      • For the purposes of the Transfer, the Board of Directors had approved a Transfer Proposal (“Transfer Proposal”) in accordance with Article 8 (2) of the SE Regulation.
      • Multitude’s Extraordinary General Meeting approved the Transfer Proposal (including, without limitation the New M&A), and resolved on the Transfer in accordance with the Transfer Proposal.
      • The Extraordinary General Meeting resolved to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Malta as the auditor of the Company upon the registration of the Company with the Malta Business Registry.

      EQS-News: Rubean AG quintuples turnover in the first quarter of 2024

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      Wednesday, April 10, 2024

      Munich, April 04, 2024: Fintech company Rubean AG, Munich (ISIN: DE0005120802, WKN: 512080, symbol R1B:GR) has continued its strong growth throughout the first quarter of the 2024 financial year.

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      • Munich, April 04, 2024: Fintech company Rubean AG, Munich (ISIN: DE0005120802, WKN: 512080, symbol R1B:GR) has continued its strong growth throughout the first quarter of the 2024 financial year.
      • According to initial calculations, turnover increased by 500% to EUR 493,000 in the first three months of the new year (first quarter of 2023: EUR 98,000).
      • Geopost's Spanish subsidiary, SEUR, has just signed a contract with Rubean to equip thousands of devices with the Rubean solution.
      • Rubean therefore expects revenue to increase by more than 100 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year 2023.

      TRON DAO Reveals Exciting Updates to Sponsor and Judge List for HackaTRON Season 6

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      Wednesday, April 10, 2024

      Geneva, Switzerland, March 28, 2024 - HackaTRON Season 6 , co-hosted between TRON DAO , HTX DAO , BitTorrent Chain , and JustLend DAO , introduces an exciting lineup of new sponsors, partners, and judges.

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      • Geneva, Switzerland, March 28, 2024 - HackaTRON Season 6 , co-hosted between TRON DAO , HTX DAO , BitTorrent Chain , and JustLend DAO , introduces an exciting lineup of new sponsors, partners, and judges.
      • ChainGPT : Platform that merges the power of AI with blockchain to significantly enhance Web3's accessibility and efficiency.
      • Sharon Sciammas, CMO: Armed with vast tech marketing knowledge, Sharon aims to broaden the event's impact and participant engagement.
      • GT-Protocol : As our Gold Sponsor, GT-Protocol revolutionizes DeFi with its suite of decentralized tools aimed at enhancing efficiency and transparency.

      HKSTP Unveils Top 74 Global Startups Confirmed for EPiC 2024 Grand Finale

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      Wednesday, April 10, 2024

      EPiC 2024 Grand Finale on 26 April 2024 features US$45 million investment to be arranged, up to US$5 million in HKSTP venture funding, US$240,000 in cash prizes, plus partnership opportunities

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      • EPiC 2024 Grand Finale on 26 April 2024 features US$45 million investment to be arranged, up to US$5 million in HKSTP venture funding, US$240,000 in cash prizes, plus partnership opportunities
        HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 18 March 2024 – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has revealed the top 74 startups from over 600 contestants for its eighth and biggest ever global Elevator Pitch Competition 2024 (EPiC 2024) Grand Finale, taking place in Hong Kong on 26 April 2024.
      • This year, 80% of semi-finalists are overseas competitors from 16 economies, making this contest the most international iteration of EPiC to date.
      • EPiC's global growth stands testament to Hong Kong's status as a leading international I&T hub that attracts top-tier startups from around the world.
      • This year's Grand Finale will take place on 26 April 2024, at the sky100 venue atop Hong Kong's tallest building, International Commerce Centre.

      EQS-News: Multitude Group Annual Report 2023 published - on track for substantial profitable growth in 2024 and beyond

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      Wednesday, April 10, 2024

      With the publication of the audited figures in the annual report for 2023 Multitude confirms its preliminary numbers, showing a strong performance in 2023 and significant growth across all relevant key figures.

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      • With the publication of the audited figures in the annual report for 2023 Multitude confirms its preliminary numbers, showing a strong performance in 2023 and significant growth across all relevant key figures.
      • As such, loans to customers rose by 13.6% to EUR 575.9 million and debt investments increased by 194.3% from EUR 21.1 million to EUR 62.1 million.
      • This and an improved cost efficiency resulted in a strong growth of the EBIT from EUR 31.6 million in 2022 to EUR 45.6 million in 2023, signifying a 44.8% increase.
      • With the overall growth in assets also comes a rise in cash and cash equivalents by 85.0% to EUR 283.7 million from EUR 153.3 million.

      EQS-News: Deutsche Familienversicherung: Profitability target achieved and new business target exceeded

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      Wednesday, April 10, 2024

      "As every year, we are achieving all the targets we set ourselves and have been doing everything right for years!

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      • "As every year, we are achieving all the targets we set ourselves and have been doing everything right for years!
      • In 2023, new and additional business in primary insurance totalled EUR 19 million (previous year: EUR 17 million), which is almost 30% above plan.
      • Gross premiums written grew by 4.8% to EUR 192 million (previous year: EUR 184 million), including the reinsurance business added in 2021, which, however, did not grow.
      • The parent company achieved a pre-tax profit of EUR 7.8 million in accordance with the German Commercial Code.

      BX Swiss and Leonteq step up their cooperation in the field of market making

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      Wednesday, April 10, 2024

      Leonteq will take over the market making for some of the trading segments of the Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss.

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      • Leonteq will take over the market making for some of the trading segments of the Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss.
      • The Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss offers trusted and secure access to a broadly diversified portfolio of financial products.
      • As part of this, Leonteq will gradually assume the role of the leading market maker on BX Swiss from April 2024 onwards.
      • At the same time, we would like to thank the Lang & Schwarz team for the long-lasting excellent cooperation and their contribution to the growth of BX Swiss," emphasises Lucas Bruggeman, CEO of BX Swiss.