Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is launching the second edition of its CEE Fintech Atlas. It provides a profound overview of 19 fintech ecosystems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Data on the size of the ecosystems, the most important fintechs, the largest investors as well as the readiness of the countries’ population for digital banking are not only updated. The CEE Fintech Atlas 2019 also has a focus on the hot topic of Open Banking in response to the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) by the European Union. Furthermore, it offers a number of interviews with top-class interview partners such as fintech founders, representatives of national banks and experts from diverse fintech-related organizations.
CEE’s great potential for fintechs, already manifested in the CEE Fintech Atlas’ first edition, is confirmed in the current issue.
“There is not only a growing number of digital bank customers interested in innovative banking solutions but many CEE markets also have become true fintech hotspots. This is apparent from the increase of investments in fintechs as well as the foundation of related associations and incubations programs.”
Christian Wolf, Head of Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystems at RBI
Against this background and being convinced of the significance of fintechs, RBI operates CEE’s largest fintech partnership program, Elevator Lab. This program also is a valuable source of information which has been incorporated into the CEE Fintech Atlas 2019.
On the occasion of the CEE Fintech Atlas 2019 launch, there will be an online event this afternoon at 15:00 CET presented by der brutkasten with keynotes by Christian Wolf and Gunter Deuber, Head of Economics/Fixed Income/FX Research at Raiffeisen RESEARCH. The event will be completed by a panel discussion on fintech and Open Banking developments in CEE with several key players in the area of banking and
financial innovation.
