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This chapter analyzes the development and current status of the German FinTech market. In particular, it outlines the different segments and subsegments of the FinTech industry. It further provides descriptive statistics on market volume for each segment, discusses general trends, and analyzes current market developments.
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The current market leader auxmoney entered the market in 2008.
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We only consider alternative payments here. According to Thiele and Diehl (2017) cryptocurrencies are not often used for the payment of goods or services.
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Dorfleitner, G., Hornuf, L. (2019). Players in the German FinTech Industry. In: FinTech and Data Privacy in Germany. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31335-7_2
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