Germany

The bank is forming a joint venture with Fiserv to promote digital payments. It's a market that has evolved substantially — and become far more competitive — since Deutsche left it in 2012.

While German consumers prefer using cash in stores and are accustomed to paying for products after delivery, the global nature of e-commerce is sparking a change in payment habits.

The scandal over the collapse of Wirecard AG expanded as German financial regulator BaFin faces a criminal probe into how it oversaw the payment processor and whether some of the agency’s staff illegally traded the stock.

The Swedish installment lender's diversification makes it a direct competitor to mainstream banks.

The Swedish installment lender's diversification makes it a direct competitor to mainstream banks.

In a bid to fuel online sales, Barclaycard is partnering with Amazon in Germany to offer installment lending to overcome the country’s low credit card ownership rates.

Eric Grover, principal at Intrepid Ventures, talks to PaymentsSource senior editor Kate Fitzgerald about how the high-flying German fintech fell to scandal — and whether it could happen again.

SolarisBank and Visa have provided the technology to enable Vivid Money to launch its mobile banking app in Germany with virtual cards and cash-back rewards.

Landesbank Berlin, a major issuer of co-branded cards in Germany, has launched a contactless card with German Automobile Club ADAC as its first project with European payments services provider SIA.

The strength of the post-coronavirus recovery will determine if that's enough for the digitally focused challenger to battle well-capitalized banks.