BCN FinTech is a non-profit and non-governmental association that helps local FinTech's become successful. Our vision is to help make Barcelona a major fintech hub in the EU. We do that by bringing the FinTech community of our city together in one place to learn from each other, collaborate and network. That's why we: - Organize the biggest recurring FinTech events (keynotes, panel discussions, networking events, …) in Catalonia - Enable people to make helpful connections (from finding business partners to sourcing talent) - Provide a place in the digital and real world to connect the ecosystem (Linkedin, Eventbrite, Website, ...) - Promote our ecosystem as speakers, panelists and partners at other events & organize on-demand events/workshops for third-party organizations that reach out to us. Would you like to join us on this journey to make the BCN FinTech ecosystem and it's players stronger? Then contact us now to become a speaker, sponsor or volunteer! Better together.
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🙌 Quick update from the BCN FinTech team: - ✍️ partnership signed with Zendesk, giving exclusive benefits to our comunity; more news TBA - 🤝 big partnership signed with a major local partner that will mark a huge step for our organization; official announcement coming soon - 🏅 sponsorship talks are in full swing, with gold membership tiers close to being sold out; if you haven't reached out yet and are interested in sponsoring, please let us know per DM to BCN FinTech - ✨ work continues on rolling out a membership model for 2025, details TBA once confirmed - 🙌 volunteer recruiting is in advanced stages; we're speaking to and evaluating all who applied. Took us a bit longer than expected, but we're almost there now. Very thankful for all the 10+ who reached out to help. - 🚀 2025 event roadmap is taking shape, with several new formats on the horizon, including a founders event (👉 Miryam Adni & Elliott Locke, ACSI for more info), exlusive invite-only fintech marketing breakfast for CMOs/Head of Marketers (👉 Sophie Steffen 🥷🏻 & Clemens Rychlik for more info) and a job fair (👉 Mirjam Maarleveld & Elliott Locke, ACSI for more info). We're also looking at getting a fintech pitch day off the ground (TBC) => if you have any other events you want to launch or would like to see, please let us know in the comments As you can see, a lot is happening behind the scenes. The amazing Lucy Criddle 🙏 has been great in helping us put all our ideas into a strategic roadmap earlier this year. We've then also realised around summer that we need extra hands to actually move ahead with that plan in order to help the community, that's why we opened the call to volunteers and are in the process of selecting them right now. Together with the back-to-back-to-back record attendences at our events, all these news point to 2025 being a massive step for BCN FinTech, which will allow us to go way beyond "just doing events". And most importantly, it will let us help our community even more as we continue making our vision a reality: turning Catalonia into a major fintech hub in Europe. 🙏 Thanks for everybody's help this year - whether as attendee, speaker, volunteer, sponsor, collaborator or else! At the end of the day, it's you that make everything possible, and the joint effort is what has driven the fintech ecosystem here forward by a mile. When we started several years ago, there wasn't even a single fintech event happening - now we have BCN FinTech doing 12+ events annually, other's joining in with their own events, Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco providing the physical home for the ecosystem, and even public sector stepping up efforts to boost our ecosystem. We've succeeded in increasing awareness locally and demonstrating the great value our ecosystem adds, now it's about using that momentum to make an even bigger difference - at home and abroad. Let's do it together 💪 #bcnfintech #barcelona #fintech #catalan #ecosystem #finance
"Sifted 250: 2024 Report" is out, and we've got 4 Barcelona fintechs on it! The report ranks Europe's fastest-growing startups in 2024. Here are the Barcelona-based fintechs, as per our own definitions, that made the list: - Payflow (YC S21) (97th; 182% 2Y Revenue CAGR) -> shoutout to co-founder Benoit Menardo who delivered one of the most insightful fireside chats at our event last year 💪 - Factorial (115th; 163%) 🙌 - Amenitiz (146th; 134%) 🏆 Shoutout also to the non-Spanish fintechs who have major operations here in Barcelona like: - Swan (8th; Paris-based); congrats to our former panelist & current Country Lead Júlia Turbany - Stenn (102nd; London); congrats to Barcelona-based recruiters Belen Gonzalez Fernández & Natalia Cristales who attend our events before - MyInvestor (142th; Madrid): congrats to CIO Ignasi Viladesau, CFA who was just on our WealthTech panel a few weeks ago Also congrats to the Barcelon fintechs that didn't meet Sifted's criteria yet, but were mentioned as Rising 50 and have fair shot to be featured on the big report next year: - REVER (YC S22) (5th; 1553%+ 1Y Revenue CAGR) 👍 Overall notes: - 📈 While funding rounds usually get more attention by the media, revenue growth is often a much better indicator of success (especially if the company is profitable at the same time). Kudos to those 4 firms for delivering on growth which boosts our entire ecosystems. - 🥈 It's been a bit of a challenging time for fintechs in general recently, especially when it comes to funding. But with 4 fintechs in the top 10, and 62 amongst the top 250 (= 25%+) - making it the 2nd biggest vertical after B2B SaaS with 75 firms) - this shows that fintech remains a very strong vertical. - 🏆 Looking at number of companies by sectors, fintech dominates the list with Digital banking being 1st (18 companies), followed by Payments as 2nd (11 firms) and Wealth Tech & CFO tech stack as joint 7th (7 firms each). Congratulations to everyone who made the list, especially those from our BCN FinTech community 🙌 We wish you an equally or more successful 2025 & hope you'll help us share that knowledge to inspire and boost the entire fintech ecoystem here in Catalonia. 👉 Want to discuss this and other news with fintech professionals in a casual setting? Join us at our next free Fintech Vermut & Networking on Wed 18 Dec (from 19:00) at Barna Brew! #bcnfintech #barcelona #fintech #growth #startup #startups /written by Clemens Rychlik without AI 🤖
🔥 📢 771 Current job openings in the fintech sector based in Barcelona (per 4 Dec on LinkedIn; +4 compared to our last update): - Revolut (213 roles in most fields; incl. internships & graduate programs) - Factorial (112, Sales, HR, Product, Finance, Marketing, Design, interns) - Dow Jones (52 HR, Product, Data, UX, IT, Research, Sales) - papernest (40 roles, Sales, Data, Marketing, HR, Strategy, Finance, interns) - Kraken Digital Asset Exchange (19, Product, Marketing, IT, Operations, Legal) - bsport (19, sales, support, IT, product, billing) - Kantox (18; sales, operations, accounting,IT, AML) - SeQura (18 sales, support, product, marketing, risk, IT, Accounting, HR, Legal) - HBX Group (15, Sales, Strategy, Analyst, IT, other) - Bitpanda (15 roles in fraud, AML, Product, Operations, IT) - Amenitiz (14, Sales, interns) - N26 (13; Banking ops, IT, Compensation & Benefits, CPO Assistant) - Qonto (12 roles in Community, AML, IT, Support, Sales, Product, interns) - Ukio (11; Legal, Sales, Support, Strategy, interns) - Keyrock (11 IT, Trading, Legal) - PayRetailers (10, sales, IT, data, accounting) - CoinsPaid (10, Product, Partnerships, HR, IT, Chief Editor) - fundcraft (9 in Girona; accounting, IT, analyst, trainee, intern) Victor Martin Garcia - Yassir (8 IT, Data) - <LaFinteca> (8, legal, Sales, Marketing, design, assistant) - GFT Technologies (8 IT, interns) - PayFit (7; Sales, Support, IT, interns) - Flanks (6 Wealth Management Banking Consultant for UK & FR, IT, Legal & Finance) => shout-out to their CEO & our recent panelist Joaquim De la Cruz - Novicap (6 data analyst, sales, product manager) - 3Commas.io (6, CX, Product, Marketing, Data, IT) - MoonPay (6 Support, IT, KYC, Data, Video) - Thunes (5, sales, treasury) - Ebury (5, sales, fx dealer, Corporate Relationship Manager) - SimCorp (5; IT, PM, accounting, operations) - Papaya Global (5 sales, implementation, Director of Global Procurement, Compliance) - Worldline (5, pre-sales, IT) - Housfy (5 broker, team leader, jr controller, data analyst intern) - CloudPay (4 ES payroll, IT) ==> List continues in comments 📈 Hiring more (vs last update): Factorial (+30), N26 (+9), Qonto & Kraken (+6) 👉 Did we overlook someone? Contact Clemens Rychlik. 👉 Looking for support on finding your perfect fintech executive hire or job? Contact Andrew Hancock from DigitalSync.co 👉 Need coworking, office or event space for your fintech? Contact Nuria Manils from Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco 👉 Want to connect with fintech professionals in a casual setting? Join our next free FinTech Vermut & Networking event on Wed 19 Dec starting from 19:00 (Link in comments) #barcelona #fintech #bcnfintech #jobs #vacancies #hr
💰 Big Funding News! 💰 Big congratulations to inbestMe, a Barcelona-based robo-advisor, for successfully closing their crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube! 🚀 They’ve raised an impressive €788K+, surpassing their target by 112% with the backing of 193 investors. 👏 inbestMe is on a mission to revolutionize private banking with personalized digital investment tools, making wealth management accessible, transparent, and low-cost. With over €207M in assets under management (AUM) and clients in 65+ countries, they are redefining the standards of robo-advisory services globally. This incredible milestone comes right after our record-breaking WealthTech event last week—a testament to the thriving innovation in Barcelona’s FinTech ecosystem. 🌍💡 Felicidades, inbestMe! Your success inspires the entire #bcnfintech community to aim higher and achieve more. 💪 --- [ES] --- 💰 ¡Grandes noticias de financiación! 💰 Felicidades a inbestMe, el robo-advisor de Barcelona, por cerrar con éxito su campaña de crowdfunding en Crowdcube. 🚀 ¡Han recaudado un impresionante 788K+ €, superando su objetivo en un 112% con el apoyo de 193 inversores! 👏 inbestMe tiene como misión revolucionar la banca privada con herramientas de inversión digital personalizadas, haciendo que la gestión de patrimonio sea accesible, transparente y de bajo costo. Con más de 207M € en activos gestionados (AUM) y clientes en más de 65 países, están redefiniendo los estándares de los servicios de robo-advisory a nivel mundial. Este logro llega justo después de nuestro evento récord sobre WealthTech la semana pasada—un testimonio de la innovación que florece en el ecosistema FinTech de Barcelona. 🌍💡 ¡Felicidades, inbestMe! Vuestro éxito inspira a toda la comunidad #bcnfintech a alcanzar nuevas metas. 💪 #barcelona #fintech #wealthtech #innovation /post led by Clemens Rychlik with the help of Pau, BCN FinTech's customized LinkedIn Post Maker GPT developed by Hello Operator (formerly Bourbon Creative) Creative.
🎉 Another Major Milestone for BCN FinTech! 🎉 Just two weeks ago, we celebrated surpassing a key benchmark ecosystem and reaching 5,000+ followers on LinkedIn. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve overtaken yet another fintech ecosystem in terms of LinkedIn followers—and we’re on the brink of hitting 5,500+! 🚀 This milestone is more than just numbers. It’s a reflection of the incredible momentum building in Barcelona’s fintech scene: 🌟 Record-breaking attendance at our last three events. 🤝 A surge in interest from speakers, volunteers, and sponsors eager to join our mission. 🚀 Continued leadership position as the fastest growing fintech ecosystem in Europe in terms of LI followers. Our vision has always been clear: to establish Barcelona as one of Europe’s major fintech hubs. While we celebrate surpassing these benchmarks, we hold deep respect for other ecosystems, each contributing uniquely to the global fintech landscape. And we strive to build bridges with all of them. Benchmarking for us isn’t about competition; it’s about inspiration and motivation that helps our team set higher goals and thus achieve better results. 💡 What’s Next: - Our Next Event: Save the date! Fintech Vermut & Networking is happening Wednesday, December 18 at Barna Brew. Full details coming next week. - Sponsorship Opportunities: Want to be part of our journey? Check out the our 2025 Sponsorship Deck => link in the comments! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey so far. Here’s to scaling new heights together in 2025! 🥂 #bcnfintech #barcelona #fintech #ecosystemgrowth #communitybuilding /post led by Clemens Rychlik with the help of Pau, BCN FinTech's customized LinkedIn Post Maker GPT developed by Hello Operator (formerly Bourbon Creative)
🙌 Thank you for a record-breaking night! Last night was truly spectacular, with every seat filled & everyone having a great time learning, sharing and connecting! That's what it's all about! 🏆 We had a record turnout with ticket sales for our BCN FinTech WealthTech event hitting an all-time high and filling our venue to the maximum possible capacity—the beautiful Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco. 🌎 Brilliant to see so many familiar as well as new faces, stemming from all over the world: from ever-loyal LATAM community (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia & much more) up to Kyrgistan. People networking in so many different languages (Catalan, Spanish, English, Polish, German, French, ...) to come together and make bonds is a beautiful sight. We're super happy everyone had a good time and shared great feedback about the event :) 🤘 Our panel of speakers absolutely rocked the stage—bringing insights from both the B2B side, like Joaquim De la Cruz, CEO & Co-founder at Flanks, as well as the B2C angle with Sabrina G., CEO at Vesto, and Ignasi Viladesau, CFA, Chief Investment Officer at MyInvestor, all leading the way in discussing how WealthTech is transforming the industry, sharing genuine use cases, current challenges and a true glimpse to the future. 🌐💡 🙌 Big thanks to everyone who helped putting this event together, including our amazing event management team Borbala Duska, Temenuzhka Lozanova and Tsitsino Lobzhanidze, our board Jayme Gartner-Demarchi, MBA (doing great as our MC once again), Victor Horcasitas, Elliott Locke, ACSI, and Clemens Rychlik, and also the BFH team Nuria Manils, Quino Fernández, Marina Fernández García & more. 🙏 A massive thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible and kept the ticket prices accessible for everyone: 🥇 Gold sponsor: DigitalSync.co 🏆 Venue partner: Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco 🥈 Silver sponsors: fonYou 🤝 Partners: abroaden, Barcinno, Hello Operator (formerly Bourbon Creative), Barcelona Metropolitan, The American Society of Barcelona & our amazing photographer 📸 Helena Staniszewska 🎯 Next event: Wed 18 Dec—our upcoming FinTech Vermuth & Networking session at Barna Brew C/Parlament. Make sure to follow us here on LinkedIn to be the first to get the details! 🗓️ Once again, thank you for your support and for making this community-driven event such a success. We can’t wait to see you all again soon! #bcnfintech #barcelona #fintech #wealthtech #investing #networking /post led by Clemens Rychlik with the help of Pau, BCN FinTech's customized LinkedIn Post Maker GPT developed by Bourbon Creative
🎉 All set for a record-breaking night at BCN FinTech! 🙌 Tonight, we gather for our biggest event yet! With a stellar lineup of speakers, an unmatched atmosphere, and an excited crowd, everything is in place for a night to remember. 📍 Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco 🗓 Wed, Nov 27 | 🕒 18:30 🎤 Panelists: Sabrina G. (CEO Vesto), Ignasi Viladesau, CFA (CIO MyInvestor), Joaquim De la Cruz (CEO Flanks) This is the place to be for insights, networking, and a great time. With only a handful of tickets remaining, priority will be given to the 5+ already on the waitlist. No extra tickets will be made available. This will be a sellout! 👋 See you tonight! --- [ES] --- 🎉 ¡Todo listo para una noche histórica en BCN FinTech! 🙌 ¡Esta noche nos reunimos para nuestro evento más grande hasta la fecha! Con un panel de lujo, una atmósfera inigualable y un público entusiasta, todo está preparado para una noche inolvidable. 📍 Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco 🗓 Miér, 27 de nov | 🕒 18:30 🎤 Panelistas: Sabrina G. (CEO Vesto), Ignasi Viladesau, CFA (CIO MyInvestor), Joaquim De la Cruz (CEO Flanks) El lugar ideal para conocimientos, networking y pasarla en grande. Solo quedan unas pocas entradas disponibles, y se dará prioridad a las 5+ personas que ya están en la lista de espera. ¡No habrá entradas adicionales disponibles, será un sold out! 👋 ¡Nos vemos esta noche! #bcnfintech #barcelona #fintech #innovación #networking /post led by Clemens Rychlik with the help of Pau, BCN FinTech's customized LinkedIn Post Maker GPT developed by Hello Operator (formerly Bourbon Creative)
🚨 Tomorrow's the day! 🚨 Our biggest BCN FinTech event to date is almost here! 🌟 With an amazing lineup of speakers, a record-breaking crowd, and just a handful of tickets left, this is your last chance to join us! 📍 Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco 🗓 Wed, Nov 27 | 🕒 18:30 🎤 Panel: Sabrina G. (CEO Vesto), Ignasi Viladesau, CFA (CIO MyInvestor) & Joaquim De la Cruz (CEO Flanks) Don’t miss the insights, the networking, and the snacks & drinks. It’s going to be epic. Grab your ticket now before it’s sold out! 👉 Link: https://lnkd.in/dTnNjdnU See you there 👋 Special thanks to our sponsors for making this possible: 🥇 Gold Sponsor: DigitalSync.co 🏠 Host Partner: Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco 🥈 Silver Sponsor: fonYou 🤝 Partners: abroaden, Barcinno, Hello Operator (formerly Bourbon Creative), Barcelona Metropolitan, Helena Staniszewska from True Story Photographs --- [ES] --- 🚨 ¡Mañana es el día! 🚨 ¡Nuestro evento de BCN FinTech más grande hasta la fecha ya casi está aquí! 🌟 Con un increíble panel de expertos, una asistencia récord y solo unas pocas entradas disponibles, ¡esta es tu última oportunidad de unirte! 📍 Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco 🗓 Miér, 27 de nov | 🕒 18:30 🎤 Panel: Sabrina G. (CEO Vesto), Ignasi Viladesau, CFA (CIO MyInvestor) & Joaquim De la Cruz (CEO Flanks) No te pierdas los conocimientos, el networking y los snacks & bebidas. Va a ser épico. ¡Consigue tu entrada antes de que se agoten! 👉 Link: https://lnkd.in/dTnNjdnU Nos vemos allí! 👋 Gracias a nuestros patrocinadores por hacer esto posible: 🥇 Gold Sponsor: DigitalSync.co 🏠 Host Partner: Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco 🥈 Silver Sponsor: fonYou 🤝 Partners: abroaden, Barcinno, Hello Operator (formerly Bourbon Creative), Barcelona Metropolitan, Helena Staniszewska from True Story Photographs #bcnfintech #barcelona #fintech #wealthtech #investment /post led by Clemens Rychlik with the help of Pau, BCN FinTech's customized LinkedIn Post Maker GPT developed by Hello Operator (formerly Bourbon Creative)
🌟 Ready to scale your solution globally? Join the IT Finance Data Challenge! 🌟 Are you a Barcelona-based fintech or tech company looking to showcase your expertise on a global stage? The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Inneürope invite startups and tech companies specializing in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Visualization, Data Integration, and Fintech to take on this exciting challenge. 🚀 🔍 What’s the challenge? Develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to transform ADB’s IT finance data into actionable insights, boosting operational efficiency and strategic decision-making. 💡 Why apply? - $8,000 USD for 2 companies selected for Proof of Concept (PoC). - $25,000 USD for 1 company selected to develop the MVP. - Present your solution at a Demo Day with ADB executives. - Access specialized support (legal, IP, tech). - Enter the Asia-Pacific market. 📅 Deadline: December 6th. 🗓️ Next Steps: Learn more or apply here: https://lnkd.in/d5ZgPijk Thanks, Larissa de Moura & Anuska Rubio for bringing this opportunity to our Barcelona community! ---[ES]--- 🌟 ¿Listo para llevar tu solución a nivel global? ¡Únete al IT Finance Data Challenge! 🌟 ¿Eres una fintech o empresa tecnológica con sede en Barcelona y quieres mostrar tu talento en un escenario internacional? El Banco Asiático de Desarrollo [Asian Development Bank (ADB)] y Inneürope invitan a startups y empresas especializadas en IA, Machine Learning, Ciencia de Datos, Visualización de Datos, Integración de Datos y Fintech a participar en este emocionante desafío. 🚀 🔍 ¿En qué consiste el reto? Crear un Producto Mínimo Viable (MVP) que transforme los datos financieros de TI del ADB en insights accionables, mejorando la eficiencia operativa y la toma de decisiones estratégicas. 💡 ¿Por qué participar? - 8,000 USD para 2 empresas seleccionadas para Pruebas de Concepto (PoC). - 25,000 USD para 1 empresa seleccionada para desarrollar el MVP. - Presenta tu solución en un Demo Day con ejecutivos del ADB. - Accede a soporte especializado (legal, PI, tecnología). - Ingresa al mercado de Asia-Pacífico. 📅 Fecha límite: 6 de diciembre. 🗓️ Próximos pasos: Más información y aplicación aquí: https://lnkd.in/d5ZgPijk Gracias, Larissa de Moura y Anuska Rubio, por traer esta oportunidad a nuestra comunidad de Barcelona. #bcnfintech #fintech #DataScience #AI #MachineLearning #Innovación #Barcelona #TechChallenge #Startups #TransformaciónDigital /post led by Clemens Rychlik with the help of Pau, BCN FinTech's customized LinkedIn Post Maker GPT developed by Hello Operator (formerly Bourbon Creative)