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BITA builds tailored indices for capital markets. This archive episode with Jörn “Joe” Menninger explores the data and infrastructure behind custom financial benchmarks.

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Why this matters for fintech: Indices are the invisible infrastructure of investing, and building them is deep capital-markets fintech. BITA shows how custom benchmarks power modern financial products.

In this episode, we cover:

• How BITA builds tailored capital-markets indices
• Why indices are critical market infrastructure
• What custom benchmarks enable for products
• Where data and finance intersect
• How index fintech serves asset managers

Related fintech episodes: Paolo Sironi (IBM) on AI and the Future of Banking · DORA Decoded: A Fintech Compliance Guide

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FINCHILD won the Deutsche Bank Hackathon — the second in our series on the winners. Founder Christopher joins Jörn “Joe” Menninger on the fintech behind it.

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Why this matters for fintech: Hackathon winners preview where fintech is heading. FINCHILD shows how a bank-backed contest surfaces fresh ideas for financial products.

In this episode, we cover:

• How FINCHILD won the Deutsche Bank Hackathon
• Christopher on the fintech he built
• What bank hackathons reveal about fintech
• Why the idea stood out to judges
• Where the winning concept aimed to go

Related fintech episodes: DWINS: The Fintech That Won the Deutsche Bank Hackathon · Wire: The Fintech That Won the Deutsche Bank Hackathon

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Wire won the Deutsche Bank Hackathon — the first in our series on the winners. This 2017 episode with Jörn “Joe” Menninger introduces the fintech and its founders.

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Why this matters for fintech: Hackathon winners are an early signal of fintech's direction. Wire opens our series on the Deutsche Bank Hackathon's most promising ideas.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Wire won the Deutsche Bank Hackathon
• The founders behind the winning fintech
• What bank hackathons surface about fintech
• Why the idea impressed the judges
• Where the concept aimed to go

Related fintech episodes: FINCHILD: The Fintech That Won the Deutsche Bank Hackathon · DWINS: The Fintech That Won the Deutsche Bank Hackathon

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In Part II, John returns to talk Penta — the FinLeap-built business-banking fintech — with Jörn “Joe” Menninger, after tracking the company over time.

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Why this matters for fintech: Business banking for SMEs is core fintech, and Penta was one of the German pioneers. This follow-up shows how a challenger bank evolves as it scales.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Penta built SME business banking
• John on the company's progress over time
• Why FinLeap's venture-builder model matters
• How challenger banks win small businesses
• Where digital business banking is heading

Related fintech episodes: DACH News Sept 2025: N26 Crisis & a $2.3B AI Unicorn · Moss CEO Ante Spittler on SME Finance Automation

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Penta built a mobile business-banking app for small and medium companies. In this episode, John joins Jörn “Joe” Menninger on serving an underserved SME banking market.

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Why this matters for fintech: SME business banking was long neglected by incumbents — exactly the gap fintech fills. Penta shows how a mobile-first account reimagines banking for small companies.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Penta serves small and medium companies
• Why SME banking was underserved
• What a mobile-first business account offers
• How challenger banks compete for SMEs
• Where business banking is heading

Related fintech episodes: DACH News Sept 2025: N26 Crisis & a $2.3B AI Unicorn · Moss CEO Ante Spittler on SME Finance Automation

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Clark was the only German startup on Bloomberg's 50 Most Promising Startups. This 2017 episode with Jörn “Joe” Menninger introduces the insurtech and its ambitions.

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Why this matters for fintech: Insurtech is one of fintech's biggest markets, and Clark's Bloomberg recognition marked it early. This archive interview captures a leading digital-insurance startup at the start.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why Clark made Bloomberg's 50 Most Promising Startups
• How Clark's insurtech model works
• Why digital insurance advice is a fintech opportunity
• What early recognition signaled
• Where the company aimed to scale

Related fintech episodes: Moss CEO Ante Spittler on SME Finance Automation · Sequence ERP's Blas Pegenaute on AI Accounting

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This is a welcome message from our founder Jörn "Joe" Menninger to welcome you to  the fintech channel.You can find him:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeMenninger

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Email: [email protected]

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