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Finparx

Venture Studio
Berlin, Germany

Industry Focus

FintechPayment ProcessingBanking InfrastructureExpense ManagementDigital PaymentsPayment GatewaysFinancial SoftwareB2B Financial ServicesCooperative BankingEmerging Markets FintechCorporate FinanceBusiness Process OutsourcingDeepTech

Geographic Focus

Germany (primary)BerlinEuropeGlobal - with presence in North America, UK, Europe, AfricaEmerging Markets (via Kwara)Munich (Payworks headquarters)

Finparx is a Berlin-based FinTech venture studio founded in 2004 with an outstanding success record building Hidden Champions in global FinTech. The studio specializes in combining deep technology with financial intelligence to create ventures that improve daily life, global trade, social community, open society, and payment experiences. Finparx follows a founder and lead investor model, taking an active role in building and scaling financial technology companies from ideation through exit. The studio is recognized as a leading European FinTech studio in terms of exit proceeds, having successfully built and exited three major ventures to industry-leading financial service providers: Payolution (acquired by Skrill/Paysafe), PAY.ON (acquired by ACI Worldwide), and Payworks (acquired by Visa). Finparx focuses on DeepTech challenges in the financial services sector, partnering with entrepreneurs who possess deep domain expertise and international networks. The studio provides comprehensive operational support including technology infrastructure, business development, and access to a global network of financial services partners. Impact ventures are now developed through their partner organization Bonum.

Founded

2004

Portfolio

7 Companies

Success

3X Higher