What's driving digital finance in Germany?
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28 Mar 2024
What's driving digital finance in Germany?

Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is lagging behind other European nations in embracing digital finance, but post-pandemic shifts and economic challenges are presenting diverse opportunities in this space. How can brands respond to the digital transformation?

Verena Metzler

Verena Metzler is a financial expert and co-founder of FrauFUTURE, a Berlin-based organisation that supports women in matters related to their financial lives. Metzler is the team's pensions and financial expert and has been a coach and consultant in financial matters for more than six years.

Vijay Pravin Maharajan

Vijay Pravin Maharajan is the founder and CEO of Munich-based bitsCrunch, an AI-powered, decentralised data platform that enables developers to build reliable blockchain applications. He's also a TEDx speaker and has been ranked by LinkedIn among its top 20 data scientists.

Gouri Sharma

Gouri Sharma is an internationally renowned independent journalist from London living in Berlin writing for international media sites including Al Jazeera English and Deutsche Welle. Amid a career spanning nearly two decades, including five years on the production desk for Al Jazeera's flagship media critique show The Listening Post, Gouri now writes on issues such as race, culture, migration, history, and sexual health and wellness. With each report, she aims to draw out the individual story amid the wider political or historical context; centring the human story is a priority, in particular amplifying the voices of those from marginalised communities whose stories are not as visible.