Bitpanda GmbH

I've been in mobility with Uber.

I've been in fintech with Revolut, in the Web3 space with Bitpanda.

I've been in education with Mondly.

And over the past seven years, I've also been advising startups across multiple industries and business models, so my experience is kind of business model agnostic 'cause I've also worked on the B2C side of things and on the B2B side of things.

Today, we explore a new development in the European banking sector.

On October twelfth, Fibank, also known as First Investment Bank, announced a partnership with Bitpanda GmbH to integrate crypto asset services directly into Fibank's My Fibank mobile app.

Let's dive into what this means for investors.

This partnership is a noteworthy move for Fibank, marking it as the first Bulgarian bank to offer seamless in-app crypto access.

Through Bitpanda's institutional infrastructure arm, Bitpanda Enterprise, Fibank customers can now trade, custody, and manage crypto assets around the clock with a minimum investment of just one euro.

This integration is a step forward in making crypto more accessible to traditional banking clients.

That's right, and it's important to note that access to these services requires customer approval by Bitpanda, adhering to their terms and acceptance criteria.

While this opens up new opportunities, the release also emphasizes the risks involved as crypto assets are digital products without deposit guarantees or compensation schemes.

Hello, welcome back to Cointelegraph's Chain Reaction, our very own live show here on X.

My name is Kieran, I'm your host, and today I'm joined by Bitpanda co-founder and CEO, Christian Trummer.

Christian, how are you doing?

Yeah, hello,

And, you know, even just where we see crypto now at mainstream events all over the world.

So for yourself, how is retail crypto investing changing? Like over the last 12, 24 months, what's the biggest changes you've seen from the retail investing side?

Yeah, I would say the biggest change, so when I really compare from 12 years ago, from the beginnings of Bitpanda to now, I mean, in the beginning, our customer base was completely different kind of people.

I would say it's where tech people who had their own board at, they talked about how to keep a private key safe.