Booster Labs

04/05/2020

Are you looking for a cool office in the heart of Bratislava?

Look no more

We have an amazing office in the heart of Bratislava that is shared among a few startups, a couple of consultants, and freelancers. We have some free space we would like to rent to some like-minded team or to a few freelancers.

https://www.theboosterlabs.com/post/looking-for-a-cool-office-in-the-heart-of-bratislava

28/10/2019

Last week Tomáš Vyšný moderated a panel discussion at 47th Congress in Paris. New models of creating and delivering financial services to customers were discussed together with 3 fintech champions - Leon Muis from Yolt, Sean Hunter from OakNorth Bank and Paul Clark from . Thank you for insights from the forefront of financial services!

12/09/2019

We had a look at the marketing activities of Monzo, Revolut and other neobanks. Analysing their current endeavours, we looked back in their beginnings too and came up with 5 overarching growth hack themes. We hope both new fintechs and incumbents will find the information useful in their growth journey.

https://www.theboosterlabs.com/blog/discover-growth-hacks-used-by-neobanks

19/08/2019

Z čoho máte hlavu v smútku pri svojom podnikaní?

Ak ste živnostník alebo malý podnikateľ/ podnikateľka, prosím vyplňte nám tento krátky dotazník (trvá len 5 minút) a pomože nám vytvoriť naozaj užitočný produkt, ktorý bude zodpovedať vašim potrebám. Ďakujeme

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podnikatelia

20/05/2019

3,2,1..Fight! Booster Labs compared Slovak and Czech fintech markets head to head and identified 55 Czech and 36 Slovak fintechs.

Are you as curious as we were about which market made it on top, where there is more venture capital activity and which fintech verticals are the most populous? Find out in our article and let us know if we have missed any promising startups out there!

Tipli.cz Worldcore.eu Payment Institution CleverAnalytics Mutumutu Twisto.cz Spendee BudgetBakers SEČTENO,-

Piano.io DECENT Minit Process Mining Finax Inteligentné investovanie Žltý melón Finnest datamolino Crowdberry Dateio Pygmalios Hypomo - Online Hypotéky

A few months ago we published the second edition of Slovak Fintech Landscape. Slovakia and the Czech Republic share common history and are archetypically simila

08/05/2019

In 2018, global investment in fintech companies hit $111.8B with 2,196 deals. That means increase in investments by 60B when compared to 2017 with 2,165 deals. Take a look at the biannual global analysis on investment in Fintech by KPMG.

06/05/2019

The Anderssen Horowitz $650 million second fund and $1.7 billion fourth fundings are expected to return three times their investment capital, good for the top quartile of firms, and are expected to climb. A $1.6 billion fifth fund, from 2016, is too young for estimated returns. Now Anderssen Horowitz is telling Forbes, about their next moves in the company as they plan to change the company from VC company to an advisory company. Read about their plans here.

In just a decade, Andreessen Horowitz has backed a bevy of startup blockbusters— Facebook, Instagram, Lyft, Slack—and made just as many Silicon Valley enemies. To stay ahead, it’s taking the unusual step of renouncing its venture capital status—and making even bigger, riskier bets.

03/05/2019

On March 12th, the World Wide Web celebrated its 30th birthday. The Visual Capitalist brought you an infographic as to how the journey continued and what were the key milestones reached that shaped the web into what it is today. What do you think was the greatest milestone that happened to World Wide Web?

This month marked the 30th birthday of the World Wide Web. Here are the events that shaped it over the course of its history.

30/04/2019

The recent study by Adobe, shows that young people prefer to interact with AI or use self-service desks, while old generations expect a great customer service and prefer to talk with real people. How does it affect businesses and what can we expect in the future?

When it comes to customer expectations, it is no surprise that with all the latest tech-leaning us towards instant gratification that millennials have higher expectations for customer experience.

29/04/2019

Society and customers increasingly care about their impact on the planet and are looking for those small everyday things they can do to have an impact. Is your company pushing for ESG?

If you change how money moves, you change the world. If you want to change the world, change money and investment. We live in an increasingly divisive world. Customers don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it, as we move to a society that increasingly cares about the impact brands have on the...

26/04/2019

Don´t know what has in store for 2019? Definitely some changes in taking , tracking your credit score and many more. Take a look at their public road map for 2019 and find out what else is coming soon!

In the next 12 months we’ll pursue ideas that help us make Monzo better, bring it to more people, and build a sustainable business.

24/04/2019

Apple Pay is expected to function in 40 states in USA by the end of 2019. We believe it will pose a threath to banks and as has a wide fan base of people to board on the launch day. Do you think Apple Pay may pose a threat to banks and other systems as well?"

Financial and technology experts are weighing in on the impact of Apple's highly anticipated entry into the credit card space.