Tag: Valentin Stalf

The German FinTech N26 has faced significant regulatory challenges. Over the past few years, N26 has been under intense scrutiny from BaFin, Germany’s financial regulator, primarily due to poor anti-money laundering (AML) controls. This scrutiny has profoundly affected the company's growth and financial health. In the Binance case, the consequences of non-compliance have been even more severe, resulting in prison sentences and charges against executives.

He is the latest Wirecard victim. Stefan Klestil, the son of the former Austrian president, is the Lead Partner FinTech at the Austrian VC SpeedInvest. Now Klestil is catching up on his past as a member of the Supervisory Board of Wirecard and close business partner of its founder and CEO Markus Braun. He allegedly has to withdraw from the supervisory board of the German FinTech start-up N26 under pressure from BaFin.