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Topic Fintechs Fintech business models

Fintech business models are diverse and – depending on their structure – may also require authorisation from BaFin.

On the following pages, you can find an overview of the current most frequent business models, alongside supervisory information.

- Automated investment advice (robo-advice) and automatic trading
- Automated portfolio management
- Signalling and automated order execution
- reception and transmission of orders in crypto assets on behalf of third parties;
- execution of orders in crypto assets on behalf of third parties;
- advice on crypto assets;
- operating a trading platform for crypto assets;
- placing of crypto assets;
- exchange of crypto assets for other crypto assets;
- exchange of crypto assets for fiat currencies that constitute legal tender;
- custody and management of crypto assets on behalf of third parties.

BIS-FSI Fintech Tree

Grafik Quelle: BIS-FSI BIS-FSI Fintech Tree

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