Allianz X Co-Leads N26’s Series C

Allianz X, the digital investment unit of Allianz Group, announced that it co-led N26’s $160M Series C funding round and joins its Board of Directors alongside a list of notable investors . The funding round includes contributions from additional investors, including existing shareholders.

We just closed one of the largest fintech funding rounds in Europe! Our Series C funding round for $160 million USD was led by @AllianzX and #Tencent. With this news comes another exciting achievement—we now have more than 850.000 customers! https://t.co/mCeBZL3XL8

— N26 (@n26) March 20, 2018

“N26 is a clear frontrunner in mobile banking. N26’s banking platform is modernizing traditional business models of financial services, ultimately providing a better customer experience” – Chief Digital Officer, Allianz Group, Solmaz Altin.

“Our strategic investment will further strengthen our existing relationship with N26, which started with Allianz Partners in 2016. We see multifaceted links to build up a strong partnership between N26 and the broader Allianz Group” – Allianz X CEO, Dr. Nazim Cetin.

N26, which has raised ~$212M to date, offers retail banking products and financial services in an easy and transparent platform built bottom-up for the smartphone. Since launching in January 2015, N26 has more than 850,000 customers across 17 European markets and employs over 380 people to date. This Series C funding will be used toward N26’s overall growth strategy and international expansion, particularly into the US and UK later this year. It will also support product development for existing markets and the implementation of artificial intelligence to make N26’s banking experience smarter and more personalized.

“We are excited about this investment and are looking forward to supporting the talented team of N26. This step fits very well with our digital strategy and will help us to better understand how to simplify processes and products” – Allianz Deutschland CEO, Klaus-Peter Roehler. N26 has processed over 9 billion euros in transaction volume to date, with a projected volume of more than 13 billion euros in 2018 alone. Their goal is to reach more than 5 million customers by the end of 2020.

“We are very pleased to have Allianz X and Tencent leading our Series C. Not only are they powerhouses in their respective fields of financial and internet services, but they also understand the power of intelligent technology and design to disrupt industries” – N26 cofounder and CEO, Valentin Stalf.