Frankfurt Main Finance

What Frankfurt Main Finance does

Frankfurt Main Finance e.V. is a registered association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 2008 that serves as the unified industry and promotional body for the Frankfurt Rhein Main financial center. It bundles more than 75 member organizations — including all major Frankfurt banks (Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, DZ Bank, Helaba, ING, DWS, Deutsche Börse, Metzler, Frankfurter Sparkasse, Frankfurter Volksbank), the State of Hesse plus the cities of Frankfurt am Main, Eschborn and Offenbach, regional universities, and a growing cohort of FinTech firms — into a single platform for networking, policy dialogue, research and international financial center positioning.

The association operates a portfolio of products and platforms rather than a single technology stack. Flagship outputs include the annual Finanzplatzbericht (Financial Centre Report, published jointly with the Hessian Ministry for Economic Affairs), the Mein Finanzplatz podcast, the Food for Thought online event series, the FINANCE MATTERS newsletter, the open Finanzplatz-Datenbank hosted on the Hessian data portal, the FMF Beschäftigungs-Barometer employment research, and the Frankfurter Gründerpreis startup award. It also acts as a core strategic partner to TechQuartier (a FinTech community of more than 500 startups) and to research initiatives such as the Center for Financial Studies, FIRM, the Sustainable Finance Cluster and the SDG FinTech Initiative.

Day-to-day operations are outsourced to NewMark Finanzkommunikation GmbH, which provides managing directors Hubertus Väth and Andreas Glänzel. Revenue is generated almost entirely through recurring membership dues; pricing is not publicly disclosed and the organization does not develop or sell technology products in the traditional sense. Its international reach is delivered via formal cooperation agreements with WAIFC, FinCity.Tokyo, Shanghai Lujiazui, Dubai IFC, Finance Montréal, Casablanca Finance City, Busan, Astana and others, positioning Frankfurt as a leading Eurozone financial hub with a growing role in sustainable finance and FinTech innovation.

Name

Frankfurt Main Finance

Legal name

Frankfurt Main Finance e.V.

Website

https://frankfurt-main-finance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Frankfurt Main Finance e.V. is the registered association representing the Frankfurt Rhein Main financial center since 2008. It convenes 75+ member banks, public-sector entities, universities and FinTech firms, and operates the Finanzplatzbericht, podcasts, events, awards and international cooperation agreements that promote Frankfurt as a leading Eurozone financial hub.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Center Association and Industry Promotion

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance & Investment Conferences (MPAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Financial center promotion
• Industry networking platform
• Financial market research
• Industry association membership
• Financial education initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Frankfurt Main Finance generates revenue through membership fees from its members. The association has more than 75 members including the State of Hesse, cities Frankfurt, Eschborn, and Offenbach, as well as financial market participants and their service providers, and private and public universities.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Frankfurt Main Finance e.V. is a membership-based financial center initiative that represents, promotes, and coordinates the Frankfurt RheinMain financial hub. It bundles the activities of its member organizations — major banks, public authorities, universities, and FinTech firms — delivers networking and dialogue platforms, publishes the annual Finanzplatzbericht (Financial Centre Report) and research outputs, runs industry events, and manages international financial-center partnerships on behalf of the Frankfurt location.

Product overview

Frankfurt Main Finance e.V. is a financial centre initiative association serving as the voice of the Frankfurt Rhein Main financial hub since 2008. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of platforms, publications, and programs: the annual Finanzplatzbericht (Financial Centre Report) as its flagship publication; the Mein Finanzplatz podcast and FINANCE MATTERS newsletter for ongoing communication; Food for Thought online events for professional dialogue; the Finanzplatz-Datenbank for open data access; educational initiatives including the Finanzen erleben in Frankfurt platform and Seasn Finanz-App; the FMF Beschäftigungs-Barometer employment research; and the Frankfurter Gründerpreis startup award. The organization also coordinates DVFA monthly surveys on financial market topics. These offerings serve to promote Frankfurt as a leading European financial centre, support member organizations, and provide industry research and networking opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Finanzplatzbericht (Financial Centre Report) Annual comprehensive report providing an overview of the Frankfurt financial centre's performance, strategic initiatives, and activities, published jointly by Frankfurt Main Finance and the Hessian Ministry for Economic Affairs.
• Mein Finanzplatz Podcast Podcast series featuring interviews with financial centre actors at their favourite Frankfurt locations, showcasing industry insights for the Frankfurt financial ecosystem.
• Food for Thought Online event series featuring high-calibre speakers discussing current financial topics from an international perspective, providing networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities for financial industry professionals.
• FINANCE MATTERS Newsletter Monthly email newsletter providing up-to-date news about the FrankfurtRheinMain region and beyond, keeping subscribers informed about financial centre developments and FMF activities.
• Finanzplatz-Datenbank (Financial Centre Database) Financial centre database containing facts, figures, and data about Frankfurt's financial actors, hosted on the Hessian open data portal, combining FMF's own research with external sources.
• Finanzen erleben in Frankfurt (FeiF) Financial education initiative making financial knowledge accessible through practical insights at institutions and companies of the Frankfurt financial centre for various target audiences.
• Seasn Finanz-App Smart financial planning application aimed at making financial planning accessible to all segments of the population.
• FMF Beschäftigungs-Barometer Annual employment barometer report tracking banking sector employment trends in Germany and Frankfurt, providing data-driven insights on job market developments.
• Frankfurter Gründerpreis (Frankfurt Founder Award) Annual startup award with three categories (Local, Innovation, Impact Founder) offering €15,000 in prize money to support entrepreneurship and innovation in the Frankfurt region.
• DVFA Monatsfrage (DVFA Monthly Survey) Monthly survey conducted by DVFA covering investment professionals' views on current financial market topics, valuations, and economic trends.

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 2016, approximately 15,000 additional jobs created in Frankfurt financial sector
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• FinCity.Tokyo (Global Financial City Tokyo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2026Formalized cooperation between Frankfurt and Tokyo financial centers. The MoU establishes principles for cooperation in financial sector development, joint events, capital market development, and promotion of financial services including green bonds, digital technology, and infrastructure investment.
• Center for Financial Studies (CFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFS conducts independent, internationally-oriented research on important financial topics. It serves as a forum for dialogue between science, politics, and the financial industry, offering a platform for high-quality fundamental and applied research relevant to the European financial sector.
• Frankfurter Institut für Risikomanagement und Regulierung (FIRM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIRM connects members and sponsors with expertise in risk management and regulation in the financial sector from science, finance and real economy, politics and regulation. It promotes research and education in risk management and regulation, as well as holistic, practice-oriented training of risk managers.
• Germany FinancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInformal association of German financial center initiatives from Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Munich, and Stuttgart. Goal is to increase and communicate the attractiveness and diversity of the German financial center.
• Germany WorksmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe location campaign for Germany presents the country as an attractive investment location abroad. It works as an overarching German platform to highlight the special features of the German economic location.
• Sustainable Finance ClustercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2018 from the merger of Deutsche Börse's Accelerating Sustainable Finance Initiative and the Hessian Ministry of Economics' Green Finance Cluster Frankfurt. Aims to formulate and implement concrete approaches for the future viability of national and international financial markets.
• SDG FinTech InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by startups from Frankfurt and Frankfurt Main Finance to build a bridge between top-down approaches from politics and large industry and innovative bottom-up approaches from startups in the international sustainability agenda.
• TechQuartier - FinTech Community Frankfurt GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-industry innovation platform founded in 2016 in Frankfurt. Brings together startups, corporations, and new talent to work on new technologies and digital business models. Community includes more than 500 startups and 50 academic and corporate innovators.
• World Association of International Financial Centres (WAIFC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit association based in Belgium representing leading international financial centers. Facilitates cooperation and exchange of experience. Goal is to create a transparent network and promote understanding of the importance of international financial centers.
• Asian Financial Cooperation Association, BeijingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner for cooperation with Asian financial centers, facilitating knowledge exchange and professional networking.
• Shanghai Lujiazui Financial CityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for cooperation with Chinese financial center, supporting exchange of expertise and talent between Frankfurt and Shanghai.
• Dubai International Financial CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with Middle East financial center, facilitating cooperation and mutual support between financial centers.
• Finance MontréalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with Canadian financial center for cooperation and exchange of best practices.
• Casablanca Finance CityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with African financial center, facilitating cooperation and expertise exchange.
• NewMark Finanzkommunikation GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal management company responsible for the day-to-day operations of Frankfurt Main Finance. Provides CEO Hubertus Väth and Andreas Glänzel as managing directors.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCoordinated the development of the Financial Centre Report 2026 on behalf of FMF as part of the implementation of the Financial Centre Strategy.
• The City of Busan, South KoreaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with South Korean financial center for cooperation and knowledge exchange.
• Guangzhou Municipal Local Financial Supervision and AdministrationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with Chinese financial regulatory authorities for cooperation and exchange.
• Capital Market Authority of Oman, MuscatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with Middle Eastern regulatory authority for financial market cooperation.
• Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade of the Republic of UzbekistanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for investment and trade cooperation with Uzbekistan.
• The People's Committee of Da Nang City, VietnamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with Vietnamese financial center for cooperation and exchange.
• Astana, KazakhstanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with Central Asian financial center for cooperation and exchange.
• China Innovation Finance Institute, ChengduminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for innovation finance cooperation with Chinese institute.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Paris Europlace: Paris-based financial center promotion association representing French listed companies, investors, and banks. Direct comparable to FMF: mirrors its mandate to position Paris as a leading European financial hub, competing head-to-head for post-Brexit and capital-markets mandates.
• TheCityUK: UK-based industry body that promotes the UK financial and related professional services industry. Direct comparable: similar trade-association structure, policy advocacy, and member-driven model aimed at protecting and growing London's financial center status.
• Switzerland Global Enterprise (Swiss financial center positioning): Swiss official entity promoting Switzerland (incl. Zurich/Geneva) as a financial and business hub. Direct comparable: runs financial center promotion, international partnerships, and member-driven outreach — directly substitute options in CFO/treasurer site-selection.
• Luxembourg for Finance: Public-private partnership agency developing Luxembourg's financial center. Direct comparable: represents a competing mid-size European hub with a similar mission (financial center promotion, events, international outreach) and a comparable nonprofit/agency structure.
• FinCity.Tokyo: Tokyo's financial center promotion organization, recently formalized as an FMF partner via MoU (Feb 2026). Direct comparable: same mandate to position a major city as a leading international financial hub, with explicit cooperation on green bonds and digital finance.
• Dubai International Financial Centre: UAE financial free zone and center promotion body, partnered with FMF. Direct comparable: positions Dubai as a leading Middle East/EMEA financial hub via events, marketing, regulatory advocacy and member services — closely parallel to FMF's mandate for Frankfurt.
• Shanghai Lujiazui Financial City: Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district development authority and FMF international partner. Direct comparable: city-level financial center promotion body focused on capital-markets development, talent attraction, and international cooperation.
• Casablanca Finance City: Moroccan financial center development authority and an FMF international partner. Direct comparable: aims to position Casablanca as the leading African financial hub through promotion, member services, and international cooperation — analogous to Frankfurt's European positioning.
• Finance Montréal: Cluster organization promoting Montréal's financial services sector, and a recognized international partner of FMF. Direct comparable: runs events, research, and member services to promote a city as a North-American/financial-services hub.

Others

• World Association of International Financial Centres (WAIFC): Belgium-based non-profit that aggregates leading international financial centers — of which FMF is a member. Comparable as an ecosystem/umbrella organization: it is not a peer financial center itself but an enabler/aggregator that links comparable initiatives together.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

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