What Fintech Ladies does

Fintech Ladies is a non-profit professional networking community for women working in the European fintech and finance sector, founded in 2016 by Christine Kiefer in Berlin and operated under the legal entity Pinetree Ventures GmbH (registered in Püttlingen, Germany; HRB 103077). The organization serves women employed across fintech startups, banks, law firms, financial services firms, and consultancies, addressing gender imbalance in the industry through community building, mentorship, and knowledge exchange. Its core products are event-based: FTL Deep Dive (regular partner-hosted office events with impulse talks), FTL Academy (educational programming), FTL Dinner (exclusive networking dinners), and Fintech Stories (open panel discussions). Operations are delivered through eight city-based hubs - Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, NRW, Vienna, Zurich, and Brussels - each led by volunteer ambassadors who are senior fintech professionals at firms including Mastercard, SWIFT, Paysafe, Solarisbank, wealthAPI, Accenture, IKB Deutsche Industriebank, and Capgemini.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; its digital stack consists of Mailchimp for newsletter distribution, a WhatsApp community group, and standard website integrations (Google Analytics, social plugins). The business model is sponsorship-driven: corporate partners (banks, fintechs, consultancies) host events by providing venues, food, and drinks, and provide financial sponsorship for broader network operations. There are no membership fees, and member access via newsletter and WhatsApp is free. Marketing is community-led, relying on email newsletter, organic social media, event marketing, and word-of-mouth through the ambassador network. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no institutional investors, and no revenue figures available. The founder Christine Kiefer (ex-Goldman Sachs, founder of BillPay, Pair Finance, and RIDE Capital) served as a member of the FinTech Council of the German Federal Ministry of Finance, providing institutional legitimacy. The organization is actively operating, with recent 2026 events hosted at SWIFT Brussels, Sopra Steria Berlin, and participation at FIBE Berlin 2026.

Name

Fintech Ladies

Legal name

Pinetree Ventures GmbH

Website

https://fintechladies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fintech Ladies is a Berlin-based non-profit network founded in 2016 that connects women across the European fintech ecosystem through ambassador-led community hubs in eight cities and partner-hosted educational and networking events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship: The network operates as a non-profit organization relying on corporate sponsorship. Event hosts (banks and fintechs) provide venues, food, and drinks for Deep Dive events. Sponsors support the broader network operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fintech Ladies is a non-profit professional networking community for women in the fintech and finance industry. It delivers free community access through city-based hubs across Europe, offering event-based programs (FTL Deep Dive, FTL Academy, FTL Dinner, Fintech Stories), a monthly newsletter, and a WhatsApp group for member communication and knowledge exchange.

Product overview

Fintech Ladies is a professional networking community for women in the finance and fintech industry, organized as a network rather than a traditional software product. The core offering consists of event-based community programs including FTL Deep Dive (hosted office events with impulse talks), FTL Academy (educational programs), FTL Dinner (exclusive networking dinners), and Fintech Stories (open events). The network operates through geographically distributed local hubs across Europe, each led by ambassador volunteers. A monthly newsletter and WhatsApp group provide ongoing community engagement between events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FTL Deep Dive

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MastercardcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMultiple Mastercard employees serve as Fintech Ladies ambassadors (Alexandra Kurschinski - Business Development Manager, Anja Finke - Director of International Banks, Fintechs and Platforms, Alexandra Love - Project Manager). Mastercard hosts and supports events for the network.
• PaysafecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHosts FTL Deep Dive events at their Vienna office. Ten years of compliance expertise from Johanna Maria Leiner who spent her career at Paysafe as VP Compliance Governance & Ethics.
• SolarisbankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDelia König, Ambassador Berlin, previously held senior roles at Solarisbank including CPO overseeing Banking-as-a-Platform expansion.
• wealthAPIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoth Ulrike Czekay (Head of Marketing & Communications) and Susanne Krehl (Chief Growth Officer) work at wealthAPI, a Berlin-based B2B WealthTech company.
• Sopra SteriaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosted FTL Berlin event in March 2026 featuring discussion on AI in transaction monitoring.
• SWIFTcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHosted FTL Brussels event at SWIFT headquarters in January 2026 on Building Resilient Futures with women in fintech and finance.
• AccentureminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNatalie Staniewicz, Ambassador Vienna, works as Senior Manager and FinTech Lead at Accenture in Vienna.
• IKB Deutsche Industriebank AGminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnne Leonhardt, Ambassador NRW, leads strategic communication at IKB Finanzierungsmarktplatz.
• FIBEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFintech Ladies participated in FIBE Berlin 2026 conference with a meetup session titled 'Rewrite the Script: Navigating Your Career in the Age of AI'.
• European Women in Payments NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohanna Maria Leiner serves as Ambassador for the European Women in Payments Network.
• FinTech BelgiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatricia Boydens, Ambassador Brussels, serves as Vice President of FinTech Belgium, strengthening cross-network collaboration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fintechladies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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