What Finanzen Verlag GmbH does

Finanzen Verlag GmbH was a German financial publishing company that operated a portfolio of print and digital media products targeting retail investors in the German-speaking region. Its core titles included BÖRSE ONLINE (weekly), €uro (monthly), and €uro am Sonntag (weekly), complemented by digital properties serving the same audience. The company was acquired by Börsenmedien AG in November 2021 and merged (verschmolzen) into the parent on September 1, 2022; following the merger, Finanzen Verlag GmbH ceased to exist as an independent legal entity, though the brand continues under Börsenmedien AG.

The combined entity operates a multi-channel financial media platform spanning print publications (four titles: DER AKTIONÄR, BÖRSE ONLINE, €uro, €uro am Sonntag), digital platforms (deraktionaer.de, boerse-online.de, Finanztreff.de), and broadcast (DER AKTIONÄR TV). The underlying technology stack is conventional financial publishing infrastructure — editorial workflows, CMS-driven websites, and TV production — with no disclosed proprietary AI/ML, data, or platform-engineering capabilities. The 2018 acquisition of Finanztreff.de added a community-driven financial-data website to the digital portfolio.

The business model is direct-to-consumer B2C, monetizing through print subscriptions and newsstand sales, digital subscriptions and advertising, and TV broadcast. In December 2025, Börsenmedien AG extended the model by integrating brokerize's Trading-as-a-Service, enabling securities trading directly from the media platforms and opening a transactional revenue stream. The customer segment is exclusively retail investors (Privatanleger) in the DACH region, with no enterprise or institutional customer base disclosed. The combined entity employs over 100 financial editors and more than 250 staff across offices in Kulmbach (headquarters), Munich, Frankfurt am Main, and Berlin.

Name

Finanzen Verlag GmbH

Legal name

Finanzen Verlag GmbH

Website

https://finanzenverlag.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Acquired

Short description

Finanzen Verlag GmbH was a German financial publishing house operating print titles (BÖRSE ONLINE, €uro, €uro am Sonntag) and digital platforms for retail investors in the DACH region, merged into Börsenmedien AG in September 2022 with the brand continuing under the parent.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Financial publishing
• Investment magazines
• Retail investor media
• Stock market analysis
• Financial news portals

Headquarters

HQ city

Kulmbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print Publications: Weekly and monthly financial magazine subscriptions and single-copy sales including DER AKTIONÄR, BÖRSE ONLINE, €uro, and €uro am Sonntag
2. Digital Platforms: Revenue from digital platforms including deraktionaer.de, boerse-online.de, and Finanztreff.de, potentially through subscriptions, advertising, or premium content
3. Television Content: DER AKTIONÄR TV broadcast content for retail investors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Finanzen Verlag GmbH operated as a German financial publishing house producing print magazines (BÖRSE ONLINE, €uro, €uro am Sonntag) and digital platforms delivering stock market analysis, investment recommendations, and financial news for private retail investors in German-speaking countries. Following its September 2022 merger into Börsenmedien AG, the Finanzen Verlag brand continues as a sub-brand within the combined media house.

Product overview

Finanzen Verlag GmbH, now merged into Börsenmedien AG, operated as a financial publishing house offering a multi-platform portfolio of print and digital products for retail investors in the German-speaking region. The portfolio comprises four main print publications—DER AKTIONÄR (weekly), BÖRSE ONLINE (weekly), €uro (monthly), and €uro am Sonntag (weekly)—alongside digital platforms including DER AKTIONÄR TV (television/digital video), Finanztreff.de (financial community website), deraktionaer.de, and boerse-online.de. Following the September 2022 merger, the 'Finanzen Verlag' brand continues as a sub-brand under Börsenmedien AG, with the combined entity employing over 100 financial editors and 250+ staff across Kulmbach, Munich, Frankfurt, and Berlin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BÖRSE ONLINE Weekly financial magazine providing investment advice, stock analysis, and market commentary for private retail investors in Germany.
• €uro Monthly finance magazine covering personal finance, investments, and economic trends for German-speaking retail investors.
• €uro am Sonntag Weekly Sunday newspaper focused on financial markets, stocks, and investment strategies for private investors.
• DER AKTIONÄR Weekly stock market magazine offering investment recommendations, stock picks, and market analysis for German retail investors.
• DER AKTIONÄR TV Television channel and digital video platform providing financial news, market commentary, and investment advice through video content.
• Finanztreff.de Financial community website providing stock market information, investor forums, and financial data for German retail investors.
• deraktionaer.de Online news portal associated with DER AKTIONÄR, delivering financial news, stock analysis, and market commentary in digital format.
• boerse-online.de Online portal for BÖRSE ONLINE magazine, offering financial news, stock quotes, and investment analysis for retail investors.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• brokerizecoreTechnology or Integration · 15 December 2025Börsenmedien AG integrated Trading-as-a-Service from brokerize, enabling securities trading directly from financial media platforms. This integration allows users to execute trades directly through the media company's digital properties, bridging content consumption with transaction capability.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• The Motley Fool (Germany): English-origin investment-advisory brand running a German-language site targeting retail investors. Overlaps with deraktionaer.de and boerse-online.de on stock-pick and long-term-investing content for German readers.

Broad incumbents

• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): Major German newspaper with strong financial, economic, and stock-market coverage. Competes for German readers of financial news but offers broader general-interest journalism beyond pure investing.
• Manager Magazin: Established German business magazine from Spiegel-Gruppe covering finance, investment, and executive topics. Adjacent to the company's portfolio but with a broader executive rather than purely retail-investor focus.
• Investing.com (Germany): Global financial portal with a dedicated German edition covering quotes, news, and analysis. Competes with Börsenmedien's digital properties for German-language retail-investor SEO and digital advertising dollars.

Direct peers

• Focus Money (Burda): Direct competitor for German retail-investor financial magazines. Frank Pöpsel ran Focus Money for over 20 years before joining Finanzen Verlag/Börsenmedien, underscoring its head-to-head positioning with BÖRSE ONLINE and €uro titles.
• Handelsblatt: Germany's flagship business/financial daily and digital subscription platform. Competes directly with BÖRSE ONLINE and deraktionaer.de for paying retail-investor and professional-finance audiences in the DACH region.
• Wirtschaftswoche: Leading German business and finance weekly magazine. Overlaps strongly with €uro and €uro am Sonntag on personal-finance, investment, and economic coverage for German-speaking readers.
• Wallstreet Online: German community-driven investor portal with stock discussions and financial news. Comparable to Finanztreff.de as a community platform within the German retail-investor media landscape.
• Finanzen.net: Germany's largest retail-investor financial portal for quotes, news, and tools. Comparable to boerse-online.de and Finanztreff.de as a primary digital destination for German private investors.
• Onvista: German retail-investor portal offering stock data, news, and analysis with an integrated brokerage. Closely comparable to the Börsenmedien platform strategy, especially after the brokerize trading integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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