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The Fintech Talent Report

A global snapshot of fintech workforce trends in 2026, revealing what professionals value most in pay, progression, flexibility, AI readiness, and career decisions.

Fintech, By Women: Where Women Are Hired in Fintech, and Where They’re Not

Gender diversity in fintech hiring across 20 companies, revealing where women are entering the industry, where gaps remain, and why technical hiring pipelines shape future leadership.

Fintech Product Hiring 2026: Skills, Talent Hubs, and the New PM Profile

Fintech product hiring across Europe in 2026, covering PM skills, AI-driven expectations, salary benchmarks, and the fintech hubs shaping the next generation of product leaders.

Germany’s InfoSec Talent in Fintech: Benchmarks and Hiring Insights (2025–2026)

Germany’s fintech InfoSec hiring landscape, covering salaries, certifications, regulatory pressure, and the growing cybersecurity talent shortage driven by DORA, NIS2, and BaFin requirements.

Product Roles in European Fintech: Hiring Trends, Skills, and What’s Changed

Fintech product hiring analysis across Europe, highlighting PM demand, leadership stability, geographic hotspots, and how AI is reshaping product roles and skills.

2026 German Fintech & Payments Salaries –Business Development Roles

2026 Salary Insights | Business Developers in Germany’s Fintech & Payments Sector

This report breaks down BD compensation across seniority levels and cities, offering insights into what fintech employers need to pay to attract and retain top commercial talent.

DORA Talent Outlook: Supply, Demand, and Skills for Digital Operational Resilience

As the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) comes into force, financial institutions are discovering that compliance is no longer just a regulatory exercise, it’s a talent challenge. This report examines how DORA is reshaping hiring demand, skill requirements, and salary levels across the fintech and financial services sector, with a particular focus on Germany. […]…

The Fintech Index: How Tenure and Attrition Shape Market Value

What does employee tenure really say about a fintech company’s performance? And how does attrition affect value creation at scale? This snapshot explores the relationship between workforce stability and market capitalization across some of the world’s most valuable fintech and payments companies. By comparing median tenure, attrition rates, and market cap per employee across firms […]…

Tax & Accounting Hiring Challenges in German Fintech: Why Finance Roles Are So Hard to Fill

Germany’s fintech ecosystem has matured fast, but finance hiring hasn’t kept up. As fintechs move from high-growth startups to regulated financial institutions, the demand for experienced accounting and tax professionals has surged — especially for candidates with HGB and IFRS expertise, German language fluency, and regulated-industry experience. This report unpacks why hiring for finance roles […]…

Diversity in Payments: The Talent Shaping Tomorrow’s C-Suites

Leadership diversity doesn’t start in the boardroom — it starts with who gets hired at the beginning of their career. This snapshot looks at gender diversity among junior hires (1–3 years of experience) across ten major payments and fintech companies to understand what today’s talent pipeline says about tomorrow’s leadership. The data shows that women […]…

Why Fintechs Keep Choosing the Netherlands: DNB Licensing Trends Explained

Even as global fintech funding cooled after its 2021 peak, licensing activity in the Netherlands tells a different story. This report looks at authorization trends from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) between 2019 and 2025 to understand why payment and e-money institutions continue to establish themselves in the Dutch market. By tracking Payment Institution (PI) and […]…

Gender Diversity in the Payments C-Suite: Who Leads Fintech, and Who Is Still Missing

Fintech often presents itself as progressive and future-focused, yet leadership data tells a more complicated story. This report examines gender diversity across the C-suite of major payments and fintech companies, revealing where progress has been made — and where structural gaps remain. Analyzing leadership teams at companies including Adyen, Worldline, Mollie, Airwallex, Worldpay, Klarna, Wise, […]…

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