Matthias Fischer

Ulrike Bos

Rafael Horn

Tabea Beck

Jan Paul Lindner

LANCA. Characterization Factors for Life Cycle Impact Assessment, Version 2.0.

Liselotte Schebek

Stefan Albrecht

Philip Leistner

This book covers the latest developments in life cycle assessment LCA both in terms of methodology and its application in various research areas. It includes methodological questions as well as case studies concerning energy and mobility, materials and engineering, sustainable construction and future technologies. With numerous research articles from leading German and Austrian research institutes, the book is a valuable source for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, researchers interested in the current state of LCA research, and advanced university students in various scientific and technical fields. Chapter “Life Cycle Assessment of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell RoPax Ferry Prototype” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2019

This book on fintechs shows an international comparison on a global level. It is the first book where 10 years of financing rounds for fintechs have been analyzed for 10 different fintech segments. It is the first book to show the Canvas business model for fintechs. Professionals and students get a global understanding of fintechs. The case examples in the book cover Europe, the U.S. and China. About the author: Matthias Fischer is professor of finance and banking at the Institute of Technology Nuremberg Georg-Simon-Ohm in Germany. His research has focused on strategy and M&A in the banking sector, value-based management, robo-advisory and fintechs. Dr. Fischer also serves as a member of the Groupe de Recherche en Management at the IAE Nice Graduate School of Management, Université Côte d'Azur in France. He is internationally active as a strategy and financial advisor. Reviews of the book: FinTech is not the next 'big thing.' It is the big thing now! FinTech is the new business model for the global financial sector, offering clear and enormous potential for vast economies of scale and scope, massive cost savings and efficiency gains, significant risk reduction, and opening the door to banking for literally billions of currently unbanked people. Professor Fischer has done a masterful job of expertly and informatively taking us through all aspects of the revolutionary new FinTech business models. Using state-of-the-art research techniques, he insightfully shows us how FinTech firms are financed and how they aspire to create value. His in-depth case studies unlock the keys to success in the FinTech sector. His fascinating book is a 'must read' for all financial professionals. Dr. Stephen Morrell, Professor of Economics and Finance, Andreas School of Business, Barry University, Miami, USA Matthias Fischer's latest book offers a comprehensive overview of Fintech business models around the world. With a very pedagogical approach, and in a particularly fluid style, the author takes us into the strategic logics of these new entrants to finance, who are carriers of innovation and sometimes of disruption, and whose strategies are focused on the need to always meet the emerging expectations of their customers. This precise and well-documented analysis should enable banks to reposition themselves in their ecosystem by studying these new business models, which will enable them to boost their growth. Professor Dr. Nadine Tournois, Dean of IAE Nice Graduate School of Management, Université Côte d'Azur, France, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur Fintech Business Models is a must-have book to understand the rapid and intense changes occurring in the financial sector. New technologies have allowed the birth of new financial species, such as Fintech, more adapted to the new digital economy. The content dedicated to the application of blockchain technology helps to understand its opportunities in the financial sector, not only in the means of payment and cryptoactives, but also in how blockchain can make multiple internal processes improve, allowing to optimize the management, efficiency and even security of operations. Without any doubt, this book offers an extraordinary vision of how the fintech sector has become a catalyst for change in banking in the context of the current Digital Society. Phd. Ricardo Palomo, Full Professor of Finance, Deputy Chancellor for Digital Transformation at Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain and member of the Board of Alastria Blockchain Ecosytem This book provides a detailed and original overview of the most important fintech business models in the major global markets. Through a savvy use of the well-known Business Model Canvas methodology, the author explores the unique ecosystem, business model’s components, and sources of competitive advantage of successful fintech firms. The book, in particular, offers an insightful and comprehensive analysis of the winning and losing strategies and performances of fintech firms by segment of activity such as, instant digital payments, crowd-funding, robo-advisory, alternative finance, credit & factoring, social trading, personal finance management, blockchain and cryptocurrencies. It is indeed a very unique and valuable study on the fintech industry, its trends, and its emerging business models. Prof. Ivo Pezzuto, The International School of Management, Paris, France and Adjunct Professor of International Business and Strategic Management Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Department of Business Management, Milan, Italy The emergence of fintechs is one of the most relevant drivers of change in the financial services industry. The book presented here delivers an impressing overview of fintechs’ activity areas, business models and funding patterns. The book reflects the state of the art of the current fintech world. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Moormann, Professor of Bank and Process Management at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany

Applied Canvas Method and Analysis of Venture Capital Rounds

Fintech Business Models

Im beschaulichen Kinzigtal werden vier Leichen an verschiedenen Orten gefunden, doch niemand weiß, wer die Toten sind. Kriminaldirektor Dr. Christoph Caspari steht vor einem Rätsel. Ist er einem Serientäter auf der Spur? Während er und seine Leute alles tun, um die Mordserie zu stoppen, sabotieren Unbekannte die Ermittlungen. Und was mit der Jagd auf einen Psychopathen beginnt, endet im Kampf gegen das organisierte Verbrechen ... Matthias Fischer, geboren 1964 in Hanau, wuchs in Bruchköbel auf, studierte evangelische Theologie in Oberursel und Mainz und absolvierte sein Vikariat von 1992 bis 1994 in Wächtersbach. Seit 1994 ist er evangelischer Pfarrer in einer Gemeinde im Kinzigtal sowie in der Notfallseelsorge tätig und schreibt erfolgreich Kriminalromane.

Die Toten vom Kinzigtal

Ein tiefer Blick in die Abgründe menschlicher Zwei unterschiedliche Zeitalter, zwei verschiedene Gegenden: Und doch sind sie durch grauenhafte Morde verbunden, die offenbar von einer wilden Bestie verübt wurden. Die Polizei vermutet hinter allen Überfällen einen aggressiven Wolf. Die Jagd nach ihm führt Kriminaldirektor Dr. Caspari im Kinzigtal und Wildhüter Chastel im Gévaudan in die Abgründe menschlicher Existenz. Matthias Fischer, geboren 1964 in Hanau, studierte Evangelische Theologie in Oberursel und Mainz und absolvierte sein Vikariat in Wächtersbach. Im Anschluss war er evangelischer Pfarrer in einer Gemeinde im Kinzigtal sowie in der Notfallseelsorge tätig, derzeit arbeitet er als Schulpfarrer. 2005 schrieb er seinen ersten Kriminalroman.

Kriminalroman

Die Bestie vom Kinzigtal

Burkhard Liebsch

Hans-Dieter Gondek

zur Philosophie von Bernhard Waldenfels

Vernunft im Zeichen des Fremden

Die europäischen Finanzdienstleistungsunternehmen befinden sich mitten im Umbruch und in der Konsolidierung. Deregulierung, Konzentration und Globalisierung gewinnbringend nutzen.

Handbuch Wertmanagement in Banken und Versicherungen

Matthias Fischer

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