Brussels, October 4th, 2018 – The international provider of business insights, Altares Dun & Bradstreet and the collaborative European fintech platform B-Hive have announced their associate partnership at the B-Hive FinTech Hackathon on the 24th of September. Through this partnership, Altares aims to strengthen their position as a trusted partner for the financial services industry.
Where Data Economy meets the Fintech Ecosystem
Altares will bring valuable expertise into the B-Hive FinTech Ecosystem regarding data management and analytics. Adriaan Kom – Head of Strategic Alliances: “Our global company data enables our clients to build models and make business decisions. Our services provide reliable data and predictive analytics which is proven to be very beneficial for the financial services sector. As a trusted partner in company data and analytics, we plan to expand our network in this industry through B-Hive.”
With more than 40 partners and 170 members, B-Hive is one of the leading FinTech ecosystems in Europe. As a collaborative platform, B-Hive connects major financial institutions with innovative startups and scale-ups. Through this partnership, B-Hive adds another well-established tech company to their network. According to Fabian Vandenreydt, Executive Chairman at B-Hive, the partnership was a no brainer.
“Altares’ expertise, knowledge and values are an impressive combination that we are thrilled to have among our network. We hope to provide them with a platform that will serve, B-Hive, Altares Dun & Bradstreet and our complete ecosystem.”
First Steps as Associate Partners
As part of the partnership, Altares has supported the B-Hive FinTech Hackathon over the past few weeks. At the two-day Hackathon, participants were looking for well-thought business solutions for existing challenges that the financial- and insurance sectors are facing. By winning the Hackathon, participants could win a Proof of Concept. Not only has Altares provided data for the Hackathon, but their experts also participated as mentors and jury members. The Hackathon was organized in Brussels, Belgium on September 24-25.
In the future, Altares and B-Hive hope to join forces in similar events while also working on new projects. Niek De Taeye, Chief Operating Officer at B-Hive, has high hopes for their newly found partnership.
“Altares is a perfect addition to the B-Hive ecosystem. An established value as part of the Dun & Bradstreet group, yet the drive and ambitions of an innovative young company. Apart from the enormous richness of their current databases, Altares is a pioneer and is looking for innovative ways for this data to be of service to their clients. We aim to help them along in defining new and exciting uses for their data by connecting them to the right start-ups and scale-ups and also expand their customers within the financial services industry.”
About B-Hive:
B-Hive is a European collaborative innovation fintech platform that brings together major banks, insurers and market infrastructure players. Together, we work on common innovation programs and build bridges between our corporate partners and our start-up and scale-up community members. We aim to put Brussels on the map as the smart gateway to Europe and leverage on the opportunities offered by the digital transformation for the financial services industry. We believe that building bridges between important fintech hubs and the Eurozone enables both European and non-European companies to grow and expand.
