Are banks digging their own grave?
€21,3 billion is the size of the avenue that banks are opening up to Fintech entrepreneurs.
In 2018, global fintech investment doubled to €43 B. With traditional banks and their very opaque “risk department” playing dumb, fintech startups have jolly days afoot.
VC-A and Fiduscorp are launching a regulated fundraising platform
The platform will be structured as a SICAV beneath which, will hang Professional Investment Funds (PIF) and/or Alternative Investment Funds (AIF), depending on the size of the fund. The SICAV and the underlying funds will be regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).
We are designing the platform to enable fundraising through the issuance of Security Tokens.
The Funds will be managed by Mr Mario Buttigieg and Mr Christophe Schwoertzig.


Mr Mario Buttigieg joins VC-A as Associate Director
Mr Buttigieg is a former banker trained at HSBC where he held several executive positions. He was then Managing Director for Amicorp Group looking after Corporate Funds, Trusts and Corporate Accounts.
Mr Buttigieg is the founder of Fiduscorp Ltd.
Mr Buttigieg is a Certified Public Accountant and owns a first degree in Commerce from the University of Malta.
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About Malta
- Malta's capital is Valetta
- Malta is an island with less than half a million inhabitants
- English and Maltese are both official languages
- The cost of living is significantly lower than in the UK or the USA
- Malta joined the eurozone on the 1st of January 2008
- It only takes the approval of the MFSA to set up a fund?
Some of VC-A current opportunities
Opportunity | Id | Ticket | Overview | Who could be interested? |
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Axion Blue Suite | Axion Blue-XXX | €100k to €100M | Set up and invest in a series of funds in multiple verticals: startups, NPL, RE, securities, commodities... | Fund Managers, HNWI, FO, Asset Managers, Portfolio Managers, Corporations, Investors |
Asset Backed Loans | Bond Monetisation | €3M+ or 3% of Bond FV | We are looking for asset-backed projects and equity investors to issue and monetise bonds for loans in excess of €20M. | New project developers, construction companies and asset managers with cash available in excess of €3M willing to finance large projects and/or monetise existing assets |
Digital Bank | Diginacria | €7.5M -> €100M | A well-established and popular German fintech company is looking to raise up to EUR 7.5m in expansion capital to become the largest fintech bank based in Europe’s single currency area with a truly global reach. Additional assets can be included to build up a strong balance sheet and move into market-making | UHNWI, security traders, VC/PE specialised in fintechs, banks, and financial institutions |
Non Performing Loans | NPL Fund | €5M -> €100M | Value Creation - Alternative is looking for investors to set up a regulated non-performing loans fund to acquire bad consumer debt in the kingdom of Spain | Distressed funds, hedge funds, HNWI, UHNWI, financial institutions, bad debt recovery entities |
Foreign Exchange | FX and Trade Finance | €5M -> €100M | We structure finance solutions for international trades involving currency exchange and supplier credits | Import-export agencies, trading companies, lenders |
Regulated Funds Management | Crypto-PIF | €5M -> €100M | Looking for a partner investor to set up a regulated professional investment fund (PIF) in Malta to raise money through tokenization | Established and would-be fund managers, non-EU banks and financial institutions, companies looking to raise funding from institutional investors |
Cybersecurity | Alibaba | >€5M | We are looking for European companies serving data-dependent industries willing to swap shares with a US company listed on Nasdaq and offer our IP protected cybersecurity software | System integrators, IT services companies, consulting firms, VC and PE in IT companies looking for an exit |
M&A and Fundraising | VC-A M&A Suite | €250k+ | We are looking for Strategic Partners and Investors to help us develop VC-A solutions through JV and alliances | HNWI, UHNWI, M&A boutiques, hedge funds, VC/PE, FOs, consulting firms, investment banks |
Unicorn Startups | Pre-IPO | €100k+ | We trade unicorn shares on the secondary market. Currently on screen: Flexport, Rubrik (Shares owned directly), Kraken (Shares owned directly), BitPay (Shares in an SPV), Eat Just (Shares owned in an SPV), Udemy (Shares owned directly) etc. from $100k investment up | Mass-affluents, HNWI, UHNWI, hedge funds |
About Value Creation - Alternative
Value Creation – Alternative is a Strategy and Investment Advisory firm. We help companies to develop their business through acquisition and organic growth. We accompany our clients throughout the entire life cycle of their corporate development programme: strategy definition, target search, due-diligence, negotiation, transformation map, change management and digitalisation.
We are a worldwide network of more than 1,000 seasoned professionals with more than 45,000 contacts and have collectively advised M&A projects worth in excess of US$100B.
We support complex strategic and operational business decisions with deep analysis and robust processes. Our methodology is a combination of desk research, interviews and application of our internal know how.