DKB partners with Upvest to deliver next-gen securities trading

Berlin, 9. September 2025 - Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) is today announcing a major step in its digital strategy. Through an innovative partnership with the established investment platform Upvest, DKB is set to transform its securities offering; this will create a modern, fully digital platform for more than 5.9 million end users by the end of 2026. 

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Building on its recently announced innovation partnership with OpenAI, DKB’s new collaboration with Upvest highlights the bank's commitment to meeting the digital needs of its end users. The new securities offering combines modern technology with a range of features designed to make investing simpler, more transparent, and more engaging. This initiative emphasises DKB’s commitment to actively shaping the digital future of banking. 

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The benefits for DKB end users include: 

• Real-time data for cost and performance
• Amount-based orders for stocks, ETFs and funds including fractional shares
• Additional features in the coming months, such as integrated watchlists and children’s  and retirement savings accounts.

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Dr Sven Deglow, CEO of DKB, comments: 

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“Our end users are our focus. As technology leaders, we are consistently geared towards the needs of our end users. With Upvest, we are taking securities trading to a new level.”

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Founded in 2017, Upvest provides DKB with a modular Investment API that enables the rapid, flexible, and cost-effective creation of customisable and innovative investment products. The platform’s scalability, user-friendliness, and flexibility allow for rapid responses to market changes. Upvest already handles a significant volume of transactions, processing more than 9.2 million orders in August 2025. 

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Tilo Hacke, Board Member for Private Customers at DKB, adds: 

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“With Upvest, we are gaining a strong partner that enhances our competitiveness through smart technology and comprehensive support. Together, we will create an innovative investment experience that excites end users and drives the digital transformation of securities trading.”

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Martin Kassing, CEO and co-founder of Upvest, comments: 

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“The trust placed in us by a leading bank such as DKB shows that our platform is valuable not only for fintechs but also for traditional banks. We are delighted to support DKB in modernising its securities offering and unlocking new growth opportunities. Together with DKB, we are making investing inclusive, simpler, and more accessible for millions of people.” 

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About DKB

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Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB), headquartered in Berlin, is part of the BayernLB Group and serves business and private end users. With total assets of €131.2 billion (as of June 30, 2025), it ranks among the top 20 banks in Germany. DKB has around 5.9 million end users. They conduct their banking transactions conveniently and securely online. DKB industry experts provide personal support to business end users at 26 DKB locations throughout Germany. As a partner to companies and local authorities, the bank specialised early on in promising sectors in Germany: housing, health, care, education, agriculture, infrastructure, and renewable energies. DKB attaches great importance to sustainable action: as a #geldverbesserer (money improver), it focuses on sustainable lending.

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About Upvest

Upvest is a technology company and securities institution that offers banks, brokers, and asset managers modern infrastructure for securities trading via its Investment API. In addition to software, it also handles trading, custody, and back-office services for its customers. This enables financial institutions to comprehensively and cost-effectively modernize their securities business and grow profitably. Upvest's clients include fast-growing fintechs such as Revolut, N26, bunq, Webull, and Raisin, as well as digital banks such as Openbank and DKB. 

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Upvest was founded in 2017, has 250 employees, and processes over 100 million trades annually. The company continues to be independently managed by its founders Martin Kassing, Dr. Til Rochow, and Tobias Auferoth and is financially secure for the future thanks to investors such as Earlybird and Bessemer Venture Partners.

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Your contact for press inquiries

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Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB)

Hauke Kramm

Press spokesperson

Email: presse@dkb.de

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Upvest

Julieta Varsano

Press spokesperson

Email: press@upvest.co 

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