Frank Schwab

Overview

Frank Schwab is a German fintech executive, non-executive director and strategic advisor based in the Frankfurt am Main financial-services cluster, and co-founder of the Frankfurt-based FinTech Forum industry platform.

Career

Frank Schwab began his professional career at Deutsche Bank, where he spent over two decades in a range of technology and innovation roles including Director of Innovation. He subsequently served as Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company, as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of GIZS (the joint venture behind the paydirekt payment scheme of the German savings-bank sector), and as Chief Executive Officer of Fidor TecS AG and Fidor Solutions AG in Munich. He is also co-founder of the Frankfurt-based FinTech Forum industry platform and the author of several books on the future of banking.

DACH relevance and Startuprad.io coverage

Frank Schwab is a widely recognised figure in the DACH fintech scene, both as a public commentator and as a board member. He currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Directors of Gulf International Bank in Bahrain, and as a member of the Supervisory Boards of Addiko Bank in Vienna and Hauck & Aufhäuser Innovative Capital in Frankfurt am Main.

Public source context

Public information used for this record is drawn from his professional speaker page https://www.frankschwabspeaks.com/ , his https://www.crunchbase.com/person/frank-schwab and public reporting from German fintech trade press.

Startuprad.io coverage
Startuprad.io has published editorial coverage referencing Frank Schwab:

Fintech Review 2025: AI Risk Becomes Banking
Published: 1 January 2026
Last updated: 14 August 2026
Coverage type: Editorial mention
URL: https://www.startuprad.io/post/fintech-review-2025-ai-risk-becomes-banking

Fintech and Banking 2023 and Beyond | Strategy — Founder Interview
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 14 August 2026
Coverage type: Editorial mention
URL: https://www.startuprad.io/post/fintech-review-2024-navigating-trends-and-innovations-in-startups

Fintech Review 2024: Navigating Trends and Innovations in Startups
Published: 20 December 2024
Last updated: 14 August 2026
Coverage type: Editorial mention
URL: https://www.startuprad.io/post/fintech-review-2024-navigating-trends-and-innovations-in-startups

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