ISO 27001 Compliance in Berlin

Berlin is Europe's largest FinTech hub with over 1,000 FinTech startups and major players like N26 (€9B+ valuation), Trade Republic (15M+ customers), Solaris (Banking-as-a-Service), Raisin (€50B+ deposits brokered), and Bitpanda. The city hosts more FinTech unicorns than any other European capital. With many of these companies scaling rapidly from startup to regulated financial institution, the need for robust compliance frameworks — particularly DORA and BaFin licensing requirements — has never been more urgent.

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1,000+
FinTech startups
8
FinTech unicorns
€3.2B
VC funding (2024)
25,000+
Tech employees in finance

Why ISO 27001 matters in Berlin

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is the international standard for information security management systems (ISMS). With 93 controls across organizational, people, physical, and technological themes, it provides a systematic approach to managing sensitive information. ISO 27001 certification is increasingly a prerequisite for doing business in the EU financial sector.

Berlin's FinTech companies face a unique challenge: they've built technology-first businesses that now must retrofit compliance into fast-moving engineering cultures. N26 received a €4.25M BaFin fine in 2021 for AML deficiencies — a cautionary tale for the ecosystem. Trade Republic, processing millions of trades daily, must demonstrate DORA-compliant ICT risk management. Crypto-asset service providers like Bitpanda fall under DORA via MiCA, adding another compliance layer. For Berlin's startups, automated compliance isn't a luxury — it's the only way to scale without drowning in regulatory overhead.

Supervisory Bodies

BaFin

Key Industries

  • FinTech & Neo-Banking
  • Crypto & Digital Assets
  • Payment Services
  • Banking-as-a-Service

Notable financial institutions in Berlin

N26Trade RepublicSolarisRaisinBitpandaSumUpPenta (Qonto)Mambu

ISO 27001 Key Requirements

Information Security Management System (ISMS) implementation
Risk assessment and treatment methodology (Clause 6.1)
93 Annex A controls across 4 themes (2022 version)
Internal audit program (Clause 9.2)
Management review and leadership commitment (Clause 5)
Continuous improvement via Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle

Related Compliance Terms

ISO 27001ISMS (Information Security Management System)Risk AssessmentAudit TrailGap Analysis (Compliance)Business ContinuityAll terms →

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