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tokentus investment AG invests in BCB Group, one of the leading European payment service provider for the digital assets industry

DGAP-News: tokentus investment AG / Key word(s): Investment tokentus investment AG invests in BCB Group, one of the leading European payment service provider for the digital assets industry 25.01.2022 / 10:05 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. tokentus investment AG invests in BCB Group, one of the leading European payment service provider for the digital assets industry

- Investment of USD 0.5 million in line with tokentus's investment strategy

- Strategic co-investment with lead investor Foundation Capital

- Significant synergies with the existing tokentus portfolio and increased awareness as a partner in future transactions are expected

Frankfurt am Main, 25 January 2022 - Frankfurt-based tokentus investment AG ("tokentus", ISIN: DE000A3CN9R8; WKN: A3CN9R; symbol: 14D) is investing USD 0.5 million in the London-based BCB Group ("BCB"), a leading European payment services provider for the digital assets industry. Lead investor in the current USD 50 million funding round is amongst others distinguished Silicon Valley investor Foundation Capital. With this investment, tokentus acts in line with its investment strategy of increasingly investing in growth and later stage companies, communicated in the context of the recently completed capital increase.

BCB sees itself as a leading European provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital assets industry. They offer business accounts, payment transactions in various currencies, and crypto trading to international clients in the digital assets industry. Customers include major companies in the industry such as Bitstamp, Coinbase or Kraken, among others. BCB's central product is BLINC, a liquidity network through which digital assets industry players, exchanges, traders, and institutional investors can transfer money in real time,24/7. BCB is led by an experienced team with banking and legal background, as well as by tech-savvy banking CTOs and cybersecurity experts. BCB has recently significantly expanded its range of services with the acquisition of the German Sutor Bank, for which parts of the proceeds of this financing round will be used. In addition to the UK and Switzerland, BCB now has the regulatory framework to offer banking services directly within the entire European market.