Observed Signal · Aug 11, 2026 · Partnership · Source: Manager Magazin · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
OMR and manager magazin Realign Finance Partnership
OMR and manager magazin are restructuring their joint finance offering: the jointly operated Finance Forward brand will be folded into each publisher’s individual products from mid‑August 2026. From 19 August 2026, recipients of the FFWD newsletter will receive the new "manager magazin Finance Briefing," where the former Finance Forward editorial team will continue to publish investigative finance reporting. OMR will consolidate finance coverage within its existing Finance Journey and continue to link finance topics with digitalization, AI, marketing and entrepreneurship. The two publishers will maintain their collaboration at the OMR Festival, including the annual Executive Dinner side event.
Strategic realignment between two publishers affects newsletter distribution and finance content positioning but is limited to publisher ecosystems, not a major platform policy or technical change.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- OMR and manager magazin will discontinue the jointly operated Finance Forward brand and integrate it into their respective offerings from mid‑August 2026.
- From 19 August 2026, all recipients of the FFWD newsletter will receive the new "manager magazin Finance Briefing."
- The editorial team behind Finance Forward will continue to publish key investigative research and industry news (Fintech, banks, private equity, crypto, family offices) in the manager magazin Finance Briefing.
- OMR will centralize its finance content within the OMR Finance Journey and more tightly connect finance topics to digitalization, AI, marketing and entrepreneurship.
- OMR and manager magazin will continue their partnership at the OMR Festival, including the annual Executive Dinner for industry decision‑makers.
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Finance Forward merges into manager magazin and OMR
Manager magazin and OMR are integrating the Finance Forward brand: the Finance Forward newsletter will continue under the name “manager magazin Finance Briefing” with the same editorial leads, while OMR will fold more finance topics into its Finance Journey and the OMR Festival. The Finance-Forward podcast will end after 315 episodes with a final farewell episode. The newsletter’s data controller will now be manager magazin new media GmbH & Co. KG. The edition also reports a series of finance industry updates: N26’s partnership with Wero, Revolut obtaining a French full banking license, Apple’s planned Apple Pay India launch tied to upcoming CEO John Ternus, a Bitkom survey showing 61% of Germans unaware of a new state-subsidized retirement depot, and a rescue sale of hedge fund assets to Citadel during a crisis at Leopold Aschenbrenner’s fund.
Finance Forward hosts release farewell episode
Manager Magazin's Finance Forward podcast published its final episode on 12 August 2026. Hosts and editors Caspar Schlenk and Hannah Schwär reflect on 315 episodes covering the rise and crises of the fintech sector, including coverage of Wirecard, the FTX collapse, and the N26 works-council incident. The episode features behind-the-scenes anecdotes about guests such as Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Wefox founder Julian Teicke, and Scalable Capital’s Erik Podzuweit, and includes a best-of of stories not previously aired. The hosts also discuss future plans for the Finance Forward brand and briefly reference a partnership realignment between OMR and manager magazin.
Finance Forward: OMR Fintech Highlights
Manager Magazin’s Finance Forward newsletter reports live coverage from the OMR festival and summarizes recent fintech and payments developments. Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp publicly pushed back against UniCredit’s takeover offer, urging a fair price for shareholders. Fintech veteran André Bajorat appeared on a podcast to discuss Revolut’s momentum, the takeover prospects for N26, AI’s impact on banking and the challenger Wero. Personnel and corporate moves include Frank Keller’s promotion to lead PayPal’s Checkout business and PayPal’s appointment of Anshu Bhardwaj to a newly coined CAITSO (Chief AI Transformation & Simplification Officer) role; Nicolas Knecht will build Plus1’s German operations; founders of Debtist sold a majority stake for over €100 million; Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced a 14% workforce reduction. The newsletter also cites EHI data showing mobile wallet payments reached 19.3% of German card payments in 2025. Publication date: 2026-05-06.
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