lemon.markets Expands Brokerage-as-a-Service Platform to Support Equity Compensation

Berlin-based
fintech lemon.markets has teamed up with Optio Incentives to simplify how
companies handle employee stock programs in Germany. This partnership aims to
help big German companies, including one listed on the major stock index DAX,
manage their employee stock compensation more efficiently.

German Fintech Makes
Employee Stock Programs Easier to Manage

The
collaboration integrates lemon.markets’ digital brokerage and custody
infrastructure with Optio Incentives’ compensation management platform. lemon.markets
provides the behind-the-scenes technology that handles stock trading and
storage, while Optio Incentives offers software that helps companies manage
their employee stock programs.

Christoffer Herheim, CEO at Optio Incentives

As a
BaFin-licensed investment firm, lemon.markets provides the technical backbone
that enables efficient and tax-compliant handling of shares through a single
API, supporting the entire investment value chain for Optio Incentives.

“By
combining Optio Incentives’ expertise in equity compensation with
lemon.markets’ modern brokerage and custody infrastructure, we are providing an
improved experience for our German customers,” said Christoffer Herheim,
CEO at Optio Incentives.

Brokerage-as-a-Service

The
Berlin-based fintech has
expanded its brokerage-as-a-service platform
to include stocks, having
previously established collaborations with financial institutions including BNP
Paribas and Deutsche Bank.

Max Linden, Founder and CEO of lemon.markets

“This
partnership highlights how lemon.markets can enable a wide range of
software-driven investment use cases. Supporting a German DAX-listed company
underlines the operational, technical, and regulatory strength of our
platform,” said Max Linden, Founder and CEO of lemon.markets.

Founded in
2020, lemon.markets has
secured over €28 million in funding from investors including CommerzVentures
,
Creandum, Lakestar, Lightspeed, and System.one. The company aims to open 100
million brokerage accounts within the next decade.

Optio
Incentives currently serves more than 500 clients across 15 stock exchanges,
helping companies launch and manage global share plans while providing
employees with tools to understand their equity compensation.

Berlin-based
fintech lemon.markets has teamed up with Optio Incentives to simplify how
companies handle employee stock programs in Germany. This partnership aims to
help big German companies, including one listed on the major stock index DAX,
manage their employee stock compensation more efficiently.

German Fintech Makes
Employee Stock Programs Easier to Manage

The
collaboration integrates lemon.markets’ digital brokerage and custody
infrastructure with Optio Incentives’ compensation management platform. lemon.markets
provides the behind-the-scenes technology that handles stock trading and
storage, while Optio Incentives offers software that helps companies manage
their employee stock programs.

Christoffer Herheim, CEO at Optio Incentives

As a
BaFin-licensed investment firm, lemon.markets provides the technical backbone
that enables efficient and tax-compliant handling of shares through a single
API, supporting the entire investment value chain for Optio Incentives.

“By
combining Optio Incentives’ expertise in equity compensation with
lemon.markets’ modern brokerage and custody infrastructure, we are providing an
improved experience for our German customers,” said Christoffer Herheim,
CEO at Optio Incentives.

Brokerage-as-a-Service

The
Berlin-based fintech has
expanded its brokerage-as-a-service platform
to include stocks, having
previously established collaborations with financial institutions including BNP
Paribas and Deutsche Bank.

Max Linden, Founder and CEO of lemon.markets

“This
partnership highlights how lemon.markets can enable a wide range of
software-driven investment use cases. Supporting a German DAX-listed company
underlines the operational, technical, and regulatory strength of our
platform,” said Max Linden, Founder and CEO of lemon.markets.

Founded in
2020, lemon.markets has
secured over €28 million in funding from investors including CommerzVentures
,
Creandum, Lakestar, Lightspeed, and System.one. The company aims to open 100
million brokerage accounts within the next decade.

Optio
Incentives currently serves more than 500 clients across 15 stock exchanges,
helping companies launch and manage global share plans while providing
employees with tools to understand their equity compensation.

This post is originally published on FINANCEMAGNATES.

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