Part-Time

Working Student in People and Office

People Operations

Posted on 9/12/2025

Ivy

Ivy

51-200 employees

Direct bank payments for merchants

No salary listed

Berlin, Germany

Hybrid

Available to be in the office at least two days per week.

Category
People & HR (1)
Requirements
  • Enrolled Student: You’re currently enrolled at a university
  • Berlin-Based: You’re already in Berlin and available to be in the office at least two days per week.
  • Sharp Communicator: You write and speak clearly, in both German and English, and adapt fast to your audience.
  • People-Smart: You build trust quickly, listen well, and enjoy supporting others.
  • Organized and On It: You keep things running smoothly, juggle tasks without dropping the ball, and bring structure to busy days.
  • Curious and Quick to Learn: You ask good questions, get the context fast, and ramp up quickly.
  • Versatile: You’re hands-on, adaptable, and happy to jump into whatever needs doing – from office management to event planning to onboarding.
  • Availability: You can commit 20 hours per week during the semester.
Responsibilities
  • Office Management: Keep our workspace running smoothly and create an environment where the team loves to work.
  • Event Organization: Help plan and execute internal team events and external gatherings that strengthen our culture and brand.
  • People Operations: Support employee onboarding and offboarding, making sure every Ivy journey starts and ends with excellence.

Ivy enables merchants to accept direct Open Banking payments by connecting to customers' banks, bypassing card networks and wallets. It supports funds moves from over 500 million bank accounts in 50+ countries, routing money directly from the customer’s bank to the merchant for lower fees and higher margins. The payment flow is designed to be seamless by incorporating each bank’s branding, making the experience feel like a bank-branded wallet. Ivy differentiates itself by removing intermediaries in the payment chain and partnering with Ecosia so a tree is planted for every transaction, aligning cost efficiency with social impact and broader cross-border reach.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$27.7M

Headquarters

Munich, Germany

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Kraken partnership validates crypto market demand; expands institutional customer base significantly.
  • EPI launch drives merchant adoption of account-to-account payments as default payment method.
  • Circle stablecoin integration enables borderless payouts, capturing high-margin fintech and crypto verticals.

What critics are saying

  • Stripe's Bridge acquisition leverages 90%+ market share to undercut Ivy's merchant fees.
  • Adyen's expanded open banking API erodes Ivy's European e-commerce and travel merchant base.
  • EPI's bank-backed instant A2A commoditizes Ivy's core API, collapsing transaction volumes and margins.

What makes Ivy unique

  • Global API unifies 60+ instant payment systems (Pix, UPI, FedNow) via single integration.
  • Smart routing technology optimizes payment success rates across 5,000+ connected banks.
  • Crypto-native platform with stablecoin settlement and real-time RTP rails for borderless accounts.

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Benefits

Company Equity

Stock Options

Professional Development Budget

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-3%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
Silicon Canals
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Money 2020 Europe: Klarna launches debit card in the US, Revolut goes EPI, and Pay by Bank app in Germany

Crypto-exchange, Kraken has chosen Ivy, a Germany-based fintech platform, as its new instant payment provider in Europe.

FF News
Feb 25th, 2025
Fibe Fintech & Finance Festival Announces First Programme Draft

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The Paypers
Jan 13th, 2025
Unlocking Seamless Payments: Ivy'S Role In The Future Of Instant Bank Payments

Ferdinand Dabitz, CEO of Ivy, discusses the Open Banking evolution, seamless payment experiences, and the growing demand for real-time transactions.  Can you explain how you eliminate the need for credit cards and ensure successful bank-to-bank transactions with Ivy’s core technology?. Traditional payment methods like credit cards and digital wallets are often costly and inefficient for merchants and consumers. These fees quickly eat into margins, especially for merchants with high transaction volumes or low-margin products. In addition, chargebacks and fraudulent transactions create further operational burdens, often requiring additional resources to manage disputes and recover funds. For consumers, especially in regions like Eastern Europe, credit card ownership remains low, with only 37% of adults owning one. This limits access to credit-based payments, making bank-based alternatives more attractive

FinanceFWD
Aug 31st, 2023
Payment-Startup Ivy erhält 20 Millionen Dollar – Peter Thiels Valar Ventures steigt ein | FinanceFWD

Bereits wenige Wochen nach der Seedfinanzierung gibt das Münchner Startup Ivy bereits das nächste Funding bekannt: In seiner Series A beteiligt sich der bekannte Fintech-Investor Valar Ventures. Ein Zeichen, dass sich die Stimmung unter Geldgebern wieder dreht. Erst Anfang Juli verkündete das junge Team von Ivy eine Finanzierungsrunde über sieben Millionen Euro. Schon damals investierte

Munich Startup
Jul 18th, 2023
7 Millionen Seed-Finanzierung Für Ivy

Das Münchner Fintech Ivy will es Unternehmen ermöglichen, mittels einer API Konto-zu-Konto-Zahlungen in Echtzeit über Banken zu akzeptieren und so Transaktionsgebühren von Vermittlern zu umgehen. Denn jeder dieser Zwischenhändler erhält bei jeder Transaktion seinen Anteil, wodurch sich die Transaktionsgebühren auf etwa 1–3 Prozent belaufen. HändlerInnen, die mit dem Startup zusammenarbeiten möchten, müssen ihre bestehenden Zahlungseinstellungen nicht ändern. Die Pay by Bank-Option von Ivy kann direkt über die API oder als Plugin für alle etablierten Shopsysteme wie Shopify, Shopware, Magento oder WooCommerce zu jedem Checkout hinzugefügt werden. Zahlungen per Bank und nicht mehr per KreditkarteFerdinand Dabitz, Mitbegründer von Ivy, ist sich sicher:„In zehn Jahren werden Zahlungen im Wert von Billionen Dollar per Bank und nicht mehr mit Karte bezahlt – ein großer Wandel, den Ivy vorantreiben wird. Über 60 Regionen weltweit führen derzeit eine Instant-Bankzahlungsinfrastruktur ein

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