Taner Akcok is a serial entrepreneur and corporate executive, based in Berlin, Germany. He serves as the CTO of Corporate Bank Germany and Global Head of API Banking at Deutsche Bank. As an entrepreneur, he achieved three successful exits and was recognized by Forbes Europe's "30 Under 30" for his leadership in tech and finance.

Taner began his career at Microsoft before founding AppAnalytics in Silicon Valley, recognized by Business Insider as the 2nd Fastest Growing B2B Startup in the World and later acquired by Nomad Commerce. He contributed to building one of Europe’s first GDPR-compliant customer intelligence platforms at Webtrekk, which became the 5th largest analytics solution globally before its acquisition by Mapp. Taner then founded finleap connect and became leading financial API platform in Europe, later acquired by Finch Capital.

With expertise in API Banking, Open Finance, BaaS, Embedded Finance, and AI Platforms, continues shaping advancements in banking.