Everyone knows that commuting can be a bit of a pain, but with current prices in London averaging around £480,000, it’s a...
As evidenced by Philip Hammond in today’s Autumn budget, ‘the world is on the brink of a technological revolution’. Over the last...
There has been competition by major global financial and innovation centres to become the world’s fintech hubs. China has made considerable progress...
Recently, a consortium of Spanish companies has created the first multi-sector Blockchain-based technology platform known as Red Lyra. This is an important...
London fintech week involves a series of conferences, workshops, exhibitions, meetups, hackathons, and parties. On each day of the week, a different...
According to a recent research by Thomson Reuters, more than a third of financial firms continue to spend at least a whole...
The Barclays bank has opened an innovation centre in London for the benefit of its banking and technology team and more than...
The City of London is the world’s leading fintech hub thanks to appropriate government policy, availability of a large pool of talents...
According to a study conducted by Deloitte entitled “Connecting Global Fintech: Hub Review 2016”, Hong Kong is the fourth leading fintech hub...
Top fintech cities have been ranked based on key business indices by Consultancy.uk. Deloitte has also done a similar ranking. Both studies...
If you are in need of credit for your business but you do not want to take a loan, equity crowdfunding is...
Fintech is the application of technology in the provision of financial services. Broadly, it includes alternative finance like peer-to-peer platforms, payment services,...
UK’s financial services industry employs around 1.2 million people (about 4% of the British workforce), and add an average gross value of...
The essential economic and social role insurance industry plays by providing cover for personal and business risks cannot be overemphasized. The Organisation...
Even though London has become the undisputed European Fintech capital quite a while ago, Baltic States have strong ambitions to become yet...
In 2015, professional services firm EY described the UK as the most fintech-friendly country, with industry employing over 61,000 people and generating...
As a concept, equity crowdfunding took off in the UK in 2011 with the launch of Crowdcube. Since then, new equity crowdfunding...
Peer-to-peer lenders use digital platforms to link investors and borrowers, a contrast to traditional banks who lend out deposits of customers. It...
Peer-to-peer lending (P2P) is the practice of lending money to business or individuals through online services that match borrowers with lenders. Since...