The report from the European Securities Markets Authority, the European Banking Authority and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority...
This year LendIt is happy to announce that our PitchIt @ LendIt competition is returning to Europe for the second...
Revolut continues to add functionality to their accounts as they apply for their banking license; while Revolut customers have access to card payments, in Europe many utilities require that you pay phone and electricity bills with direct debits. Source
Chancellor Hammond has reported the UK Spring Budget which provides insight for the region on the UK's economy as it separates from the European Union; the Spring Budget included a 270 million British pound ($328 million) investment by Industrial Strategy challenge fund for development of innovative technologies; Crowdfund Insider provides comments on the Spring Budget from a few executives in alternative finance; of note is the Budget's continued provision that prevents investors from diversifying across innovative finance individual savings accounts and a change in the tax on dividend income. Source
The company is currently valued at $2.8 billion and has lent $4 billion to British businesses with zero defaults; the...
This November we will host our fifth installment of LendIt Fintech Europe in London. Although London is most often referenced...
Robo-advisors are far less prevalent in Europe compared to the US; however this is a growing market particularly in the UK and Germany; the UK market is larger, but Germany is growing at a faster rate; total assets under management stand at $3.5 billion at the end of 2017 according to TechFluence; it is estimated that there are around 98-126 robo-advisor services in Europe; article shares the biggest robo-advisors in Europe and the major differences between markets. Source
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FinTech in the United Kingdom employed 60,000 people and generated revenue of £6.6bn in 2015, according to HM Treasury. So...
As part of Innovate Finance's IFGS 2022 event, John Glen MP, Economic Secretary announced a groundbreaking government approach to crypto-assets, blockchain and distributed ledger technology, letting innovation guide the way.